Emma Borders - Bach Giga in D Minor - Octave Mandolin

15 year old Emma Borders plays Bach Giga in D Minor on her Weber octave Mandolin.
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[@Patrick-zg7hg]

She's made a Mandola just by adding a capo.

[@marshallelliott8906]

Emma. A real fingerbuster. Clear, and well interpreted. Even though it's a short one, you know you nailed it!!

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thanks so much!

[@jaredshaw8163]

That Weber sounds amazing! It's always cool to see an octave mandolin :)

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thank you so much!

[@Shannon_ODonnell]

Wow! I love this! Post more Bach!

[@wile-e-coyote7257]

Lovely in many ways ;)

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thanks!

[@DangerRussDayZ6533]

If you haven't done so already, you would definitely benefit as a musician from a deeper study of Bach. Wonderful Gigue, and lovely playing, especially from someone so young. Keep it up.

[@brettrhea9179]

I'll bet, That if you were to flip the capo, You wouldn't have to watch the action

[@Simbosan]

How do you get such great right hand tech so young =) Envy!

[@greekflatpicker]

Great playing

[@lawrencevandenberg7725]

JSB as a bluegrass cyclist. Bring it! ❤

[@George-c8w3o]

My name is Joshua can we be friends

[@metalsamurai03]

Amazing. Beautiful.

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thank you!

[@ullibartel9124]

Oh beautiful, Emma! I especially like the little part of Yours - very tasty addition. Congretiulation!

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thank you!

[@stevestunning3326]

Thank you, skillfully, beautifully performed.

[@barriepotter3753]

Thank you for making my fingers feel like lead pipes! Seriously lovely playing - don’t stop!

[@emmabordersmusic]

Haha thank you!!

[@jeffreymom2516]

Is this a particular version, or your arrangement? It reminds me of Ken Kolodner’s playing on Celtic Greenfire

[@emmabordersmusic]

My own arrangement!

[@dlagrua]

Really excellent playing. I would love to see a duo with her and Sierra Hull.

[@dankenny9500]

Beautiful!!

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thank you!

[@marcjakout]

TEMPO !!!

[@pangur780]

This rocks, fair play.

[@andyroo8592]

Wow. 👏👏👏👏👏

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thanks!

[@arnaudb3784]

Why is there no Electric Mandolin ?

[@cheoscartan9884]

Bravo c'est très joliment interprété. votre façon de jouer de la musique est un ravissement. le jour où vous jouerez dans mon village, je serai là !

[@theeasternmongoose]

Sounds wonderful!

[@AlexA-eg7gz]

It's a honey for my ears. Bravo!

[@thinkpad20]

Absolutely wonderful! Perfect timing, dynamics and phrasing! And I enjoyed your interesting variations on the original :)

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thank you so much!

[@crtv1337]

I accidentally opened video with 1.5x speed enabled, and i thought that it is Michael Angelo Batio playing it

[@ouchcubic]

everytime you play that decent you get the biggest grin. i totally understand

[@Fithvial]

Man this was fantastic, I especially like this piece when it comes to the strum part, near the end.

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thank you!

[@tonyatiqi9237]

I'm truly looking into playing this style of mandolin, Are they very expensive? Also we'll done on playing.

[@jacobanderson7006]

Wonderfully impressive playing, and great hair.

[@criaturaimaginaria5230]

love this interpretation! long live Bach!

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thank you!

[@antoniocoutinho7795]

Very good. Congratulations!

[@johnmurdoch8534]

Awesome, a new goal for my octave mando..

[@desertfox3860]

Nicely done! Thanks for sharing!

[@tiredofallthis7716]

That was very cool. Thanks for sharing

[@paullyle3461]

Wow great job young ladies Someone should be hiring you to Play that piece in some movie, Can't say enough, Thanks for sharing 🎶❣️😎

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thank you!

[@eemptee]

Wonderful :-) Thank you

[@tw2210]

Brilliant! Best wishes from the UK. Subscribed.

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thanks!

[@jaimymetts]

Very nice!!

[@George-c8w3o]

I really like that😊

[@bathbedbook]

🎵💜

[@ASQUITHZ9]

Well done Emma such a delight in seeing a young Woman interested in the best form of the Arts music and enjoying it thank you so much

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thank you so much!

[@edgleason8918]

Wow.

[@alialpmetin7560]

Very good...

[@colors2834]

WoW ;-)

[@CarlosLopez-uc1ke]

👋👋👋👋👋👋👋

[@amandasteven1400]

i be seriously awe-inspired (is that evn a word?) to hear this played with feeling and without notation. sounds spectacular and so real

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thank you!

[@j25369]

Wow❤❤❤❤

[@Anonymous-bv7rg]

Beautiful

[@clovergrass9439]

Excellent! Doing JS Bach justice!

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thank you so much!

[@olli-pekkajuusola3068]

Mandolin is beatiful instrument

[@emmabordersmusic]

I agree!

[@fredericksemple6366]

Awesome!

[@TinWhistleTV]

Love watching this, sounds amazing. Keep up the great work pal.

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thanks so much!

[@TinWhistleTV]

@@emmabordersmusic keep up the great work buddy.

[@tanmayshekhawat]

I looked at the thumbnail and thought you were Amanda Seyfried playing mandolin

[@bug4291]

very neat song on a very neat instrument!

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thank you!

[@ozcamera]

Sehr schön!

[@williamswhistlepipes]

Delightful

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thanks!

[@jharmon8729]

very impressive

[@fiontanomeachair1048]

Lovely playing.

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thank you so much!

[@jsndcktt]

Fantastic! I would love to learn to play like this. How did you go about it?

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thanks! Umm…just lots and lots of practice😂 With something like this, I start very slowly with the metronome trying to make every note as clean and clear as possible. Slowly I work up the speed staying as relaxed as possible. Then once I feel comfortable with the song and the pace, I start adding the dynamics and the “color” to it.

[@jsndcktt]

@@emmabordersmusic Do you teach at all? I've been playing guitar for a long time. Bought a bouzouki and wanting to get better at it.

[@emmabordersmusic]

I do actually! I teach mandolin online!

[@dougjardine-r9e]

perfect

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thank you!

[@adrienneguest7075]

What make of octave mandolin do you have?

[@emmabordersmusic]

This is a Weber!

[@douglasalan5783]

Love it, Emma ❤

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thank you!

[@robertcornelius3514]

Beautiful. And the mandolin is not bad either.

[@bamb0049]

age check?

[@ItsYourBoyDaddy]

Wondeful, trendous talent!

[@fretkillrlives]

That's a winner! 👍🎵😺