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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good for beginners, good value,
By D.B. Satzine "Practitioner" (Raleigh NC USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Watch And Learn Introduction to Mandolin (DVD) Tutorial and Introduction (DVD)
This is a start-from scratch video that is well organized and breaks things down pretty well, so it delivers honestly on the title. You really don't need the companion book, this is self contained and takes you through several tunes at a pace beginners can work with. I think the Cochran video is better, in terms of the breadth of material, but this one is very useful too and a good place to start.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
I was expecting more.,
By Hank Sharter (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Watch And Learn Introduction to Mandolin (DVD) Tutorial and Introduction (DVD)
I'll be up-front, I did not like this video much. Most of my gripes are with the content, production value, and DVD setup. I will say that my opinion is heavily swayed by the Fender beginner's guitar DVD, has influenced my opinion on what an instructional DVD is really capable of.
CONTENT: I bought a cheap mandolin. Nothing great; just something to noodle around on. I fiddled around with it for a few weeks before buying this DVD. During that time, I searched the internet for some basic mandolin chords and didn't really find what I was looking for. Only about 3 major chords. Therefore, I bought the DVD in hopes that it would teach me at least the major and minor chords, if not a little more. Nope, the DVD teaches the same 3 chords. I have a free Android app that displays all kinds of crazy chords for mandolin, guitar, bass, banjo, ukulele, bouzouki (whatever the hell that is), and a Cavaquinho (bless you!), but this DVD only teaches three major chords. I also learned how to play "Oh, Suzanna", which is a ripping good time on any occasion. I do not remember much else for content, but I do know that this DVD did not meet my satisfaction for learning chords. PRODUCTION VALUE AND DVD SET-UP: The production value and DVD setup were also irritating. Many other DVDs are organized in short lessons or blocks that last around 5 to 10 minutes. This type of organization makes it easy to locate the section you want and view it several times in order to reinforce your learning. This DVD does not have that. It is one long lesson that runs about an hour or so. If there is a special lesson that you want to watch over again, you will probably have to fast forward through a bunch of footage to get to it. Hopefully, you will recognize that part when you see it. Another thing that I did not like about this DVD was the lack of jam tracks, which improve the usability of many instructional DVDs. Overall, if I had known then what I do now, I would not have bought this product.
5.0 out of 5 stars
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Book is good enough to do minor stuff for your axe. Pictures are ok. Most are exceptional, but a few could have been better. Over all, I'm pleased with the book despite the odd shape.
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