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MP - Introduction To Mandolin Primer For Beginners Book & CD - $13.95 

Mandolin Primer Book with CD by Bert Casey is designed for the beginning mandolin student who desires an easy to follow, step by step instruction method for getting started on the mandolin.

  • It starts with proper left & right hand technique and playing scales.
  • Then progresses to playing 14 popular bluegrass songs using techniques such as hammer-ons, slides, pull-offs, and double stops.
  • It also includes a complete chord chart and a section on how to play rhythm on the mandolin (the famous mandolin "chop").
Mandolin Primer Contents
  • Parts of the Mandolin
  • Holding the Mandolin
  • Tuning
  • Using the Pick
  • Proper Left and Right Hand Position
  • Playing Scales in 4 Different Keys (G, C, A, D)
  • Rhythm & Strumming (The Mandolin Chop)
  • Moveable Chords
  • Chord Chart
Mandolin Primer Songs
  • Worried Man Blues
  • Wildwood Flower
  • Boil Them Cabbage Down
  • Cripple Creek
  • John Hardy
  • Red Haired Boy
  • Soldier's Joy
  • 8th Of January
  • Billy In The Lowground
  • Blackberry Blossom
  • Bill Cheatum
  • Sally Goodin
  • Old Joe Clark
  • Salt Creek

All Watch & Learn books feature:

  • Many photographs and diagrams to illustrate left and right hand technique.
  • Music written in both tablature and standard music notation.
  • DVD markers & CD markers for easy cross reference .
  • Songs are played at 2 speeds on the CD (slow for practicing and up-tempo for performing).
  • Additional material that is not on the DVD, but included on the CD.

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