Steve Kaufman takes his favorite American fiddle tunes for the Mandolin and puts them alphabetically in four volumes. Steve plays the Mandolin exactly as it is written so the student can hear the melody and dynamics just as hewould play it. Accompanying the large set of books are audio tracks online with Guitar rhythm accompaniment included. Build your repertoire right and left hand skills and have fun playing at jam sessions with your friends. This 4volume set written specifically for the Mandolin also has a sister series for Guitar.

With Online Audio-A new collection of 30 great tunes from a variety of Fiddle traditions. Each tune has been specially arranged for Mandolin and is presented in both standard notation and tablature. The accompanying audio downloadfeatures all 30 tunes. The tunes include a variety of styles including bluegrass Texas style Old Time Irish reels some underplayed gems and even a Joe Carr original! This tune book is perfect for building yourrepertoire.

Twenty-four Christmas songs arranged especially for mandolin. Includes Away In A Manger The First Noel God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Hark! the Herald Angels Sing Jingle Bells O Holy Night O Christmas Tree Silent Night We Wish You A Merry Christmas Up On the Houstop and It Came Upon The Midnight Clear.

All you need is a mandolin and the ability to play three chords to play the 27 songs in this collection. Includes: All Along the Watchtower • Blue Suede Shoes • Cecilia • The First Cut Is the Deepest • I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For • Jolene • Lean on Me • Me and Bobby McGee • Ring of Fire • Sweet Caroline • Twist and Shout • and more.

Beginning with basic left- and right-hand techniques, Dennis Caplinger guides you through developing great backup parts and playing all over the neck. You'll study over 20 classic bluegrass standards and you'll learn how to play them in several different styles. All books in the Ultimate Beginner Bluegrass Basics Series are fully correlated with each other. This is the ideal method for the family that wants to play music together!

In addition to being one of the world's greatest bluegrass musicians Sam Bush is a clear and dynamic instructor. This terrific two-part series will help aspiring mandoling players improve their technical prowess build repertoire and develop formidable musicianship on their instrument. Teaching traditional fiddel tunes Bill Monroe-style instrumentals and his own compositions Sam provides detailed instruction in pick technique rhythm chopping speed building warm-up exercises tremolo improvised soloing and much more. You'll learn how to create variations on melodies use drone strings for fiddle-like effects employ crosspicking tecniques for a smoother sound and move upthe neck to play in higher positions. The songs and variations you'll be playing include: Ragtime Annie Bile Them Cabbage Down Blackberry Blossom Sally Goddin Big Mon Get Up John Brilliancy Whayasay and Big Rabbit. As a bonus Sam privides insight into his instruments and equipment his favourite strings pick gauges and the ways that his instruments have been set up to suit his exacting requirements.

Ready to take your playing to the next level? In this instructive guide the renowned fretted instrument performer and teacher Fred Sokolow presents valuable how-to insight that Mandolin players of all styles and levels can benefit from. The text photos music diagrams and accompanying audio provide a terrific easy-to-use resource for a variety of topics including playing tips practicing tips accessories Mandolin history and lore practical music theory and much more.

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.

Par NORRIS TOMMY. This book contains 30 traditional to modern Celtic tunes arranged in either simple melodic lines with suggested accompaniment chords, or stand-alone melody/chord solos. From rollicking reels and jigs to tender ballads, these Celtic Gems will appeal to the intermediate to advanced mandolinist and their audiences. With a little imagination, the up-tempo melodic tunes could be effectively rendered with drums and electric bass a la Pentangle or Fairport Convention; conversely, three or four of the solo arrangements would provide a tasteful set within a mandolin recital. Take your pick! Presented in standard notation and tablature in mandolin and guitar-friendly keys, these settings provide a masterclass in 4-course instrumental arranging. The author?s online recording of each piece is included with this stellar collection. Includes access to online audio. / Date parution : 2021-12-09/ Tablatures / Mandoline

Description WAYNE'S friendly and FUN approach to learning has taught tens of thousands of total beginners to play bluegrass music. Join the club! In this, his 26th book, Wayne cuts through the clutter and confusion of learning to play with his SIMPLE approach to playing the melody. He then leads the beginner down the path of being able to IMPROVISE on the melody by adding several simple rhythms. With Wayne's help, you'll soon be jamming up a storm. Guaranteed.

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.

This useful guide was created with the intention of teaching Mandolin players how to improvise in the bluegrass style. Based on the concept of learning by playing this 200 page book covers a wide range of improvisation toolsand 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 presentedand 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'sindividual 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-themesin 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. An online audio recording accompanies this book and features all examples.

With Online Audio-In this book Ray Valla shares the insights of a veteran bluegrass mandolinist. This is the ideal book for the intermediate to advanced player. It is filled with practical hints to improve your general musicianship and increasethe speed of your progress. For example Ray suggests learning a new tune by mastering its individual 'licks' before attempting to assemble the whole. The book's 27 well-known bluegrass tunes are shown in standard notation andtablature with arrows indicating picking direction. Illustrated with photographs charts and diagrams. Includes access to online audio.