For those who already know their way round the mandolin and want some expert advice and new ideas to spice up their playing of Celtic music. Simon Mayor takes a fresh and detailed look at five traditional and modern Celtic tunes, introducing original ideas and techniques that will benefit all aspects of mandolin playing.

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A learn-as-you-play approach for those in the early stages of mandolin playing. Simon's informal and encouraging style gets you playing five easy tunes in a variety of musical idioms, taking a detailed look at left hand fingering, right hand techniques, tips for making simple tunes sound more interesting, and lots, lots more.

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A book of thirty-one tunes from all corners of the Celtic World in standard notation and tablature with guitar chords. Includes three arrangements for quartet andinterviews with top players Andy Irvine, Maartin Allcock, Chris Newman, Gary Peterson and Brian Taheny. Includes all the tunes from Simon's New Celtic Mandolin CD.

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A detailed course for those starting to play the mandolin.

• tuning
• right and left hand techniques
• reading music and tablature
• chords
• tremolo
• scales
• exercises
• tunes and simple duets
• advice on choosing and maintaining an instrument

'This is billed as 'A detailed course for those starting to play the mandolin' and that's exactly what it is. Simon Mayor has avoided the tedium of most beginners' courses by choosing interesting tunes for even the very first lessons. By the end you stand a chance of playing (amongst others) Buffalo Gals, Wildwood Flower, The Star of the County Down and Beethoven's Ode to Joy - a wisely diverse selection.

It helps that Simon has a pleasant unpatronising manner and an ability to explain things clearly. He's also quite good on the mandolin(!) and should be an inspiration to all aspiring mandolin players. It's difficult to say much more about a beginner's course, but I could not fault this material in any way. It's way, way better than anything of this sort that I've seen.'

FOLK ROOTS Magazine

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Simon Mayor's latest book...
A detailed course for those who have already covered the basics of playing the mandolin, incorporating closed position playing, position shifts, 4th finger workouts, chordal arrangements, bunched and extended fingerings, tremolo, double stopping and many tricks of the trade to help you on your way to mastering the mandolin.

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This revised edition is now available.
Simon Mayor's book of 21 tunes taken from across his first three mandolin albums are laced with technical tips and humourous anecdotes. The music is presented in standard notation and tablature and now includes examples of harmony lines and quartet arrangements.

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