The quickest, easiest, most enjoyable method for learning to play the mandolin! Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method is one of the many new additions to the Alfred's Basic family of methods, featuring clear, well-paced instruction. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method---the best choice for today's beginning mandolin students. Book 2 features: * New major and minor scales and keys * Solos and duets including American, German, Irish, Italian, Mexican, and Scottish folk songs * Power chords, double unisons, and palm muting * Additional chords and strumming patterns * How to transpose * Triplets, swing rhythms, and blues soloing * Accents and staccato (chop) articulations* Photos and diagrams * Songs include "The Entertainer," "Tarantella," "Greensleeves," and many others. Learn More

Alfred's Basic 5-String Banjo Method 1 continues the Alfred Music tradition of easy-to-use, thorough, and enjoyable instruction for the absolute beginner. The basics of right-hand picking are covered, including pinches, different kinds of rolls, and backup patterns. Basic left-hand techniques are introduced, including hammer-ons and slides, and chord diagrams are provided for both G-tuning and C-tuning. Important topics such as setting up the banjo, tuning, banjo heads, fingerpicks, strings, and capos are taught as well. Illustrations, diagrams, and photographs throughout the book make learning easy and fun. Learning to play has never been more fun than with Alfred's Basic 5-String Banjo Method 1---the best choice for today's beginning banjo students. Learn More

The quickest, easiest, most enjoyable method for learning to play the mandolin. Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method has been updated, revised, and improved. It features clear, well-paced instruction for beginning mandolin students. Learning to play has never been easier or more fun than with Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method---the best choice for today's beginning mandolin students. Features: * How to hold your mandolin * Tuning your mandolin * Right- and left-hand techniques * Basics of reading music * Chords and strum patterns * Playing tremolo and drones * How to read TAB * Photos and diagrams * Songs include "Aura Lee," "Tom Dooley," "The Irish Washerwoman," "Over the Rainbow," and many others * Great-sounding performances on the included online video and audio * Features TNT 2 software Recognized for over 50 years as the best-paced and most comprehensive guitar method available, Alfred's Basic Guitar Method has introduced over 5 million beginners to the joy of playing guitar. Learn More

Titles: Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star Variations (Shinichi Suzuki) * Lavender's Blue * Lightly Row * The Honeybee * Mary Had a Little Lamb * Crickets' Song (M. K. Waddington) * Lightly Row * London Bridge * Go Tell Aunt Rhody * Silent Night (F. Gruber) * Long, Long Ago (T. H. Bayly) * Little Playmates (F. X. Chwatal) * Chant Arabe * Good-bye to Winter * The Good Little King of Yvetot * Andante (M. K. Waddington) * Christmas-Day Secrets (T. Dutton) * Allegro (Shinichi Suzuki) * Musette * Gigue (M. K. Waddington). Performed by Mary Kay Waddington. Learn More

This step-by-step approach to learning to play the autoharp will help beginners and teachers understand the many ways in which this versatile instrument can be used. You will learn a variety of strumming techniques, how to work the chord bars, how to use the different areas of the strings effectively, how to play songs and simple melodies, and even a brief history of how the Autoharp began and developed. Learn More

Alfred's Basic Mandolin Method 1 features clear, well-paced instruction that makes learning the mandolin easy and fun. This book covers all the basics, including how to hold your mandolin, tuning your mandolin, right- and left-hand techniques, reading music, chords, strumming patterns, songs, and how to read TAB. Learn More

Alfred's Kid's Ukulele Course is a fun method that teaches kids to play songs on the ukulele right away. Each lesson on every page is explained in plain language that's easy to understand. Plus, they get to learn from three irresistible guitar experts---a clever classical dog, one cool jazz cat, and a friendly alligator who loves the blues. They draw attention to what's important on each page and help them learn by making music fun! Parents can be effective guides to help their children through this course, even if they've never had any musical training themselves. The Notespeller correlates page by page to Alfred's Kid's Ukulele Course, Books 1 & 2, and includes fun activities that gets kids writing and drawing everything as they learn. Each page reinforces their knowledge of reading music and helps them to better understand the skills it takes to play the ukulele. Learn More

The Complete Mandolin Method: Intermediate Mandolin is for mandolinists who have learned the basics and are ready to take the next step. This book covers techniques such as hammer-ons and pull-offs, different styles of tremolo, slides, cross picking, and rolls. Other topics include how to learn tunes, new time signatures, and a more in-depth look at important musical styles. Learn More

This book teaches everything you need to know to get started playing the banjo. Beginning with tablature reading and basic technique, you'll be guided all the way to reading music and playing great bluegrass classics like Bile That Cabbage Down, Old Joe Clark and Cluck Old Hen. With helpful tips from renowned artists such as Bela Fleck, Alison Brown and John Hartford, this comprehensive beginner's book provides a fun and unique way to get started playing this enjoyable instrument. The CD includes the exercises and songs. Learn More