Dick Weissman: Banjo A to Z: Banjo: Instrumental Tutor

Par WEISSMAN DICK. La série non-jazz improvisation est un concept qui a germé dans l'esprit de Dick Weissman, alors qu'il fréquentait école de musique. Il a écrit un arrangement de 15 pièces de vieux rythme square dance, Cripple Creek et voulait que le trombone à prendre un solo dans le cadre de l'arrangement. Quand le tromboniste gardé jouant un solo de bebop qui était tout à fait inapproprié pour le graphique, Dick a réalisé que - en plus des nombreux musiciens qui ne pas improviser - il y a même des jazzmen qui ne savent pas comment improviser hors des limites de leurs propres origines stylistiques. Ce livre aborde le banjo à cinq cordes comme un instrument de musique libéré de la prison de genres musicaux spécifiques. Old-time music, clawhammer, bluegrass et nombreuses adaptations éclectiques de banjo sont utilisées pour démontrer une variété de styles musicaux. Un certain nombre des sélections sont différentes ajustements apportés. Tous les exemples sont écrits dans traditionnelle et la notation tablature. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Bluegrass - Improvisation / Tablatures / Banjo Tablatures à 5 Cordes

Alfred's Basic 5-String Banjo continues the Alfred Music tradition of easy-to-use, thorough, and enjoyable instruction for the absolute beginner. The basics of left- and right-hand picking are covered, including pinches, different kinds of rolls, and backup patterns. Basic left-hand techniques are introduced, including hammer-ons and slides, and chord diagrams are provided for both G-tuning and C-tuning. Important topics such as setting up the banjo, tuning, banjo heads, fingerpicks, strings, and capos are taught as well. Illustrations, diagrams, and photographs throughout the book make learning easy and fun. The accompanying CD includes 60 minutes of recordings performed by Dick Weissman that demonstrate all the exercises and songs in the book. Learning to play has never been more fun than with Alfred-s Basic 5-String Banjo -- the best choice for today's beginning banjo students. / Banjo

The non-jazz improvisation series is a concept that germinated in Dick Weissman's mind while he was attending music school. He wrote a 15-piece arrangement of the old square dance tune Cripple Creek and wanted the trombone totake a solo as part of the arrangement. When the trombonist kept playing a bebop solo that was totally unsuitable for the chart Dick realized that - in addition to the many musicians who do not improvise - there are even jazzmusicians who don't know how to improvise outside the limits of their own stylistic backgrounds. This book approaches the five-string banjo as a musical instrument freed from the prison of specific musical genres. Old-timemusic clawhammer bluegrass and many eclectic adaptations of the banjo are utilized to demonstrate a variety of musical styles. A number of the selections are in different tunings. All examples are written out in traditional andtablature notation.

Play the 5-string banjo in virtually every musical situation now! Beginning with fundamentals like choosing the best instrument and tuning this comprehensive book covers basic to advanced techniques in a variety of styles from classical and bluegrass to reggae and bossa nova. Banjo virtuoso and educator Dick Weissman leads musicians through every topic with easy-to-understand lessons and a CD that demonstrates each example and tune. Every player from beginner through intermediate and up to professional will enjoy exploring styles and expanding their repertoire with Banjo A to Z. All music is presented in standard notation and TAB. Special features: Techniques includethe Seeger strum hammer-ons pull-offs clawhammer strums double thumbing two- and three-finger picking forward and backward rolls bending rasguado and tremolo. * Styles include traditional bluegrass blues Dixieland ragtime waltz Irish flamenco calypso reggae South American Middle Eastern minstrel and classical. * Learn effective ways to tune use the capo play melodically and understand basic music theory.

This book of original pieces is intended to give the beginning fiddler an immediate grasp of the fundamentals of fiddling in an instructive yet enjoyable way. The authors assume that the student is capable of reading music in the first position in various keys. Rare in fiddle notation a tablature system is included with suggested fingerings below each line of music. Melodies are shown with chord symbols for guitar banjo or piano accompaniment. Includes access to online audio.