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March 28, 2008 | Spring Cleaning

Once in a while, it's just a good idea to do some spring cleaning. With over 600 pages on the JazzMando site (and growing weekly), we like to annually regroup and categorize so that new readers (and veterans) can get caught up on some past pedagogical gems.

If you've got some free time this weekend for some cyber exploration, pull up a laptop and browse through some of the topics and titles you might have missed. These are divided up somewhat like what our three-prong approach of Tactile, Aural, and Mental; have some fun and feel free to offer feedback if any of these articles trip your trigger or inspire questions:

Enjoy updated lists:

Fingers
Ears
Brain

Also, don't miss our ever-increasing archive of past issues of Mel Bay's MandolinSessions.com, a free webzine educational service.
For an entire listing: Jazz Mandology.

Posted by Ted at March 28, 2008 5:45 AM

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