Easy Music Theory for Fiddle and Mandolin (Book and CD)

Two of the fastest ways to improve your playing are 1) increasing your knowledge of music and 2) applying that knowledge to your instrument.  Unlock the language of music with this easy to read 200 page book, now available as dowloadable .pdf file.  

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Oldtime Tunes for Fiddle and Mandolin, Volume 1

"Oldtime Tunes for Fiddle and Mandolin, Volume 1" is great for beginning and intermediate players. There are many common jam session tunes played everywhere in easy to moderate arrangements.

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Oldtime Tunes for Fiddle and Mandolin, Volume 2

Improve your playing as you expand your repertoire with this easy to read collection of 50 more standard tunes. Picking up where Volume 1 left off, this is good for source of tunes for players and teachers of fiddle and mandolin. This book offers a variety of tunes in many different playing styles.

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Texas Style Fiddle Transcriptions, Volume 1

Texas style fiddle tunes are played by many of today's best mandolin players, including top contestants. These tunes have multiple parts (Grey Eagle has 24 parts!) with ornate variations. A great way to learn more licks, how to embellish melodies, learn tunes for contests, or just to play for fun.

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Texas Style Fiddle Transcriptions, Volume 2

Like "Texas Style Fiddle Transcriptions, Volume 1," this book contains breakdowns, waltzes, rags, polkas, show tunes, and hornpipes common to Texas style playing.

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Benny Thomasson Fiddle Transcriptions

This 100 page book contains accurate transcriptions from Benny's recordings and jam session tapes. There are breakdowns, waltzes, rags, reels, show tunes, and hornpipes common to Texas style playing. In addition there are many lesser known oldtime tunes, some in open tunings.

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Texas Style Fiddle Tunes for Mandolin (Book and CD)

Learn to play some of the most popular fiddle tunes anywhere. Good versions of breakdowns, rags, and hornpipes common in Texas style playing, arranged for the mandolin.

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