Mandolinists who wish to expand their improvisational vocabulary and spice up their rhythm accompaniment are invited to try some Jazz Mandolin Appetizers.This book and accompanying audio prepared by chef Don Stiernberg include a batch of etudes that address the challenges every improvising mandolinist faces. These include common issues such as selecting notes that sound good with chord progressions and finding them on the fretboard. In the firstsection new melodies are presented for chord progressions that are often played at swing and jazz jam sessions. These tunes will benefit players of any style. Concepts are discussed at the beginning of each tune such as harmonicanalysis and the effects of certain intervals (useful groups of tones). The tablature suggests fingerings for the melodies. The chordal section shows how chords and progressions can be made more interesting by adding color tension and movement. Chord substitution is also demonstrated. Working through this section will prepare the player with commonly played progressions and will expand their chord voicing vocabulary up and down the neck. Lastly astudy of chord-melody style playing is presented. Playing the melody and harmony at the sametime yields full sounding solo arrangements.Don Stiernberg is a leading proponent of the jazz Mandolin style. He has eightavailable recordings performs coast to coast and abroad writes a column for Mandolin Magazine and teaches at several Mandolin events. Audio download available online.

Par KARASIK ELY. Les treize compositions contenues dans cette collection ont été à l'origine auto-édité par virtuose compositeur/mandoline Ely Karasik en trois volumes distincts : Tango Passions, Moods Tango et Tango souvenirs. Ils étaient composés spécifiquement pour fournir un répertoire pour le duo guitare/mandoline dans lequel la guitare sert un partenaire égal et pas seulement de l'accompagnement. Chacun de ces tangos originales a un titre espagnol, ce qui suggère un sentiment particulier. Cette publication comprend les parties distinctes pour la mandoline et guitare ainsi qu'un pointage combiné. Toutes les pièces sont écrites en notation seulement. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Recueil / Mandoline et Guitare

These pocket-sized swatch-packs are great for quick reference at home or on the go. Each Notecracker contains 70 handy reference cards, printed on both sides for quick access to chord diagrams, general music theory, jokes, quotes and snippets of musical trivia. Notecracker Mandolin Chords includes all the essential chords presented on easy to read cards with clear fingering diagrams and a display of each note played. Whether you want to learn them one at a time or use as a quick reference guide, this handy little pack is the perfect companion for the Mandolin player. / Mandoline

This handy case-sized book is packed full of useful information and tips for Mandolin players of any experience level. Clear musical examples in standard notation and Mandolin tablature are included along with diagrams photosand cartoons. Topics covered include left/right hand technique chords practice theory traditional music improvisation posture instrument care and accessories. An ideal gift for any Mandolin player.

Comprehensive and easily understood this Mel Bay stand-by is arranged in photo chord diagram and notation form for maximum ease of use by mandolinists of all playing levels. Correct right hand positions are pictured for eachchord as is proper left hand picking position. Major minor seventh diminished augmented and ninth chords are shown in photos and diagrams; major seventh sixth minor sixth seventh augmented fifth and seventh diminishedfifth chords are shown in diagram form only. Tuning of the mandolin is also shown. A chart summarizing movable chord patterns ends the book.

Get A Better Grip On Neck Navigation. Par CHARUPAKORN JOE. Mastering the mandolin neck can be a challenge, even for very experienced players. The diagrams in this full-color book will help you quickly memorize scales and chords that may have previously seemed difficult to grasp. You'll be able to easily see and understand how scale and chord shapes are laid out and how they connect and overlap across the neck. The material is presented in all 12 keys, using complete 12-fret neck diagrams with color-coded displays of the most common fingerings./ Méthode / Mandoline

Increase your lick repertoire. 400 Smokin' Bluegrass Mandolin Licks utilizes 24 common bluegrass chord progressions to teach you over 400 licks which will allow you to create solos to literally hundreds of bluegrass tunes. Licks are developed from major pentatonic and blues scales. Mandolin-specific techniques such as tremolo double stops drone strings and cross picking are included in many of the phrases. Licks and solos are presented in numerous different keys including the keys of F Bb and B. The demo CD includes every lick performed at learning speed. Each practice progression uses sample licks and is played with rhythmaccompaniment on the included CD. 'Nine-Pound Hammer ' 'Black Mountain Rag ' 'Little Maggie ' 'Salt Creek ' and 'Ragtime Annie' are just some of the many traditional bluegrass tunes included.

As Bill Monroe is commonly lauded as 'the father of bluegrass music ' his tunes are standard repertoire and should be studied and memorized by any serious student of bluegrass. This book is a collection of transcriptions innotation and tablature taken from classic instrumentals recorded over a span of 40 years from the early 1940s to the early 1980s. It functions as a 'fake book' for bluegrass students to learn the original melody or to studyMonroe's playing style. The melodies were played by mandolin fiddle twin fiddles or triple fiddles and are grouped accordingly. Generally included with the fiddle melody is a transcription of the mandolin break. Thesetranscriptions along with the discography will be an important resource for any student of bluegrass music.

Comprehensive and easily understood this essential Mel Bay resource is arranged in photo notation and chord diagram form for maximum ease of use by mandolinists of all playing levels. Correct left-hand positions are picturedfor each chord as is proper right-hand picking position. Major minor seventh diminished augmented and ninth chords are shown in photo notation and chord diagram form; major seventh sixth minor sixth seventh augmentedfifth and seventh diminished fifth chords are shown in diagram form only. Tuning of the mandolin is also shown. A chart summarizing movable chord patterns completes the book. Includes access to online video. Videoduration 125 minutes.

Par ESCHLIMAN TED. N\'est plus limitée aux genres folkloriques base, toute mandoliniste aspirant à une compréhension plus large de la musique, y compris le swing, blues, pop, choro, broadway et même classique peut étendre son jeu et grâce à une connaissance des fondamentaux de jazz. Cette approche de percée en pédagogie de la mandoline prend quatre patrons idéogramme non compliqué (FFcP) et perce une familiarité physique dans les doigts du joueur, adoucissant la peur des frettes supérieures et se prépare pour les altérations harmoniques nécessaires pour jouer de la musique contemporaine plus complexe d\'efficace et intuitive. Une brève introduction en modes, le joueur est assoupli en brouillage avec accompagnement audio (CD) et, éventuellement, une initiation à la progression d\'accords jazz plus fondamentale de tous, le \' ii V7 I\' pattern. De l\'horizontal (mélodie) à la verticale (accords) et retour, les résultats sont une compréhension instinctive et physique des centres tonales et l\'improvisation fourrage de compter exécutant. Mettant l\'accent sur la force de la MINUS, fing... / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Jazz - Methods / Recueil / Mandoline

Getting Into Jazz Mandolin is a breakthrough approach that takes four uncomplicated fretboard patterns (FFcP) and drills a physical familiarity into the player's fingers softening the fear of upper frets andpreparing for the harmonic alterations necessary for the effective and intuitive playing of more complex contemporary music.No longer confined to basic folk genres any mandolinist aspiring to a broadercomprehension of music including swing blues pop choro broadway and even classical can expand his or her playing through a working knowledge of jazz fundamentals.Following a brief introduction to modes theplayer is eased into jamming with audio accompaniment and eventually an initiation into the most fundamental jazz chord progression of all the 'ii V7 I' pattern. From the horizontal (melody) to the vertical (chords) and back the results are an instinctive and physical grasp of tonal centers and the improvisational fodder of effective performing.The exercises in Getting Into Jazz Mandolin place an emphasis on pinkystrength finger control and sustain and the book's exercises also develop the player's concepts of tone and melody. This book includes access to online audio. Further supportive resources including MP3 audio tracks are alsoavailable on the internet.

Par WICKLUND BRIAN / WINSHIP BEN. La méthode de mandoline américaine est la nouvelle norme pour l'instruction de la mandoline. Professeurs principaux et les interprètes de la mandoline, Brian Wicklund et Ben Winship ont conçu le volume 2 de la série à être utilisé à la fois comme un suivi au volume 1 et pour les joueurs intermédiaires qui sont déjà expérimentés avec la mandoline. Utiliser des illustrations claires et des explications lucides, les auteurs de l'examen des compétences telles que la tenue efficacement la mandoline, frottement, la cueillette technique et la création de bon ton. Les élèves apprennent des techniques telles que des diapositives, des hammer-ons, pull-offs, barrés, les accords de cannibalisation et 7e accords tout en progressant étape par étape à travers plus de deux douzaines universellement jouait des airs de confiture. L', CD haute qualité très écoutable inclus avec le livre permet aux élèves de jouer avec les airs pour simuler le brouillage. Egalement inclus sont repliés exercices échelle et conseils de bon sens de la longue expérience des auteurs de l'enseignement et de la scène. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Méthode / Mandoline

Par RULENS André. / Niveau : 2 / Partition / Mandoline (ou Xylophone) et Guitare