Learning the mandolin should be required for every violinist: it has the same tuning and is a chordal instrument. This book provides violinists with the skills and knowledge needed to master the mandolin; it also teaches ways in whichmandolin concepts can open up one's violin playing. The book offers key insightsinto the similarities and differences between the two instruments so that violinists can quickly learn to play the mandolin. The book and companion Audio download available online cover basic fingering and picking techniques and then movethrough exercises and pieces drawn from the classical, swing and folk genres.