Learn from the master of bluegrass Mandolin - Jethro Burns. More than 70 tunes and two dozen exercises are found in this bluegrass bonanza. The Complete Jethro Burns Mandolin Book and audio isan incomparable resource of bluegrass Mandolin repertoire - all in standard notation and tablature just the way the maestro played them - with chord symbols for an accompaniment instrument. This book presents some ofBurns' finest and most challenging solos in addition to a special section on his Mandolin techniques. Ample performance notes and Mandolin lore are provided along with many photographs of Burns in thelatter half of a career lasting more than half a century. The recording presents 52 of the tunes in the book. Includes access to online audio.

Master anthologie de Mel Bay de mandoline Solos Volume One est conçu pour améliorer le répertoire de l'intermédiaire à avancé mandoliniste avec une collection de généreux morceaux difficiles. Contributeurs sont Alan Bibé, Bud Orr, maire de Simon, John McGann, Jody Stecher, Joe Carr, Dan Gelo, Matt Flinner, Seth Austern, Ray Valla, Jethro Burns, Rob Haines, Ely Karasik, Terry Pender, Carlo Aonzo, Eugene Hayth, Butch Baldassari, Robert Bancalari et beaucoup d'autres. Tablature et notation standard sont offerts pour la plupart des pièces (quelques unes sont notation seulement), avec une Notice biographique de l'interprète. Un ensemble de 2 CD est inclus, ce qui en fait un sourcebook idéal pour les étudiants sérieux et professionnels. Les CD contiennent des représentations de la plupart des pièces dans le livre. / Niveau : Intermédiaire / Acoustic Music - Solos / Tablatures / Mandoline Tablatures

If you've heard jazz guitarists like Joe Pass play chord melody you may think that the style requires an encyclopedic knowledge of music theory musical super-powers or making a deal with the devil. But fear not! This bookwill show you how to create your own satisfying chord melody arrangements on the Mandolin...and will do so in a practical applicable way.'Aaron Weinstein has many musical accomplishments. I am very proud to have playeda small part with some of them. When he was only 12 he made his first recordings and asked me to play Mandolin on them. I was knocked out to encounter someone that young that was conversant in both old-time or contest fiddling andJoe Venuti style jazz. Not long after that Aaron became interested in the Mandolin and chords and he came by every so often to play and discuss voicings improvisation and the like. I showed him some of the Jethro Burns chordmelody arrangements that Jethro showed me. I've been teaching those for decades in hopes of one day playing them smoothly myself!Fast forward a few more years and Aaron has a Berklee degree traveled the worldplaying hot Violin music and is hobnobbing with the greatest NYC jazz stars. And oh yeah one other thing: he took the art of chord-melody Mandolin style to an entirely new level! The rich harmonies of the standard jazz and showtune repertoire the swinging bass lines and connecting chords and independent voice movements (doing more than one thing at a time) are all present in Aaron's style thanks to his great ear open mind and gift at locating thingson the fretboard. And now Aaron has documented explained and shared his discoveries and approach with all of us in this book. Thank you Aaron!This is truly a step-by-step method that you will enjoy. You'll findyourself saying 'oh of course!' as the author gets you playing and understanding things that sound very detailed and complex. The first section I would call the mandolinistic stuff: the how-to on getting things moving and

While the Mandolin is not as synonymous with the blues as the Guitar the Fiddle's fretted cousin was an important lead voice in many string blues bands of the 1920s through the 1940s including the Mississippi Sheiks theMemphis Jug Band and the Dallas String Band. In the hands of great players including Carl Martin Charlie McCoy Yank Rachell Howard Armstrong and Johnny Young the Mandolin was a convincing member of the bluesensemble.All of these player's styles are featured here as well as bluegrass music innovator Bill Monroe Jethro Burns (Homer and Jethro ) Tiny Moore (Bob Wills' Texas Playboys) and Johnny Gimble. Special sections coverbasic blues shuffle rhythm creating your own blues solos turnarounds and introductions. Music is written in tablature and standard notation. Includes access to online audio.