Mandolin for Violinists

Learning the mandolin should be required for every violinist: it has the same tuning and is a chordal instrument. This book provides violinists with the skills and knowledge to master the mandolin and mandolin concepts to open up their violin playing. The violinists will quickly learn to play mandolin with key insights into the similarities and differences between the two instruments. The book and companion audio download available online cover basic fingering and picking techniques, then move into exercises and pieces drawn from the classical, swing, and folk genres.