Bud Orr: Anthology Of Mandolin Music is a master collection of Mandolin music in notation and tablature. Bud Orr: Anthology Of Mandolin Music contains classical early country bluegrass fiddle tunes blues gospel and ragtime music. A great source book for Mandolin repertoire.

From 1651 to 1728 John Playford his son Henry and John Young published multiple editions of the Dancing Master-collections of dance instructions and musical accompaniment. Over 500 distinct tunes were printed in these volumesand they give us one of the best pictures of English popular dance music in the 17th and early 18th centuries. This book presents 121 of these tunes adapted for the Mandolin-all are written in standard notation and tablature withchord symbols. Several pieces have been transposed into more mandolin-friendly keys. Suitable for use in teaching and performance many of these tunes are still played by musicians today both for pleasure and danceaccompaniment.This book presents 121 of these tunes adapted for the Mandolin. All are written in standard notation and tablature with chord symbols. Several pieces have been transposed into more Mandolin-friendly keys.Suitable for use in teaching and performance many of these tunes are still played by musicians today both for pleasure and dance accompaniment.

If you've heard jazz guitarists like Joe Pass play chord melody you may think that the style requires an encyclopedic knowledge of music theory musical super-powers or making a deal with the devil. But fear not! This bookwill show you how to create your own satisfying chord melody arrangements on the Mandolin...and will do so in a practical applicable way.'Aaron Weinstein has many musical accomplishments. I am very proud to have playeda small part with some of them. When he was only 12 he made his first recordings and asked me to play Mandolin on them. I was knocked out to encounter someone that young that was conversant in both old-time or contest fiddling andJoe Venuti style jazz. Not long after that Aaron became interested in the Mandolin and chords and he came by every so often to play and discuss voicings improvisation and the like. I showed him some of the Jethro Burns chordmelody arrangements that Jethro showed me. I've been teaching those for decades in hopes of one day playing them smoothly myself!Fast forward a few more years and Aaron has a Berklee degree traveled the worldplaying hot Violin music and is hobnobbing with the greatest NYC jazz stars. And oh yeah one other thing: he took the art of chord-melody Mandolin style to an entirely new level! The rich harmonies of the standard jazz and showtune repertoire the swinging bass lines and connecting chords and independent voice movements (doing more than one thing at a time) are all present in Aaron's style thanks to his great ear open mind and gift at locating thingson the fretboard. And now Aaron has documented explained and shared his discoveries and approach with all of us in this book. Thank you Aaron!This is truly a step-by-step method that you will enjoy. You'll findyourself saying 'oh of course!' as the author gets you playing and understanding things that sound very detailed and complex. The first section I would call the mandolinistic stuff: the how-to on getting things moving and

This beginning Mandolin method book is based on the solid system created by Brian Wicklund for the best-selling books The American Fiddle Method. Master teachers and performers of the Mandolin BrianWicklund and Ben Winship use clear illustrations and lucid explanations to guide beginning Mandolin players through necessary skills such as efficiently holding the Mandolin fretting picking technique creatinggood 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 included audio online.

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

An easy-to-understand method teaching essentials of bluegrass Mandolin performance. Learn To Play Bluegrass Mandolin contains chord and scale forms technical insights plus both simple melodic andfull arrangements of 21 tunes in notation and tablature. The video includes performance versions of the Mandolin solos. As an added feature the Mandolin can be muted so that the student can play along with the recordedGuitar accompaniment. Access to online video available.

Mandolin And Fiddle Tunes Book With Online Audio-This book is dedicated to the traditional music of Southern Italy. Suitable for mandolinists and violinists at a late beginner-intermediate level it explores the beautiful and distinctive sounds of folk music from the regionsof Campagnia Calabria Puglia Sicily and Sardinia. Traditional Southern Italian Mandolin And Fiddle Tunes has been devised with careful consideration in order to provide an excellent introduction to thisfascinating style. With the preparatory studies the student will develop a firm foundation upon which to build their skills in Italian-style tremolo picking and rhythms that accentuate the music. Detailed descriptions areincluded for all of the songs and dances as well as historical and technical information about tarantella and pizzica music. Together with the accompanying online audio the student will be able to play along and followthe precise nuances that distinguish the music while increasing their knowledge and repertoire in the Italian folk style. This book is written in standard notation and Mandolin tablature with Guitar and Mandolin chordaccompaniment.

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.

Learning the Mandolin should be required for every Violinist: it has the same tuning and is a chordal instrument. This book provides Violinists with the skills and knowledge needed to master the Mandolin; it also teaches waysin which Mandolin concepts can open up one's Violin playing.The book offers key insights into the similarities and differences between the two instruments so that Violinists can quickly learn to play the Mandolin. The bookand companion Audio download available online cover basic fingering and picking techniques and then move through exercises and pieces drawn from the classical swing and folk genres.

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 Solos-This book and accompanying audio are an essential compilation of songs solos and techniques that every Mandolin player should know. The book is aimed at beginning and intermediate mandolinists and contains 40 Mandolin solosof all-time favorite Bluegrass Old-Time and Gospel songs. The written music includes melodies tablature chords and all thesolos can be heard at both slow and regular speeds on the accompanying audio.Included are easyopen string solos closed position moveable andtransposable solos solos with tremolo double stops bluesy solos crosspicking solos and backup Mandolin parts. This book has everything you need to play great solos in jamsessions and performances!

Mandolin Play-Along Volume 8-The Mandolin Play-Along Series has been specially created to help you to play your favourite songs 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. This volume also comes with 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!This volume includes 8 film and TV favourites: Arrivederci Roma (Goodbye to Rome) The Godfather (Love Theme) Never onSunday Over the Rainbow Spanish Eyes That's Amoré (That's Love) Theme from “Zorba the Greek” and Somewhere My Love.