Mandolin Minute

Ron McKinnon
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With Ron McKinnon. If you geek out on minutiæ regarding music interpretation, history, acoustics and theory (and seriously who doesn't?) I invite you to join me on the Mandolin Minute. Available wherever podcasts are heard. Suggestions/comments can be sent to https://bsky.app/profile/ronzler.bsky.social

  1. 11/17/2019

    S02E07. Session Music Online

    1. TheSession.org  2. Conversion to a score with tabs  3. Mandolintab.net  4. An example  5. Under a Breton Sky  6. Transposition  The Session website with tons of scores: https://thesession.org  Generate score (and mandolin tabs) from abc notation: http://www.mandolintab.net/abcconverter.php  “Under a Breton Sky” in abc notation:  X: 1 T: Under a Breton Sky R: Polka C: Aurora Celtic M: 2/4 L: 1/8 K: Am Q: C2=120 "Am"A/2B/2c BA | (ec dc | "Em"Bd cB) | "Am"(AE FE) | "Am"A/2B/2c BA | (ec dc) | "Dm"BA Bc | "E"B2 cd | "C"ef (ec | "G/B"d2 dc | "F/A"B)d cB | "E"(AE FE) | "Am"A/2B/2c BA | (ec dc) | "Em"Bd cB | "Am"A3 "coda"z  :|| ||: "Am"EF (AF | E3 D | "C"(C)D E(C) | "Dm"D/2E/2F ED) | "Am"EF (AE | "Dm"D3 E | "C"(C)D EF | "E/B"E4) |  "Am"A/2B/2c B(A | E3 D | "C"(C)D E(C) | "Dm"D/2E/2F ED) | "C"(CD ED | "Dm"EF EF) |1 "Esus4"^GF ED | "E"E4 :||2 "Esus4"^GA Bc | "E"B2 c"D.C. al coda"B ||

    7 min
  2. S02E06. Copyright 2.0

    03/31/2019

    S02E06. Copyright 2.0

    A second foray into what might become a series of episodes on the topic of copyright, the protections it provides for you, and who's trying to undermine these laws and who's trying to prop them up.  1. Introduction  2. Article 13 \ 17  3. Don't Cover Supertramp  4. Copyright 101  5. Third episode?  6. Minuet  7. Until Next Time  Links mentioned:  Google astroturfs the EU: https://musictechpolicy.com/2018/08/08/the-times-of-london-confirms-that-google-is-behind-astroturf-opposition-to-article-13/  The Future of What - Copyright 101: https://soundcloud.com/thefutureofwhat/copyright-101

    10 min

  3. 03/24/2019

    S02E05. Other Mandolin Podcasts

    In this episode I give a shoutout to the other mandolin-themed audio podcasts available out there.  Contents:  1. Intro \ Review  2. Mando-Show Podcast  3. Mandolin Cafe Podcast  4. Musical Number  5. Ay Triste Que Vengo (Octave)  Links mentioned in the episode:  Mando-Show: https://mandomontreal.squarespace.com/en/mando-show?format=rss  Mandolin Cafe: https://www.mandolincafe.com/mp3/mp3.xml  Youtube video where I first heard the song "Ay Triste Que Vengo": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4csYgR39SR8  and the process of making that instrument, très cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_18qReD5MZg

    6 min
  4. S02E04. St. Patrick's Day

    03/17/2019

    S02E04. St. Patrick's Day

    Welcome to my St. Patrick's Day Party. Stay a while... 1. Two Polkas  2. O'Neill's Cavalry March \ Tralee Gaol  3. Two Jigs  4a. The Irish Washerwoman  4b. Morrison's Jig  5. Two Slip Jigs  6 The Butterfly \ The Kid on the Mountain  7. A Reel  8. The Musical Priest  If you'd like to call in you can leave me a voice message on the Anchor.FM app at Mandolin Minute. If voice messages are not your thing, I  can also be reached at Twitter @ron_mckinnon. I would be delighted to hear from you.

    9 min

  5. 03/10/2019

    S02E03. Fiddling Around

    1. Intro / News  2. Fiddler's Fakebook  3. 6/8 and 9/8  4. K-What?  5. The Irish Washerwoman  Mandolin re-tweet: https://twitter.com/HilaryJamesUK/status/1102876479032049666

    5 min

  6. 03/03/2019

    S02E02. Guitar and Lute (and Mandolin)

    1. A Great Call-In (*) 2. Summertime, motorcycles and the Dead 3. Allan Alexander 4. Bransle Charlotte (Octave) 5. Rhythmic Variations *If you'd like to call in you can leave me a voice message on the Anchor.FM app at Mandolin Minute. If voice messages are not your thing, I can also be reached at Twitter @ron_mckinnon. I would be delighted to hear from you.

    8 min

  7. 02/24/2019

    S02E01. Octave Minute

    I just got myself an octave mandolin. This is a mandolin but twice the size and tuned an octave lower than a regular one. This particular one is an Eastman. Archtop A-style with F-shaped sound holes. Come have a listen!

    6 min

  8. 08/01/2018

    30. Tremolo

    In this episode I return to tremolo practice and talk a bit about other instruments that use it.

    5 min
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With Ron McKinnon. If you geek out on minutiæ regarding music interpretation, history, acoustics and theory (and seriously who doesn't?) I invite you to join me on the Mandolin Minute. Available wherever podcasts are heard. Suggestions/comments can be sent to https://bsky.app/profile/ronzler.bsky.social

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  • Creator
    Ron McKinnon
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2019
  • Episodes
    71
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Ron McKinnon
  • Show Website
    Mandolin Minute