Professional Mandolin Instructor LOL

Subject: Mandolin Instructor LOL
From: wrotham-arms-jen
Date: 04 Dec 09 - 08:36 AM

proof that the internet is not always the best place for advice... mandolin lesson

LMAO jen

Subject: RE: Professional Mandolin Instructor LOL
From: GUEST,Steamin' Willie
Date: 04 Dec 09 - 08:44 AM

At least he has frets top help confuse him.

I would love to see him explain the similarly tuned violin.....

I have a mate who cannot play the accordion, not that it ever stopped him. I sent him the link to let him know there is empathy out there......

Subject: RE: Professional Mandolin Instructor LOL
From: terrier
Date: 04 Dec 09 - 08:44 AM

April 1st joke, yes? Maybe he just doesn't know his alphabet. :)

Subject: RE: Professional Mandolin Instructor LOL
From: Mark Powell
Date: 04 Dec 09 - 11:38 AM

So the notes go DOWN the scale as you move UP the fretboard?

Now I can see where I've been getting it wrong all this time.

Subject: RE: Professional Mandolin Instructor LOL
From: Willie-O
Date: 04 Dec 09 - 01:53 PM

Without casting any aspersions, I believe the gentleman is a bit on the dyslexic side.

A lot of people pick up a mando or guitar and are confused that the "top" string is physically at the bottom and vice versa...an instructor's job is to get them straightened out on that on day 1, not confuse them more!

As for why he's naming all the notes on the descending chromatic scale while playing the ascending one...that I believe is the rare mando-dyslexia kicking in. However there's no reason to be showing this to a beginning player anyway.

I feel kind of bad for him--but when I see some of his vids have a quarter-million viewers, I feel bad for THEM.

W-O

Subject: RE: Professional Mandolin Instructor LOL
From: Howard Jones
Date: 04 Dec 09 - 01:59 PM

Amazing! It was posted 2 years ago, with an immediate post pointing out it was wrong, and it's still there. Doesn't the guy realise what a complete idiot he's making of himself?

Subject: RE: Professional Mandolin Instructor LOL
From: Charmion
Date: 04 Dec 09 - 02:34 PM

Who knows what his objective is? That video gave me several minutes of completely innocent merriment, for which I am duly grateful.

Subject: RE: Professional Mandolin Instructor LOL
From: ToeRag
Date: 04 Dec 09 - 02:50 PM

I dare say he had litle enough to do with it; as he
pays his head-gardener (three hundred) a year.

Subject: RE: Professional Mandolin Instructor LOL
From: McGrath of Harlow
Date: 04 Dec 09 - 03:59 PM

I see he also has some YouTube lessons on playing the bagpipes.

Subject: RE: Professional Mandolin Instructor LOL
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 05 Dec 09 - 03:52 AM

I can't stop laughing, he's so bad he's brilliant.

Dave H

Subject: RE: Professional Mandolin Instructor LOL
From: Leadfingers
Date: 05 Dec 09 - 05:11 AM

On THAT he sure as Hell wont be getting any Festival Workshop Gigs !

Subject: RE: Professional Mandolin Instructor LOL
From: wrotham-arms-jen
Date: 05 Dec 09 - 05:16 AM

mcgrath...good to see you again...you made me do it, i had to find him teaching the bagpipes...he has such a way with words, wonderful stuff!

bagpipes lesson

i think i'm in love

Subject: RE: Professional Mandolin Instructor LOL
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 05 Dec 09 - 07:31 AM

You should hear him sing !

The knee bone's connected to the shoulder bone,
The shoulder bone's connected to thigh bone.

Dave H

Subject: RE: Professional Mandolin Instructor LOL
From: Leadfingers
Date: 05 Dec 09 - 08:13 AM

I looked at a couple of the Bag Pipe vids , and , as an EX Piper , I think he did a LOT better than he did with the Mandolin

Subject: RE: Professional Mandolin Instructor LOL
From: Howard Jones
Date: 05 Dec 09 - 09:56 AM

"Mike Oberst is a mandolin instructor and professional musician based out of Cincinnati, Ohio. He is proficient in nearly ten different instruments."

Presumably mandolin is the "nearly"

Subject: RE: Professional Mandolin Instructor LOL
From: Ebbie
Date: 05 Dec 09 - 11:57 AM

lol Unbelievable

Subject: RE: Professional Mandolin Instructor LOL
From: Charley Noble
Date: 05 Dec 09 - 12:03 PM

Oh dear!

Now to work up my banjo video.

Charley Noble

Subject: RE: Professional Mandolin Instructor LOL
From: Banjo-Flower
Date: 05 Dec 09 - 12:05 PM

I've heard worse versions of Cripple Creek if watch the final version

Gerry