Mandolin For Dummies is a great way for someone with no background or training in music to learn to play the mandolin in several styles.

What does this book cover?

Mandolin For Dummies is a step by step guide which can take you from picking up a mandolin for the first time to playing classic pieces of jazz, swing, bluegrass and blues as well as traditional Celtic and Irish favourites.

Mandolin For Dummies also addresses:

• The fundamental operation of the mandolin itself
• Instructions on caring for, maintaining and restringing mandolins
• Advice on choosing accessories
• Practice pieces you can use to learn the basics
• Downloadable audio files you can use to play along to
• Photos, diagrams and aids to visual learners
• A guide to buying just the right mandolin for your needs

About the Authors 

Don Julin is known as a highly eclectic player. He has been pushing the boundaries of the Mandolin for some 3 decades now, and has established himself as a recording artist, and instructor and a performer. His inclusion in the esteemed For Dummies instrument instruction series comes as no surprise.

In Mandolin For Dummies, Julin has presented a brilliant and insightful manual that can help you master a truly classic musical instrument.