Omg, I could seriously kiss you right now.   The so-called absolute beginners mandolin videos on here skip most of the info you have included in this video. This is helping me SOOOOO much.

In addition to your talent for playing you also are a very good teacher.  You should consider creating a whole series of mandolin instructional videos.  Thanks for sharing.

This along with the tremolo lesson is invaluable, the best I’ve seen on YouTube. Presented calmly! Thank you so much. ❤

You are absolutely right about the importance of technique. I taught myself mandolin and thought I was doing great, but ended up reaching a point where I could make no further progress until I broke some terrible habits I had fallen into. One of them was an improper pick grip. I am now using the grip you describe here. Thanks for the lessons.

I was about to give up playing the mandolin until I saw this video.  SUBSCRIBED!

Great video. Amazing instructions.  Please remove the background music it makes it kinda difficult understand

WOW you are a very good teacher. I have been trying to find videos to help me with this exact thing. ive just started learning only a couple weeks now.  I WANT MORE lol

Oh how I wish I’d discovered this lesson when I first started playing mandolin 40 years ago. 🙄. However better late than never! Thankyou so much. Another excellent tutorial!

Thank you,
You are an excellent teacher. Now on to your next lesson.

Really nice thank you so much

I think you are a fantastic teacher so I’ve just subscribed.

Just discovered this. A fantastic lesson. Everything is explained very clearly.

Just one suggestion: The sound is very distorted and is behind sync with the pictures. Also, the mandolin track playing in the background is somewhat distracting. This level of teaching deserves a more professional approach in video production.

Your picking instructions have been a revelation for me. Thank you!

Thank you for your teaching, very helpful.

Hey Hard Rock Girl! I saw this video last night at work. I got home and started practicing rest strokes with my metronome. My tone has improved tremendously just since last night. The volume now stays consistent in the lines I play now! Wow! I can't believe I missed something so simple. Thanks for the videos.

have just found this and it is wonderful - thank you so much for your easy to follow and clear instructions.  I have only been playing for 4 years and am having to unlearn bad habits.  

Excellent info!  Totally willing to sit through the clipping to listen to this woman!

Hi, watching your video and you saying "you're not turning a door knob" referring to the right hand movement it suddenly dawned on me that this (bad) habit kept me from playing faster. So stopping this and concentrating on 'straight' up/down strokes with a loose wrist got me to a whole nother level. Thanks from Germany.

Fantastic.  Thank you!  This is the piece I've been missing.  I really appreciate you sharing this with us.

I ALWAYS come back to these essential videos. Thank you.