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How to Play Mandolin in 14 Days

How to Play Mandolin in 14 Days

Beginner Mandolin Method Book

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One of our first series, this method book for mandolin will teach you the basics and have you sounding great quickly!

Easy beginner level

For complete beginners

90 minute lessons

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Free audio examples

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Highly-rated author

Hundreds of 5-star reviews

Are you ready to learn how to play mandolin? Start here! How to Play Mandolin in 14 Days is the ultimate mandolin book for absolute beginners.
In this practical, step-by-step guide, mandolin player and master instructor Tristan Scroggins, who's been nominated for a GRAMMY Award and the International Bluegrass Music Association's Mandolin Player of the Year Award, teaches you the essential elements you need to know to get started as a mandolin player. And the best part? No music reading is required! Inside this book, songs, melodies, and music exercises are presented in both chord diagrams and easy-to-use mandolin tab!

With this book, you can learn how to play mandolin!
Mandolin is no different than any other instrument, and with steady, mindful practice, you can learn to play it in just two weeks, because How to Play Mandolin in 14 Days is written with the absolute beginner in mind!

This mandolin book for beginners is jam-packed with fundamental mandolin skills and exercises!

Complete Songs
Double Stops
Tremolo Picking
Major & Minor Chords
Right-Hand Technique
Left-Hand Technique
Essential Strum Patterns

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Meet Author Tristan Scroggins

As the son of a National Banjo Champion, Tristan Scroggins has been surrounded by bluegrass traditions since birth. By age 26, Tristan has been nominated for the International Bluegrass Music Association's Mandolin Player of the Year Award and for a GRAMMY Award for his participation in the John Hartford Fiddle Tune Project Vol. 1.

Tristan has played and taught bluegrass in over a dozen countries and has performed at many prestigious venues, including the Ryman Auditorium and the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee, where he currently resides. With more than a decade of experience as a teacher and workshop instructor, Tristan has gained a reputation for his logically laid out curriculum, generous resources, and relaxed, encouraging presence. Tristan has developed a curriculum that emphasizes inspiration and practice techniques that allow students to overcome their personal musical hurdles.

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