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"The Lick" is one of the most quintessential Bill Monroe improvising devices that he first recorded in 1954 on White House Blues. He used it a lot later in his career on Bluegrass Breakdown and this can be very powerful to unlock for creative abstractions away from the melody in a switch-and-swap concept.
It's a two bar device in the modern count and can connect wonderfully with other Monroe Style Devices lick Minor-Major Lick and The Scooper. If a student can pick this up, it can instantly add a lot of classic bluegrass flavor and texture into your jam session breaks and garner respect from experienced aficionados. You might find yourself getting a nod, smile, or a kind word from folks who know Bill's music well.
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"The Lick" is one of the most quintessential Bill Monroe improvising devices that he first recorded in 1954 on White House Blues. He used it a lot later in his career on Bluegrass Breakdown and this can be very powerful to unlock for creative abstractions away from the melody in a switch-and-swap concept.
It's a two bar device in the modern count and can connect wonderfully with other Monroe Style Devices lick Minor-Major Lick and The Scooper. If a student can pick this up, it can instantly add a lot of classic bluegrass flavor and texture into your jam session breaks and garner respect from experienced aficionados. You might find yourself getting a nod, smile, or a kind word from folks who know Bill's music well.
Please consider supporting this channel by becoming a Patron at
patreon.com/noyamountainmusic
if you'd like to send a tip: Venmo: @Christopher-henry02 or Paypal: @noyamountain
For the full line of Noya Mountain Music mandolin courses and videos please visit:
noyamountainmusic.com
email christopher@noyamountainmusic.com for private lessons or questions.
Happy Picking!
![Bill Monroes The Lick [Advanced Bluegrass Mandolin Improvising Device Lesson]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jn9enhjShQY/mqdefault.jpg "Bill Monroes The Lick [Advanced Bluegrass Mandolin Improvising Device Lesson]
The Lick is one of the most quintessential Bill Monroe improvising devices that he first recorded in 1954 on White House Blues. He used it a lot later in his career on Bluegrass Breakdown and this can be very powerful to unlock for creative abstractions away from the melody in a switch-and-swap concept.
Its a two bar device in the modern count and can connect wonderfully with other Monroe Style Devices lick Minor-Major Lick and The Scooper. If a student can pick this up, it can instantly add a lot of classic bluegrass flavor and texture into your jam session breaks and garner respect from experienced aficionados. You might find yourself getting a nod, smile, or a kind word from folks who know Bills music well.
Please consider supporting this channel by becoming a Patron at
http://patreon.com/noyamountainmusic
if youd like to send a tip: Venmo: @Christopher-henry02 or Paypal: @noyamountain
For the full line of Noya Mountain Music mandolin courses and videos please visit:
https://noyamountainmusic.com
email christopher@noyamountainmusic.com for private lessons or questions.
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![4 Mini Lessons [to strengthen your ear]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/kDijHRDq7GE/mqdefault.jpg "4 Mini Lessons [to strengthen your ear]
Here are four great lessons for learning important foundational skills in bluegrass mandolin with a focus on understanding important improvisational concepts especially through a Monroe Style lens.
SIngle stroke arpeggios through chord forms is a wonderful way to develop creative confidence and improve muscle memory through chord forms. Here we are demonstrating with Blue Ridge Cabin Home, a classic jam session standard.
Little Maggie is a super standard that has the flat 7 chord in it so it can be a wonderful place to starnd understanding the infinity pattern for improvising.
Salt Creek is another must-know jam tune. Here were checking into staggered argpeggios and also touching back with the infinity pattern.
For the last mini-lesson, were back to Blue Ridge Cabin Home, but this time using the staggered arpeggio Monroe Device to color the chords, then demonstrating how to switch and swap with the melody which is a crucial threshold for learning to improvise.
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