Starting out with your first Octave Mandolin Lessons (Also can be used for Bouzouki)

Following are our beginning octave mandolin lessons...be sure to pay close attention to developing good habits from the start. It's highly recommended to hire a qualified teacher that can make sure you're starting with the correct positions. If you do not have one available nearby, you can also consider an instructional video that teaches proper positioning along with many other essential octave mandolin techniques such as offered in: "Introduction to the Octave Mandolin". View the "Intro to Octave Mando" support materials, click here!

Beginner to Advanced Octave Mandolin Lessons	Books & DVDs
How to Read Tablature for Octave Mandolin Octave Mando Beginning Lesson #1 Set-Up & Position Octave Mando Beginning Lesson #1b Tuning Your Octave Octave Mando Beginning Lesson #2 Octave Mando Beginning Lesson #2b Octave Mando Beginning Lesson #3 Octave Mando Beginning Lesson #3b Octave Mando Beginning Lesson #4 Octave Mando Beginning Lesson #4b Octave Mando Beginning Lesson #5 Octave Mando Intermediate/Advanced Lesson #6 C Scale Studies Advanced Lesson #7 G Scale Studies 1 Advanced Lesson #8 G Scale Studies 2 Advanced Lesson #9 D Scale Studies 1 Advanced Lesson #10 D Scale Studies 2 Advanced Lesson #11 A Scale Studies 1 Advanced Lesson #12 A Scale Studies 2 Advanced Lesson #13 E Scale Studies 1 Advanced Lesson #14 E Scale Studies 2 Advanced Lesson #15 Bb Scale Studies 1 Advanced Lesson #16 Bb Scale Studies 2 Advanced Lesson #17 Practice Tips for Octave Mandolinists Tremolo Technique and Scale Studies Octave Chord Charts PDF Download Advanced Studies Developing Right-Hand Technique Beginning Melodies "Ode to Joy" Key of G Beginner Level "Old Joe Clark" Key of G Beginner Level "Old Joe Clark" Key of A Beginner Level "Eighth of January" Key of D Beginner Level Intermediate Melodies "Dixie" Key of D Intermediate Level Advanced Melodies "Blackberry Blossom" Key of G Advanced Level "Devil's Dream" Key of A Advanced Level "Old Joe Clark" Key of G Advanced Level "Old Joe Clark" Key of A Advanced Level "Red Haired Boy" Key of G Advanced Level "Red Haired Boy" Key of A Advanced Level "Loch Lavan Castle" Key of Am Advanced Level "Ode to Joy" Key of G Advanced Level "Sailor's Hornpipe" Key of G Advanced Level "Whiskey Before Breakfast" Key of D Advanced Level View the "Intro to Octave Mando" support tablature materials, click here!

 

Buy the DVD: Introduction to the Octave Mandolin A perfect introduction to the Octave Mandolin. Covers everything the beginner needs to know to get started on the Octave. From proper positioning for the right and left hands to great songs that will make your Octave truly sing for both soloing and accompanying within jam sessions or playing completely by yourself.

Buy the Book/CD: A Guide to Octave Mandolin & Bouzouki 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.

For further Octave Mandolin Studies, you might want to consider the below instructional DVD and Book. Most applications taught in Introduction to Mandolin and Mandolin Crosspicking Technique can be applied directly to the Octave Mandolin. Crosspicking Octave Mandolin opens up entirely new possibilities and even lends a fullness to the Octave Mandolin which allows the instrument to be played as a solo instrument (without accompaniment). Check out our free online Crosspicking Lessons and try applying them to your Octave Mandolin studies (or consider purchasing the book: "Mandolin Crosspicking Technique".
	Buy the DVD: Introduction to the Mandolin A perfect introduction to the Mandolin. Covers everything the beginner needs to know to get started on the Mandolin. From proper positioning for the right and left hands to great songs that will make your Mandolin truly sing for both soloing and accompanying within jam sessions or playing completely by yourself.
	Buy the Book: Mandolin Crosspicking Technique Learn to play Crosspicking Mandolin! A perfect introductory, comprehensive book on everything to do with Crosspicking Mandolin. Includes exercises and studies that will lay a solid foundation for you before you tackle more difficult pieces. This book makes learning the art of crosspicking mandolin fun, easy and exciting. This is the most comprehensive book that can be found on crosspicking mandolin. It will teach you the many applications possible such as in bluegrass, folk, ragtime, rock and even jazz.