Mandolin for Seniors

He was awarded the International Bluegrass Music Association's Distinguished Achievement award in 2008. Over the next six years Joe recorded 3 group albums, numerous sideman projects and produced his own critically acclaimed solo guitar album, Otter Nonsense. A few years later, he was hired to play guitar in Alan Munde's internationally known bluegrass group, Country Gazette. Throughout the 1990s he continued to record and perform with former Gazette leader and South Plains College colleague Alan Munde. Joe left the Country Gazette in 1984 and joined the music faculty in the unique commercial

N. N. said Very disappointing. Because I'm in the senior age range and was just starting with the mandolin, I thought that this book might be useful. It definitely isn't. First, the finger to fret designations on page 6 are contrary to every other mandolin study book I've seen, and the illustration of the mandolin neck on the following page is just lines, not a real illustration. It doesn't resemble the components of the n. I was disappointed with this book I was disappointed with this book. It was too short for the price and was so basic as to be a Mandolin for Kids rather than Mandolin for Geezers. It's chord heavy in it's presentation, which is strange since seniors usually lose the strength in their fingers and a mandolin demands more strength to make chords than a guitar.

Accompanying online audio recording includes all songs taught in the book.. While many would say that getting on in years is only a state of mind, the fact is that some of the body parts (including the eyes) don't function quite the same as they did in younger years. The primary difference between this method and many others is that this book is written for seniors wanting to learn to play the mandolin. Care has been taken to select repertoire familiar and appealing to a more mature audience and attention has been given to the pacing of the material. This is a beginning mandolin method. With this in mind, the font has purposely been enlarged. The contents of this book present the fundamentals of playing mandolin in a sequence making the material logical and easy to learn

A few years later, he was hired to play guitar in Alan Munde's internationally known bluegrass group, Country Gazette. . Joe is a self-taught musician originally from Denton, Texas who started guitar at age 13, inspired by the folk musicians of the 1960's. He was awarded the International Bluegrass Music Association's Distinguished Achievement award in 2008. Joe is editor of Mel Bay's Mandolin Sessions® and Ukulele Sessions® webzines and is also a regula