Mel Bay's Getting into....... Jazz Mandolin

About this book

No longer confined to basic folk genres any mandolinist aspiring to a broader comprehension of music including swing blues pop choro broadway and even classical can expand his/her playing and through a working knowledge of jazz fundamentals. This breakthrough approach in mandolin pedagogy takes four uncomplicated fretboard patterns (FFcP) and drills a physical familiarity into the players fingers softening the fear of upper frets and prepares for the harmonic alterations necessary for effective and intuitive playing of more complex contemporary music. A brief introduction into modes the player is eased into jamming with audio accompaniment (CD) and eventually an initiation into the most fundamental jazz chord progression of all the ii V7 I pattern. From the horizontal (melody) to the vertical (chords) and back the results are a both instinctive and physical grasp of tonal centers and the improvisational fodder of effective performing. An emphasis on pinky strength finger control and sustain the books exercises also develop the players concepts of tone and melody