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jmcgann
Aug-31-2004, 8:19am
How about a back to school special-

http://www.johnmcgann.com/om.html

Twenty tunes in styles from Irish to American, in a variety of tunings, melody and accompaniment, presented in standard notation and tablature, with a stereo CD (left channel melody, right channel accompaniment). Left and right hand techniques and chord voicings are thoroughly discussed. For the first time, the Celtic style "woven texture" accompaniment unique to the instrument is fully notated. Unique to the book are melodic Irish ornamentation, blues, jazz, American fiddle tunes with variations and improvisations (all fully notated), and a chapter "Breaking Away From Block Chords" extending knowledge of the fingerboard. Mostly GDAE but includes GDAD, AEAE and discussion of modal tunings. The material can be applied to any tuning.
20 Transcriptions fully notated in standard notation and tablature, both rhythm and melody parts on octave mandolin; each tune played at least twice through the form:
IRISH
Reels
Hickey's
Woman of the House
Cooley's
Peter Street
The Copper Plate
Hornpipes
Men of Ulster
The Western
Galway Bay
Rights of Man
Jigs
Bit of Ginger
Gold Ring
Doherty's Favorite
Slip Jig
Kid on the Mountain
AMERICAN
Bluegrass/Fiddle Tunes
Arkansas Traveller
Texas:
Ace of Spades
Blues
Free Floating Blues
T Train Blues
Jazz
Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking? (All the Things You Are)
Swede Gorgeous (Sweet Georgia Brown)
Venezuelan Waltz
La Partida

NORMAL PRICE $25 in USA postpaid
$35 non-USA postpaid
BACK TO SCHOOL SPECIAL $22 in USA
$32 non-USA postpaid

Just mention "Back to school special".
PayPal john@johnmcgann.com
check/money order to
John McGann
PO Box 688
Jamaica Plain MA 02130

Adare_Steve
Aug-31-2004, 1:19pm
Just wanted to endorse this book. it's the best on the market for this instrument and musical style, in my view.

Steve

jmcgann
Aug-31-2004, 1:23pm
THANKS STEVE!!!http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

Dolamon
Sep-01-2004, 5:55am
After exploring this remarkable book / CD for almost 10 months ... I know it definately is worth the price of admission. It is loaded with technique and concepts on virtually every page and if you have a question on how a piece works ... the CD demonstrates in elegant detail how the ideas are supposed to sound. I find myself constantly referring to individual tunes or sections to refine my playing.

As John so elegantly shows - there's more than one way to stroke a zook.

I think it's a must for an Octave or Bouzouki player.

mandolman
Sep-01-2004, 8:08am
A video will be welcome to see you playing the tune in this book.(specially the chords, because some time it's difficult to understand very well what are you doing )

but a great Book !

BluegrassPhilfromFrance
Sep-02-2004, 2:35pm
ABSOLUTELY GREAT BOOK + CD ! A MUST HAVE FOR EVERY OCTAVE MANDOLIN LOVER !!! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

Adare_Steve
Sep-02-2004, 3:08pm
Bluegrass Phil's website is great fun. Beautiful to look at, and really amusing to read (especially if you take the "English" option).

Here's a sample from the 'informations' (sic) page:

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In your " box first aids " in credit note you need:

- Differents picks :of the very fine (for the fast rhythms) in harder (I use of 0.50 0.60 and 0.73, 1.14 it mediator and that is convenient for me indeed)

- strings ( the best for me GHS) http://www.elderly.com/accessories/items/GOMPB.htm

- capo (Shub is good) for classic guitar (neck is flat and tilted as on the folk guitars) -

- 1 tuner electronique (indispensable not to become crazy)
Of the patience and the ear, that does not come from day to day!

- A leather belt ( the instrument do not crash on the ground)

- Of the patience and the ear, that does not come from day to day!

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Great informations and really cheered me up, Phil http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif

jmcgann
Sep-02-2004, 3:13pm
Let me tell you about Bluegrass Phil- he's a great funny guy; we spent some time together back in the 80's...and his English is way better than my French!http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/laugh.gif

PS Thanks for all the nice comments on me book!

BluegrassPhilfromFrance
Sep-05-2004, 1:03am
D'ADDARIO J 80 OCTAVE MANDOLIN STRINGS ARE DEFINITELY THE BEST !!! http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif

mandolman
Sep-06-2004, 4:45am
Hey !

Addare_Steve, the website you taught is mine http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wow.gif Thank you

Sorry, for the english in my website, i use a translator http://cbom.free.fr
http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/blues.gif

BluegrassPhilfromFrance
Sep-06-2004, 8:12am
Thanks Jonathan, cause I didn't know what Steve has been talking about since I don't have a website. By the way, I like your website. I'll have an octave mandolin built by Hervé Coufleau, a french luthier based in Burgundy where I live, specialized in F5 mandolins, 000 guitars a

BluegrassPhilfromFrance
Sep-06-2004, 8:14am
Thanks Jonathan, cause I didn't know what Steve has been talking about since I don't have a website. By the way, I like your website. I'll have an octave mandolin built by Hervé Coufleau, a french luthier based in Burgundy, where I live, specialized in F5 mandolins, 000 guitars and Dreadnought. I'll keep you informed and send some pictures on this site as soon as I've got it (it should be by the end of october ?) http://www.mandolincafe.net/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mandosmiley.gif

jmcgann
Sep-22-2004, 2:43pm
Sale doth end 9/30/04. Thanks to all who have acquired it so far!