Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning Musical Genre : Bluegrass Series : First Jams Number of pages : 24 The First Jam series was created to give children and beginners of all ages a book of simple, common tunes to learn. These are standard Jamâ? tunes in the Bluegrass/Old Time music styles. All the books in this series are written in the same keys; they can all be played together without any problems. So get your friends or family who play guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, dulcimer or Dobro together, grab these books and start jamming. Improvisation â?? Another idea behind writing the First Jam series was to provide a number of tunes that were easy to learn, but that are also a great to begin working on improvising. Each books offer the melody for that particular instrument as well as back-up chords for another instrument to accompany you. Each song is represented in Tab, notation and chord symbols. The accompanying CD has two tracks for each song. The first playing the song with the melody line, the second track offers just the backup so you can play the melody over it or even improvise. Tunes include: Cripple Creek, Old Joe Clark, Arkansas Traveler, Will the Circle Be Unbroken and many more.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : Fiddle Tunes Number of pages : 72 Steve Kaufman takes his favorite American fiddle tunes for the mandolin and puts them alphabetically in four volumes. Steve plays the mandolin exactly as it is written so the student can hear the melody and dynamics just as he would play it. Accompanying the large set of books are CDs with guitar rhythm accompaniment included. Build your repertoire, right and left hand skills and have fun playing at jam sessions with your friends. This 4 volume set written specifically for the mandolin also has a sister series for guitar.

Description Unlock the secrets of moving chord rhythm for bluegrass, blues and swing. Using eleven tunes in six keys including old-time fiddle tunes, bluegrass instrumentals and swing progressions, Joe Carr shows how to create interesting moving chordal backup for practically any song. Mandolin players can now duplicate the 'every-two-beats' chord style associated with western swing guitar. A single-note solo is included for each tune. Chord arrangements are shown in diagrams, standard notation and tablature. Companion CD included.

Vous souhaitez apprendre la mandoline ou vous perfectionner ' ' Cette méthode répondra à vos questions et vous permettra d'aborder en douceur les techniques de la mandoline dans de nombreux styles : folk bluegrass, country, celtique, rock, classique, swing' AU SOMMAIRE ' Histoire de la mandoline ' Fabrication et modes de construction de l'instrument ' Tous les conseils pour un bon réglage de base ' Tenue et choix du médiator ' Technique main gauche (slides, hammers, pull-off, doubles stops, démanchés) ' Technique main droite (attaques alternées, tremolo, crosspicking, arpèges, sweeping) ' Mélodies harmonisées ' Accentuation et dynamiques UNE PÉDAGOGIE EFFICACE ' Des ralentis ' Tous les conseils ' Les accords essentiels ' Des play-backs pour jouer live et improviser à volonté Titres : Le répertoire Bluegrass Bill Monroe Bobby Osborne Adam Steffey David Harvey Alan Bibey Chris Thile Mike Marshall David Grisman Celtique Mick Moloney Andy Irvine Swing Paul Glasse Tiny Moore Jethro Burns Classique Beethoven Vivaldi.

Description Master teachers and performers of the mandolin, Brian Wicklund and Ben Winship have crafted The American Mandolin Method based on the solid system created by Wicklund for the best-selling books, The American Fiddle Method . Using clear illustrations and lucid explanations, the authors guide beginning mandolin players through necessary skills such as efficiently holding the mandolin, fretting, picking technique, creating good tone, chop chord and open chord backup. Students learn the techniques while mastering over thirty common jam tunes, which they can practice with using the accompanying audio. Songlist Amazing Grace Angelina Baker Arran Boat Song Boil 'Em Cabbage Down Bonaparte's Retreat Buffalo Gals Cairo Camptown Races Cindy Cluck Old Hen Country Waltz Crawdad Song Cripple Creek Down In The Valley Girl I Left Behind Me Little Liza Jane Miss Mcleod's Reel Old Joe Clark Over The Waterfall Red Haired Boy Red River Valley Red Wing Sandy Boys Shady Grove Shortnin' Bread Si Beag Si Mor Southwind Stinky's Blues Sugar Hill Turkey In The Straw

Get started playing with all the basics. Easy chord forms and basic strumming patterns are introduced, and fiddle tunes, bluegrass, and blues styles are covered. Important techniques such as alternate picking, tremolo and slides are taught in a friendly, fun manner. Students, teachers and self-taught players alike will enjoy this thorough, easy-to-use method.

Comprehensive instruction for the serious mandolinist. One of America's leading schools for contemporary music-The National Guitar Workshop-teaches you the concepts, techniques and theory you need to become a virtuoso performer. 96 pages each.