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Mandolin Exercises for Dummies - (For Dummies) by Don Julin (Paperback)

Mandolin Exercises for Dummies - (For Dummies) by  Don Julin (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>Practice makes perfect with this hands-on resource for mandolin players of all skill levels</b> <p>If you're looking for an accessible practice-based book to improve your playing, you've come to the right place. <i>Mandolin Exercises For Dummies</i> focuses on the skills that players often find challenging and provides tips, tricks and plenty of cool exercises that will have you picking with the best of them--or at least much better than before! <i>Mandolin Exercises For Dummies</i> is packed with instruction--from hundreds of exercises to drills and practice pieces. And it gets better. You'll also have online access to downloadable audio files for each exercise, making this practice-based package a complete mandolin companion.</p> <ul> <li>Puts an overview of the fundamentals in perspective, helps you to use exercises to limber up, and much more</li> <li>Dives into the major and minor arpeggios with triad patterns, then moves on to major 7th and minor 7th patterns</li> <li>Details the major scales, then moves on to mastering the minor scales with practice exercises</li> <li>Contains tips to help you practice better, including using a metronome, playing with recordings, and more</li> </ul> <p>Master the basics and sharpen your mandolin-playing skills with this reliable resource.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><b><i>Learn to: </i></b></p> <ul> <li>Build your skills playing scales</li> <li>Play arpeggios with confidence</li> <li>Master chord forms and progressions</li> </ul> <p><b>Practise makes perfect with this hands-on resource for mandolin players of all skill levels</b></p> <p>For mandolin players, practise makes perfect! Use this hands-on resource to get the most out of your practise sessions. Get hundreds of exercises in various keys and positions, use drills to help practise time, build your technique like a pro, practise scales and full-length pieces, and much more. Take your mandolin playing to the next level today!</p> <ul> <li>Get ready -- pick up an overview of the fundamentals, use exercises to limber up, and much more</li> <li>Explore arpeggios -- dive into the major and minor arpeggios with triad patterns, then move on to major 7<sup>th</sup> and minor 7<sup>th</sup> patterns</li> <li>All about chords -- practise major and minor inversions, and get groovy with major 7<sup>th</sup> chord inversions</li> <li>Get on the scales -- start up with the major scales, then move on to mastering the minor scales with practise exercises</li> <li>Tips and tricks -- get tips to help you practise better, including using a metronome, playing with recordings, and more</li> </ul> <p><b>Open the book and find: </b></p> <ul> <li>A full review of the basics and reading music</li> <li>Warm-ups specific to mandolin players</li> <li>Major and minor scale patterns</li> <li>Practise exercises for chords and scales</li> <li>Tips and exercises for connecting scale patterns</li> <li>Tricks for chord progressions, along with practise notes</li> <li>Ten tunes to practise everything at once</li> </ul><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Don Julin</b> is professional mandolin player, instructor and recording artist. Don has spent the last 30 years challenging the boundaries of mandolin and helping others do the same. He is the author of <i>Mandolin For Dummies</i><sup>(R)</sup>.</p>

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