Mandolin DVD and Book

Stumptown is still the only song I'm working on, and I'm only really working on the very beginning of it. I've mostly overcome the hiccup I kept hitting, though I'm still slow and I'm still not entirely coordinated with the picking. I am improving quite a bit, however.

I ordered a dvd and a book. The dvd is "Essential Techniques for Mandolin" with Chris Thile and the book is "The Fiddler's Fakebook." Chris Thile is one of the best mandolin players around and I am excited to see what he has to say. As for The Fiddler's Fakebook, I searched "mandolin" in the books on Amazon and sorted by rating, and it was near the top, I think the second on the list. I read the description and it is basically a ton of folk music from different countries that applies to all kinds of folk instruments, even though it's primary focus is on the fiddle. Since it's not built specifically for the mandolin, it means that I will have to learn the fretboard to play the songs, which is really good because I would probably only use tabs otherwise.

I'm stoked.

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