With Online Audio-Originating from the 17th century the Mandolin has a fascinating and varied history. This versatile instrument was a favourite of Mozart's and has been used extensively in classical and traditional music around the world forgenerations. In recent years the Mandolin has enjoyed renewed popularity thanks to artists such as Jack White Muse The Lumineers Mumford And Sons and Arcade Fire. 50 Tunes For Mandolin contains 50Bluegrass Old Time and Celtic tunes that are perfect for ensembles families or individuals. The Mandolin classics in this collection vary in difficulty from simple to advanced providing players with an enjoyable repertoire thatwill grow with them as they refine their musical technique. The pieces in this book are designed for flatpicking on the Mandolin. This style of playing prevalent in Celtic and Bluegrass music features fast soloing with asingle flat pick. All parts are written in both Mandolin tablature and standard notation. 50 Tunes For Mandolin includes access to online audio tracks featuring every tune in the book recorded by a fullband.

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.

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 Mandolin Fingering Chart includes a notation guide tips on reading Mandolin TAB handy chords and a photo/diagram of the instrument. It's an invaluable reference chart for anybody learning the Mandolin ensuring you'll never forget the basics of playing this fantastic instrument. The centre of the chart depicts the basic chords that will let you play the vast majority of tunes for the Mandolin with all thecommon variations like minors 7ths and so on. What also makes this an essential Mandolin Reference Chart is the guide to reading tablature the most common and easily-accessible method of notation forstringed instruments. It describes what tablature is and how to read it.  Not only this but some common techniques that have been notated in tab are described so your practical knowledge of theMandolin will come on leaps and bounds. Hammer-ons and pull-offs slides and tremolo are all detailed on this chart providing you with the fundamentals to kick-start you Mandolin playing. With a diagramand a photograph showing the note names and locations of a Mandolin to boot this Mandolin Fingering Chart is an attractive decoration as well as a great learning tool and memory aid. Pick it up today andgive your Mandolin Fingering a boost.

For Non-Classical Players: A Practical Approach-The focus of this book is on American mandolin music that was published circa 1900 during the ?Golden Age of the Mandolin? in the United States (1885-1920) referred to by Mark Twain as The Gilded Age. After a brief overview of period mandolin techniques a variety of popular social ballroom dances are then presented in both staff notation and mandolin tablature including waltzes polkas schottisches mazurkas marches and even the occasional hornpipe. Along the way you will discover a variety of idiomatic playing techniques that will open up new vistas in your own playing. So tune up your mandolin and get started!

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.

Mandolin Play-Along Volume 7-The Mandolin Play-Along Series will help you to play your favourite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music listen to the audio to hear how the Mandolin should sound and then play along using the separate backing tracks. Mandolin Play-Along Volume 7: Italian Classics features 8 traditional songs that sound great on the Mandolin! Access to online audio tracks is included in the price of the book and these can be downloaded or streamed using the unique code provided. This book also features Playback + an innovative cutting-edge audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch set looppoints change keys and pan left or right - available exclusively from Hal Leonard.

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.

Examine the development of country mandolin performance during the 1930s with this book by Joseph Weidlich. During that decade the mandolin became a featured solo instrument requiring players to quickly develop a new style of playing in order to give vocalists a break from singing particularly in the popular brother act format. As the decade progressed numerous idiomatic techniques were tested discarded and refined leading to instrumental solos that were eventually based more on playing over chord changes than on the actual melody itself. The techniques outlined here based on period recoridngs clearly establish the roots of that new solo approach which blossomed in thelooser ensemble format of early 1940s bluegrass music.

Learning to play the Mandolin is a highly rewarding experience, but getting started can be a challenge! Here at last is a book that helps you choose the right instrument and accessories and then gets you playing - fast! Full colour pictures, clear diagrams and genuinely practical advice combine to make Start-Up Mandolin do exactly what is says on the cover. You'll start off on the right track and that makes everything else come more easily. Contents include: Parts of the Mandolin How to hold the Mandolin Tuning Playing chords Bluegrass chords and techniques Reading tablature Playing melodies A timeless selection of folk and bluegrass songs for you to play / Mandoline

Arranged For Mandolin-This book contains the first three of J.S. Bach's solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas arranged for Mandolin. The goal of the material is to make learning these challenging pieces easier. Mandolin tablature isincluded throughout the book. Mandolinists who have little or no experience reading standard notation will find this to be an essential learning tool. For good reason there has been widespread interest in learning thesepieces in the Mandolin community. The pieces were originally written for Violin. As a result Bach's use of string crossing patterns and open-string pedals work brilliantly on the Mandolin.Also as solo works theyare a useful addition to anyone's performing repertoire. Lastly even if never performed learning all or some of these is wonderful for building Mandolin technique. Violinists often say that if you can play the Bach SoloSonatas and Partitas you can play anything-the same is certainly true for Mandolinists.

Noted mandolinist and teacher Del Grosso presents this excellent mandolin method that features great playable tunes in several styles (bluegrass country folk and blues) in standard music notation and tab. You'll be playing in no time with this step-by-step method that includes a whole host of invaluable tips on: Buying Instruments Mandolin Anatomy Tunings Music Reading Fundamentals Music Notation and Tablature Single-Note picking and Tremolo PickingDouble stops Chords Scales and Modes Drones and much more!

nes in the Bluegrass/Old Time music styles. All the books in this series are written in the same keys; they can all be played together without any problems. So get your friends or family who play guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, dulcimer or Dobro together, grab these books and start jamming. Improvisation - Another idea behind writing the First Jam series was to provide a number of tunes that were easy to learn, but that are also a great to begin working on improvising. Each books offer the melody for that particular instrument as well as back-up chords for another instrument to accompany you. Each song is represented in Tab, notation and chord symbols. The accompanying CD has two tracks for each song. The first playing the song with the melody line, the second track offers just the backup so you can play the melody over it or even improvise. Tunes include: Cripple Creek, Old Joe Clark, Arkansas Traveler, Will the Circle Be Unbroken and many more.