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Mandolin resources

Articles, Web sites, Luthiers, Books, Music, etc.

A mandolin resource

 

Articles

How to practice: PDF file with ideas for constructive practice

Web Sites

www.worldsheetmusic.com Has mandolin grade syllabus pieces.
www.trekel.de Lots of Mandolin Music here.
http://ukbluegrass.com Great site for bluegrass news and courses

Recommended Books

(from Amazon, Music Room and others click on title to buy)

"Tocando com Jacob" Music by Jacob published by the Instituto Jacob do Bandolim.
"The Complete Mandolinist Bk/CD" by Marilynn Mair
"L'art de la Mandoline" 1 & 2 by Silvio Ranieri a classic method.
"Mandolin Blues" a great blues introduction with CD by Rich Delgrosso
"Music For Mandolin" series of books collections by Alison Stephens from Astute Music
"The New Celtic Mandolin" by Simon Mayor
"The Classical Mandolin (Early Music Series)"The Classical Mandolin" by Paul Sparks - an excellent history of the mandolin
"The Early Mandolin" by Paul Sparks and James Tyler - origins of the mandolin
"Effortless Mastery" by Kenny Werner, a philosophy, a way of thinking and a practical approach to being the best musician you can be by letting go of having to be perfect.

Other Resources

Circle of Fifths by Biggsound - an interactive card to figure out chords and scale theory. Very parctical and well designed