Mandolin Minute

By Ron McKinnon

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.
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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: thesession.org
Generate score (and mandolin tabs) from abc notation: 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 ||

Nov 17, 201907:07

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

Mar 31, 201910:06

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

Mar 24, 201906:20

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.

Mar 17, 201909:26