An exciting and varied collection of 35 traditional tunes from around the world arranged for easy mandolin. All tunes are written clearly in standard notation as well as mandolin tablature. An accompanying CD contains all the tunes played at a manageable speed accompanied by a backing band of guitars bass fiddle and percussion.The tunes come from Africa North and South America Europe The Middle East Asia and Australia and are specially arranged by the author with the beginning/intermediate mandolinist in mind. On the CD the tunes are played 2 or 3 times so you can really get into the feel of the tune when playing along. The speed of the tunes is quite slow but not so slow as to take away from the essential feel of the music.There is a mine of great music to be discovered from around the world a sample of which can be found in this unusual and stimulating selection which may well prove to be a springboard to further studies of traditional styles.

An extremely handy chord reference guide specifically for the mandolin showing basic major and minor chords in all keys. Relative minor chord relationships are also shown. A unique additional feature of this premium chart is theinclusion of a mandolin fingerboard diagram. This diagram is appropriate not only for the beginner but also as quick and ready reference for the more advanced player. A must for the mandolin enthusiast!

Media Type : Chart Level : Beginning Musical Genre : All Styles Number of pages : 4 An extremely handy chord reference guide, specifically for the mandolin, showing basic major and minor chords in all keys. Relative minor chord relationships are also shown. A unique additional feature of this premium chart is the inclusion of a mandolin fingerboard diagram. This diagram is appropriate not only for the beginner, but also as quick and ready reference for the more advanced player. A must for the mandolin enthusiast!

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Advanced Musical Genre : Acoustic Music Number of pages : 128 The non-jazz improvisation series is a concept that germinated in Dick Weissman's mind while he was attending music school. He wrote a 15-piece arrangement of the old square dance tune, Cripple Creek, and wanted the trombone to take a solo as part of the arrangement. When the trombonist kept playing a bebop solo that was totally unsuitable for the chart, Dick realized that - in addition to the many musicians who do not improvise - there are even jazz musicians who don't know how to improvise outside the limits of their own stylistic backgrounds. The non-jazz improvisation series mostly includes new original tunes that are intended to show how to improvise in many musical styles, including; * Blues * Country * American folk * Latin-American * World music including South American, Eastern European and Asian * Odd meters (playing in a variety of time signatures) * New Age * Classical * Folk-Rock In short, the books are an encyclopedia of virtually every musical style, excluding jazz.