The bright and distinctive sound of the Mandolin is more popular than ever in the rock and pop hits of the charts - this unique tutorial will show you how to incorporate the instrument into your own songwriting. Learn how to back up a melody, write and perform a solo, and jam in a variety of styles. The topics covered include: Equipment Choosing an instrument Pickups Amplifiers Effects Rhythm Playing Doubling the snare Doubling the guitar Playing backup Soloing Harmonics Scales Double stops Crosspicking Tremolo The slide An accompanying CD puts all the lessons into context by allowing you to hear exactly how it should all sound. / Mandoline

Par JESPER RUBNER-PETERSEN. A new book on improvisation is now available for bluegrass mandolin players. Based on the concept of learning by playing, this 200 page book covers a wide range of improvisation tools and how to implement them in your playing. A large number of examples are presented in both tablature and standard notation, so that a theoretical background is not required. The small amount of theory needed is simply presented and easily learned step by step. A series of exercises designed to help the player develop improvisational skills are included in the book. As an instruction tool, the book can easily be combined with the instructor's individual philosophy or by a student wishing to study alone. The subject matter is varied in difficulty and can be used by both the beginner and more advanced player as an instructional guide and reference book. The major-themes in the book are: The pentatonic sound, scale and major-chord based improvising with any Bluegrass-Tune, Double-stop improvisation, Minor chords and Keys, The blues sound, Melody oriented improvisation, How to use: Monroe Style, Cross picking, Hot licks, how to simplify a lick, and more. MP3 CD accompanies book featuring all examples. Click to hear the author discuss the book. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Bluegrass - Improvisation / Tablatures / Mandoline Tablatures

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

Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method 1 features clear, well-paced instruction that makes learning the mandolin easy and fun. This book covers all the basics, including how to hold your mandolin, tuning your mandolin, right- and left-hand techniques, reading music, chords, strumming patterns, songs, and how to read TAB. The DVD provides visual lessons and demonstrations of songs and examples from the book. / Mandoline

Learn to play mandolin and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about the history of the mandolin, its components, picks, how to tune it, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then move right along to playing different notes, scales, and songs, lesson by lesson, all while continuing to increase your ever-growing knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation. You will learn important mandolin techniques such as tremolo, cross picking, and more. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to play your favorite songs on the mandolin, know how to read music, and play with a musical group in many different styles, including folk, blues, country, and even pop.The book features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons: * Mandolin accompaniments* Mandolin chord dictionary* Mandolin fingering chartBe your own teacher, and let Alfred be your resource every step of the way. / Mandoline

Par CARR JOE. Alors que la mandoline n\'est pas comme un synonyme du blues comme la guitare, du violon tracassés vénèrent pourtant cousin était une voix de plomb important dans nombreux groupes de blues de chaîne des années 1920 à travers les années 1940 dont le Mississippi Sheiks, les Memphis Jug Band et la bande de chaîne de Dallas. Dans les mains de grands joueurs dont Carl Martin, Charlie McCoy, Yank Rachell, Howard Armstrong et Johnny Young, la mandoline était un membre convaincant de l\'ensemble de blues. Tous les styles de ces joueur sont présentés ici comme innovateur de musique bluegrass Bill Monroe, Jethro Burns (Homer et Jethro,) Tiny Moore (Bob Wills Texas Playboys) et des articles de Johnny Gimble spécial couvrent blues base shuffle rythmique, la création de vos propres solos de blues, les délais et les introductions. La musique est écrite en tablature et notation standard. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Blues - Methods / Tablatures / Mandoline Tablatures

In this instructive guide the renowned fretted instrument performer and teacher Fred Sokolow presents valuable how-to insight that Mandolin players of all styles and levels can benefit from.The text, photos, music, diagrams and accompanying audio provide a terrific, easy-to-use resource for a variety of topics, including playing tips, practicing tips, accessories, Mandolin history and lore, practical music theory and much more. / Mandoline

The Absolute Beginners award-winning method has been designed to make learning the Mandolin easier than ever before! Step-by-step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing your first complete songs. Absolute Beginners Mandolin gives you: An 'owner's manual' approach to the mandolin. Practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know about setting up, playing and maintenance. A look-and-learn course that uses clear pictures to illustrate every step of learning. CD audio tracks to let you hear how things should sound, plus full-length accompaniments so you can play along. / Mandoline

Par DIX BRUCE. A collection of over 200 great Bluegrass, Old Time, Country and Gospel standards. Melodies are presented with standard notation and tablature along with lyrics and chords. Learn to play songs written and recorded by the giants of traditional American music: Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt and Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, The Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson and many more. Also included: Step-by-Step instruction on how to transpose and song to any key! The two CDs include recordings of EVERY song in the book. / Niveau : Débutant / Bluegrass - Tune Book / Tablatures / Mandoline Tablatures

The Mandolin Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the written music, listen to the demo tracks 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. Includes online audio tracks for download or streaming. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include 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. Pieces include: Blue Danube Waltz - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (Serenade), First Movement Excerpt - Für Elise - Humoresque - In the Hall of the Mountain King - La donna e mobile - The Merry Widow Waltz - Spring, First Movement. / Mandoline

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 different backing 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 requires that 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 to practice. Whether you play bluegrass, rock, pop or jazz, this book will take your solos to the next level. Includes access to online audio./ Tablatures / Mandoline

The quickest, easiest, most enjoyable method for learning to play the mandolin! Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method is one of the many new additions to the Alfred's Basic family of methods, featuring clear, well-paced instruction. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method---the best choice for today's beginning mandolin students. Book 2 features: * New major and minor scales and keys * Solos and duets including American, German, Irish, Italian, Mexican, and Scottish folk songs * Power chords, double unisons, and palm muting * Additional chords and strumming patterns * How to transpose * Triplets, swing rhythms, and blues soloing * Accents and staccato (chop) articulations* Photos and diagrams * Songs that include 'The Entertainer,' 'Tarantella,' 'Greensleeves,' and many others * Great-sounding performances of lessons and examples on the CD. / Mandoline

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

Here is the clearest, most useful chord book for the mandolin ever published. Over 1,000 standard chord forms. Several forms are shown for each type of chord, and each form has its own easy-to-read diagram. What's more, the chords are grouped logically, making it eay to find the ones you need to play any song. No matter what kind of music you are into, you will find both the usual and unusual chords to any song or tune you will ever want to play. / Méthode en anglais / Méthode / Mandoline