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• Archive: Chris Thile - Essential Techniques for Mandolin Here's a lesson that will thrill and inspire mandolinists at all levels.
• Chris Thile shares his own successful formula for developing right and left hand dexterity, improving speed and accuracy, and playing with heightened Personal Developmentality.
• Chris launches into detailed instruction on holding the pick, correct hand position and wrist action, getting a good balance between up and down strokes, and more.
• He provides numerous exercises for releasing hand tension that will make all the difference as you learn to play tunes such as Hop the Fence, Red Haired Boy and Swallowtail Jig.
• Warming up by playing scales, arpeggios and triads will enhance your speed, clarity and knowledge of the fingerboard, and Chris runs through routines to incorporate these into your practice sessions.