Music Theory for Mandolin

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Music Theory for Mandolin

Mandolin 101, Unit 1

Price: $19.97

‘Essential Music Theory for Mandolin – Master Workshop 101’ is a program designed to help a first year Mandolin student to learn how to play from the heart and rely less on printed sheet music and tablature. It is a practical application of music theory using bluegrass music and other examples that can be applied to real life jam sessions. This is UNIT 1.

Over the years, as a dedicated music teacher, my students consistently asked how to improvise more fluently on their Mandolin and to do so without the aid of sheet music, tablature or rehearsing the song beforehand.

It’s amazing how many people, including music teachers, who when asked to play a tune they’ve not rehearsed at a party or jam session reply by saying, ‘I can’t because I haven’t got the music’, or, ‘I’ve heard that song but never played it’ or some excuse like that. If they’re not in their ‘comfort zone’, they shy away from playing. Sound familiar? If you are one of these people, this book is especially for YOU!

Click here to learn more, see the program outline and Table of Contents

Note: This is an eBook, digital download. Click here to learn more.

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This book is also available in Hard Copy. Click here.

Mandolin 101, Unit 1 Video Tutorial

Price: $29.97

This video tutorial matches Unit 1 in the book, ‘Essential Music Theory for Mandolin’ shown above.

This video tutorial will slowly walk you through each chapter, exercise and song in Unit 1 note by note; measure by measure. The tablature and sheet music are presented to the side of the video screen making it easy to follow along with the program (Click on the image to enlarge).

The songs and examples are demonstrated at multiple tempos, slow, medium and faster with a full band backup. Several video/audio mixes are included; with and without the Mandolin; with and without the lead vocals. A full band backup with guitar, bass, banjo and vocals are integrated encouraging you to play along with the ‘band’ on the video AND be the lead singer! Karaoke bluegrass Mandolin!

Total playing time: 3 hours, 27 minutes.

Click here to learn more, see the program outline for Unit 1 and Table of Contents…

Note: This is a digital download. Click here to learn more.

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This video program is also available in a DVD set. Click here.