Learn to play mandolin and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals; you will learn about the history of the mandolin; its components; picks; how to tune it; and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then move right along to playing different notes; scales; and songs; lesson by lesson; all while continuing to 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. 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. The book features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons: * Mandolin accompaniments* Mandolin chord dictionary* Mandolin fingering chartBe your own teacher; and let Alfred be your resource every step of the way.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Best jazz practice book for bassBy Darwin T.Patterns for Jazz Bass Clef is a great way to learn and practice your scales and chords and to sharpen your reading skills. Laid out in a straightforward way. the exercises start simply with arpeggiation up and down the scale (or chord) in 4/4 time. revolving through the circle of fifths or another pattern. The exercises become more complicated. and time signatures change. as do note values. A lot of material is covered. It can be challenging. but with clear. lucid instructions and helpful examples at the head of each lesson. using this book is actually fun; unlike with lots of other practice books. with this one you feel you are actually learning as you practice. Highly recommended.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Thorough and comprehensive.By jazzlistenerEnough material to work through for a lifetime. Too bad I didnt get this book 40 years ago. I imagine that if a young energetic but patient person actually took the time to methodically and diligently work through all the pages in this book with mind. body. and musical instrument. he or she would be a monster improviser. This book doesnt cover melody and phrasing. Only the nuts and bolts. so to speak.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Great Practices and PatternsBy LesterbroI started studying jazz a few months ago. The theories are alright. but I always had the problem with improvisation. I play the bass guitar. and I hope to expand my knowledge of jazz through some improvisation on the bass. I had a saxophone teacher that taught me some basics of improvisation. and he highly recommended this book to me. He says this is one of the must-reads for jazz musicians. I got it a few days ago and started practicing. and so far its going well! The book includes lots of different digital patterns that are really useful in jazz improvisation. This is a really helpful book.
