In this book, Ray Valla shares the insights of a veteran bluegrass mandolinist. This is the ideal book for the intermediate to advanced player. It is filled with practical hints to improve your general musicianship and increase the speed of your progress. For example, Ray suggests learning a new tune by mastering its individual "licks" before attempting to assemble the whole. The book's 27 well-known bluegrass tunes are shown in standard notation and tablature with arrows indicating picking direction. Illustrated with photographs, charts and diagrams. Includes access to online audio. Song List Arkansas Traveler Banjo Signal - Part I Banjo Signal - Part Ii Beaumont Rag (Part I) Beaumont Rag (Part Ii) Beggerman Bill Cheatham Billy In The Lowground Blackberry Blossom Cattle In The Corn Chicken Reel Cripple Creek Devil's Dream Durham's Reel Eighth Of January Fire On The Mountain Fisher's Hornpipe Fishing Creek Flop-Eared Music Irish Washer Woman June Apple Katy Hill Liberty Little Red Wing (Part I) Little Red Wing (Part Ii) Mississippi Sawyer Old Joe Clark Paddy On The Turnpike Ragtime Annie (Part I) Ragtime Annie (Part Ii) Sailor's Hornpipe Salt Creek Soldier's Joy Sugarfootin' Stomp Product Details ISBN: 0-7866-8888-2 UPC: 9780786688883 Width: 8.75" Length: 11.75" Page count: 72Pages