The best way to learn an instrument is to play it as often as you can with other musicians. Trading songs and interacting with other instrumentalists and singers will foster learning at a faster pace and promote development ofan ensemble sound. This play-along series encourages this kind of fun collaborative approach to learning an instrument. Aspiring Mandolinists can practice chords and rhythm singing and lyrics melodies solos licksand backup playing along with a real band! The online audio includes Dix Bruce on the Guitar Mandolin and Vocals Bill Evans on the Banjo and Vocals Julie Cline on Vocals and Cindy Browne onthe string Bass. The recorded songs are performed with introductions (kickoffs) Vocals and solos-just how they would be at jam sessions and performances. Solo sections in the recordings allow you to play chords and solos from thebook. Create your own improvised solos or sing the lyrics while the band provides accompaniment. The book includes fifteen of the most popular bluegrass old-time and gospel songs recorded at slow and regular temposfor players of any skill level. Includes Mandolin tablature chords solos backup parts and more. Great for beginning to intermediate players. We'll jam ALL night long!

This songbook for the Mandolin is perfect to use on its own or as a supplement to the Play Mandolin Today! method. This book/audio package contains a selection of ten pop and folk favourites with downloadable professional-quality audio tracks featuring a full-band demo and play-along tracks for each song. Songs include Blackbird Blue Moon of Kentucky Dark Eyes I Hope You Dance Never on Sunday The Sound of Silence With or Without You Jolene The Kesh Jig My Heart Will Go On (Love Theme from Titanic) and more.

Mandolin Play-Along Volume 10-This volume in Hal Leonard's popular Mandolin Play-Along series contains 8 traditional favourites in easy arrangements that are suitable for beginning Mandolin players. This book will help you to play these well-known tunes quickly and easily. Just follow the written music listen to the audio to hear how the Mandolin should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. Standard notation and tablature are both included in the book. The online audio files include Playback+ a mutli-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.Songsinclude Amazing Grace Cripple Creek Devil's Dream Frankie and Johnny Frosty Morning Over the Waterfall Short'nin' Bread and Stone's Rag.

Mandolin Play-Along Volume 7-The Mandolin Play-Along Series will help you to play your favourite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music listen to the audio to hear how the Mandolin should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. Mandolin Play-Along Volume 7: Italian Classics features 8 traditional songs that sound great on the Mandolin! Access to online audio tracks is included in the price of the book and these can be downloaded or streamed using the unique code provided. This book also features Playback + an innovative cutting-edge audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set looppoints change keys and pan left or right - available exclusively from Hal Leonard.

Mandolin Play-Along Volume 11-The Mandolin Play-Along Series will help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the written music listen to the demo tracks to hear how the Mandolin should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. Standard notation and tablature are both included in the book. Includes online audio tracks for download or streaming. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include Playback+ a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set loop points change keys and pan left or right.Piecesinclude: Blue Danube Waltz Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (“Serenade”) First Movement Excerpt Für Elise Humoresque In the Hall of the Mountain King La donna e mobile The Merry Widow Waltz and Spring First Movement.

Includes a Mandolin Method Book/CD Chord and Scale Finder DVD and Case-This pack includes everything you need to play the mandolin today! The high-quality mandolin is ready to pull out and play. It is finely constructed with quality tuners and a level playing bridge making it an ideal instrument to learn on. The pack also contains a padded case and a comprehensive easy-to-use beginner's book/CD that features many songs to play while you learn. The book includes information on tuning reading music melody playing strumming and scales and the CD is comprised of demonstration and play-along tracks. The pack also includes scale and chord books along with a DVD featuring on-screen musical examples¦and demonstrations to really hammer homeeverything you're learning in the book. Whether you're teaching yourself or a classroom¦of students this pack will get the job done! ¦ ¦ This pack includes everything you need to play the mandolin today! The high-quality mandolin is ready to pull out and play. It is finely constructed with quality tuners and a level playing bridge making it an ideal instrument to learn on. The pack also contains a padded case and a comprehensive easy-to-use beginner's book/CD that features many songs to play while you learn. The book includes information on tuning reading music melody playing strumming and scales and the CD is comprised of demonstration and play-along tracks. The pack also includes scale and chord books along with a DVD featuring on-screen musical examples¦and demonstrations to really hammerhomeeverything you're learning in the book. Whether you're teaching yourself or a classroom¦of students this pack will get the job done! ¦ ¦

Mandolin Play-Along Volume 1-This volume of the Mandolin Play-Along series features 8 traditional Bluegrass tunes all expertly arranged for Mandolin in standard and TAB notation. The Mandolin Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the written music listen to the online audio to hear how the mandolin should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. Standard notation and tablature are both included in the book.  Songs include: Angeline the Baker ? Billy in the Low Ground ? Blackberry Blossom ? Fisher's Hornpipe ? and more!

Mandolin Play-Along Volume 9: Christmas Carols contains 8 classic Christmas carols presented with sheet music and full backing tracks on CD. Songs include Hark! The Herlad Angles Sing Joy To The World We Wish You A Merry Christmas and more.The Mandolin Play-Along Series will help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the written music listen to the CD to hear how the Mandolin should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. Both standard notation and tablature is provided.

Learn at your own pace and open the door to the world of mandolin music with this beginner's book/CD/DVD instruction pack! Play Mandolin Today! is the ULTIMATE self-teaching method designed to offer quality instruction and terrific songs. All you have to do is follow along with the tips lessons and music provided as you listen to the CD or watch the DVD. The CD includes 84 professional quality full-demo tracks. The DVD features on-screen mandolin tablature so you can play all the music examples. This complete guide to the basics covers: songs chords and melodies • alternate picking and strumming • playing tips and techniques all in standardnotation and tablature.

The Mandolin is a great instrument for kids. These simple arrangements of all-time popular songs are ideal for younger learners and will get them playing in no time! This repertoire book is easy to read with classic songs suchas Scarborough Fair  Kum ba Yah  Frère Jaques  My Bonnie and much more. Chords are available for an accompanying instrumentalist and play-along tracks recorded bythe author are available online. The Mandolin part is written in both standard notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.

This Mandolin edition includes the same 16 tunes found in Steve Kaufman's out-of-print Twin Pickin' flatpicking Guitar book soon to be available as Blazing Solos for Flatpicking Guitar for One Player or More.The tunes in both editions are in the same keys so the books can serve as a foundation for fabulous twin-picking jam sessions in which either guitarists or mandolinists can take the lead and harmony parts. In addition tothe tunes Kaufman includes performance notes guidelines for reading standard notation and tab plus his take on the harmonization process. A play-along audio with three tracks for each tune (Lead Harmony and Lead andHarmony) completes the package. Access to online audio is also included.

The Absolute Beginners award-winning method has been designed to make learning the Mandolin easier than ever before! Step-by-step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing your first complete songs.Absolute Beginners Mandolin gives you: An 'owner's manual' approach to the mandolin. Practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know about setting up playing and maintenance. Alook-and-learn course that uses clear pictures to illustrate every step of learning. CD audio tracks to let you hear how things should sound plus full-length accompaniments so you can play along.

Par ORR BUD. This complete study for the beginning to intermediate student presents both solo and back-up techniques including chords, double stops, and scale forms. This method teaches students how to pick out tunes single-string style, how to play chord accompaniment using different strums, and how to play double notes. Basic note reading is also taught. Features gospel melodies, hymns, and rousing fiddle tunes! All the solos in the book are written in the four most popular keys for country and bluegrass music (C, G, D, and A). In notation and tablature. The companion recording is an instructional play-along recording in split-track format. / Niveau : Tous Niveaux / Méthode / Mandoline Country