American Mandolin Method/Vol 1/Book w/CD Set and similar items

***Get an instant siscount at checkout on this item!*** Master teachers and performers of the mandolin, Brian Wicklund and Ben Winship have crafted this beginning mandolin method book based on the solid system created by Wicklund for the best-selling books, The American Fiddle Method. Using clear illustrations and lucid explanations, the authors guide beginning mandolin players through necessary skills such as efficiently holding the mandolin, fretting, picking technique, creating good tone, chop chord and open chord backup. Students learn the techniques while mastering over thirty common jam tunes, which they can practice with using the accompanying audio. 72pp Contents are: Amazing Grace Angelina Baker Arran Boat Song Boil 'em Cabbage Down Bonaparte's Retreat Buffalo Gals Cairo Camptown Races Cindy Cluck Old Hen Country Waltz Crawdad Song Cripple Creek Down in the Valley Girl I Left Behind Me Little Liza Jane Miss McLeod's Reel Old Joe Clark Over the Waterfall Red Haired Boy Red River Valley Red Wing Sandy Boys Shady Grove Shortnin' Bread Si Beag Si Mor Southwind Stinky's Blues Sugar Hill Turkey in the Straw