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.

The Mandolin was brought to Brazil by Portuguese colonists in the 15th and 16th centuries and eventually worked its way into traditional Brazilian music. The principal aim of this book is to present an overview of theseveral faces of the Mandolin in Brazil. In this book's eighteen progressively arranged character studies the Mandolin student will find besides a great number of aspects of the idiomatic technique of the instrument (i.e. changes of fingering positions double stops tremolos arpeggios legatos chords etc.) no less than fourteen different styles. All of the pieces are presented first in notation only as Mandolin/Guitar duets followed bythe Mandolin part repeated with tablature. Includes access to online audio.

Par MAIR MARILYNN / SA PAULO. Choro brésilien: Une méthode pour mandoline se concentre sur l\'enseignement \'bandolim\' technique pour jouer Choro. La combinaison du livre de procédé et CD offre une grande opportunité d\'ajouter la pratique d\'exécution sur les notes en noir et blanc sur la page. Le livre, présenté en anglais et en portugais, est écrit pour deux groupes différents - les Brésiliens à apprendre à jouer bandolim dans la tradition Choro, et non-Brésiliens qui jouent d\'autres styles et que vous souhaitez apprendre Choro. M. Sá, un Carioca indigènes qui, en tant joué Choro depuis l\'enfance, comprend intuitivement Choro et apporte une perspective brésilienne au projet. Mme Mair, un mandoliniste classique qui a passé la majeure partie des quatre dernières années à peaufiner sa technique Choro de Rio, apporte point de vue d\'un étranger, tout en reconnaissant les nuances qui font style unique Choro. Ensemble, ces artistes de renom et des professeurs d\'université ont créé un parcours pour vous aider à jouer Choro avec un accent vrai Carioca. Musique présentée en notation standard. / Niveau : Débutant / Méthode / Mandoline