12 THINGS I Wish I Knew as a Beginner Mandolinist

If I could go back in time to when I was a beginner, there's a lot of things I'd tell myself to do different! Here are 12 things I wish I knew back then, with a little help from Caterina Lichtenberg, Mike Marshall, and all the folks at the Mandolin World Retreat. Check out the Mandolin World Retreat workshop here: https://www.musicworldretreats.com/ma... Take lessons from Caterina online: https://artistworks.com/classical-man... Take lessons from Mike online too: https://artistworks.com/mandolin-less... ✅ Subscribe for even more mandolin videos and lessons - https://www.youtube.com/user/DavidBen... 🚀 Support my Patreon Page for tons of exclusive mandolin goodies like, pdf transcriptions, bonus lessons, and more -   / davidbenedictmandolin   WATCH NEXT: 🎵 Your Very First Mandolin Lesson -    • Your Very First Mandolin Lesson /// Beginn...   🎬 The Complete Beginner's Guide to Mandolin Playlist -    • The Complete Beginner's Guide to Mandolin   MY WEAPONS OF CHOICE: 🤡 Golden Gate 1.3mm X-Stiff Triangle Clown Barf Pick - https://amzn.to/3h2Mud3 🧶 D’Addario XTCM Strings - https://amzn.to/35iwyAt 🐟 D’Addario Micro Tuner - https://amzn.to/3InvSII 🧣 D'Addario Microfiber Cloth - https://amzn.to/35mHcqg 💪 Dan Voight Arm Rest - http://voightmandolins.com/get-a-quote 🛡️ Mandolin Tone-Gard - https://www.tone-gard.com/ 🎸 My Apitius Vanguard F5 Mandolin - http://www.apitiusmandolins.com/Model... OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS: 🎥 Check out my weekly video series #mandolinmondays -    • Mandolin Mondays   🎙 Give a listen to my recorded work on Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/artist/6kjiO... MY BANDS: ☕ Cup O’Joe - https://www.cupojoemusic.com/ 🚢 The Foreign Landers - https://www.theforeignlanders.com/ LET’S BE FRIENDS: 💌 Sign up for my email newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/7d8a93a927a3/youtu... 🌍 My website - https://davidbenedictmandolin.com/ 📚 Facebook -   / davidbenedictmandolin   📸 Instagram -   / davidbenedictmandolin   ⏱ TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@davidbenedict... ABOUT ME: My name is David, and I play the mandolin. I've played with multiple award-winning bluegrass bands across the world including Missy Raines, Mile Twelve, Cup O’Joe, and The Foreign Landers, and I curate the weekly mandolin video series #mandolinmondays hosted by the Mandolin Cafe. But most of all, I love sharing my love of the mandolin with others. I run an online mandolin learning community on Patreon, and I also make videos to share my thoughts, ideas, and general mandolin enthusiasm with other mando aficionados. Find out more at the links below: 🌍 My website - https://davidbenedictmandolin.com/ 🚀 My Patreon Page -   / davidbenedictmandolin   *Just a little disclaimer that I’m endorsed by some of the companies represented here, and a few of my "weapon of choice" links above are affiliate links that bring in a small percentage of revenue for the channel.