2-DVD set. The 5-time IBMA winner's first instructional product. Acutab's John Lawless leads him on a discussion of chop rhythm, right hand attack, note spacing, tone/volume, practicing, building speed, more. Using three common jam tunes he shows you how to build a bluegrass-style solo based on the melody of the song - in several keys. Adam also teaches his solos for 7 tunes he has recorded, broken down lick-by-lick. "Liza Jane," "No Place To Hide," "#6 Barn Dance," "Daybreak In Dixie," more. You can select from three different views of the action. An Acutab product. Note/tab booklet included. 4 hours, 20 min.
405-DVD13
.. list $50.00 ours
$45.00
DVD - ALAN BIBEY- MASTER MANDOLINIST
taught by Alan Bibey
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Starting with New Quicksilver, with time spent with IIIrd Tyme Out, Lou Reid & Carolina, more, Bibey has cemented his reputation as one of the most creative and technically gifted mandolinists in bluegrass and acoustic music. He discusses his background and influences, and demonstrates the styles of these players, with a special emphasis on the bluesy, downstroke style of Bill Monroe. He also demonstrates a number of techniques: pick direction, crosspicking, downstrokes, tremolo, triplets, warm up/practice, finding the melody, accompaniment and fills. Includes note/tab booklet. From Acutab. 120 min.
405-DVD4
.. list $35.00 ours
$31.50
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DVD - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MANDOLA
by Mickey Cochran
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A complete overview of the mandola, offering set-up instructions and proper positioning for both hands. You'll learn all of the basic chord positions, covering most major keys, and all of the basic scale patterns within these keys. All basic chord positions within the most common keys of C, G, D & A are visually presented. Since the mandola is tuned one fifth lower than mandolin, those who play mandolin can easily adapt to the new inversions by learning to transpose chords. All of the major chord positions, laid out for ease of play on the mandola, only in a different key, help to eliminate the frustration of the transition. Lots of exercises, basic & advanced melodies, and a section on "new dimensions" which illuminates how to move beyond simple flatpicking. Can also be used for tenor banjo. 1 hour & 45 min.
590-DVD6
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$35.95
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DVD - ANYONE CAN PLAY MANDOLIN
taught by Paul Hayman
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Introduces the beginner to chording, strumming, and accompaniment - then progresses to the single-note picking melody style. Learn favorites like "Old Joe Clark," "Amazing Grace," "Buffalo Gals," more. 60 min. Free tab booklet is available at www.melbay.com.
02-94849DVD
.. list $14.95 ours
$13.45
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DVD - BEGINNING MANDOLIN
taught by Murphy Henry
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Basics. Teaches seven well-known bluegrass songs: "Boil Them Cabbage Down," "Skip to My Lou," "Polly Wolly Doodle," "Cripple Creek," "Worried Man," "I Saw the Light" and "John Hardy." Covers the chording for each song. All taught "by ear," the Murphy Method specialty - no printed material whatsoever! 2 hours.
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285-DVD120
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$19.95
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DVD - BEGINNING MANDOLIN
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Easy instruction for beginners/intermediate. Songs are demonstrated slowly, phrase by phrase, with split screen close-ups so that you can see exactly how they're played. You'll learn chords, rhythm, tremolo and flatpicking techniques to develop your own playing style. Several months of lessons are included. With guitar and bass play-along tracks at slow & normal speeds. Tab booklet. 60 min.
515-DVD3
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$13.45
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DVD - BEGINNING MANDOLIN / BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN: TWO DVD SET
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Save $5 on the set! Contains 515-DVD3 and 515-DVD12. Several months of lessons are included in each DVD. Vol. 1 includes easy instruction for beginners/intermediate. You'll learn chords, rhythm, tremolo and flatpicking techniques to develop your own playing style. Volume 2, for intermediate/advanced players, teaches music theory, major & minor scales, bluesy licks, flashy endings, pentatonic scales, arpeggios and scale sequences. Develop your improvising skills by combining scales with advanced techniques in second, third, and fourth positions as alternate breaks to a variety of bluegrass favorites. In both, songs are demonstrated slowly, phrase by phrase, with split screen close-ups so that you can see exactly how they're played. Bass and rhythm guitar play along tracks are provided at normal and slow speeds. Interactive menus. Includes tab booklets. 150 min.
515-DVD18SET
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$21.90
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DVD - BEGINNING OLD TIME MANDOLIN
with Jemmy Bluestein
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Learn about the mandolin - tuning, picking and chording techniques, rhythms, basic chords for the keys of D, G, A & C, embellishments, variations and singing accompaniment. Songs include "Black Bottom Strut," "Hangman's Reel," more. Beginners. 55 min.
222-DVD57
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$26.95
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DVD - BILL MONROE STYLE MANDOLIN
taught by Christopher Henry
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Chris (son of Murphy and Red Henry) teaches five Monroe style tunes note-by-note: "Big Mon," "Bluegrass Breakdown," "Raw Hide," "Wheel Hoss," and a bluesy break to "Man of Constant Sorrow." Each tune is taught carefully the Murphy Method way, with no written materials, showing every pick stroke and naming every note all the way through each tune. 90 min.
285-DVD144
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$19.95
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DVD - BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN
taught by Sam Bush
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Sam gives his unique perspective on all the dominant styles, exploring the techniques of Bill Monroe, Jesse McReynolds and John Duffey. He teaches 10 great tunes from traditional bluegrass fiddle tunes and songs through newgrass, demonstrating tremolo, crosspicking, rhythm chops, lead melody playing, scales, licks, runs and complete solos in detail. "Sugarfoot Rag," "Paddy on the Turnpike," "GreyEagle," "East Virginia Blues," "Wayfaring Stranger," "Manzanita," "Sapporo," "Bill Cheatham," "Banks of the Ohio" and "Sitting on Top of the World." Intermediate/advanced. Includes note/tab booklet. 100 min.
300-DVD180
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$26.95
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DVD - BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN, LEVEL 2
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Several months of lessons are included. Songs are demonstrated slowly, phrase by phrase with split-screen close-ups. Learn music theory, major & minor scales, bluesy licks, flashy endings, pentatonic scales, arpeggios and scale sequences. Develop your improvising skills by combining scales with advanced techniques in second, third, and fourth positions as alternate breaks to a variety of bluegrass favorites. Bass and rhythm guitar play along tracks are provided at normal and slow speeds. Interactive menus. Includes tab booklet. Intermediate/advanced. 90 min.
515-DVD12
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$13.45
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DVD - BUTCH BALDASSARI'S BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN WORKSHOP - A COMPLETE GUIDE FOR LEARNING PLAYERS
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Butch has distilled his popular workshops into one jam-packed DVD that takes you from bare-bone basics to intermediate material in a single lesson. He teaches: exercises to build technique, how to master fiddle tunes, take solos, play famous Bill Monroe licks, advice on fingering, pick control alternate chord forms, playing scales in a variety of keys, more. 20 great tunes: "Little Rabbit," "Arkansas Traveler," "Honky Tonk Swing," "Bluegrass Stomp," "I'll Fly Away," "Sally Goodin," "Big Mon," "Blackberry Blossom," more. Includes note/tab booklet. 120 min.
300-DVD142
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$26.95
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DVD - CLASSIC BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN
taught by Jesse McReynolds
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Jesse McReynolds invented crosspicking on the mandolin, adding to the instrument's range and influencing generations of players. This DVD gives you the opportunity to learn crosspicking straight from the source. He starts at the beginning, teaching the basics, useful exercises, his rich chord formations, melodic variations, endings, backward rolls, and arrangements to some of his best known songs: "Dill Pickle Rag," "Banks of the Ohio," "Ridge Runner," "Farewell Blues" and "Snowbird." Includes an in-depth conversation with Sam Bush. Intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 75 min.
300-DVD246
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$26.95
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DVD - ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES FOR MANDOLIN
taught by Chris Thile
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This brilliant "wunderkind" has devised a special workshop on right- and left-hand technique that will help mandolinists develop speed, accuracy and musicality. Focus on holding the pick, hand positions, warm-ups, hammer-ons, pull-offs, more. Intermediate players. Includes note/tab booklet. 85 min.
300-DVD5
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$26.95
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DVD - FUN WITH THE MANDOLIN
taught by Joe Carr
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Simple chords, strums, and songs. Melodies, lyrics & chord symbols for 22 songs. Tuning and hand positions are briefly discussed. By the time you finish you'll be comfortable playing 4/4, 3/4 and 2/4 rhythm chord accompaniments in the three major keys - C, G, and D. Easy to comprehend, even for the absolute beginner. 30 min.
02-93258DVD
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$13.45
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DVD - HERSCHEL SIZEMORE: IN HIS OWN STYLE
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Learn at the feet of a bluegrass legend! Bluegrass mandolin pioneer Sizemore demonstrates his unique style on 11 great mandolin tunes - five familiar fiddle tunes and six originals. Alan Bibey is also featured, leading Herschel through a discussion and demonstration of the tunes and techniques. Note/tab booklet included. An Acutab DVD. 120 min.
02-20675DVD
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$31.50
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DVD - INTERMEDIATE MANDOLIN VOL. 1
taught by Murphy & Chris Henry
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More mandolin instruction the Murphy Method way, by ear, with no printed material! Note-by-note instruction for 5 tunes. Learn 3 and 4 finger "chop" chords and how to use them in different keys, and a Monroe style break to "Shenandoah Breakdown." Other tunes include "Sally Goodwin," "Old Joe Clark," "Golden Slippers," and "The Gold Rush." 120 min.
285-DVD136
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$19.95
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DVD - INTRO TO THE MANDOLIN
by Mickey Cochran
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A methodology approach focuses on building technique first and playing melodies later. Learn the basic building blocks of playing before attempting to play over your head: chording, rhythm, scales and playing leads. Begins with features of the mandolin, adjusting the action to fit your playing style and tuning. Starts with the most common chords - G, C, D and A, then teaches how to combine these with rhythm techniques & strum in time. More advanced techniques and many tunes follow - melodies, fiddle style & shuffle rhythms. Beginning/intermediate. 2 hours, 20 min.
590-DVD7
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$35.95
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DVD - INTRODUCTION TO MANDOLIN
by Bert Casey
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Easy beginning bluegrass mandolin. 60 minutes.
56-DVD103
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$13.45
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DVD - JOHN MCGANN'S RHYTHM MANDOLIN: FROM BLUEGRASS TO CELTIC TO SWING
taught by John McGann
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Introduces you to a broad range of grooves and approaches available to mandolin players in bluegrass, old time, Celtic, swing and jazz. Includes: exploration of the fiddle tune "Forked Deer" in many styles, tone production and dynamics, bluegrass rhythm styles, old-time feel with open drone strings, partial chords, the "continuum" right hand in progressive bluegrass, Celtic rhythm styles, the flow/brush/texture, alternate vs. crosspicking, jigs & reels, swing rhythm styles, Texas "sock" style, blues in C extending the I IV V basics, more. Includes printable note/tab file as a PDF.
618-DVD2
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$22.45
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DVD - JOHN MCGANN'S SOUND FUNDAMENTALS: TONE, TOUCH AND TECHNIQUE FOR MANDOLIN
taught by John McGann
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Includes: getting comfortable: tone guards, straps, etc.; choosing the right pick; anchoring; open string exercises; downstrokes vs. alternate picking; crosspicking and tremolo: importance of the loose wrist: left hand fingering; the "duck web" and parallel thumb; synchronizing both hands & unlocking the fingerboard; speed, more. Printable note/tab file as PDF!
618-DVD3
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$22.45
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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY BLUES MANDOLIN
taught by Steve James with John Sebastian on guitar and 6-string banjo
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The mandolin is gaining popularity as a blues instrument and as the backbone of old-time string bands. Steve James shows how you can alter a basic G scale to create a blues scale, demonstrates picking and tremolo techniques, then teaches 5 blues and jug band tunes: "Divin' Duck Blues," "The Lonesome Train That Carried My Gal Away," "Juanita Stomp," "Saturday Night in Jail," and "Shotgun Blues." A must for anyone who wants to use the mandolin for rhythmic accompaniment or as a hard-driving lead instrument. For beginners. Includes note/tab booklet. 60 min.
300-DVD117
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$26.95
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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY BLUES MANDOLIN, VOL. 2
taught by Steve James, with Del Rey, guitar
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Steve brings you more of the funky, old-time songs that made his previous DVD so popular. He covers the keys of G and C, introducing blues scales, chord patterns, walking lines, arpeggios, accompaniments and variations. Steve takes his repertoire from the great jug and string band era of the early 20th Century and passes along material from some of the old mandolin blues masters he learned from - Charlie McCoy, Howard Armstrong, Yank Rachell, and others. You'll soon be playing your own versions of "Jackson Stomp," "Prater Blues," "Corrina, Corrina," "Sittin On Top of the World," "Long As I Can See You Smile" and "Texas Tommy." Extra! Steve's long-time musical partner, Del Rey, joins him in an impromptu performance. Early intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 60 min.
300-DVD338
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$26.95
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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY BLUES MANDOLIN: TWO DVD SET
taught by Steve James
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Contains 300-DVD117 & 300-DVD338. Vol. 1: Steve shows how you can alter a basic G scale to create a blues scale, demonstrates picking and tremolo techniques, then teaches 5 blues and jug band tunes: "Divin' Duck Blues," "The Lonesome Train That Carried My Gal Away," "Juanita Stomp," "Saturday Night in Jail," and "Shotgun Blues." Vol. 2: covers the keys of G and C, introducing blues scales, chord patterns, walking lines, arpeggios, more. Steve passes along material from some of the old mandolin blues masters and teaches 6 songs: "Jackson Stomp," "Prater Blues," "Corrina, Corrina," "Sittin On Top of the World," "Long As I Can See You Smile" and "Texas Tommy." Beginning/intermediate. Includes note/tab booklets. 60 minutes each.
300-DVD338SET
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$44.95
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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY COUNTRY BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN
with Dan Huckabee
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Learn the technique that is most efficient for speed, accuracy, and good tone! Covers: right & left hand technique, hammer-ons, pull-offs, exercises, rhythm strumming, chopping, proper string changing, tuning, more. Tunes include: "Red Haired Boy," "Fire on the Mountain," "Old Joe Clark," "Goldrush," more. Includes tab sheet. 78 min.
196-DVD34
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$26.95
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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY THE IRISH MANDOLIN
taught by Anthony Warde
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Learn step-by-step how to play Irish music on the mandolin. Covers jigs, reels, hornpipes, picking techniques, scales, triplets, cross-picking, hammer-ons, pull-offs, solos, more. Each solo is then played live with an all-star band featuring Steve Cooney, Gerry O'Connor, Vinnie Kilduff and P.J. Hernon. 60 min.
224-DVD1442
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$29.65
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DVD - LEARNING TO HEAR CHORD CHANGES
taught by Murphy Henry with Red Henry
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Do you have trouble hearing chord changes? Murphy shows you how it's done. She makes it easy by starting with songs that use just G and D. She sings each song with guitar, explains the process, then sings the song with banjo, mandolin and fiddle. Later she adds the C, A and F chord. Approx. 2 hours.
285-DVD145
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$19.95
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DVD - MANDOLIN CHORDS
taught by Joe Carr
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Learning becomes more interesting when you can see and hear each chord. Carr teaches the chord shapes and positions used by all leading professionals. Watching Joe's hand positions and listening to each note in the chord will improve your ear and enable you to learn at a faster pace. Every major, minor, seventh, diminished and augmented chord is demonstrated and systematically taught. Beginners. 30 min.
02-DVD96846
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$8.95
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DVD - MANDOLIN CHORDS MADE EASY
by Joe Carr
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Guides you through all the basic mandolin chords and some advanced chords. Chords are shown in all keys. Includes: major 7, minor 7, 6, minor 6, 9, diminished, augmented and many more. Each chapter presents a chord by type. DVD format makes navigating easy. 60 min.
02-DVD21636
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$8.95
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DVD - MANDOLIN ESSENTIALS
taught by Simon Mayor
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Play-as-you-learn with the friendly instruction of Mayor. How to coax a good tone from a "beginner" mandolin, plectrum technique, how to make the left hand work more smoothly, explore the fingerboard - learn tunes in different octaves and experiment with simple harmonizations, more. Note/tab booklet included. 53 min.
521-DVD045
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$20.35
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DVD - MIKE MARSHALL'S MANDOLIN FUNDAMENTALS FOR ALL PLAYERS - VOL. 1: BUILDING TECHNIQUE THROUGH EXERCISES AND MELODIC STUDIES
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Mike starts with the basics: how to hold the instrument, play with correct posture, get great tone, and eliminate tension by using proper hand and pick positions. His exercises give you the strength, speed and dexterity you'll need to develop a strong and accurate right hand, and his powerful "Fingerbuster" exercises will build your physical abilities while increasing your command of the fingerboard. He methodically works with you on scales, chord shapes and arpeggios, providing workouts on every string in every position, and you'll learn to visualize the fretboard as a geometric pattern. Includes note/tab booklet. 75 min.
300-DVD336
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$26.95
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DVD - MIKE MARSHALL'S MANDOLIN FUNDAMENTALS FOR ALL PLAYERS - VOL. 2: MASTERING CHORDS AND THEORY
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Mike's step-by-step method teaches you every chord in every position on the fretboard. He starts with the most basic chord shapes, then works his way through each possible inversion as you move up the neck. Includes all the major and minor chords, major 7th, dominant 7th, 6th, flat 5, more. Understanding the theory behind the music will give you an unprecedented command of your instrument. You'll learn to create tension using half-step motion for passing tones; add color to your music with sus. 4, diminished and augmented chords; and more. Includes note/tab booklet. 55 min.
300-DVD337
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$26.95
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DVD - MIKE MARSHALL'S MANDOLIN FUNDAMENTALS FOR ALL PLAYERS: TWO DVD SET
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Contains 300-DVD336 & 300-DVD337. Vol. 1: Starts with the basics: how to hold the instrument, play with correct posture, get great tone, and eliminate tension. Powerful "Fingerbuster" exercises, scales, chord shapes and arpeggios, providing workouts on every string in every position, more.Vol. 2: Every chord in every position on the fretboard. Starts with the most basic chord shapes, then works through each possible inversion as you move up the neck. All the major and minor chords, major 7th, dominant 7th, 6th, flat 5, more. Learn to create tension using half-step motion for passing tones; add color to your music with sus. 4, diminished and augmented chords; more. Includes note/tab booklets. 75 & 55 min.
300-DVD337SET
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DVD - NEW CELTIC MANDOLIN
taught by Simon Mayor
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A fresh and detailed look at traditional and modern tunes from many corners of the Celtic world. Tips on: left-hand technique for adding decoration - pull-offs, double pull-offs, hammer-ons and slides - incorporating triplets, drones, harmony lines, more. Not for rank beginners. Note/tab booklet included. 53 min.
521-DVD046
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$25.45
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DVD - RHYTHM TUNE UP
taught by John McGann
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Playing with good time is fundamental to making good music. McGann shows you how to understand the basics of rhythm, use the metronome to perfect your skills and put it all together to play with great time & feel at any tempo. Covers: playing on beats 1 & 3 vs 3 & 4; 8th notes, straight vs swing 8ths; shuffle (12/8 time); 3/4 time - waltz and jazz waltz; Celtic music - jig rhythm; funk - 16th note rhythms; practicing rhythm to melody transitions; playing on, ahead of, or behind the beat; subdividing the beat; more. For all musicians and instruments. No music reading necessary. 50 min.
618-DVD1
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$22.45
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DVD - SUPER MANDOLIN PICKING TECHNIQUES
by Joe Carr
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Carr, bluegrass mandolin master, reveals his techniques for super fast, strong, and accurate picking. Play-along exercises concentrate on alternating, combination and consecutive down picking. A great workout for developing right-hand control and power. Beginning/intermediate. PDF booklet available on web site. 30 min.
02-DVD95998
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$13.45
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DVD - THE BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN OF RONNIE McCOURY
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Take a lesson from the sensational mandolinist of the Del McCoury Band! Ronnie details his style, teaches his most requested solos and shares valuable information on many aspects of mandolin playing: splitting strings, the double-time shuffle, tremolo, improvisation, and much more. Father Del McCoury helps his son demonstrate each tune. Intermediate/advanced. Includes note/tab booklet. 80 min.
300-DVD56
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$26.95
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DVD - THE MANDOLIN AND BOUZOUKI OF TIM O'BRIEN - PLAYING CELTIC, BLUEGRASS AND CONTEMPORARY SONGS
taught by Tim O'Brien
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This course will be a boon to mandolin and bouzouki (octave mandolin) players who want to improve their technique, develop ideas and learn new repertoire. Tim brings his brilliant musicianship to bear as he teaches Celtic, bluegrass and original songs: "Down in a Willow Garden," "The High Road," "Lay Down Your Weary Tune," "One Girl Cried," "More Love," "The Kid on the Mountain" and "Travellers." The tunes can be played on either instrument and switching between them Tim demonstrates right and left hand techniques, the advantages of each for soloing or song accompaniment and how to get the most out of their textures and tonalities. Intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 115 min.
300-DVD58
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$26.95
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DVD - THE MANDOLIN OF BILL MONROE: TWO DVD SET
taught by Bill Monroe & Sam Bush
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Contains 300-DVD103 and 300-DVD104. In lesson one Monroe plays 27 tunes and converses with John Hartford on a wide variety of topics, including his musical development, performing & songwriting ideas, childhood memories, early touring days, more. In lesson two Sam Bush dissects 18 songs, taking them apart in note-for-note detail. Songs include "Sally Goodin'," "Frog On A Lily Pad," "Get Up John," and others. 90 min. each.
300-DVD104SET
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$44.95
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DVD - THE MANDOLIN OF BILL MONROE: VOL. 1 - ONE-ON-ONE WITH THE MASTER
taught by Bill Monroe
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Monroe plays 27 tunes and converses with John Hartford on a wide variety of topics, including his musical development, performing & songwriting ideas, childhood memories, early touring days, and more. 90 min.
300-DVD103
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$26.95
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DVD - THE MANDOLIN OF NORMAN BLAKE - TRADITIONAL AND ORIGINAL TUNES AND TECHNIQUES
taught by Norman Blake, with Nancy Blake guitar and second mandolin
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Blake shares tips and advice on tuning, phrasing, ornaments, double-stops, tremolos, drones, split strings, more, plus nine songs taught up to speed and slowed down: "John Brown's March," "Campbell's Farewell to Red Gap," "The Hollow Poplar," "Father's Hall," "The Little Fair Child," "Jack Danielson's Reel," "Green Castle Hornpipe," and two duets "Blake's March" and "Mandolin Fanfare." Norman uses vintage instruments to illustrate differences in tone: a Style B Lyon & Healy, a 1914 Martin, a 1914 Gibson A4, a 1922 white-top A3 and a 1923 Lloyd Loar F5. Intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 90 min.
300-DVD194
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$26.95
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DVD - THE SAM BUSH MANDOLIN METHOD
taught by Sam Bush
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Two DVD set. Improve your technical prowess, build repertoire and develop formidable musicianship. Sam performs and slows down traditional fiddle tunes and original instrumentals, giving you detailed instruction on pick technique, rhythm chopping, speed building, warm-up exercises, tremolo, improvised soloing, equipment, more. Learn to create variations on melodies, use drone strings for fiddle-like effects, employ crosspicking techniques for a smoother sound, and move up the neck. Songs include "Ragtime Annie," "Bile Them Cabbage Down," "Blackberry Blossom," "Sally Goodin," "Big Mon," "Get Up John," "Brilliancy," "Whayasay," and "Big Rabbit." Intermediate level. Includes note/tab booklet. 2 1/2 hours.
300-DVD21
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$53.95
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DVD - UBS BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN BASICS & BEYOND
by Dennis Caplinger
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Uses bluegrass standards to teach the basics. Begins with basic left- and right-hand techniques, then guides you through developing great backup parts, playing solos and working with a band. Close-up camera angles, play-along tracks, printable tab PDF files, performances, more.
05-DVD908070
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$17.95
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DVD - WAYNE BENSON - A MANDOLIN ANTHOLOGY
taught by Wayne Benson
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Wayne teaches 7 of his originals: "Tucker," "Blountville," "Carpenter John," "Anxious Molly," more. These are broken down lick-by-lick then played fast and slow in a split screen format. Effective techniques are also taught, especially downstrokes and practicing scales to help learn harmony or twin mandolin, more. You can select among 3 different views while the DVD is playing to see exactly how the pieces are played. An Acutab product. Includes note/tab booklet. 110 min.
405-DVD2
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$31.50
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DVD - YOU CAN PLAY BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN: TWO DVD SET
taught by Butch Baldassari
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Contains 300-DVD46 and 300-DVD47. Mandolin master Baldassari will have you playing mandolin in minutes with his easy, hands-on beginner's lesson. In DVD One he covers all that is needed to get the bell-like high notes and percussive back-beat that make bluegrass mandolin famous, including: how to hold your instrument and tune it, chords and scales, simple melodies, double stops, more. DVD Two features lots of play-alongs. Learn several chord positions up and down the neck and helpful soloing techniques. Covers: slides, hammer-ons, open chord positions, increasing speed, tremolo, licks & tricks, double-stops in G and D, playing in the key of D, more. Includes two note/tab booklets. 60 & 55 min.
300-DVD47SET
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$44.95
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DVD - YOU CAN PLAY BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN: VOL. 1
taught by Butch Baldassari
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Mandolin master Baldassari will have you playing mandolin in minutes with his easy, hands-on beginner's lesson. Using basic bluegrass tunes and his Lloyd Loar 1925 mandolin as teaching tools, Butch covers all that is needed to get the bell-like high notes and percussive back-beat that make bluegrass mandolin famous. Covers how to hold your instrument and tune it, chords and scales, simple melodies, double stops, more. Includes note/tab booklet. 60 min.
300-DVD46
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$26.95
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DVD - YOU CAN PLAY BLUEGRASS MANDOLIN: VOL. 2
taught by Butch Baldassari
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This lesson features lots of play-alongs. Butch teaches several chord positions up and down the neck and helpful soloing techniques. Covers: slides, hammer-ons, open chord positions, increasing speed, tremolo, licks & tricks, double-stops in G and D, playing in the key of D, more. Tunes include: "Sally Goodin," "Bury Me Beneath the Willow," "Soldier's Joy" and "Whiskey Before Breakfast." Includes note/tab booklet. 60 min.
300-DVD47
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$26.95
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DVD - YOU CAN TEACH YOURSELF MANDOLIN
by Dix Bruce
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A teach- yourself method. With his informal, often humerous style, Dix Bruce will guide you step- by-step through the basics of learning this versatile instrument. Learn all about accompanying yourself and others, common chords and useful strums, reading simple melodies, playing a colorful assortment of mandolin folk songs, and more. 100 min.
02-94331DVD
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$13.45
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