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

Tenor Mandola and Mandocello-Easy Chords In All Keys With Sections On Tunings Capos And Chord-relations. Also Useful For The Tenor Mandola And The Mandocello.

A Comprehensive Study of Gypsy Jazz Guitar-This book offers a comprehensive study of the Gypsy jazz or Manouche Guitar style as perceived by French guitarists Derek Sebastian and Romane two of the finest modern day practitioners of the DjangoReinhardt style. Each of the book's thirty-six progressive chapters consists of four parts: A.) Technique developed through exercises chord progressions/diagrams and illustrations of fingerboard positions; B.) A harmonylesson with leads in the Manouche style; C.) Soloing techniques based on the harmonic structure of a given theme; and D.) Self-testing materials with answers provided at the close of the book. The companion audio forL'Espirit Manouche is unique in that it provides 98 play-along MIDI files that exactly parallel the order of the exercises examples and pieces in the book as well as audio tracks of excerpts from eighteenRomane favourites from the Gypsy jazz repertoire. The MIDI tracks which can be accessed via most audio players on PC or Macintosh computers allow the student to play along with both short phrases and extensive rhythmtracks- at any desired tempo. The audio tracks are available to download online. L'Espirit Manouche not only makes Gypsy jazz accessible; it offers an opportunity to master the Manouche style. While manyexercises and tunes appear in both standard notation and tab not to mention chord or fretboard diagrams standard notation is predominant.

Commissioned by the Virginia Band and Orchestra Directors Association to commemorate its 75th anniversary Presidential Suite recognizes the rich historical heritage of Virginia particularly as the birthplace of eight United States presidents. Using a suite format the work focuses on three of the founding fathers. The first movement Mount Vernon is a serene musical impression of the home of George Washington. Monticello is the second movement and portrays the stately style of music typical of Thomas Jefferson's time. The suite concludes with Montpelier the home of James Madison and uses bold and majestic motifs to portray the broad and magnificent landscape of Madison'sestate. Dur: c 5:30

Three pieces in this volume are set on the new London College of Music Jazz Piano Syllabus. This is a new book for pianists who like the jazz/gospel and contemporary styles. A great way to bridge the gap between the grades. Features 8 pieces in various styles including: Boogie Suzie - the clue is in the title - a lively boogie piece (grade 3/4) What a friend we have in Jesus - a contemporary gospel arrangement (grade 4/5) Just a moment - a contemporary piece with space for a short improvisation (grade 4/5) Waltz of the pearls - a short waltz (grade 3) Mondiglio march - a fun and lively contemporary piece (grade 3/4) Under the blossom tree - a contemporary yet melodic piece gentle and hypnotic. (grade 5/6).