Gypsy Swing & Hot Club Rhythm for Mandolin
by Dix Bruce
List Price:
Our Price: $10.47
You Save: $5.48 (34%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $8.38 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Dix BruceBrand: Mel Bay
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-18
ISBN: 0786677732
Number of pages: 40
Publisher: Musix
Book Reviews of Gypsy Swing & Hot Club Rhythm for Mandolin
Book Review: Very enjoyable & instructive for a wide range of mando players
Summary: 5 Stars
I really enjoy Dix Bruce's methods to his mandolin madness. While on the surface this book may seem thin, the book/CD set actually holds a number of challenges for a wide range of beginner to more advanced players. Music, tab and chords are included. For example, it gets you thinking more about playing in closed positions, up the neck, in different keys, and with different more unique chord voicings. The CD demos each song at a slow tempo, then up to speed, and then with just the rhythm track to improvise with. How can mandomaniacs at all levels not find something to enjoy and learn from in this material? After digesting all of volume 1 and adding some new tunes to my repertoire, I bought volume 2 and am digging that one too. I sure hope that Dix continues to create additional volumes in the set. I'm not only learning new material, but I'm also learning some new techniques. At the end of the day, you won't be playing like Jethro Burns, but you'll certainly be ready to take that next step. (Joe Ross, Roseburg, OR.)
Summary of Gypsy Swing & Hot Club Rhythm for Mandolin
Product description: Learn 12 great swing standards recorded by Django Reinhardt, Stephane Grappelli, and the Quintette of the Hot Club of France. Play along with a great Gypsy Swing Rhythm Section and learn chords, comping, and melodies, then let the band back you up as you practice chords and soloing. You play all the leads while the band backs you up. Beginners can practice basic skills while more advanced players can hone their improvisation chops, each at their own individual learning pace. Includes standard notation, tablature, chord diagrams, lyrics, playing tips, and more. Each song is presented on the CD at slow and regular speed. First you'll hear the melody played on mandolin at a slow speed with just guitar backup, then it's repeated at regular speed with the band. Split track mixing on the recording allows the student to hear just the melody (while reading along in the book) or just the rhythm section, or both for maximum flexibility and specific study. Finally the band plays several choruses and you play all the leads. Songs may be repeated, at slow or regular speed, as many times as you wish in order to perfect phrases, melodies and solos in a band context. Includes special section on how to play rhythm back up chords and get that swing pulse on mandolin. Potential for improvement is unlimited. Guitar version also available. We'll jam all night long!Theory, Composition & Performance Books
- Books > Subjects > Arts & Photography > Music
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Theory, Composition & Performance Books
Musical Growth and Developmentby Dorothy T. McDonald, Gene M. Simons
Schirmer Books; Published: 1988-12; Audio Cassette; Book
Price in other shops:
History of American Music Educationby Michael L. Mark, Charles L. Gary
Schirmer Books; Published: 1992-02; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $129.60
Measurement and Evaluation of Musical Experiencesby David J. Boyle, Rudolf E. Radocy
Schirmer Books; Published: 1987-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $403.92
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge: American Patron of Musicby Cyrilla Barr
Schirmer; Published: 1998-06-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $82.00
Price in other shops:
ALL ROOTS LEAD TO ROCK: Legends of Early Rock `n' Roll. A Bear Family Readerby Colin, editor Escott
Schirmer Books; Published: 1999; Hardcover; Book
Complete Idiot's Guide to Songwritingby Joel Hirschhom, Joel Hirschhorn
Alpha; Published: 2001-04-19; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.35
Price in other shops:
Collins Need to Know? Bass Guitar: From Basics to Bassistby Paul Scott
HarperCollins UK; Published: 2008-07-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.29
Price in other shops:
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brainby Oliver Sacks
Knopf Publishing Group; Published: 2008; Paperback; Book
Best price: $5.13
Jazz Anecdotesby Bill Crow
Oxford University Press, USA; Published: 1990-05-17; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $24.18
How to Train Singers/ Book and Tapeby Larra Browning Henderson
Parker; Published: 1991-06; Paperback; Book
Best price: $29.95
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
Mel Bay presents Traditional Southern Italian Mandolin and Fiddleby John LaBarbera
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.; Published: 2009-04-27; Paperback; Book
Best price: $11.24
Price in other shops:
Parking Lot Picker's Songbook: Mandolinby Dix Bruce
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.; Published: 2007-08-21; Spiral-bound; Book
Best price: $21.36
Price in other shops:
Roots and Blues Mandolin: Learn the Essentials of Blues Mandolin - Rhythm and Lead - By Playing Classic Songs (String Letter Publishing) (Acoustic Guitar Private Lessons)by Steve James
String Letter Publishing; Published: 2010-07-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.33
Price in other shops:
Mandolin Chord Bookby James Major
Music Sales America; Music Sales America; Published: 1992-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.71
Price in other shops:
The Beatles for Mandolinby The Beatles, Bobby Westfall
Hal Leonard Corporation; Published: 2010-06-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $9.16
Price in other shops:
Gypsy Swing & Hot Club Rhythm II For Mandolinby Dix Bruce
Musix; Published: 2009-01-22; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.48
Price in other shops:
Mel Bay presents Mandolin Picker's Guide to Bluegrass Improvisationby Jesper Rubner-Petersen
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.; Published: 2010-02-18; Perfect Paperback; Book
Best price: $16.48
Price in other shops:
The Ultimate Mandolin Songbook: 26 Favorite Songs Arranged by Janet Davis (Book & CD)by Janet Davis
Hal Leonard; Published: 2010-12-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $15.62
Price in other shops:
Mel Bay presentsGetting into Jazz Mandolinby Ted Eschliman
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.; Published: 2008-09-24; Perfect Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.35
Price in other shops:
Mandolin Blues: From Memphis to Maxwell Streetby Rich DelGrosso
Hal Leonard; Hal Leonard Corporation; Published: 2007-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $12.58
Price in other shops: