This DVD lesson is perfect for those who want to play three-finger style bluegrass banjo - from scratch. You may never have touched a banjo before but that's OK. Pete (Dr. Banjo) Wernick will have you picking right from the opening minutes of this DVD. By the time you finish you'll accompoany songs play solos and have a real understanding of the instrument. Here are just some of the things you'll be learning: Basic chords and how to use them Slides hammer-ons and pull-offs Right hand 'rolls' in the three-finger bluegrass style Finding the melody notes on the neck of the banjo and incorporating them into roll paterns How to play more than a dozeneasy songs in the bluegrass style In short this one DVD will give you everything you'll need to get your bluegrass banjo picking off to a great start!

The Absolute Beginners award-winning method has been designed to make learning the 5-string Banjo easier than ever before! Step-by-step pictures take you from first day exercises to playing your first complete songs.Absolute Beginners Banjo gives you: An 'owner’s manual' approach to the banjo. Practical advice and tips covering everything you need to know about setting up playing and maintenance. A look-and-learncourse that uses clear pictures to illustrate every step of learning. CD audio tracks to let you hear how things should sound plus full-length accompaniments so you can play along!

What is the first thing most Banjo players want to do as soon as they have learned a few songs? They want to learn some fancy scruggs backup. Now for the first time these seemingly difficult fancy backup licks are explainednote-by-note by Casey Henry who has been studying Earl's playing for years.Casey makes learning them easy by starting with the simplest licks and building up to the more complex. And best of all she shows you how to usethem in real bluegrass songs.Each section on this DVD includes three to four separate lessons that teach individual licks. Then we put the licks into backup patterns for the classic numbers Thinking Tonight of My BlueEyes Bury Me Beneath the Willow Titanic and Will the Roses Bloom. Once learned these licks can be used in a wide variety of other songs including several that have identical chord progressions to the ones taughthere.

These pocket-sized swatch-packs are great for quick reference at home or on the go.Each Notecracker contains 70 handy reference cards printed on both sides for quick access to chord diagrams generalmusic theory jokes quotes and snippets of musical trivia.Notecracker Banjo Chords includes all the essential chords presented on easy to read cards with clear fingering diagrams and a display of each noteplayed as well as diagrams of the two main tunings used.Whether you want to learn them one at a time or use as a quick reference guide this handy little pack is the perfect companion for the Banjo player.

Get your hands around the basic techniques of the Clawhammer Banjo with one of the best around! Ken Perlman gives you a thorough introduction to the Clawhammer Banjo with clear explanations and plenty of close-ups so you can see exactly what is happening. Discover the characteristic playing tricks that include brush-thumb single string strokes hammer-ons pull-offs and slides as well as authentic tunings and chords. Furthermore you will be introduced to a number of Clawhammer standards giving you your first repertoire and a great opportunity to master your new techniques.

A quick-reference guide to bluegrass G-tuning banjo chords plus a fingerboard diagram showing the location of the notes on the banjo fingerboard.

Banjo Backup for Fiddle Tunes: Playing backup to a fiddle is one of the 'funnest' things a banjo player can do! No pressure-you just hang around in the background doing simple roll patterns. But what rollsdo you use? Casey and Murphy tell you (and show you) all about it in this brand new DVD. Did you know you could back up 'Sally Goodwin' with just two licks? Sure you can! Of course you can make it harder and they show you that too. With these newly acquired skills--plus a few other licks--you are ready to back up 'Turkey in the Straw' 'Old Joe Clark' and 'Leather Britches'.Fiddle champ Megan Lynch plays the fiddle parts and is now the Queen ofPlaying the Fiddle Slowly! She also joins Casey and Murphy for some up-tempo playing as they demonstrate the skills taught here on a variety of tunes including 'Cherokee Shuffle' and 'Sugar in the Gourd'. Bonus footageincludes Murphy and the Fabulous Fletcher Bright ripping through some amazing banjo and fiddle tunes as only two seasoned performers (and close friends) can. As always everything is explained note-by-note and played v-e-r-ys-l-o-w-l-y. No guesswork! No Tab.

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.

Janet Davis' comprehensive text is now a video! Learn the basic techniques commonly used on five-string banjo to accompany vocalists and instrumentalists. Separates the various back-up techniques into categories determined by songtempo by lead instrument being accompanied and by the area of the fingerboard in which the chords are being played. Presented by one of America's finest banjo teachers! There is also a companion book to this video.

Learn to play scales on the banjo with this comprehensive and easy to use book. Contains over 1300 scale diagrams for the most often used scales and modes. Also includes a lesson on scale construction.

The Banjo Encyclopedia is a comprehensive in-depth Banjo instructional tool that covers the many intricacies of bluegrass Banjo playing including numerous topics that may have been overlooked in Banjoinstruction to date.The Banjo Encyclopedia can take a student from the beginning to intermediate and right through to more advanced styles of Banjo playing. Ross Nickerson uses his many years ofexperience helping hundreds of aspiring Banjo pickers by offering the Banjo student an opportunity to learn in a practical straightforward manner.This wide-ranging Banjo instructional book will focus on many techniquesthat will help every aspect of a Banjo player's musicianship while simplifying many subjects in the learning process. The downloadable audio with 99-track recording will enable the student to learn easily by hearing authorRoss Nickerson demonstrate each song and perform many of the Banjo licks and phrases included in the book slow and up to tempo.The audio download available online includes an advanced song section with a fullbluegrass band accompanying Ross along with additional intermediate songs for the student to learn. The Banjo Encyclopedia is undoubtedly one of the most complete five-string Banjo books on the markettoday and a must for every Banjo player's collection. Includes access to online audio.

Frank Lee breaks down the traditional clawhammer style that has become his trademark. He teaches seven great tunes and the techniques that make his playing stand out in the field of old-time players. Suitable for beginners and ideal for those wishing to expand their vocalbulary with the instrument.

The Banjo in America from Folklore to Factory-This history of the banjo is a second edition of a publication originally published to coincide with a groundbreaking exhibition of the same name at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Museum. Includes information on the instrument's enduring popularity the banjo makers of Boston instruments from the exhibition a glossary and bibliography of the banjo and more.