1. How To Make Up Your Own Licks
Start with a pattern (Measure 1)
Change octave (Measure 2)
Change direction – Play it backwards (Measure 3)
Mix up notes (Measure 4)
Change note Values (Measure 5)
Change notes (Measure 6)
Minimalist approach – only use some notes (Measures 7-9)
Play each note more than once (Measure 10-11)
Play tremolo or play with a different tone
Play loudly or softly
Use dynamics to create a feeling – crescendo or
decrescendo
When in doubt, play the melody!
Rule: As long as you start and end on a chord tone, any
notes played in between will sound ok. (Measures 12-13)
Rule: You’re not wrong until you stop
Taught by Nate Lee at Nashville Mandolin Camp, Fall 2015.
www.TheNateLee.com
