Another great 'Teach Yourself' book from Mel Bay with 'play-along' examples to help you get started. You'll learn all about accompanying yourself and others, common chords and useful strums, reading simple melodies, playing a colorful assortment of mandolin

Teach yourself authentic bluegrass, with clear instructions from a professional. Covers the basics, left-handed techniques and solo backup. A section also includes personal advice on performance. Plus a complete section of the best bluegrass songs and tunes to learn from.

The first and best instruction book on bluegrass mandolin. Fully illustrated with detailed instructions from the basics to fancy fingerwork, backed up by a collection of bluegrass music by Bobby Osborne, Jesse McReynolds, Frank Wakefield, and John Duffy. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Ray Valla shares the insights of a veteran bluegrass mandolinist. This is the ideal book for the intermediate to advanced player. It is filled with practical hints to improve your musicianship and increase the speed of your progress. The book's 27 well-known bluegrass tunes are shown in standard notation and tablature.

This DVD starts at the very beginning, by covering all the basics. The techniques are applied to 7 well-known bluegrass songs, plus learn the chording for each song, which will enable you to play with other people! Taught by Murphy Henry. No Tab. Boil Them Cabbage, Cripple Creek, Worried Man, and more! (2 hours)n

Here's a diverse collection of 56 beginning mandolin solos in notation and tablature with suggested guitar chords. This book makes an excellent supplement to any introductory mandolin method. Dix Bruce performs all of the tunes in the book on the companion CD.

There are certain important aspects of learning an instrument which must be seen to be understood. Incorrect technical habits severely limit speed, accuracy, and tone quality. Our specialized pick technique study, will give you the skills necessary to become a good player quickly.

A collection of 24 bluegrass/gospel favorites arranged for mandolin with rhythm guitar accompaniment. These intermediate/advanced solos are comprised of melodic embellishments and standard runs that may by used with other songs with similar chord structures. All solos written in notation and tablature.

Complete two-DVD series. Butch teaches all the basics-and several classic tunes-on these two starter DVD's!

This book is a collection of transcriptions in notation and tablature taken from classic instrumentals recorded over a span of 40 years, from the early 1940s to the early 1980s. It functions as a 'fake book' for bluegrass students to learn the original melody or to study Monroe's playing style.

Sam Bush details the dominant mandolin styles from Bill Monroe to Newgrass! He demonstrates powerful techniques while teaching ten classic tunes. 100-MINUTE DVD • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB •

Perfect for beginning to advanced players, this collection contains both note-for-note transcribed mandolin solos, as well as mandolin arrangements of the melody lines for 11 songs from this Grammy-winning Album of the Year: Includes tab, lyrics and a mandolin notation legend.

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 jam session etiquette. The book also describes the typical chords and keys for jamming, and describes right hand usage

Chris Thile shares his own successful formula for developing right- and left-hand dexterity, improving speed and accuracy, and playing with heightened musicality. He provides numerous exercises that will make all the difference as aspiring players learn. 85-MIN. DVD · LEVEL 3 · INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB

2 DVD set of the analyzing the mandolin playing of the Father of Bluegrass. Beginning through Intermediate level.

Ronnie McCoury has made an instructional DVD that will be a boon to all learning mandolinists. Accompanied by his dad on guitar and vocals, Ronnie works through a rich repertoire of tunes and techniques, breaking each piece down to its essentials. 80-MIN. DVD · INCLUDES MUSIC TAB · LEVEL 4

This user-friendly text, is ideal for daily practice. Contains frequently used major, minor, scale forms, and exercises. Written in notation, tab and fretboard diagrams.

These 30 classic fiddle tunes will add depth to any player's repertoire and technical proficiency. Butch plays each piece slowly and up-to-speed, and provides rhythm tracks. Songs: St. Anne's Reel · Fisher's Hornpipe · Whiskey Before Breakfast · Little Rabbit · Cherokee Shuffle · Fire on the Mountain · etc.

This wonderful collection gives the mandolin player a wide variety of material from which to choose. Well-known soloist Steve Kaufman includes beautiful, meaningful carols arranged specifically for mandolin.

Sam Bush performs and slows down traditional fiddle tunes and original instrumentals, giving detailed instruction on pick technique, rhythm playing, speed building, warm-up exercises, improvised soloing, equipment and much more. 2-DVD SET · INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB · LEVEL 3