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Mandolin Exercises For Dummies

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Mandolin Exercises For Dummies by Don Julin offers a comprehensive guide for mandolin players of all levels. It provides practical exercises to enhance your technique, improve finger agility, and expand your musical understanding. This book is ideal for anyone looking to develop their skills and boost their confidence in playing the mandolin.
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Fans of the mandolin or those keen to learn will find this resource invaluable for developing their skills. Full of practical exercises, it helps players of all levels build technique, versatility, and a deeper understanding of mandolin music, making it a delightful guide for musical exploration and improvement.

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Practice makes perfect with this hands-on resource for mandolin players of all skill levels If you're looking for an accessible practice-based book to improve your playing, you've come to the right place.

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Mandolin Exercises For Dummies 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!

Mandolin Exercises For Dummies is packed with instruction—from hundreds of exercises to drills and practice pieces. Even better, you'll also have online access to downloadable audio files for each exercise, making this practice-based package a complete mandolin companion.

Puts an overview of the fundamentals in perspective, helps you to use exercises to limber up, and much more:

  • Dives into the major and minor arpeggios with triad patterns, then moves on to major 7th and minor 7th patterns.
  • Details the major scales, then moves on to mastering the minor scales with practice exercises.
  • Contains tips to help you practice better, including using a metronome, playing with recordings, and more.

Master the basics and sharpen your mandolin-playing skills with this reliable resource.

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Mandolin Exercises For Dummies by Don Julin receives praise for its clear, step-by-step approach and is appreciated by both beginners and experienced players for its comprehensive practice routines. The exercises are lauded for being engaging and effectively improving technique. However, some readers mention they would have preferred more advanced exercises, indicating it's particularly useful for those just starting or looking to solidify foundational skills.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781118769539

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 May 2014

Country: United States

Imprint: For Dummies

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 208.0mm

Height: 272.0mm

Weight: 499g

Pages: 272

About the Author

Don Julin 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 Mandolin For Dummies .

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