This site is very graphical and gives a good explanation of how to set up the fiddle, tune it etc. as well as providing some good beginner/intermediate lessons on specific tunes. It mostly focuses on bluegrass/traditional tunes such as red haired boy, whiskey before breakfast etc.
Similarly, it has good lessons for mandola, mandolin, violin, guitar and banjo.
Visit site: http://www.folkofthewood.com/
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This is run by a Mr. Roland White from Nashville.
He has 11 free mandolin tablatures on the site, songs such as soldier’s joy, cripple creek, ragtime annie, man of constant sorrow etc.
He has a good tips section for beginners and sells his own instructional dvds and also conducts private lessons.
Visit Site: http://www.rolandwhite.com/
Levels: Beginner, Intermediate
Other Resources:
1. Instructional DVDs
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This site has free mandolin, guitar, banjo and fiddle lessons.
The lessons are mostly text based with some PDF and MP3s.
Visit Site: http://www.jaybuckey.com/
Levels: Beginner
Specific Genres:
1. Bluegrass
2. Fingerstyle
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This is a site run by Nigel Gatherer which discusses techniques , tunes, maintenance instructions, musician blogs and links to other mandolin sites around the web.
There is a good selection of tablatures, from Marches, Reels, Jigs etc.
Visit Site: http://www.nigelgatherer.com/mando.html
Levels: Beginner
Specific Genres:
1. Scottish
2. Irish
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This is a resource rich mandolin site which has practice tunes, techniques, resources and a mandolin store. The site also has in-depth descriptions on all the different types of mandolins.
The ‘Techniques’ section includes the following:
Arpeggios, Chords, Double Stops, Exercises, Flash cards, Fretboard positions, improvisation, practice tips, reading notation, right hand techniques, scales and tremolo.
Visit Site: http://www.mandozine.com
Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Other Resources:
1. Videos
2. Articles
3. Tuner
4. Forum
5. Blog
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This site has a lot of good mandoline resources including lessons, tips, interviews and tablatures.
Check out the back issues, which go back to June 2003 to view the articles, lessons and various tablatures.
Visit Site: http://mandolinsessions.com
Levels: Beginner, Intermediate
Other Resources:
1. Articles
2. Lessons
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A very good mandolin site with a focus on lessons and resources for Jazz mandolin.
The exercises and techniques include a broad range of lessons including major/minor patterns, chromatic mastering, altered scale patterns, voicing extended chords etc.
Visit Site: http://jazzmando.com/
Levels: Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced
Specific Genres:
1. Jazz
Other Resources:
1. Articles/reviews
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