The February MandolinSessions issue is now online for you to absorb and enjoy. Noted columnists include Michael Gregory who gives us jig with chords, Missouri builder Joe Mendel in an interview with esteemed luthier John Hamlett, and JazzMando friend, northern lattitudes Wendy Anthony who charms the soul with varations on the familiar "Arkansas Traveler." The MandolinSession online resources are updated every two months for your benefit, and at no charge. Be sure to support Mel Bay Publishing with an ocassional purchase, or just drop them a note of thanks.

We've been writing for this site for six years now, collecting 32 archived articles for you to revisit on here at the JazzMando site: Jazz Mandology. This last article is probably the best one at taking the closed finger strategy (FFcP) and applying its transposable benefits to real world improvising. We look at altering the pattern with a raised 4th scale degree and using them for simple improvising in one of the concept songs out of the Getting Into Jazz Mandolin" book in Part 1 of our "Path to Modal Improvising" series.

In April, we'll look at applying extended chord voices and Pentatonic scales for some new improvising vocabularies in Part 2.

Enjoy! Lydian Tracks Pt. 1: A Path to Modal Improvising.

Posted by Ted at February 7, 2009 2:54 PM