The Mandolin Primer Book with audio CD by Bert Casey is designed for the beginning mandolin student who desires an easy to follow, step by step instruction method for getting started on the mandolin. It starts with proper left & right hand technique and playing scales, then progresses to playing beginning chords and 14 popular bluegrass songs using techniques such as hammer-ons, slides, pull-offs, and double stops. It also includes a complete chord chart and a section on how to play rhythm on the mandolin (the famous mandolin "chop"). $14.95
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The Mandolin Master Class book with audio CD by Brad Laird will help you learn how to improvise on your mandolin! The book covers important concepts like basic music theory, use of the major scale, use of the pentatonic scale, how to navigate the fingerboard using "triangulation", how to use the Circle of 5ths, how to use the "number system" for chord progressions, how to construct scales and chords, how to practice effectively and how to decide "what to play." $24.95
Roland White's Approach to Bluegrass Mandolin with 2 audio CDs will help you become a more skilled mandolinist. The book starts with the basics and features 30 powerful and tasteful arrangements of Bluegrass standards. This book will transform you from a beginner to a pro. The book also includes 2 audio cds with slow and medium tempo versions of all the songs. $29.95
The Bluegrass Fakebook by Bert Casey is a handy songbook containing bluegrass lyrics, bluegrass gospel lyrics, chord progressions, and melody lines to 150 of the all-time favorite Bluegrass songs, including 50 gospel tunes, as well as many "new" bluegrass songs. Printed in large, easy-to-read type with one song per page, this book is excellent for use on stage or in jam sessions, because everyone can read along. Also included are chord charts for the guitar, banjo, and mandolin to help you learn your favorite bluegrass chords and a listing of currently available recordings of each song. $19.95
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