Par JESPER RUBNER-PETERSEN. A new book on improvisation is now available for bluegrass mandolin players. Based on the concept of learning by playing, this 200 page book covers a wide range of improvisation tools and how to implement them in your playing. A large number of examples are presented in both tablature and standard notation, so that a theoretical background is not required. The small amount of theory needed is simply presented and easily learned step by step. A series of exercises designed to help the player develop improvisational skills are included in the book. As an instruction tool, the book can easily be combined with the instructor's individual philosophy or by a student wishing to study alone. The subject matter is varied in difficulty and can be used by both the beginner and more advanced player as an instructional guide and reference book. The major-themes in the book are: The pentatonic sound, scale and major-chord based improvising with any Bluegrass-Tune, Double-stop improvisation, Minor chords and Keys, The blues sound, Melody oriented improvisation, How to use: Monroe Style, Cross picking, Hot licks, how to simplify a lick, and more. MP3 CD accompanies book featuring all examples. Click to hear the author discuss the book. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Bluegrass - Improvisation / Tablatures / Mandoline Tablatures

La façon amusante et facile d'apprendre à jouer de la mandolineLe plus récent ajout à Dummies très réussie instrument d'instruction en ligne, mandoline For Dummies vous donne facile à suivre, étape par étape, des instructions sur apprendre à jouer de la mandoline. Conformément au format éprouvé par le temps Dummies, mandoline For Dummies offre un niveau de contenu et d'instruction plus grande que tout actuellement disponible.Mandoline For Dummies décompose les principes fondamentaux de cet instrument et fournit les ressources dont vous avez besoin pour pratiquer et améliorer votre capacité au fil du temps.Emballé avec un enseignement individualisé sur les principaux mandoline respectueuses de styles musicaux, y compris irlandaise et celtique, 'bon vieux temps' musique américaine, le blues, le bluegrass, de swing et de jazzFichiers disponibles en téléchargement fournir des pistes audio à partir de l'ouvrage et les exercices afin que vous puissiez jouer en même temps et développer vos compétences - près de 2 heures de musique!Photos claires et utiles et des schémas vous assurer que vous inquiétez pas, raclement, et de choisir avec précisionComprend un guide d'achat mandoline pour aider à assurer que vous faites les achats droiteConseils sur mandolines restringing et autres soins de bricolage et d'entretien sujetsSi vous êtes un joueur de mandoline en herbe, ne vous inquiétez pas! Mandoline For Dummies va vous aider. / Mandoline

Par WAYNE ERBSEN. The simplest (and friendliest) mandolin book ever written. Twenty simple tunes. Playing tips and more. Guaranteed to work! With instructional CD. / Niveau : Débutant / Bluegrass - Solos / Recueil / Mandoline

DVD One: One-On-One with the Master-On this instructional session the late Bill Monroe - widely known as the 'father of bluegrass' - discusses and demonstrates the instrumental techniques that changed the course of American music. The camer's eye reveals up close and in detail Bill's incredible facility and inventiveness on the mandolin as he plays and sings both alone and backed up by his long-time band the Blue Grass Boys.You'll see and hear Bill Monroe play twenty-seven tunes (some recorded here for the first time) including favourites such as 'Rawhide' 'Wheel Hoss' 'Tennessee Blues' 'Dusty Miller' 'Roanoke Pike' 'Country Breakdown' 'Blue Grass Stomp' 'Get Up John' 'Katy Hill' and 'Rocky HeadBlues'.In an intimate coversation will fellow musician John Hartford Bill discusses a wide variety of topics: His musical development ideas about performing and songwriting memories of childhood early touring days his years on the Grand Ole Opry and much more.

Bluegrass Jamming on Mandolin is the first of a new series of easy and fun books by Wayne Erbsen that teaches 31 bluegrass jam standards. It covers: how to jam with others how to improvise and make up your own tasteful licks andfills almost painless music theory how to play harmony how to transpose and play in different keys and pretty much everything you'll need to march fearlessly into your next jam or picking session! This FUN book is fullyillustrated with almost 200 vintage photos. All the books in the series will teach the same 31 tunes and will be 96 pages 9' x 12' and will include an audio instructional CD.

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.

Par WICKLUND BRIAN / WINSHIP BEN. La méthode de mandoline américaine est la nouvelle norme pour l'instruction de la mandoline. Professeurs principaux et les interprètes de la mandoline, Brian Wicklund et Ben Winship ont conçu le volume 2 de la série à être utilisé à la fois comme un suivi au volume 1 et pour les joueurs intermédiaires qui sont déjà expérimentés avec la mandoline. Utiliser des illustrations claires et des explications lucides, les auteurs de l'examen des compétences telles que la tenue efficacement la mandoline, frottement, la cueillette technique et la création de bon ton. Les élèves apprennent des techniques telles que des diapositives, des hammer-ons, pull-offs, barrés, les accords de cannibalisation et 7e accords tout en progressant étape par étape à travers plus de deux douzaines universellement jouait des airs de confiture. L', CD haute qualité très écoutable inclus avec le livre permet aux élèves de jouer avec les airs pour simuler le brouillage. Egalement inclus sont repliés exercices échelle et conseils de bon sens de la longue expérience des auteurs de l'enseignement et de la scène. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Méthode / Mandoline

Méthode d'Alfred mandoline de base 1 comporte clair, bien rythmé instruction qui rend l'apprentissage de la mandoline facile et amusant. Ce livre couvre toutes les bases, y compris la façon de tenir votre mandoline, mandoline, réglage de votre droite et à gauche des techniques, de la musique la lecture, les accords, les modèles qui grattent, des chansons, et comment lire TAB. Le CD comprend des démonstrations de chants et d'exemples. / Mandoline

Par WEISSMAN DICK. Ce livre de mélodies originales est destiné à l'étudiant de mandoline début qui peut déjà lire de la musique ou l'onglet et jouer des accords fondamentaux, mais veut apprendre de nouvelles techniques et de s'amuser dans le processus. En plus de sa valeur intrinsèque de musical, chaque sélection a une intention didactique spécifique - enseignement hammer-ons et pull-offs, crosspicking, le mode phrygien ou un autre élément musical ou technique essentiel. Accords d'accompagnement et de notes de performance sont fournis pour chaque morceau écrit en notation et onglet diagrammes d'accords mandoline encore améliorer ce texte pour le rendre parfait complément à un livre de méthode ou des cours privés d'instruction. Un CD de compagnon est inclus à un prix exceptionnel ! / Niveau : Débutant / Bluegrass and Country - Solos / Tablatures / Mandoline Tablatures

The mandolin has had a long and rich history in the world of classical music. Many composers including Vivaldi Beethoven and Mozart wrote works for the instrument and its sounds can still be heard in concert halls and on recordings around the world.The internationally-renowned classical mandolinist Caterina Lichtenberg makes the music of this beautiful expressive instrument accessible to players at all levels. Whether you are a newcomer to the mandolin or are already adept in bluegrass jazz or other genres herinstructional DVD will bring new ideas techniques and repertoire to your playing. From the study of Greensleeves to a Bach Menuett; from Frere Jacques to Beethoven’s Sonatina in C minor there is a wealth of material here to delight and challenge you. Caterina introduces concepts and exercises that will affect pick speed and accuracy scales vibrato tremolo arpeggios left hand fingering harmonics and more. Her clear and engaging instruction will bring new ideas techniques and gorgeous repertoire to all players of the instrument.

The quickest, easiest, most enjoyable method for learning to play the mandolin. Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method is one of the many new additions to the Alfred's Basic family of methods, featuring clear, well-paced instruction for beginning mandolin students. Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method has been updated, revised, and improved. Now, students can enjoy a DVD with video instruction by Jared Meeker who demonstrates all of the examples and makes techniques and concepts easy to understand. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method---the best choice for today's beginning mandolin students. Features: * How to hold your mandolin * Tuning your mandolin * Right- and left-hand techniques * Basics of reading music * Chords and strum patterns * Playing tremolo and drones * How to read TAB * Photos and diagrams * Songs include 'Aura Lee,? 'Tom Dooley,? 'The Irish Washerwoman,? 'Over the Rainbow,? and many others * Great-sounding performances on the CD and DVD performed by expert instructor Jared Meeker. * Available DVD features TNT 2 software Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 5 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. / Mandoline

Dix Bruce's 'Swing and Jazz Mandolin: Chords, Rhythm and Songs? DVD teaches everything you need to know to get up and swinging on the mandolin! The main focus is on chord forms and songs so you'll build a repertoire of moveable chords, which you can use on ANY song in the style, while learning eight great songs played by swing/jazz musicians all over the world. Learn at your own pace as Dix takes you through all the basics including the swing/jazz rhythm comp, turnarounds, info on music theory, diminished chords, transposing, basic chord substitutions, common swing/jazz chord progressions, and more. Play along with the DVD and learn each chord progression at both slow and regular speed. Over 100 minutes of video instruction! You'll learn: Closed position/moveable Swing and Jazz Chords The Swing Rhythm Comp (how to play with a swing/jazz feel) Chord Numbering (I vi ii V etc.) Transposing Chords and Songs Basic Chord Substitutions and Alternate Chord Forms All about Diminished Chords Turnarounds Blues, Cycles of Fifths, ii V I Progressions 8 great Swing and Jazz Songs in several different keys! Corrine, Corrina Avalon Swing in Minor Blues in Bb The Sheik of Araby After You've Gone Chord progressions / Mandoline / 100 pages / niveau : Débutant/Intermédiaire / Dvd - Format: 7,5 X 5,25

Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method 1 features clear, well-paced instruction that makes learning the mandolin easy and fun. This book covers all the basics, including how to hold your mandolin, tuning your mandolin, right- and left-hand techniques, reading music, chords, strumming patterns, songs, and how to read TAB. The DVD provides visual lessons and demonstrations of songs and examples from the book. / Mandoline