Banjo Music, Methods and DVD/Video

First Lessons on Banjo is an ultra-easy instruction manual for beginning five-string banjo played in the three finger style in G tuning. It can be used by those with no previous experience with the banjo or music of any sort. It is so basic it can be used even by small children. The book features very detailed descriptions of even the most basic aspects such as wearing the picks properly, the correct picking motion, and noting the strings properl...

Learn at your own pace and open the door to the world of banjo music with this beginner's book/CD/DVD instruction pack! Play Today! is the ULTIMATE self-teaching method, designed to offer quality instruction and terrific songs. All you have to do is follow along with the tips, lessons and music provided as you listen to the CD or watch the DVD. The book features over 90 great songs with professional quality CD tracks. The DVD features on-screen b...

This stellar collection contains banjo tab arrangements of 12 bluegrass/folk songs from this Grammy-winning Album of the Year. Includes: Angel Band, The Big Rock Candy Mountain, Didn't Leave Nobody but the Baby, Down to the River to Pray, I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow, I Am Weary (Let Me Rest), I'll Fly Away, In the Highways (I'll Be Somewhere Working for My Lord), In the Jailhouse Now, Keep on the Sunny Side, and You Are My Sunshine, plus lyrics...

"Wade Ward Clawhammer Banjo Master is a collection of clawhammer banjo tablature as played by Wade Ward, with modern interpretations by Bob Carlin and Dan Levenson. This book is the second in a series of transcriptions of tunes from the old masters--in this case, Wade Ward--who gave definition to our style of old time clawhammer banjo playing. The repertoire, presented in tablature, is intended to be a starting point for your journey through the ...

Earl Scruggs and the 5-String Banjo Revised and Enhanced Edition Series: Banjo Format: Softcover with CD - TAB Author: Earl Scruggs   The best-selling banjo method in the world! Earl Scruggs's legendary method has helped thousands of banjo players get their start. The “Revised and Enhanced Edition” features more songs, updated lessons, and many other improvements. It includes everything you need to know to start playing banjo, includin...

Series: Banjo Softcover - TAB Arranger: Fred Sokolow Artist: The Beatles 18 of the Fab Four's finest for five string banjo! Includes: Across the Universe ? Blackbird ? A Hard Day's Night ? Here Comes the Sun ? Hey Jude ? Let It Be ? She Loves You ? Strawberry Fields Forever ? Ticket to Ride ? Yesterday ? and more. Inventory # HL 00700813 ISBN: 142345653X Width: 9 Length: 12 80 pages Songlist: Across The Universe And I Love Her...

This handy book shows all of the basic banjo chords in photo and diagram form. The front of the book contains a section of bluegrass G-tuning chords, and the remainder contains C-tuning. Difficulty: Multiple Levels Length: 32 pages

Etudes and Ideas for the Modern Banjo Player Play and improvise with more expression and freedom in bluegrass and related styles. These ideas, exercises and etudes will help you expand your palette of improvisational and compositional techniques and sounds. Develop your versatility over the fingerboard, and master rhythmic ideas on the banjo. The CD features demo and play-along tracks performed by an all-star bluegrass band! Series: Berklee...

"Bluegrass Standards Made Easy for Banjo" is a collection of popular bluegrass songs presented in arrangements for the intermediate-level musician. Included are tips for learning each song, addressing many common mistakes encountered while learning the repertoire. Left- and Right-hand fingering notations have been meticulously added to the music. The arrangements are presented in tablature with chord changes. Tips for learning to read tab, learni...

Written by Tony Trischka, one of the leading authorities in banjo education, The Complete 5-String Bluegrass Banjo Player sets the standard for bluegrass banjo instruction from beginning to advanced. From holding the banjo and reading tablature to melodic banjo style and standard bluegrass repertoire, this book is the definitive guide to learning authentic bluegrass technique. The audio CD includes demonstration tracks of the music examples, tech...

One of the very best G tuning five-string bluegrass banjo methods available! The book teaches how to pick out tunes single-string style (one note at a time), how to play chord accompaniment, and how to play solos in the full three-finger, bluegrass style. Topics include note and tab reading, chord background styles, traditional bluegrass techniques, fills and endings, use of the capo, rolls, slides, hammers, pull-offs, choking, harmonics, and up-...

Here is the Forgotten Heritage: Great Banjo Music! Discover the birth of the American fingerstyle banjo in this collection of 28 of the finest tunes culled from banjo publications between 1860 and 1887. Learn amazing banjo music by some of the early leading players, James Buckley, Albert Baur, and the great Frank B. Converse, the greatest virtuoso of his day. From folk-style dances to parlor dances such as the Polka, Mazurka and Schottische, to a...