First introduced in 2002, we've made the FFcP method a cornerstone of our strategies in fretboard familiarity and tactile adaptation. From the FFcP introduction, "The perfect 5th tuning of the mandolin offers a truly unique opportunity; moving a scale or pattern up a string or two, up several frets, yet easily maintaining the relation with only four possibilities, a scale based on fingers 1, 2, 3, or 4. This is the whole basis of the FFcP approach."

We have the first two lessons repeated in the Mandolin Cafe Lessons section, and of course, the bulk of all 120 pages of "Getting Into Jazz Mandolin" incorporates this perception of the frets. If you have been introduced to the first lesson and have spent more than a few months on these exercises (it takes this long!), you're ready to move into some of the more advanced studies. Visit our FFcP Survey Page.

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Posted by Ted at September 17, 2008 6:09 AM