Standard Notation for the Tab-Addicted Mandolinist (SNFTAM) includes targeted, step-by- step examples, ranging from very easy to more advanced (cross-picking and chord melody), based on classic melodies like "Simple Gifts" (traditional), "Ode to Joy" (Beethoven), and "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (Bach). This book will show you how to stop struggling to identify notes one at a time and move quickly to recognizing musically meaningful patterns while playing with efficient fingering.
It includes and expands on material Debora Chen has taught in her classes at Mandolin Symposium and Berkeley's venerable folk venue, Freight & Salvage. By practicing with it just a few minutes a day, you can quickly break away from tab and into any fakebook you choose. It's fun, too.
Praise for SNFTAM from some of the world's finest professional mandolinists:
Mike Marshall, Don Stiernberg, Tony Williamson
Mandolin Cafe Review
Jazz Mando Review
Customer Testimonials
FAQ
Mandolin Cafe Message Board thread on SNFTAM
Need help as you work through the book? Check the Readers' FAQ page or submit your own questions.
It includes and expands on material Debora Chen has taught in her classes at Mandolin Symposium and Berkeley's venerable folk venue, Freight & Salvage. By practicing with it just a few minutes a day, you can quickly break away from tab and into any fakebook you choose. It's fun, too.
Praise for SNFTAM from some of the world's finest professional mandolinists:
Mike Marshall, Don Stiernberg, Tony Williamson
Mandolin Cafe Review
Jazz Mando Review
Customer Testimonials
FAQ
Mandolin Cafe Message Board thread on SNFTAM
Need help as you work through the book? Check the Readers' FAQ page or submit your own questions.
A Concise Course for the Traditional Mandolinist Breaking into Untabbed Territory -- By Debora Chen
Spiral bound
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Also Available in Tab and Standard Notation: JS Bach Arranged for Mandolin
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"Debora Chen's book gives every mandolinist the 'keys to the musical kingdom.'" -- Bluegrass Breakdown, Vol 33, No. 20, California Bluegrass AssociationDomestic U.S. Special: One button checkout for all current titles: Standard Notation for the Tab-Addicted Mandolinist (spiral bound), J.S. Bach Prelude, Allemande,Bourrees 1 & 2, and Selected Two-Part Inventions, including shipping within the US. One button checkout : $44.95
Also Available in Tab and Standard Notation: JS Bach Arranged for Mandolin
Free Bach Practice MP3's
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