Haha, I wish I'd seen this six months ago - I've just spent months totally rewiring my brain to shift 30yrs of pick technique and this clearly surmises pretty much everything I learned over that time.
Wow! That’s hard work! One of the hardest things to do is to overcome old habits-but it can be done and is so rewarding when you start making progress! That’s awesome!
I've been playing for almost a year now, and still seem to struggle with the pic hold . So thank you for this video. I am completely blind, so part of it was a little difficult, when you mentioned to fold your fingers like this, or put your fingers here, but I do think I learned something.
Thanks for posting this. I have been playing for about 2 weeks. It has puzzled me that trying to control the pick is something I have to work on. It seems like it should be a natural thing but I haven’t found this to be the case. I have gotten downstrokes under control but am still having trouble with upstrokes. I have no problem when I strum up and down with my finger but as soon as I add a pick I lose control.
Nicely detailed and informative, thanks. Off topic, but do you do any songs on mandola? I know you have a number of tunes posted on octave mandolin, and those are beautiful. I've been playing mandolin for about two years, and added a mandola to the mix several months ago and really love its tone, but its tough to find many mandola recordings on RUclips.
Thank you! That’s so awesome! I’ve played a mandala before, and it really does have a beautiful tone. However I don’t own one sadly. If I did, I would certainly use it!
I experimented with a few different ones before finding Blue Chip. My teacher used a Blue Chip pick, and she recommended it to me! Mine just says “-CT- 55” on it.
This really helped me to ditch some old bad habits. I'm really working on it.
Thanks Emma.
That’s good to hear! Getting rid of old habits can be a tough job, but it’s a very rewarding one!
Haha, I wish I'd seen this six months ago - I've just spent months totally rewiring my brain to shift 30yrs of pick technique and this clearly surmises pretty much everything I learned over that time.
Wow! That’s hard work! One of the hardest things to do is to overcome old habits-but it can be done and is so rewarding when you start making progress! That’s awesome!
I've been playing for almost a year now, and still seem to struggle with the pic hold . So thank you for this video. I am completely blind, so part of it was a little difficult, when you mentioned to fold your fingers like this, or put your fingers here, but I do think I learned something.
Great presentation. Easy to follow. I've learned a lot here!
Thanks so much!
Thank you so much for continuing the lessons! The lessons are very very beneficial!
Thank you so much!! I enjoy making them:)
Thanks for posting this. I have been playing for about 2 weeks. It has puzzled me that trying to control the pick is something I have to work on. It seems like it should be a natural thing but I haven’t found this to be the case. I have gotten downstrokes under control but am still having trouble with upstrokes. I have no problem when I strum up and down with my finger but as soon as I add a pick I lose control.
Thank you! Yes, it is harder than you think it should be!
Beginner mandolin would be great. I'm right handed but due to a finger injury I have no choice but to play left handed and it's a total different feel
Nicely detailed and informative, thanks. Off topic, but do you do any songs on mandola? I know you have a number of tunes posted on octave mandolin, and those are beautiful. I've been playing mandolin for about two years, and added a mandola to the mix several months ago and really love its tone, but its tough to find many mandola recordings on RUclips.
Thank you! That’s so awesome! I’ve played a mandala before, and it really does have a beautiful tone. However I don’t own one sadly. If I did, I would certainly use it!
Very interesting
Great video.. makes sense..does it apply to bouzouki players..
Thank you! Um…I’m not sure because I don’t know that much about the bouzouki
Thanks so much for this detailed explanation. May I ask what mandolin you're playing with? Thank you!
Thanks for watching! I play a Collings mandolin:)
@@emmabordersmusic Thanks 🙏
Emma, How many picks did you experiment with until you settled on the Blue Chip. And what specific model Blue Chip is it? Thank you!
I experimented with a few different ones before finding Blue Chip. My teacher used a Blue Chip pick, and she recommended it to me! Mine just says “-CT- 55” on it.