This wonderful collection of music arranged for the mandolin includes bluegrass old-time fiddle tunes classical music (including the complete solo part for the Vivaldi mandolin concerto and the Canzonetta from Mozart's Don Giovanni) American Irish Jewish Russian and Italian songs reels jigs hornpipes hymns and gospel songs minstrel songs patriotic songs blues and jazz children's songs cowboy and country ballads. Over one hundred selections in standard music notation and Tab with lyrics and chord symbols for optional accompaniment. Also included are tremelo exercises a guide to fingering chord charts for guitar and mandolin the history of themandolin and interesting comments about the history and performance of each song.

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.

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.