All About Lead Mandolin!

Sam Bush

Fiddle Tunes, Rags, Waltzes, Solos and Variations

A modern-day mandolin master shows you how to play melodies, improvise variations and step out and take a hot lead solo. He teaches a variety of tunes in different keys and styles, from straight bluegrass to contemporary originals. Sam helps you build your technique with warm-ups, scales, drills and a unique callous-building exercise. He addresses how to improve speed, play ... Read More

All About Rhythm Mandolin!

Sam Bush

Chops, Strums, Timing, Accents and Accompaniments

Sam Bush's rhythm playing is without peer in the world of the mandolin - part bluegrass, part reggae, part rock 'n' roll. Here, he shows all aspects of his style: Chopping, strumming, accenting, damping, subdividing beats, keeping good time and more. The art of rhythm mandolin starts with Bill Monroe, and Sam passes along powerful insights into "getting your chop ... Read More

All About Rhythm Mandolin! and All About Lead Mandolin! - Two-Videos

Sam Bush
Sam Bush offers a fantastic wealth of material on these two videos - more than three hours of tunes, songs, exercises, warm-ups, ideas, advice and playing tips! Read More

All Star Bluegrass Jam Along - Complete Set of Five Books + CDs

Matt Flinner, Darol Anger, David Grier, Tony Trishka, Todd Phillips
Get the entire series for all the members of your bluegrass band, or just the one for the instrument you play. Each book and CD highlights a different instrument in a bluegrass band. The CD contains play-along backup tracks and solos by the featured artist, and the book has the solos transcribed for easy learning. Read More

All Star Bluegrass Jam Along for Mandolin

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Matt Flinner with David Grier, Todd Phillips

Here is a fabulous collection of twenty-one "must know" bluegrass songs and instrumentals, created especially for learning players by some of the world's top bluegrass artists. Each of the five book/CDs in this new series highlights one of the instruments of a standard Bluegrass band. This one features the spectacular mandolin playing of Matt Flinner. Matt plays two ... Read More

Appalachian Mandolin

Butch Baldassari, David Schnaufer
This pdf file of music and mandolin tablature features fourteen traditional Appalachian songs and dances as played and arranged by the late Butch Baldassari and the late dulcimer master, David Schnaufer. Learning to play these lively and beautiful pieces will build your mandolin (or fiddle) repertoire, enhance your overall instrumental skills, and provide hours of fun. Accompanying the pdf is ... Read More

Basic Mandolin for Guitar Players

Adam Traum

A Jumpstart for Mandolin

Guitarist Adam Traum casually picked up the mandolin to bring to jam sessions, since there are usually more than enough guitars to go around. From that start he gained a love and respect for the mandolin’s widely expressive range, and he explores the instrument here from a guitar player’s perspective.  Although non-guitar pickers will also benefit from this beginner’s ... Read More

Basic Techniques of Classical Mandolin

Caterina Lichtenberg
The mandolin has had a long and rich history in the world of classical music. Many composers, including Vivaldi, Beethoven and Mozart, wrote works for the instrument and its sounds can still be heard in concert halls and on recordings around the world. The internationally-renowned classical mandolinist Caterina Lichtenberg makes the music of this beautiful, expressive instrument accessible to players ... Read More

Bluegrass Jamming

Pete Wernick

A Guide for Newcomers and Closet Pickers

Pete Wernick now has the perfect solution for novice bluegrass players who want to start jamming, or for any picker wanting to build experience and confidence. He has gathered several top musicians to create a "virtual jam session" that players of any level can get in on. Here's an opportunity to participate in this wonderful activity, and get ready ... Read More

Bluegrass Jamming - Intermediate Level

Pete Wernick
Here's a full-to-the-brim video made especially for bluegrass pickers who want to take their jamming ability to the next level. It will help you build your repertoire and will vastly improve your confidence so you can join in and jam in any situation. In this carefully organized session led by Pete "Dr. Banjo" Wernick, a professional bluegrass band plays ... Read More

Bluegrass Jamming - The Complete Set

Pete Wernick

Get all three levels!

Get all three levels today and SAVE! Pete Wernick gathered an all-professional bluegrass band to provide back-up, tips, instruction and advice for learning bluegrass pickers. Whether you play guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, dobro or bass, these lessons will give you the encouragement and skills to start playing in jam sessions. Play along on more than fifty bluegrass standards! Read More

Bluegrass Mandolin - Audio Course

Sam Bush

A Complete Course

Here's a powerful course in which one of America's greatest bluegrass mandolinists teaches all the major styles, from the traditional blues-based innovations of Bill Monroe to contemporary "newgrass" instrumentals. Beginners and experienced pickers alike will find these lessons a powerful tool for developing mandolin repertoire and technique. Sam Bush starts you off with some easy tunes, covering essentials ... Read More
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