While many extant photos of string band artists show members holding a mandolin it often can barely be heard in most period recordings because the most important instrument to capture was usually the fiddle or voice. Thiscollection provides you with the opportunity to learn over 70 old-time-music period songs recorded mostly by Ernest Stoneman or the duo Grayson

Transcriptions of 23 great old time classic vocals and fiddle tunes as played and recorded by the Highwoods String Band one of the pre-eminent old time revival bands of the 1970s. Transcriptions include melodies lyrics chords and solos with standard musical notation and tablature. Many of the selections like 'There's More Pretty Girls than One ' 'Fire on the Mountain ' 'Wild Bill Jones ' 'My Dixie Darling ' and 'Free Little Bird' have become standardsamong old time and bluegrass musicians and are played all over the world. Share the energy life humor and joy of this historic and seminal musical style. Companion CD included.

Arranged For Mandolin. This book contains the first three of J. S. Bach's solo violin Sonatas and Partitas arranged for mandolin. The goal of the material is to make learning these challenging pieces easier. Mandolin tablature is included throughout the book. Mandolinists who have little or no experience reading standard notation will find this to be an essential learning tool. For good reason, there has been widespread interest in learning these pieces in the mandolin community. The pieces were originally written for violin. As a result, Bach's use of string crossing patterns and open-string pedals work brilliantly on the mandolin. Also, as solo works they are a useful addition to anyone's performingrepertoire. Lastly, even if never performed, learning all or some of these is wonderful for building mandolin technique. Violinists often say that if you can play the Bach Solo Sonatas and Partitas you can play anything-the same is certainly true for mandolinists. This book contains the first three of J. S. Bach 's solo Violin Sonatas and Partitas arranged for Mandolin. The goal of the material is to make learning these challenging pieces easier. Mandolin tablature isincluded throughout the book. Mandolinists who have little or no experience reading standard notation will find this to be an essential learning tool. For good reason, there has been widespread interest in learning thesepieces in the Mandolin community. The pieces were originally written for Violin. As a result, Bach 's use of string crossing patterns and open-string pedals work brilliantly on the Mandolin. Also, as solo works theyare a useful addition to anyone's performing repertoire. Lastly, even if never performed, learning all or some of these is wonderful for building Mandolin technique. Violinists often say that if you can play the Bach SoloSonatas and Partitas you can play anything-the same is certainly true for Mandolinists./ Recueil / Mandoline

This Mandolin Fingering Chart includes a notation guide tips on reading Mandolin TAB handy chords and a photo/diagram of the instrument. It's an invaluable reference chart for anybody learning the Mandolin ensuring you'll never forget the basics of playing this fantastic instrument. The centre of the chart depicts the basic chords that will let you play the vast majority of tunes for the Mandolin with all thecommon variations like minors 7ths and so on. What also makes this an essential Mandolin Reference Chart is the guide to reading tablature the most common and easily-accessible method of notation forstringed instruments. It describes what tablature is and how to read it.  Not only this but some common techniques that have been notated in tab are described so your practical knowledge of theMandolin will come on leaps and bounds. Hammer-ons and pull-offs slides and tremolo are all detailed on this chart providing you with the fundamentals to kick-start you Mandolin playing. With a diagramand a photograph showing the note names and locations of a Mandolin to boot this Mandolin Fingering Chart is an attractive decoration as well as a great learning tool and memory aid. Pick it up today andgive your Mandolin Fingering a boost.

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.

Mandolin Solos-This book and accompanying audio are an essential compilation of songs solos and techniques that every Mandolin player should know. The book is aimed at beginning and intermediate mandolinists and contains 40 Mandolin solosof all-time favorite Bluegrass Old-Time and Gospel songs. The written music includes melodies tablature chords and all thesolos can be heard at both slow and regular speeds on the accompanying audio.Included are easyopen string solos closed position moveable andtransposable solos solos with tremolo double stops bluesy solos crosspicking solos and backup Mandolin parts. This book has everything you need to play great solos in jamsessions and performances!

Learn to play traditional blues and old-time string band music on the mandolin. Steve James knows this music and its history well and he brings it clearly into focus on this lesson filled with 'ful-lovin' high jinks.Steve starts out with the basics but quickly gets into blues scales pick strokes tremolo technique and other tools needed to play with style and authenticity. He lays out some blues chords on the mandolin showing rhythm comping for song accompaniment along with turnarounds double stops blues riffs and variations on a walking boogie-woogie line - all essential elements for developing a blues repertoire.

Beginning Mandolin is a comprehensive instruction book for the beginning mandolinist. You will learn how to read both traditional music and tablature notations on the mandolin one string at a time. Easy chord forms and basic strumming patterns are also introduced in this book. The accompanying CD contains demonstrations of the examples and gives you the opportunity to play along.

This methodology book designed for the intermediate to advanced mandolinist offers you as a mandolin player a new voice. Or if you're already crosspicking many new ideas can be added to your arsenal. Each song includes apreparatory study that allows you the opportunity to gain a solid footing before attempting the piece itself. These studies can be applied in other areas as backup ideas song ideas or take offs for improvisation. Stylesdiscussed are: Two-String Bluegrass Fiddle Classical and Jazz/Ragtime. Written in tablature.

The mandolin is used in nearly every type of music today so it is a great choice of instrument whether you like jazz folk classical country bluegrass rock blues Irish or many kinds of world music. Much of this music isavailable only in standard notation so that is where this book starts; TAB comes later. By learning the basic information presented in this volume you will be prepared to approach any style. This book introduces the student tothe instrument explaining basics such as tuning and how to hold the instrument. The student is introduced to notes on each string and various left- and right-hand techniques. Chords scales and arpeggios are introduced andstudents begin applying their new skills to real world repertoire in a variety of keys. Includes access to online audio.

Bluegrass legend Jesse McReynolds invented crosspicking on the Mandolin in the 1960s and this DVD gives you the chance to learn this complex and powerful technique from the master himself.Jesse starts at the beginning teaching the basics of mandolin crosspicking which emulates the characteristic sounds of banjo rolls. He provides a host of exercises melodic variations endings backward rolls and arrangements to some of his best known songs. Jesse also reveals the secrets of his splitter strings another McReynolds innovation that creates a rich texture and enables you to get additional harmonies on your instrument.

Most of the music in this book comes from editions or manuscripts from England in the late 1500’s. There are also a few French pieces. The cittern was popular in Italy England and France. Aside from various tunings there weretwo main kinds of instruments being played during the 16th and 17th centuries: the 4 course (four sets of doubled strings) and the 6 course cittern with several editions of music to go along with both. The pieces I have chosenfor this book were all written for the 4 course instrument and fall into three main categories: dance music song arrangements and free pieces. The free pieces are basically preludes that explore the melodic range of theinstrument. As the title suggests these pieces can be played very freely and need not have a very strict tempo. The dance pieces are not really meant to be danced to but rather take their form and rhythm from the popular courtdances of the time. These can be played with a wide range of overall tempo but once a tempo is chosen should be strictly adhered to. The song arrangements are settings of popular songs of the time as well as more formal vocalsettings. Care should be taken in making the melody clear and singing. Since the range of the cittern and mandolin are the same John Holenko has kept the melodies intact. Because of the difference in tuning however thevoicing of the harmonies have been changed so as to fit on the mandolin.