Beyond Bluegrass Mandolin
Etudes and Ides for the Modern Mandolinist
- Suggested Retail Price: $19.99
- Format: Book/CD
- Pages: 64
- Dimensions: 9 x 12
- ISBN: 0-87639-113-7
- SKU: 50449609
- Publication Date: March 01, 2011
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“Hats off to Matt Glaser and John McGann for effectively tackling a subject that has been near and dear to me for nearly half a century!”
—David Grisman, Mandolinist/Composer/Producer, Father of Dawg Music, Grisman/Garcia, DGQ
“My good friends Matt Glaser and John McGann have created a wonderful new study guide and play-along CD for the aspiring mandolinist. They’ve broken down some hard to define concepts hidden in the deep parts of the improvising musician’s psyche. The layout is simple and understandable, with a progressive approach that should help all mandolinists unlock some of these mysteries.”
—Mike Marshall, Mandolinist/Multi-instrumentalist (Chris Thile, Edgar Meyer, Mark O’Connor, David Grisman and Béla Fleck, ex-Modern Mandolin Quartet)
“Beyond Bluegrass Mandolin is an insightful and fun step-by-step primer for any mandolinist interested in expanding their musical vision by diving deeper into melodic and rhythmic improvisation.”
—Andy Statman, Mandolin and Clarinet Master of Bluegrass, Jazz, and Klezmer (Bob Dylan, David Bromberg, Vassar Clements)
“Matt Glaser and John McGann are among an elite group of teachers who can combine musical theory with musical expression in a way that is not only interesting but aesthetically desirable. In this book, they make it all make sense, in a surprising, funny, affably abrasive way. It’s an approach to music and ideas that brings us back to the living essence of what it is to be a feeling and thinking human being. Dig them now.”
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Authors
John McGann
John McGann was a gifted multi-instrumentalist and composer/arranger, specializing in mandolin family instruments as well as electric and acoustic guitar….
