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InstrumentsMandolin
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1930s Country Mandolin: Bluegrass Rootsby Joseph WeidlichExamine the development of country mandolin performance during the 1930s with this book by Joseph Weidlich. During that decade, the mandolin became a featured solo instrument requiring players to quickly develop a new style of playing in order to give vocalists a break from singing, particularly in the popular "brother act" format. As the decade progressed, numerous idiomatic techniques were tested, discarded and refined leading to instrumental solos that were eventually based more on playing over chord changes than on the actual melody itself. The techniques outlined here, based on period recordings, clearly establish the roots of that new solo approach which blossomed in the looser ensemble format of early 1940s "bluegrass" music. |
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ASAP Bluegrass MandolinLearn How to Play the Bluegrass WayBy Eddie CollinsThis book/2-CD pack delivers the meat and potatoes of bluegrass mandolin way beyond just teaching fiddle tunes! Players will discover how to find their way around the neck using common double stops, develop creative back-up skills, play solos to vocal tunes in the style of Bill Monroe, make up their own solos, and a whole lot more. For the average learner, this pack represents nearly two years worth of lessons! Includes two (2) instructional CDs: one plays every example in the book, and the 2nd contains 32 songs performed by a bluegrass band with the mandolin parts separated on the right channel. |
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Fiddle Tunes for MandolinBy Dick Sheridan50 fun-filled jigs and reels, hornpipes and waltzes, lively tunes and soaring melodies – it’s all here in an exciting collection that explores the mandolin’s phenomenal range and extensive repertoire. Songs include: Ash Grove • Cotton-Eye Joe • Devil’s Dream • Fisher’s Hornpipe • Haste to the Wedding • John Hardy • Little Old Log Cabin • Mississippi Sawyer • St. Anne’s Reel • Up Jumped the Devil • and more. |
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Mandolin Chords Plusby Ron MiddlebrookFeatures chords, scales, tunings, hot licks and songs. Shows over 300 chord fingerings, 18 hot licks used for intros, endings and turnarounds, how to read tablature, several scales and 2 songs. |
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Ragtime MandolinA collection of Cakewalks, Rags, Slow Drags, and Foxtrots from the Gilded Ageby Joseph WeidlichThe popularity of the mandolin in the United States between 1885-1915 led to the formation of many regional mandolin orchestras and mandolin clubs across the country, particularly in the urban areas of Northeast and Midwest, but also as far west as San Francisco and as far south as New Orleans, e.g. the Tulane University Mandolin Club. So, tune up your mandolin and enjoy playing the music that would have been heard in the neighborhood dance halls and feel like you're back in the Gilded age! Each song in this collection is arranged for mandolin in staff and mandolin tablature with chord symbols. |
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