Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Mandolin
Everything You Need to Know to Start Playing Now!
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SKU: AP.43008
Everything You Need to Know to Start Playing Now!. Composed by Dan Fox. Mandolin Method or Supplement; Method/Instruction. Teach Yourself Series. Book and Digital Download. 72 pages. Alfred Music #00-43008. Published by Alfred Music (AP.43008).ISBN 9781470614980. UPC: 038081486826. English.
Learn to play mandolin and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred Music. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. When you start Alfred's Teach Yourself to Play Mandolin, you will learn about the history of the mandolin, the parts of the instrument, how to use picks, how to tune it, and learn about standard musical notation. Notes, scales, and songs are introduced lesson by lesson to gradually increase your ever-growing knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation. You will learn important mandolin techniques such as tremolo, cross picking, and more. The book also features a chord dictionary and a library of accompaniment strums.
This best-selling book is now available with a DVD and CD. The DVD includes video lessons and performances for everything in the book, and also includes the TNT 2 audio player that lets you adjust the tempo and pitch, and isolate parts. The CD includes audio performances of every exercise and song. It plays in your CD player or you can download the tracks to your PC. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to play your favorite songs on the mandolin, know how to read music, and play with a musical group in many different styles, including folk, blues, country, and even pop.
Be your own teacher, and let Alfred Music be your resource every step of the way.
About Teach Yourself Series
Be your own teacher, and let Alfred's Teach Yourself series guide you every step of the way. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Each method begins with basic fundamentals, such as hand position, holding the instrument, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. Then move along to playing well-known songs -- all as you continue to increase your ever-growing ability to read music and understand your instrument. You will learn to play in an array of musical styles, including pop, blues, folk, and more. Alfred's Teach Yourself series opens up a brand-new world of musical knowledge and gives you everything you need to know to start playing now!