Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method 1: The Most Popular Method for Learning How to Play, Book & CD

by Ron Manus, Lindsey C. Harnsberger

The quickest, easiest, most enjoyable method for learning to play the mandolin.
Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method has been updated, revised, and improved. It features clear, well-paced instruction for beginning mandolin students. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method---the best choice for today's beginning mandolin students.
Features:
* How to hold your mandolin
* Tuning your mandolin
* Right- and left-hand techniques
* Basics of reading music
* Chords and strum patterns
* Playing tremolo and drones
* How to read TAB
* Photos and diagrams
* Songs include "Aura Lee," "Tom Dooley," "The Irish Washerwoman," "Over the Rainbow," and many others
* Great-sounding performances on the CD
* Available DVD features TNT 2 software
Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 5 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar.

64 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2014

About the author

Ron Manus is the third generation of the Manus family at Alfred Music Publishing, a company founded by his grandfather, Sam Manus in 1922 in New York.

Ron joined Alfred Music in 1988 and in 2005, was instrumental in the acquisition of Warner Brothers Publications, which included the music of George and Ira Gershwin, Duke Ellington, Tony Bennett, Led Zeppelin, the Eagles, The Rolling Stones, Madonna, Van Halen, Green Day, and hundreds more.