The mandolin lessons that we will publish on this blog will have as a 'textbook' the "Metodo pratico completo - Scuola del Mandolino" written by Carlo Munier.
The choice, long and weighted, was done mainly, but not only, for the following reasons:
1) It 'a great method, has clear illustrations and is easy to read, the text is in english, italian and french, the exercises are numerous and gradual, in some parts too gradual so that we will skip someone and we will resume some in "summary exercises".
2) It's available for free on the web (find the link here or on the right side of the blog) which means you can download it, print it, spread it, but it also means that it will not be a problem if you forget the method going somewhere, you can re-download and keep going with your exercises.
3) It is part of a overall and powerful work of which primarily we will use the Method, the "Scioglidita" (finger melter!!) with specific scales studies, preludes and cadences aimed at improving the speed, and the "Utile dulci" who starts the study of duets.
The author himself is a sort of rockstar in the history of the mandolin, for a discussion on the figure refer to his Wiki page.
Other methods are still very valid, and many are also available for free, such as the Method in 125 lessons written by Giuseppe Branzoli.
The same post on the italian blog
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