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The Eighth of January, Part 1

This lesson is part of the course Beginning Mandolin with Sharon Gilchrist.
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Get started off right on the mandolin, with basic techniques, scales and chords, and simple and popular bluegrass and old-time tunes to play. Includes downloadable Play-Along audio practice tracks for rhythm and melody on all tunes, advice on embellishing melodies and playing tremolo, and more.
 
 
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The fiddle tune “Angeline the Baker” is a must-know tune for all roots music instrumentalists. Sharon teaches it here note-for-note and phrase-by-phrase. “Angeline the Baker” is in the key of D, and Sharon starts by reviewing the D major scale. She also talks about marking the time with your downstrokes, even if there’s a rest on that downstroke (sometimes called a “ghost stroke”), which will help you maintain a steady tempo. Sharon plays each phrase of the A part numerous times, so you can practice playing each phrase with her until you really get it down and are ready to put all four phrases together for the entire A part.
 
 
 
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The Eighth of January  
 
The Eighth of January  
 
The Eighth of January, Part 1
The Eighth of January, Part 1
 
“The Eighth of January” is a well-known fiddle tune in the key of D. Its melody was used by Arkansas school teacher Jimmy Driftwood for the song “The Battle of New Orleans,” which he wrote for his students and which went on to become a number one pop hit in 1959. Sharon walks you through the first part of “The Eighth of January” phrase by phrase, giving you lots of opportunities to play along with her.

 
 
 
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