This is the ideal beginner's book presenting the basics of the 5-string Banjo in a way that is both fun and easy. Janet Davis takes you on an extensive tour of this instrument's fundamental techniques as wellas some intermediate possibilities including rolls chords bluegrass Banjo techniques playing up the neck licks endings and other basics needed to play bluegrass and melodic-style Banjo. Thorough performance notesare provided from beginning to end revealing the secrets of this versatile instrument. Audio and video download available online.

A Complete Guide to the Basics-Learn at your own pace and open the door to the world of banjo music! Play Today! is the ultimate self-teaching method and this DVD is designed to offer quality instruction terrific songs and on-screen Banjo tablature so you can play all the music examples.Simply follow along with the music on the screen as you watch and listen to the teacher. This complete guide to the basics covers:songs chords and melodiespinching rolling and pickingplaying tips and techniquesmusic notationand much more.

This course covers the bluegrass melodic style from the very basics to advanced techniques and provides many well-known fun-to-play songs arranged in the three-finger melodic style. The pieces in this book are suitable forupper level beginning players to advanced level players. Access to downloadable audio is included. The bluegrass melodic style is a beautiful three finger picking style which can be traced to the early1900's. It became a fully accepted style for playing the five-string Banjo in the 1960's and is today an integral part of the three-finger style of many Banjo players at all playing levels. Songsarranged in the bluegrass melodic style are easy and fun to learn. Although the impressive-sounding style may sound impossible to learn with all of those notes coming from it surprisingly you will find that it is not thatdifficult and no previous musical knowledge is required in order to pick it up.

Tony Trischka is one of the world's most innovative players as well as a historian of banjo styles and lore. In this DVD Tony Trischka teaches 11 classic pieces prime examples of banjo playing at its best.

With Online Audio-Easy to play five-string Banjo arrangements of twelve Christmas favourites by Banjo master Ross Nickerson. Each song is arranged and performed using proper three-finger bluegrass technique. The arrangements arecarefully designed to bring out the melody but easy enough for a beginner or intermediate player to learn quickly. The tablature in the book is large and easy to read with accent marks for melody notes as well as rightand left-hand fingering indications. This book is not simply a tablature book! Christmas Music Made Easy for Banjo also features instruction on learning the chords to each song chord progression charts for eachsong special learning tips for each arrangement a full page of advice on memorising the songs and more. In the instructional sections of the book Nickerson draws on his many years of experience teaching studentsprivately to anticipate and point out the most common obstacles and challenges with each song. This section also features a page of general advice that includes suggestions on the best use of practice time and how to develop theskills needed to succeed with each piece. Additionally Christmas Music Made Easy for Banjo features a high-quality studio recorded online audio accompaniment of all the songs played at three speeds including abackup rhythm track to practice along with. Also included is a page entitled Advice on using the online audio and rhythm tracks to help ensure that the student fully utilises the audio recordings to learn the songs moreefficiently and with greater ease.

2 Easy Banjo Solos-Play 20 of John Denver's best with this collection of easy banjo solos including: Annie's Song * Leaving on a Jet Plane * Rocky Mountain High * Sunshine on My Shoulders * Take Me Home Country Roads * Thank God I'm a Country Boy * and more.

Mike Seeger's important survey of 19th and 20th century banjo styles teaches old-time pieces and traditional techniques. Each lesson features a complete performance of each song (played on a different banjo) detailed instruction and historical commentary. This third part of Seeger's demonstration and lessons features mid-twentieth century styles as he looks at Blugrass roots and the influence of artists such as Holcomb Mainer and McGee.

With Online Audio-A complete survey of traditional Banjo styles complete with tunings playing tips and the author's deft drawings. Progresses from easy tunes for the beginner to more difficult pieces. The styles include up-picking or PeteSeeger's basic strum; two-finger picking; three-finger picking; and what had variously been called frailing clawhammer knocking rapping overhand fram-style flayin' hand and other Appalachian names here called down-picking.Audio download available online.

DVD edition of this expert tutorial from Pete Wernick (aka 'Doctor Banjo') in which he and his band teach novice players and pickers how to jam. The details of 'jam etiquette' basics of music theory signalling kick-offs and endings using the 'number system' for calling out changes and many more topics are covered in depth.

The Absolute Beginners Irish Tenor Banjo book tells you everything you need to know about playing this unique instrument from the very first moment you pick it up. Featuring helpful and practical guides toeverything from holding your Tenor Banjo to playing your first tunes this book and accompanying download card will take you through your beginning stages and beyond. Beginning with a short history of theinstrument the book takes you through the anatomy of a Tenor Banjo how it's tuned and how to hold it before getting you playing and picking. The book continues by teaching you the D Major scale and basic rhythm then moves onto your first tunes. The inclusion of real songs (in notation and tablature) from the very beginning helps you to put what the theoretical concepts that you've learned into context developing your musicality as well as yourknowledge. As you are introduced to more strings more scales and more tunes you will see how Tenor Banjo players use ornamentation to embellish their playing and make it more musical and more fun. Withhelpful detailed explanations of each concept clear pictures throughout and short musical passages transcribed in standard notation and tablature the Absolute Beginners Irish Tenor Banjo tutorial book willteach you the basics and get you playing some really fun tunes at the same time. The unique download card that accompanies this book features over 60 demonstrations of each tune recorded by the author to help you pick and pluckyour way through every note. It's simple to use all you have to do is download each track to your computer and listen as you go through. If you have always wanted to learn Irish Tenor Banjobut have never been able to find a comprehensive method or you've just discovered its fantastically distinctive sound this edition of the Absolute Beginners series is for you. With authoritative

Ten Christmas favorites are presented in exciting arrangements by Banjo virtuoso Todd Taylor in this collection which is both challenging and fun to play. The music is arranged at an intermediate to advanced level and is in standard G tuning. Includes a CD so you can listen to hear how the Banjo should sound and then play along with the note-for-note tablature provided for each song.

59 authentic transcriptions from a banjo master. Arranged for banjo (TAB) with chord symbols.

40 Traditional American Folk Songs Arranged for Clawhammer Banjo-40 American folk songs arranged for the Clawhammer Banjo by Michael Miles.This songbook includes the well-known traditional tunes She'll Be Comin' 'Round The Mountain Amazing Grace When The Saints Go Marching In In The Good Old Summertime and more.