Developing Melodic Variations on Fiddle Tunes, Mandolin Edition
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Book Description
This book presents standard fiddle tunes in basic form, then shows you how, on a phrase-by-phrase basis, the tunes can become vehicles for your own improvisations. It is designed to open the door to creating spontaneous variations, or improvisations, based on the melodic structure unique to each tune. Each tune in the book is presented first in its basic form, then with four variations. The variations are printed directly beneath the melody with the corresponding measures aligned, so that you can easily compare them to the original melody and to each other. The accompanying CD features mandolin and rhythm guitar on separate channels, so you can turn off the lead and play along with the rhythm, or vice versa. Intermediate in difficulty.
About the Author
John McGann is a Boston-based mandolinist and guitarist, composer, arranger, teacher and transcriber; and is a member of The Wayfaring Strangers (with Matt Glaser, Tony Trischka, Andy Statman, etc.) and Rust Farm (with Chris Moore, Richard Gates and Dave Mattacks). He won 1st Place at the National Mandolin Championship, Winfield Kansas (1985). John writes for Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, Mandolin Magazine, and Acoustic Guitar Magazine as well as Mel Bay Publications, including an upcoming book on the octave mandolin.
Developing Melodic Variations on Fiddle Tunes, Mandolin Edition,John McGann,Mel Bay Publications, Inc.,0786650990,General,Music
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