Foreword xviiIntroduction 1Part 1: Being Bitten by the Mandolin Bug 5Chapter 1: Becoming Acquainted with Your Mandolin 7Chapter 2: Getting to Grips with Tuning and Terminology 21Chapter 3: Getting a Handle on Your Mandolin 29Part 2: Starting to Play the Mandolin 37Chapter 4: Making Music on the Mandolin 39Chapter 5: Picking with the Right Hand 65Chapter 6: Fretting Notes and Chords with the Left Hand 93Chapter 7: Playing "Jethro"-Style Three-String Chords 117Chapter 8: Playing Mandolin Music: Scales and Melody 133Part 3: Putting Playing Styles into Practice 157Chapter 9: Playing Music from Yesteryear: Old Time, Rags and Blues 159Chapter 10: Giving Your Mandolin a Speedy Workout: Bluegrass 191Chapter 11: Travelling to the Emerald Isle: Irish Mandolin 213Chapter 12: Taking a Quick World Tour 229Chapter 13: Swinging to Those Jazzy Rhythms 245Chapter 14: Blending Styles: Dawg Music 271Part 4: Purchasing and Caring for Your Mandolin 281Chapter 15: Selecting and Buying a Mandolin 283Chapter 16: Building Your Accessories Kit 297Chapter 17: All Change: Replacing Your Mandolin's Strings 307Chapter 18: Caring for and Repairing Your Mandolin 317Part 5: The Part of Tens 327Chapter 19: Ten (or So) Tips on Becoming a Good Mandolin Player 329Chapter 20: Ten Mandolin Players You Need to Know 335Chapter 21: Ten Ways of Tapping into the Mandolin Subculture 341Part 6: Appendixes 349Appendix A: Chord Charts 351Appendix B: Reading Standard Musical Notation 355Appendix C: Audio Tracks 367Index 373
Don Julin has a reputation for being one of the most eclectic mandolin players/instructors on the scene. Don has released over 20 albums and played on countless others. Don operates the online mandolin school Mandolins Heal The World (www.mandolinshealtheworld.com). He also teaches mandolin at music camps. Don enjoys connecting with musicians and believes that music should be a conversation, not a contest.
