I have been a private music instructor for 25+ years. I have format music theory training. Let me tell you, Jerry has got the right idea. I used his Mandolin method after I built my mandolin. It not only teaches you Mandolin; it teaches you how music works, all in an easy to follow format. Do yourself a favor and give it a try. You can't beat the price for what you will get out of it.
Been playing guitar for 17 years but have been stuck the same level of chord banging for like a decade. Have been considering paying for your lessons for awhile as a way to support you and definitely will as soon as I have some money to do so. I think this is the perfect time for you to talk up your lessons as a lot of people have a lot more free time for self improvement right now. I have the misfortune to be "essential" but there's still no time like now to start. Also I have loved your videos and they've been of great help for me even though I have to come up with alternative methods for everything since I don't have a shop with a customized tool for every occasion haha
Jerry's training totally changed my playing. After watching, understanding and practicing, I can play any song in any key on the mandolin without even thinking about it. I play mandolin in our church band every Sunday in front of 400-500 people. Our music director is always changing keys at the last minute. No problem with what I learned from Jerry. Best money you can spend if you are trying to play mandolin in different keys. Also it helps you understand what chords to expect in bluegrass songs. It's just common sense. Thanks Jerry for your instruction.
@@1980bwc Yes. I could play the fiddle before I picked up the mandolin so I had a little knowledge because both are tuned the same. I did not really do much with it until I got Jerry's CD's. It is an easy to understand and logical way to look at playing the mandolin. Learning how the Nashville number system works and how it applies to the mandolin fretboard opens up the whole instrument. You will think in terms of numbers and positions and not chords. Much, much easier.
My Scottish guitar teacher spent some time in Africa. As a musician and teacher, he became interested in how drummers learn to play complicated African beats and learn to play with several other drums and rhythm instruments. he taught me how to sing the rhythms starting with patting,clapping tapping and then using specific "sounds" that enabled me to feel the rhythm. I still don't play any instrument well at all but I sure do dance better and enjoy music more.
I have been playing guitar for about 3 or 4 years with mixed success not really understanding what i was taught or doing, I bought Jerrys Guitar training and after a few days not only understood but saw my playing go from strength to strength and it has now become much more enjoyable. If you want to learn how to play and have fun and understand then GET THE TRAINING the small cost is worth it and you really will benefit from it, It's that simple.
we always used the nashville number system in studios and played with people I never saw before, but by knowing the system once the root chord was decided everyone could play any song in any root.
Thanks Jerry, purchased the RSW Mandolin course last month. "The good news is you only need to learn one chord shape, The bad news it's this chord shape." The NNS truly did change my thought on how the mandolin is played, greatly improved my guitar efforts also.
Received your download two days ago and am on lesson one trying to get my old fingers to make that cord! Once I get that, I will be flying!! Great stuff... I bet I've watched at least 100 of your videos, but never held a mandolin until a few days ago.
@@steveadams8438 Lol, my fingers hurt so much on my first guitar, but the determination was there. To rest my fingers I placed the guitar on my knees Hawaiian steel guitar style and started also teaching myself too play the steel guitar, no teacher, still one can go far without one. It´s like with whistling, you don´t need a teacher for that. But of course it helps to have a teacher.
Jerry you are so right I cannot play in time for my life*** I have Zero rhythm, I learned piano & guitar 40yrs ago I couldnt read music but I could play anything but never with a band because I have No sence of timing...Thank you
Just keep in mind the physical aspect of rhythm. To play at faster speeds requires physical practice. Imagine jumping rope slowly and gradually increasing the speed. It's rhythm and reflex.
Actually having trouble finding a suitable speed network to download this one, the only place i know that has one quick enough in my area is at my work, but it is currently disabled to discourage loitering during the stay-in-place order our city has. Guess i have to wait this one out, and pick it up later on.
I worked with one who was fine if he was just playing or even playing and singing at the same time, but if he tried to talk and play, look out. Ordinarily, no problem, but he ALWAYS wanted to do the break announcement. We would start the break tune at a really fast clip, and he'd start the "Thanks, we'll be right back after station identification" speech, and we would be at dirge speed by the end of it. And it wouldn't be much longer than what I just wrote. Time would just DROP. That was always a LONG gig.
Life is going to be a lot more difficult for working musicians in the near future. Any additional training and help should be considered. Personally, I don't have much talent. Large groups of people will not form for awhile, even though they may return, in time. So...good luck, and God's speed to all musical artists trying to eek out a living nowadays.
Awesome video thanks for sharing. Where did you learn this number systems from? What if I don't play a mandolin? I play guitar. I'm just an advantage player. Which system should I buy?
Jerry I just discovered your old three part video on violin setup. Great Videos ! I know this is not the place to ask , but I don't know where to go. Where can I get the plastic rule in metric as well as inches that you use ? What is the over all length ? Thanks Mike
hi Jerry I have a question I was wondering if you can help me. What kinda of linesheet oil I should use for the frets of my guitar. Should I use regular or boiled and what is the difference between the two? Thank you and I like your videos. my name is dimitri andriotis.
Boiled is just that it has been boiled and it has some additional dryers added so that the oil will eventually dry. The unboiled or natural linseed oil almost never dries. So I only use boiled linseed oil.
Jerry, I am an exceptional rhythm guitar player for fiddle and bluegrass tunes. I am 70 years old now and have been playing since I was 6 years old. I can play lead on some songs, but am for from being a lead player. Do you think your mandolin course would help me to be able to play lead guitar better? Love your videos and your out spoken opinions!!!
Hi Jerry, I listened to you pitch and it interests me. You talk about kids what about an old timer just getting started on guitar ? How about a little taste of what your talking about on a quick lesson to see if we feel comfortable going for the full lesson. Just a thought, be safe, be well.
Do you have your mandolin course on a dvd or flash drive? Thanks for sharing your knowledge 👍👏👏 my internet in the country wouldn’t hold for 45 minutes 😩
The training is downloadable to your own computer or device. You don't have to do it online. You can download it and play it on your device in your own house. So you're not actually training on the internet.
Well that almost seems like a challenge! haha!, but who has the time! haha,.. look I've got a 1916 Gibson A mandolin and she really need some help, I've been watching your channel for about a year now and I was just wondering how to get an estimate?
Yes it is based on the Nashville number system. However I do think I have innovative ways of applying the system that most people don't think about. That's especially where the 12 rules come in. Can't say for sure it would help you but I believe it would.
Jerry, Isn't the Nashville system for Guitars similar to using a Capo? I am 80 years old, and been playing guitar and ukulele's for 30 years. I can't "read" music, but I can follow it due to many years in Church choir's. I tune my Guitar to "open-F" then I can use simple chords in that key. I can then move the Capo up the neck to any other key to G, A, B, C etc. I can't play in D or E because the guitar neck is not long enough. Will your system help this old man play without that Capo?
Not true Curtis, get yourself a diatonic strumstick or a dulcimer and try. Or if you can find a piano try playing only on the white notes and use only the index finger, try ´Mary had a little lamb´ it only has three notes.
I used to think that until i started then i found out i could, How fast you learn or how good you get are down to you and how much you practice and how much you enjoy it
Jerry, I signed up for your course around 5:00 this afternoon. It's now 7:00 and I still have not received my receipt or a message as to how to down load it. the money has been deducted from my bank account and pay pall as sent it out. Should I be concerned about this?
I think you should make a wooden guitar cut out where the sound hole of the guitar cut out will fit around the lens of your camera. I know Jerry, you like looking at the view finder, I saw that video. But I bet you might just like looking at a guitar much more......🧐🤔🙄
I've been playing in bands for 30 years, and IMO,timing is everything..I know a guy who is an excellent guitar player but his timing was way off..However after several long practices, he did improve a great deal..Anyone who is starting out should invest in a metronome at least...They are not expensive, but they are very useful.
@Peter Rahill Man, I'm from the piney backwoods of West Tennessee. We call music with or without words a song, a tune, a diddy, etc. Hahaha. We dont know anything technical about music. Most of us around here are self taught, and just play by ear. Yet we have some amazing pickers.
@Peter Rahill I'd love to learn more Irish songs. I have alot of Irish blood in me. Ireland and Scotland are where our Bluegrass and Folk music originated from.
I have been a private music instructor for 25+ years. I have format music theory training.
Let me tell you, Jerry has got the right idea. I used his Mandolin method after I built my mandolin. It not only teaches you Mandolin; it teaches you how music works, all in an easy to follow format. Do yourself a favor and give it a try. You can't beat the price for what you will get out of it.
Been playing guitar for 17 years but have been stuck the same level of chord banging for like a decade. Have been considering paying for your lessons for awhile as a way to support you and definitely will as soon as I have some money to do so. I think this is the perfect time for you to talk up your lessons as a lot of people have a lot more free time for self improvement right now. I have the misfortune to be "essential" but there's still no time like now to start. Also I have loved your videos and they've been of great help for me even though I have to come up with alternative methods for everything since I don't have a shop with a customized tool for every occasion haha
I bought your DVD's several years ago, immediately WOW!!! I only thought I had been playing well! BTW I had been playing for years, changed my life!!!
Jerry's training totally changed my playing. After watching, understanding and practicing, I can play any song in any key on the mandolin without even thinking about it. I play mandolin in our church band every Sunday in front of 400-500 people. Our music director is always changing keys at the last minute. No problem with what I learned from Jerry. Best money you can spend if you are trying to play mandolin in different keys. Also it helps you understand what chords to expect in bluegrass songs. It's just common sense. Thanks Jerry for your instruction.
Is it pretty easy to comprehend?
@@1980bwc Yes. I could play the fiddle before I picked up the mandolin so I had a little knowledge because both are tuned the same. I did not really do much with it until I got Jerry's CD's. It is an easy to understand and logical way to look at playing the mandolin. Learning how the Nashville number system works and how it applies to the mandolin fretboard opens up the whole instrument. You will think in terms of numbers and positions and not chords. Much, much easier.
@@Banner279 I play guitar by ear. I dont know how to read music. I cant even make much sense out of tabs. Lol
My Scottish guitar teacher spent some time in Africa. As a musician and teacher, he became interested in how drummers learn to play complicated African beats and learn to play with several other drums and rhythm instruments. he taught me how to sing the rhythms starting with patting,clapping tapping and then using specific "sounds" that enabled me to feel the rhythm. I still don't play any instrument well at all but I sure do dance better and enjoy music more.
I have been playing guitar for about 3 or 4 years with mixed success not really understanding what i was taught or doing, I bought Jerrys Guitar training and after a few days not only understood but saw my playing go from strength to strength and it has now become much more enjoyable.
If you want to learn how to play and have fun and understand then GET THE TRAINING the small cost is worth it and you really will benefit from it, It's that simple.
Hey Jerry never new you offered any kind of training stay safe my friend God bless you and your family
Bought it, worth every penny! Helps amazingly. Best training on the mandolin I have bought. Makes so much sense!
we always used the nashville number system in studios and played with people I never saw before, but by knowing the system once the root chord was decided everyone could play any song in any root.
I love how you tell it like it is. It's one the the reasons I like your videos so much!👍😎🎸🎶
Thanks Jerry, purchased the RSW Mandolin course last month. "The good news is you only need to learn one chord shape, The bad news it's this chord shape." The NNS truly did change my thought on how the mandolin is played, greatly improved my guitar efforts also.
Since we are stuck in homes now, it’s just a perfect TIMING to dive into that Nashville system :)
Received your download two days ago and am on lesson one trying to get my old fingers to make that cord! Once I get that, I will be flying!! Great stuff... I bet I've watched at least 100 of your videos, but never held a mandolin until a few days ago.
Good luck ole-timer !
@@INDYOSKARS Hey Indy, got the first two fingers and sorta the third down on that chord. Soon as my fingers heal up, I'll go at it again.
@@steveadams8438
Lol, my fingers hurt so much on my first
guitar, but the determination was there.
To rest my fingers I placed the guitar on
my knees Hawaiian steel guitar style
and started also teaching myself too
play the steel guitar, no teacher, still
one can go far without one.
It´s like with whistling, you don´t need
a teacher for that.
But of course it helps to have a teacher.
Jerry you are so right I cannot play in time for my life*** I have Zero rhythm, I learned piano & guitar 40yrs ago I couldnt read music but I could play anything but never with a band because I have No sence of timing...Thank you
I hope that you stay safe Jery
Just keep in mind the physical aspect of rhythm. To play at faster speeds requires physical practice. Imagine jumping rope slowly and gradually increasing the speed. It's rhythm and reflex.
I have been thinking about doing that
SOLD....
Actually having trouble finding a suitable speed network to download this one, the only place i know that has one quick enough in my area is at my work, but it is currently disabled to discourage loitering during the stay-in-place order our city has. Guess i have to wait this one out, and pick it up later on.
Once had a "drummer" who couldn't keep time. He'd lag inside a minute, couldn't hear backbeats, etc. Needless to say, it didn't work out...
That would really hurt a lot LOL
@Peter Rahill very few people can actually play the tambourine or maracas etc...they play with them but it doesn't work out to becoming musical
I worked with one who was fine if he was just playing or even playing and singing at the same time, but if he tried to talk and play, look out. Ordinarily, no problem, but he ALWAYS wanted to do the break announcement. We would start the break tune at a really fast clip, and he'd start the "Thanks, we'll be right back after station identification" speech, and we would be at dirge speed by the end of it. And it wouldn't be much longer than what I just wrote. Time would just DROP. That was always a LONG gig.
Life is going to be a lot more difficult for working musicians in the near future.
Any additional training and help should be considered. Personally, I don't have much talent.
Large groups of people will not form for awhile, even though they may return, in time.
So...good luck, and God's speed to all musical artists trying to eek out a living nowadays.
Awesome video thanks for sharing. Where did you learn this number systems from? What if I don't play a mandolin? I play guitar. I'm just an advantage player. Which system should I buy?
If you want to understand the Nashville number system then purchase the guitar training since you already know the chords.
Jerry I just discovered your old three part video on violin setup.
Great Videos ! I know this is not the place to ask , but I don't know where to go.
Where can I get the plastic rule in metric as well as inches that you use ? What is the over all length ?
Thanks Mike
I would just check eBay because the ruler I have is way too old.
hi Jerry I have a question I was wondering if you can help me. What kinda of linesheet oil I should use for the frets of my guitar. Should I use regular or boiled and what is the difference between the two? Thank you and I like your videos. my name is dimitri andriotis.
Boiled is just that it has been boiled and it has some additional dryers added so that the oil will eventually dry. The unboiled or natural linseed oil almost never dries. So I only use boiled linseed oil.
Thank you very much Jerry I really appreciate your help. Now I can make the frets of my guitars shine like a mirror. Thank you!
Jerry, I am an exceptional rhythm guitar player for fiddle and bluegrass tunes. I am 70 years old now and have been playing since I was 6 years old. I can play lead on some songs, but am for from being a lead player. Do you think your mandolin course would help me to be able to play lead guitar better? Love your videos and your out spoken opinions!!!
Probably not.
A new video!
Hi Jerry, I listened to you pitch and it interests me. You talk about kids what about an old timer just getting started on guitar ? How about a little taste of what your talking about on a quick lesson to see if we feel comfortable going for the full lesson. Just a thought, be safe, be well.
I think if you search on RUclips you will find several things on it that I have done. Other people have posted me giving group lessons Etc
Do you have your mandolin course on a dvd or flash drive? Thanks for sharing your knowledge 👍👏👏 my internet in the country wouldn’t hold for 45 minutes 😩
The training is downloadable to your own computer or device. You don't have to do it online. You can download it and play it on your device in your own house. So you're not actually training on the internet.
Jerry, I think John is referring to your site saying it could take 45 minutes to download it.
I agree but timing can be learned
Nope not if you don't have that sense. Trust me I've met three people that have no sense of timing whatsoever
Well that almost seems like a challenge! haha!,
but who has the time! haha,.. look I've got a 1916 Gibson A mandolin and she really need some help, I've been watching your channel for about a year now and I was just wondering how to get an estimate?
Hi Jerry. Simple question - Is your training basically the NNS, as I already understand and use this (I'm a guitar player for many years)? Best wishes
Yes it is based on the Nashville number system. However I do think I have innovative ways of applying the system that most people don't think about. That's especially where the 12 rules come in. Can't say for sure it would help you but I believe it would.
@@RosaStringWorks Thanks, Jerry. I'll risk it. Always something more to learn. Stay well
Jerry, Isn't the Nashville system for Guitars similar to using a Capo? I am 80 years old, and been playing guitar and ukulele's for 30 years. I can't "read" music, but I can follow it due to many years in Church choir's. I tune my Guitar to "open-F" then I can use simple chords in that key. I can then move the Capo up the neck to any other key to G, A, B, C etc. I can't play in D or E because the guitar neck is not long enough. Will your system help this old man play without that Capo?
Do you tune it like this: 6F5A4C3F2A1F ?
No, I tune it for Hawaiian Slack Key C F C F A D then hold down 3rd fret on 1st string to get F chord.
@@dickfulthorp2363 That would be an F6 tuning then. Nice.
Thanks Jerry your a enormous help but I'll never play a tune .😨?. But i can Fixem 🐤😁
Not true Curtis, get yourself a diatonic strumstick or a dulcimer and try.
Or if you can find a piano try playing only on the white notes and use
only the index finger, try ´Mary had a little lamb´ it only has three notes.
@@INDYOSKARS Thanks INDY 👍 . I'm badly Tone Deaf . But i still am enjoying some Music 🐤🙌🐤
I used to think that until i started then i found out i could, How fast you learn or how good you get are down to you and how much you practice and how much you enjoy it
Hi Jerry. I don't see the course on the site. Are you sure that the site has been updated?
rosastringworks.com > For Sale > Rosa Mandolin Method, hope that helps
@@afishcalledminnewawa Thank you. I have no idea how I missed that!
Jerry, I signed up for your course around 5:00 this afternoon. It's now 7:00 and I still have not received my receipt or a message as to how to down load it. the money has been deducted from my bank account and pay pall as sent it out. Should I be concerned about this?
Send me an email and I will send you a link.
@@RosaStringWorks I got it. Thanks for the help
I can tell you one sense that’s often missing in many people and that’s common. ☹️
So I need to buy a Mandolin in order to learn guitar?
No if you have a Guitar and know your basic chords G/C/D/A/E/B or B7 and a few minor and 7th chords you should benefit Ok.
Any good for a ukulele Jerry?
It would teach how the cords relate to one another but it doesn't teach you how to play the ukulele specifically
I want it in a book form ?
Well now if that isn't an old-school viewpoint. LOL
If you could get it in book form, it would cost 10 times as much and you would still need the CDs.
I think you should make a wooden guitar cut out where the sound hole of the guitar cut out will fit around the lens of your camera. I know Jerry, you like looking at the view finder, I saw that video. But I bet you might just like looking at a guitar much more......🧐🤔🙄
Maybe you could just fake the timing by calling it some form of progressive jazz:) That might also work for tone deafness too? LOL
I've been playing in bands for 30 years, and IMO,timing is everything..I know a guy who is an excellent guitar player but his timing was way off..However after several long practices, he did improve a great deal..Anyone who is starting out should invest in a metronome at least...They are not expensive, but they are very useful.
And now back to your regularly scheduled program. Lol
There is no such thing as the right chords for a tune, it's all conjecture... You can, of course, have wrong chords!
Some of us call songs, tunes.
@Peter Rahill Man, I'm from the piney backwoods of West Tennessee. We call music with or without words a song, a tune, a diddy, etc. Hahaha. We dont know anything technical about music. Most of us around here are self taught, and just play by ear. Yet we have some amazing pickers.
@Peter Rahill I'd love to learn more Irish songs. I have alot of Irish blood in me. Ireland and Scotland are where our Bluegrass and Folk music originated from.