Once in a while, we just have to gloat. We received a rave review on our FFcP system from S.G. that we just have to share:

"O.k. I have been doing the FFcP scales now for about three months. I can play them smoothly in all four positions. I don't know yet where it is going to take me but I can say this; it has effected my musical understanding absolutely profoundly. My left hand has doubled its strength, my accuracy is actually sharp and succinct and now that I know the scales well enough I can start to focus not on the mechanics but on the notes themselves. I can pay attention to what note I am playing and can inspect it, find out if it is the 3rd,5th,root. It is like all these little autonomous bits of knowledge are coming starting to merge and the force merging them is the FFcP stuff. This is still a work in progress so I will keep you updated but I just wanted to thank you or all of you or whoever "you" are. Really, thank you. Your FFcP method/idea/exercise .......... well you know.

Thanks, S.G.! This is what we try to accomplish with this unique approach to mandolinning. It's not just a "physical" thing; when done regularly, the "mental" or even the subliminal starts to work for you. We've had a number of similar responses talk of the phenomenon of "notes just appearing in my hands." If you've been struggling with these, keep at it. They work!

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Posted by Ted at December 14, 2007 8:16 PM