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  • School of Mandolin: Irish Mandolin

    by Joe Carr ...
    This new manual, intended for beginners, contains all you need to begin playing authentic Irish jigs, reels, hornpipes and more on the mandolin. Starting with simple polkas and slides, 26 common session tunes are included. The tunes are all favorites allowing you to rapidly join the fun of session playing. A special section explains pick direction for authentic jig picking. Included are ... Read more

    $17.85 CAD

  • School of Mandolin: Rhythm Changes

    by Joe Carr ...
    Unlock the secrets of moving chord rhythm for bluegrass, blues and swing. Using eleven tunes in six keys including old-time fiddle tunes, bluegrass instrumentals and swing progressions, Joe Carr shows how to create interesting moving chordal backup for practically any song. Mandolin players can now duplicate the 'every-two-beats' chord style associated with western swing guitar. A single-note solo ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • School of Mandolin: Bluegrass

    by Joe Carr ...
    This title introduces all the essential techniques needed for successful bluegrass mandolin playing. The rhythm section covers all the important chords and details the rhythm chop. The lead section covers turnarounds, position playing, Monroe-style, harmonized sixths and important soloing scales. Tips for developing solos are included. This volume is packed with useful reference material. Includes ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • Reading Standard Music Notation for Mandolin and Fiddle

    by Joe Carr ...
    If you have tried and failed to learn to read standard music notation for the mandolin or fiddle using traditional methods or you have never tried and want to, this book is for you. Learn to play from music in the mandolin- and fiddle-friendly major keys of C, G, D, A, F, and B-flat and their relative minor keys. Also learn to play in various time signatures including 4/4 (common time), 2/2 (cut ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • First Lessons Tenor Banjo

    by Joe Carr ...
    Series series First Lessons
    First Lessons Tenor Banjo, The great sound of tenor banjo is a cornerstone of Dixieland and traditional jazz. Using classic favorites, Joe Carr teaches the basics of accompaniment, basic melody and the popular chord melody style. Chords and melody are combined to produce professional sounding solo arrangements. This book with downloadable online audio and video combo includes play-along practice ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • Ukulele for Seniors

    by Joe Carr ...
    This new book is designed for seniors who wish to learn to play the ukulele. Care has been taken to select repertoire familiar and appealing to a more mature audience and attention has been given to the pacing of the material. Basic chords are given and variety of songs and exercises make the learning fast and fun. Play along audio available online for download includes all songs taught in the ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • Mandolin Gospel Tunes

    by Joe Carr ...
    This collection includes 34 great gospel favorites, well-known hymns and old-time spirituals especially arranged in standard notation and tablature for the mandolin. Several of the tunes are arranged for solo mandolin, while others are designed to be played with guitar accompaniment. Standard chord symbols are provided for accompaniment. The online audio presents all 34 tunes, many with guitar ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • School of Mandolin: Blues

    by Joe Carr ...
    While the mandolin is not as synonymous with the blues as the guitar, the fiddle's fretted cousin was an important lead voice in many string blues bands of the 1920s through the 1940s including the Mississippi Sheiks, the Memphis Jug Band and the Dallas String Band. In the hands of great players including Carl Martin, Charlie McCoy, Yank Rachell, Howard Armstrong and Johnny Young, the mandolin was ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • Mandolin for Seniors

    by Joe Carr ...
    This is a beginning mandolin method. The contents of this book present the fundamentals of playing mandolin in a sequence making the material logical and easy to learn. The primary difference between this method and many others is that this book is written for seniors wanting to learn to play the mandolin. While many would say that getting on in years is only a state of mind, the fact is that some ... Read more

    $17.85 CAD

  • Western Swing Guitar Style

    by Joe Carr ...
    If you have ever heard the sound of rhythm guitar in a good western swing band, you may have wondered how the guitarist achieved that unique chordal sound. While the song might be a simple one--playable with only two or three chords--the western swing guitarist changes chords every two beats, providing a driving and harmonically interesting background for the singers and instrumentalists. This ... Read more

    $20.60 CAD

  • School of Mandolin: Bluegrass Classics

    by Joe Carr ...
    In this addition to the popular School of Mandolin series, author Joe Carr presents special arrangements of 29 classic bluegrass instrumentals The basic melody is presented using quarter notes and a maximum of four consecutive eighth notes resulting in very playable and true arrangements for beginning to intermediate players. ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD

  • Getting Into Bluegrass Guitar

    A Crash Course into Bluegrass and Flatpicking Guitar Styles

    by Joe Carr ...
    Series series Getting Into
    In this addition to Mel Bay's popular 'Getting Into' series, Flatpicking Guitar Magazine columnist Joe Carr presents an overview of the exciting flatpicking style in tablature and in music notation. Beginning with basic chords and strum patterns, this book covers Carter style, fiddle tunes crosspicking, floating, improvisation and much more! Special sections address pick direction, pentatonic ... Read more

    $24.72 CAD