Watch and Learn Mandolin Primer Instructional Book with Audio CD

Description

Mandolin Primer Book with CD by Bert Caseyis 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 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 Sample Pages

Mandolin Primer Contents

Parts of the Mandolin
Holding the Mandolin
Tuning
Using the Pick
Proper Left and Right Hand Position
Playing Scales in 4 Different Keys (G, C, A, D)
Rhythm & Strumming (The Mandolin Chop)
Moveable Chords
Chord Chart

Mandolin Primer Songs

Worried Man Blues
Wildwood Flower
Boil Them Cabbage Down
Cripple Creek
John Hardy
Red Haired Boy
Soldier's Joy
8th Of January
Billy In The Lowground
Blackberry Blossom
Bill Cheatum
Sally Goodin
Old Joe Clark
Salt Creek

All Watch & Learn books feature:

Many photographs and diagrams to illustrate left and right hand technique.
Music written in both tablature and standard music notation.
DVD markers & CD markers for easy cross reference .
Songs are played at 2 speeds on the CD (slow for practicing and up-tempo for performing).
Additional material that is not on the DVD, but included on the CD.