No longer confined to basic folk genres, any mandolinist aspiring to a broader comprehension of music, including swing, blues, pop, choro, broadway, & even classical can expand his/her playing & through a working knowledge of jazz fundamentals. This breakthrough approach in mandolin pedagogy takes four uncomplicated fretboard patterns (FFcP) & drills a physical familiarity into the player's fingers, softening the fear of upper frets & prepares for the harmonic alterations.