Mandolin Primer Book for Beginners Deluxe Edition with DVD and 2 Jam CDs

The Mandolin Primer Book for Beginners Deluxe Edition with Book, DVD, and 2 Jam CDs by Bert Casey will quickly transform you from an absolute beginner into a mandolinist with a full understanding of the fundamentals & techniques of mandolin playing. This beginning method will teach you how to play scales, chords, easy songs, and using the mandolin "chop" to play rhythm. These step by step lessons contain over 90 minutes of HD video instruction using close-ups and split screens to make the movements of each hand perfectly clear. In addition, the large on-screen tablature has a moving pointer that indicates each note as it's being played. After covering the beginner techniques, the course functions as a bluegrass songbook. You will learn how to play easy arrangements for twelve popular bluegrass standards. Once you have memorized a song and can play along with the video, you can start practicing with the audio tracks on the Jam CD. This is a unique practice tool that plays full length versions of all the songs at five speeds along with a bluegrass band. This is the missing link between playing the mandolin and jamming with others. This beginner method contains all of the information you need to learn how to play the mandolin and it's right at your fingertips. In addition to the DVD and CD, you may also access the video lesson, audio exercises, chord chart, and sheet music online.

Bert Casey has been a professional performer and teacher in the Atlanta area for over 35 years. Bert plays several instruments (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, and flute) and has written eight instructional courses (Acoustic Guitar Primer, Acoustic Guitar Book 2, Electric Guitar Primer, Bass Guitar Primer, Mandolin Primer, Ukulele Primer, Flatpicking Guitar Songs, and Bluegrass Fakebook). Bert performed for several years in Atlanta and the Southeast with his bands Home Remedy and Blue Moon. 25 years ago, Bert Casey and Geoff Hohwald started Watch & Learn to help revolutionize music instructional courses by developing well thought out, step by step instructional methods that were tested for effectiveness on beginners before publication. These products, which have dramatically improved the understanding and success of beginning students, have evolved into the Watch & Learn system that continues to set the standard of music instruction today. This has resulted in sales of more than three million products since 1979.