THIS EXERCISE HELPED ME LEARN THE MANDOLIN FRETBOARD! | Arpeggio exercise for the mandolin

[@Harpmando]

This is a very valuable lesson for me. I know arpeggios and use them with double stops and the pentatonic scale to play lead breaks at Bluegrass Jams but I didn't know how to play them all the way up the neck. I bought the sheet music from your website, watched your video and practiced all afternoon. I have the pattern down now and it's actually fun playing those arpeggios. I'm going to be a hit at the next Bluegrass Jam. Thank you Emma!

[@emmabordersmusic]

Wow that’s awesome to hear!!

[@dr.p3637]

Hi Emma! Thank you so much for your teaching. I am an old guitar player pushing 60 and I am learning a ton from you on my mandolin. As I've gotten older, I've really enjoyed playing almost exclusively acoustic instruments, and this mandolin is a true joy. You make it that much better and I surely appreciate you.

[@emmabordersmusic]

I’m so glad you have found this helpful! The mandolin is a wonderful instrument, and I’m glad to hear you are enjoying it:)

[@davidmccue3591]

So I have this page in one of my beginner mandolin books called "movable arpeggio exercise for any key." The explanation is terrible and I haven't been able to see exactly how it's done. Watching this video a second time I can see you're describing very well what my book is _trying_ to describe. Thanks again. This is very good.

[@emmabordersmusic]

You’re welcome! So glad you found it helpful!

[@jasonmiller5030]

Emma, you are spot on with this! Really great lesson and tip!

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thank you!

[@gabithemagyar]

Another great exercise ! Purchased and downloaded. Together with the warmup exercise you loaded recently for octave mandolin this should go a long way towards my getting to know the fretboard better and getting me shifting. :-)

[@emmabordersmusic]

Wow thank you! Yes, I hope so! This arpeggio exercise served me very well in my journey of learning mandolin and becoming comfortable moving around the fretboard. It is good for so many different aspects of mandolin learning!

[@davidmcgowan103]

Brilliant lesson, thank you. Can't wait to icorporate this into my music. Ive watched so many videos on arpeggios but yours makes it soooo musical 🎵

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thanks so much!

[@justinpillay5506]

Thank you for the lesson. This is my second day of practising from this tutorial and I am enjoying the sound I am making on my mandolin😄

[@emmabordersmusic]

Wow that’s awesome!!

[@ArtNut-o2z]

I really think this will help me sooo much. Thanks for taking your time and being sooo clear!

[@emmabordersmusic]

I’m so glad!!

[@tomluppino325]

Thanks for this lesson I’m a new mandolin player and it was very helpful to make it all make sense .

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thanks for watching!

[@PanteRan]

A very instructive lesson...thanks

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thanks for watching!

[@Gilbert0Jimenez]

Great lesson!

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thanks!

[@davidmccue3591]

Great video.

[@emmabordersmusic]

Thank you!

[@timschacht7598]

Isn’t the opposite direction (CCW) on the Circle of 5ths, the Circle of 4ths?

[@emmabordersmusic]

Correct! It is!

[@jasonmiller5030]

Emma is your Collings an MT or an MT 2?

[@emmabordersmusic]

That’s a good question…I honestly don’t know😂

[@Patrick_1r]

Blue and green are definitely your colors.