A comprehensive 96-page pocket/case sized perfect-bound book of over 90 all time favorite Mandolin tunes. Includes American fiddle tunes Celtic reels gospel favorites jazz tunes and more; Guitar chords and tablature included.

A handy size to pop in your mandolin case (100mm x 240mm) this ideal gift book is written with the fledgling folk mandolin player in mind.

Southern Mountain Mandolin is just one in an exciting series of 5 books exploring the music of the southern Appalachian region. Included in this series are Southern Mountain Banjo Southern Mountain Dulcimer Southern MountainFiddle and Southern Mountain Guitar. Each book features vintage photos history instruction and music designed to accompany each instrument. The Mandolin edition offers a great selection of tunes in notation and tab and is agreat way to learn and play Southern Mountain music. A companion CD entitled Southern Mountain Classics is available featuring the entire instrumental ensemble.

50 Celtic Jigs And Waltzes For Mandoln-Steve Kaufman Three Time National Flatpicking Champion does it again. This installment of a four part series brings us Steve's favorite Celtic Jigs and Waltzes transcribed for the mandolin (and fiddletoo).This is a large collection of reels will build your repertoire as well as help you develop more ideas licks and runs for arranging your own melodies. All the songs in the book are played note for note on theaccompanying online audio download. Your goal is to learn the song memorize it and then race with the Champ. Includes access to online audio.

Dix Bruce is a musician writer and 'journeyman Mandolinist' with a strong belief in teaching a wide range of material from bluegrass and jazz standards to classics waltzes polkas and other ethnicmusic.This book is not meant to be a Mandolin method but a collection of fun tunes to play including; All Through The Night Sally Goodin St. James Infantry The Girl I Left Behind Me and many more. Theselections in this book are in no particular order although the easier tunes are grouped toward the front. Performance tips are given at the front of the book for each tune and all the tunes are in both standard notation andtablature.The accompanying online audio recording is set up so that you can play along with each tune at both regular and slow speeds. You can also adjust the balance control on your stereo to hear both Mandolin lead andaccompaniment just Mandolin lead or just accompaniment. Includes access to online audio.

This is a beginning Mandolin method the contents of this book present the fundamentals of playing Mandolin in a sequence making the material logical and easy to learn.The primary difference between this method and manyothers is that this book is written for seniors wanting to learn to play the Mandolin. While many would say that getting on in years is only a state of mind the fact is that some of the body parts (including the eyes) don'tfunction quite the same as they did in younger years. With this in mind the font has purposely been enlarged. Care has been taken to select repertoire familiar and appealing to a more mature audience and attention has been givento the pacing of the material. Includes access to online audio containing all songs taught in the book.

This book is designed for mandolinists seeking to develop their left and right-hand technique. The exercises included help reinforce fundamental actions of playing and challenge the player to master the various permutationsand combinations of these fundamentals. Each hand is given primary focus working across all four strings or up and down the fretboard before both hands are challenged simultaneously. Through these exercises a player canimprove their functioning abilities and facilitate better control over the instrument. Practicing these workouts can help with the mechanics of playing as well helping a player improve accuracy speed and agility in bothhands.

Telemann for Two Mandolins. As one of the most productive composers in history, Georg Philipp Telemann endeavored to supply a steady stream of new music for both professional and amateur musicians. The 64 compositions in this collection fall into three categories:Sonatas for two treble-clef instruments without bass accompaniment.Pieces for solo instrument and bass.Movements from Telemann?s many trio sonatas and overture-suites for two melody instruments and bass.Written in standard notation only for two mandolins, or mandolin with violin, flute, recorder, or any other instrument of similar range.

Fine mandolin solo arrangements in notation and tablature reflecting styles of the great country and bluegrass soloists. Contains 53 solos. Selections include Soldier's Joy Chinese Breakdown Sandburgh Hornpipe Northlake Reel Send the Light Gospel Train Sonny's Side and more!

Learn to play great classical music tunes on the Mandolin! All the most famous composers are here such as Mozart Beethoven Tchaikovsky Vivaldi and others. The tunes form a ?greatest hits? package of classicalmusic including 'Für Elise' 'Ode to Joy' 'Rondo Alla Turca' 'Swan Lake' 'Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy' 'The Entertainer' and more. Written in standard notation and Mandolin tablature. Includes access to onlineaudio featuring every tune in the book.

For The Modern Mandolinist - Volume 1-Theory and Improvisation for the Modern Mandolinist is a two book series that teaches improvisation in many musical styles along with theory concepts and how they apply to the mandolin. Each book provides access to differentbacking tracks and solo examples to help you learn. Every chapter includes scales presented in a variety of common formats: standard notation tablature and fretboard charts. Volume 1 Building a Foundation only requiresthat the reader can play notes and simple chords. It presents basic skills necessary for improvising over chord progressions found in all types of music. Sample solos and progressions are included at the end of each chapter topractice. Whether you play bluegrass rock pop or jazz this book will take your solos to the next level. Includes access to online audio.

This wonderful collection of festive favourites gives the Mandolin player a wide variety of material from which to choose. Well-known soloist Steve Kaufman includes beautiful meaningful carols arranged specificallyfor Mandolin.The book includes both a simple melody edition and an intermediate-advanced solo version all in both notation and tab. The Mandolin backup parts are discussed in the first section of the book and chord symbols as well as Guitar tablature are provided for the backup parts. A 'must-have' book for the Mandolin player! In notation and tablature.The companion audio is designed as a listening recording first and an instructional toolsecond. All 24 songs are played through at least three times. The first time is the basic melody as it appears in the book followed by the intermediate version and another improvised version making this both a listening tool andan ear training tool. Recorded Direct to Digital in true stereo sound. Access to audio available online.

This book sets out to teach the reader how to play the mandolin by using inspiring music from some of the great musical traditions of the world especially arranged for the instrument. Includes CD!Ideal for the complete beginner there is no need for any previous musical knowledge.Invaluable for the existing player/improver looking for fresh ideas and exciting new tunes. By working through this unique book the reader will gain a sound knowledge of the mandolin plus a large and varied repertoire of traditional music from all over the world.By drawing on the music of countries such as Venezuala Rwanda Holland Trinidad Japan andAustralia as well as the more popular traditions of Ireland and North America this book will produce a more well-rounded mandolin player - a musician who will be inspired to look further into the exciting musical traditions of the world. Rather than being an exhaustive guide to all traditional styles of the world this book is a mandolin method which uses tunes from around the world to demonstrate the various techniques required to produce a competent musician. It is the sincere hope of the author that the student will be inspired by the music contained in this book and recording to look more deeply into styles of particular interest.