Continuing Mandolin

Want to play your mandolin better and have a great time doing it? With expert instruction, build on the fundamentals you already know and fine-tune your hands and ears to play the mandolin with more ease. Build right- and left-hand techniques that allow you to play with good sound and no tension. Learn two- and three-finger chords and strumming techniques that will get you playing tunes with other folks very quickly. Designed for confident beginners and intermediate-level mandolin players who are already familiar with their instrument and able to play a handful of tunes.

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Sam Bartlett is a traditional musician known throughout the United States for his mandolin, banjo, and guitar playing as well as his original music. His compositions have been profiled on NPR’s All Things Considered and his playing has been featured in two Ken Burns documentaries. Sam has performed and taught traditional dance music to communities for 35 years. A solid member of the touring contra dance circuit for more than half his life, Sam has also recorded with a virtual who’s who of American old-time musicians, among them: Brad Leftwich, Abby Ladin, Garry Harrison, Paul Brown, Rafe Stefanini, Pete Sutherland, and Dirk Powell.