Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
We're using Staggered Arpeggios over the 1 Chord (G), the Slidey Lick over the 4 Chord (C) and the Bouncy Lick over the 5 (D) and then a little shuffle ending lick to get great, essential grunt work practice over perhaps the most common jam session song, Blue Ridge Cabin Home. This will dial in valuable muscle memory and parlay into other songs nicely as you progress. We use Strum Machine and go from 45bpm (quite slow) to around 175bpm (super blazing fast). Please check out the note-for-note videos on the devices (Staggered Arpeggios, Slidey Lick, and Bouncy Lick) if you don't have those down already!
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We're using Staggered Arpeggios over the 1 Chord (G), the Slidey Lick over the 4 Chord (C) and the Bouncy Lick over the 5 (D) and then a little shuffle ending lick to get great, essential grunt work practice over perhaps the most common jam session song, Blue Ridge Cabin Home. This will dial in valuable muscle memory and parlay into other songs nicely as you progress. We use Strum Machine and go from 45bpm (quite slow) to around 175bpm (super blazing fast). Please check out the note-for-note videos on the devices (Staggered Arpeggios, Slidey Lick, and Bouncy Lick) if you don't have those down already!
click here to register for the workshop:
noyamountainmusic.com/scoop
If you like the video, please consider supporting this channel by becoming a Patron at
patreon.com/noyamountainmusic
Even pressing like, subscribing, sharing, or leaving a comment is helpful to getting more free mandolin teaching out here. Thanks!
You can find a wide range of video instruction on mandolin for all levels at noyamountainmusic.com
email christopher@noyamountainmusic.com for private lessons or questions.
if you'd like to send a tip: Venmo: @Christopher-henry02 or Paypal: @noyamountain
Happy Picking!
![Brand New Mandolin Course Release!! [Monroe Style Jamming 3]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hhDk5YW7_Co/mqdefault.jpg "Brand New Mandolin Course Release!! [Monroe Style Jamming 3]
Available now at https://noyamountainmusic.com
MSJ 3 continues the series at a more affordable price for many bluegrass budgets. Since so many folks now use the Strum Machine app, there hasn’t been such a need for as many practice tracks in the workshop, so that instead of each selection having a demo/practice track, there are about half as many of those as in previous courses which helps us offer the course at a lower price.
Each of the selections here are wonderful songs and tunes that are well known by folks in the tradition. The only official Monroe tune is the masterful Golden West, one of his later compositions which has three parts and is very challenging. That’s the only note-for-note tune in the course. The rest of the material focuses on learning the melody in a solid way, then exploring our favorite devices like the Slidey Lick, Staggered Arpeggios, and the Bounce Lick to add some classic Monroe style flavor and texture as we switch and swap and flavor to taste.
If you are not familiar with the main devices, the full teaching videos can be found on the Noya Mountain Music YouTube channel but are also included in the course for convenience. For those looking to explore one of the 12 week courses without breaking the bank, MSJ 3 is highly recommended!")
![Learn Infinity Mandolin Backup [Advanced Bluegrass]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/iUHIsctjePU/mqdefault.jpg "Learn Infinity Mandolin Backup [Advanced Bluegrass]
I came up with the name Infinity Pattern as a way to describe the creative feeling I have about this handy arpeggio fingering that starts on a major third. I never heard Bill Monroe do this, but to me it is an extension of the way he would play often two octave arpeggios starting on the root.
Here were looking at the context of two of our favorite teacher songs, Blue Ridge Cabin Home and Your Love is Like a Flower. We use them a lot because they are simple and user-friendly for adapting new concepts in lead and in this case backup.
This Infinirt pattern works well from Eb to A or so coming off the G string and can be adapted in pieces for chords starting on the D string also, but is really optimized for beginning on the G string major third.
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![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.
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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.
Happy Picking!")
