About This Workshop
Aaron Weinstein’s Holiday Songs for Mandolin workshop is designed for intermediate-level mandolinists who want to get ready for the holiday season by learning classic chord melody–style arrangements of holiday melodies. You’ll learn simple, beautiful versions of familiar songs that you can play solo or in a group setting, as well as chord voicings and backup ideas to support singers or other instruments. No jazz or improvisation background is needed.
Meet the Instructor
Aaron Weinstein
Called “a perfect musician” by jazz guitar legend, Bucky Pizzarelli, Aaron Weinstein “is
rapidly establishing himself as one of his instrument’s rare jazz masters.” (Don Heckman, International Review of Music). Aaron is a respected violinist and mandolinist, widely regarded as one of the mandolin’s leading exponents in the jazz idiom, and author of the jazz mandolin book Mandolin Chord Melody System (Mel Bay Publications). He was recently named as one of Downbeat magazine’s Rising Stars in the venerable publication’s 2019 critic’s poll.
The Holiday Songs for Mandolin Workshop Includes:
- Two great holiday classics each session, taught in chord-melody style, with clear arrangements that can be played with or without chords.
- Accompaniment lessons for each song using easy chord voicings, giving you the tools to support singers or instrumentalists at holiday gatherings
- Downloadable notation, tab, and chord charts
- Six 90-minute live Zoom sessions, held weekly on Tuesday evenings, from 5 pm to 6:30 pm PST (8 pm to 9:30 pm EST), starting October 21, 2025
- High-quality video recordings of each session, posted on Peghead Nation within a week, so you can review lessons and revisit them after the workshop concludes
- Permanent access to all Holiday Songs for Mandolin Live Workshop materials, videos, notation/tab after the live sessions are over
Sign Up for Live Workshop
Workshop fee of $225, participate live or view recordings on your own schedule.
Holiday Songs for Mandolin Workshop
Welcome to Holiday Songs for Mandolin
Aaron Weinstein’s Holiday Songs for Mandolin workshop is designed for intermediate-level mandolinists who want to get ready for the holiday season by learning classic holiday melodies, creative chord-melody arrangements, and elegant accompaniments. In this video, Aaron talks about what he’ll be teaching in the workshop.
