This book was written for the mandolin player who can play basic chords & melody and who wants to learn new techniques and h ave some fun in the process. In it you will find tunes in a variety of styles such as Irish Appalachian blues Greek etc. The player can learn techniques such as hammer-ons pull-offs crosspicking arpeggios and rolling scales etc. Also each p iece is written in music and tablature so that the book can be used as an introduction to music notation.