Old Time Stringband Workshop for Mandolin is one in a set of four books each with a matching collection of 40 traditional type fiddle tunes arranged to develop ensemble and jam session playing skills with other acousticinstruments as well as to expand your repertoire of tunes. The music is presented in Notation and Tablature with annotations for playing techniques and variations. A bonus arrangement of Star of the County Down is available as afree download. See www.melbay.com/21765.

Mel Bay is pleased to present a comprehensive book focused on the mandolin stylings of 'The Father of Bluegrass Music ' Bill Monroe. Author Joe Carr dissects Monroe's unique approach to the mandolin through analysis of theicon's stylistic nuances licks and repertoire. This book contains transcriptions new 'in the style of' arrangements and characteristic chord voicings and rhythm/backup patterns. In addition the author has included 32never-before-seen photos of Monroe in performance with his band The Bluegrass Boys and special guests.  Play Like a Legend: Bill Monroe Tunes and Songs for Mandolin will take the reader back to theroots of bluegrass through its iconic founder's distinctive mandolin style. Includes access to online audio.

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!

Getting Into Jazz Mandolin is a breakthrough approach that takes four uncomplicated fretboard patterns (FFcP) and drills a physical familiarity into the player's fingers softening the fear of upper frets andpreparing for the harmonic alterations necessary for the effective and intuitive playing of more complex contemporary music.No longer confined to basic folk genres any mandolinist aspiring to a broadercomprehension of music including swing blues pop choro broadway and even classical can expand his or her playing through a working knowledge of jazz fundamentals.Following a brief introduction to modes theplayer is eased into jamming with audio accompaniment and eventually an initiation into the most fundamental jazz chord progression of all the 'ii V7 I' pattern. From the horizontal (melody) to the vertical (chords) and back the results are an instinctive and physical grasp of tonal centers and the improvisational fodder of effective performing.The exercises in Getting Into Jazz Mandolin place an emphasis on pinkystrength finger control and sustain and the book's exercises also develop the player's concepts of tone and melody. This book includes access to online audio. Further supportive resources including MP3 audio tracks are alsoavailable on the internet.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Intermediate Musical Genre : Celtic/Irish Number of pages : 92 A fun-to-play collection of 62 favorite fiddle and Irish tunes arranged in notation and tablature for mandolin solo. Ideal music for intermediate level technical study in sight reading. The CD is in split-track format, thus allowing the mandolin student to play along with the mandolin solo, lively guitar accompaniment, or both. Due to time constraints, the CD contains only 18 songs from the book.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Multiple Levels Musical Genre : Bluegrass & Country Series : Complete Number of pages : 240 Learn from the master of bluegrass mandolin - Jethro Burns. More than 70 tunes and two dozen exercises are found in this bluegrass bonanza. The Complete Jethro Burns Mandolin Book and 2-CD Set is an incomparable resource of bluegrass mandolin repertoire - all in standard notation and tablature, just the way the maestro played them - with chord symbols for an accompaniment instrument. Presents some of Jethro's finest and most challenging solos, in addition to a special section on Jethro's mandolin techniques. Ample performance notes and performance notes and mandolin lore are provided, along with many photographs of Jethro in the latter half of a career lasting more than half a century. The recording presents 52 of the tunes in the book.

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.