Alfred Music Publishing Introduces The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bluegrass Mandolin Favorites

Alfred Music Publishing is proud to expand the popular, best-selling Complete Idiot's Guide® series by introducing The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bluegrass Mandolin Favorites, a simple way to master your favorite bluegrass songs on mandolin.

Ideal for anyone who is curious and interested in learning, The Complete Idiot's Guide series unveils the simple secrets to conquering almost any topic. Newly released, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bluegrass Mandolin Favorites will have music makers strumming and flatpicking to their favorite bluegrass tunes in no time! Virtuoso Bluegrass multi-instrumentalist, Dennis Caplinger starts with all the basics and systematically uses the classic bluegrass repertoire to teach you everything you need to know in order to play burning bluegrass-style mandolin. All songs and music examples are arranged in full music notation and TAB, including chord diagrams, and all are demonstrated on the included enhanced CDs.

Using Alfred's exclusive Tone 'N' Tempo software on the included CDs, this fun and educational book provides customized learning by allowing the user to easily loop sections for practice, slow tracks down or speed them up without changing the pitch, switch back and forth between the full-performance and play-along tracks, and even change keys! The CDs can also be played in a conventional CD player.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bluegrass Mandolin Favorites is now available in a book and two CD format for $24.99. Pick up your copy at a local music retail store, or buy them today at www.alfred.com/cig.