Joining a jam session can be intimidating. Presented here is everything a beginning or intermediate Mandolin player needs to know to participate in a jam session. There are sections that describe how jam sessions work and jamsession etiquette. The book also describes the typical chords and keys for jamming and describes right hand usage. A section is included on the role each instrument plays in bluegrass rhythm. A play-along audio is included with 9typical bluegrass jam tunes. The tunes are played twice: once with the tune played on the left channel and a verbal description on the right channel and once in stereo. Audio download available online.

These fabulous collections for players of all levels feature 21 must-know bluegrass songs & instrumentals created especially for learning players by the genre's leading artists.The artist plays a basic solo that states the melody of the tune then a more adventurous improvisation and each solo is transcribed in detail.The CD provides the audio versions of the solos plus multiple rhythm tracks performed at moderate tempo for easy play-along.This great series will help you build your repertoire & get your licks in shape so you can shine in your next performance or jam session!

An easy-to-understand method teaching essentials of bluegrass Mandolin performance. Learn To Play Bluegrass Mandolin contains chord and scale forms technical insights plus both simple melodic andfull arrangements of 21 tunes in notation and tablature. The video includes performance versions of the Mandolin solos. As an added feature the Mandolin can be muted so that the student can play along with the recordedGuitar accompaniment. Access to online video available.

Par FREEMANTLE MARK E.. With decades of experience on the mandocello and even more on the mandolin and guitar, the author presents a comprehensive and progressive approach to learning to play this versatile instrument.Written entirely in bass clef?the logical clef for an instrument with the same low-to-high CGDA tuning as an orchestral cello?the book starts with basic technique and music theory and ultimately brings the reader to an intermediate to advanced plateau. Whether you come to the mandocello as your first fretted instrument or transition from mandolin or guitar, this method will facilitate your progress as a literate musician.The method includes mandocello etudes by pioneering multi-instrumentalist Myron Bickford (1876?1960), popular folk melodies, a pair of duets, and a few mandocello parts from mandolin orchestra arrangements. Fretboard diagrams and standard notation introduce scales, chords, position playing, and shifting/stretching concepts as each new key signature engenders new challenges. From basic down and upstrokes to tremolo, great attention is paid to mandocello picking technique, sight reading and overall musicianship.Most tunes in this book are written as solos. Along with its online play-along audio tracks, the variety of teaching repertoire in this new method will guide you step by step in mastering the mandocello in several musical genres. Then, as a skilled mandocellist who reads the bass clef, you will be welcome as an optional low voice in any musical ensemble. Includes access to online audio. / Date parution : 2023-06-01/ Méthode / Mandoline

Mandolin Play-Along Volume 3-In Mandolin Play-Along Volume 3 8 classic pop hits are presented with sheet music and full backing tracks on CD. Song include Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison Superstition by Stevie Wonder and Tears in Heaven by Eric Clapton. The Mandolin Play-Along Series will help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the written music listen to the CD 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. The CD is playable on any CD player and is also enhanced so Mac and PC users can adjust the recording toany tempo without changing the pitch!

Mandolin Play-Along Volume 8-The Mandolin Play-Along Series has been specially created to help you to play your favourite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the written music listen to the audio 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. This volume also comes with 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!This volume includes 8 film and TV favourites: Arrivederci Roma (Goodbye to Rome) The Godfather (Love Theme) Never onSunday Over the Rainbow Spanish Eyes That's Amoré (That's Love) Theme from “Zorba the Greek” and Somewhere My Love.

Mandolin Play-Along Volume 5-The Mandolin Play-Along Series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the written music listen to the CD 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. The CD is playable on any CD player and is also enhanced so Mac and PC users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch.This volume features the songs: After You've Gone • Avalon • China Boy • Dark Eyes • Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) • Limehouse Blues • The Sheik of Araby • Tiger Rag (Hold That Tiger).

Par DIX BRUCE. Thirty-four well-loved gospel tunes especially arranged for intermediate and advanced mandolinists. These beautiful, meditative melodies have been played and cherished for generations. The music is written in standard notation, with accompaniment chords, tablature and performance notes on the techniques used in each arrangement. Includes access to online recordings of each piece for playing along and listening. You will enjoy playing these historic and engaging melodies which lend themselves especially well to the mandolin./ Recueil / Mandoline

Learn 12 MORE great Gypsy Swing/Hot Club standards (see song list below left) in the style of Django Reinhardt Stephane Grappelli and The Quintette of the Hot Club of France. Just like with the original set you'll playalong with a great Gypsy Swing Rhythm Section and learn chords comping and melodies then let the band back you up as you practice chords and soloing. You play all the leads while the band backs you up. Beginners can practicebasic skills while more advanced players can hone their improvisation chops each at their own individual learning pace. You'll learn moveable closed position swing/jazz chords and practice playing them with the swingmandolin comp. We've also included information on basic chord substitution along with exercises on transposing melodies and chord progressions to different keys. These are essential skills for any swing/jazz musician. You'll alsoexplore some basic chord melody passages! But we've added more: Gypsy Swing and Hot Club Rhythm II has downloadable bonus music lyrics TAB and MP3s! Book/CD set Includes standard notation tablature chord diagrams lyrics playing tips and more. Each song is presented on the CD at slow and regular speed. First you???ll hear the melody played on mandolin at a slow speed with just guitar backup then it's repeated at regular speed with theband. The back up band is a classic 'Hot Club'- style rhythm section with two acoustic rhythm guitars string bass plus a rhythm mandolin so mandolinists can hear just how the Gypsy Swing comp sounds on mandolin. On this mandolinversion of Gypsy Swing and Hot Club Rhythm II for Mandolin all the leads are played on mandolin. Finally the band plays several choruses and you play all the leads. Songs may be repeated at slow or regular speed as many times asyou wish in order to perfect phrases melodies and solos in a band context.

Mandolin Play-Along Volume 1-This volume of the Mandolin Play-Along series features 8 traditional Bluegrass tunes all expertly arranged for Mandolin in standard and TAB notation. The Mandolin Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the written music listen to the online audio 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.  Songs include: Angeline the Baker ? Billy in the Low Ground ? Blackberry Blossom ? Fisher's Hornpipe ? and more!

The mandolin delivers the clean sharp solo sound that defined some of the greatest bluegrass recordings of the 1950s. Now you can learn to play famous fiddle tunes specially arranged for mandolin. Each song includes performance notes which give you helpful hints and tips on playing slides double stops fiddle shuffles tremolos ornaments syncopations and much more! The accompanying CD features specially mixed tracks that let you hear the mandolin alone the mandolin with the backing track or just the backing track so you can play along! Get started flatpickin' now!

Par DRISCOLL ANDREW. This book explores Celtic styles for the Mandolin. It is a great addition for musicians looking to begin learning Celtic music or expand their repertoire. Traditional Irish and Scottish music as well as contemporary Celtic compositions are presented. The book includes standard notation and tablature, with play-along tracks in the accompanying audio./ Recueil / Mandoline

Mandolin Play-Along Volume 4-The Mandolin Play-Along Volume 4: J.S. Bach songbook and tutor will help you play your favourite Bach songs quickly and easily. Just follow the written music listen to the online audio 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.

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. Alook-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.

The Mandolin is a great instrument for kids. These simple arrangements of all-time popular songs are ideal for younger learners and will get them playing in no time! This repertoire book is easy to read with classic songs suchas Scarborough Fair  Kum ba Yah  Frère Jaques  My Bonnie and much more. Chords are available for an accompanying instrumentalist and play-along tracks recorded bythe author are available online. The Mandolin part is written in both standard notation and tablature. Includes access to online audio.