Start your mandolin journey with ‘First Images for Solo Mandolin’ by Hugh Boyde and Alison Stephens. This 8-page collection features 8 easy beginner pieces—like Little Waltz, Sakura, and Theme & Variations—designed for new players. Learn volume control, tone, and simple chords with instant PDF downloads or printed scores from Astute Music.
1) Little Waltz – Alison Stephens
2) Echo Echo – Alison Stephens
3) Ash Grove – Trad, arr. Hugh Boyde
4) Sakura – Trad, arr. Hugh Boyde
5) The Ghostly Bells – Alison Stephens
6) Chiming In – Hugh Boyde
7) Lucy’s Dance – Trad, arr. Hugh Boyde
8) Theme & Variations – Alison Stephens
This book has been written by two mandolin players from slightly different backgrounds but both with a thorough knowledge of teaching both the mandolin and guitar at many levels. The works in this book are a valuable addition to accessible beginner solo repertoire. They have minimal technical and musical challenges but do introduce the player to learning to control volume and tone as well as introducing simple chords and simple two-part writing. If worked up carefully they should be satisfying solo pieces to play.
2) Echo Echo – Alison Stephens
3) Ash Grove – Trad, arr. Hugh Boyde
4) Sakura – Trad, arr. Hugh Boyde
5) The Ghostly Bells – Alison Stephens
6) Chiming In – Hugh Boyde
7) Lucy’s Dance – Trad, arr. Hugh Boyde
8) Theme & Variations – Alison Stephens
This book has been written by two mandolin players from slightly different backgrounds but both with a thorough knowledge of teaching both the mandolin and guitar at many levels. The works in this book are a valuable addition to accessible beginner solo repertoire. They have minimal technical and musical challenges but do introduce the player to learning to control volume and tone as well as introducing simple chords and simple two-part writing. If worked up carefully they should be satisfying solo pieces to play.
You can view a YouTube clip of a charming performance of Little Waltz below