Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : Old Time Series : Fantasy Number of pages : 96 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 Pete Seeger'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.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning Musical Genre : Gospel-Old Time Number of pages : 48 Welcome to Gospel Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo. After many years of requests by you and the publisher, I have made this collection of Gospel favorites available to those of you who play the clawhammer banjo style. The versions of the tabs presented here are neither overly simple nor particularly complex. Anyone with basic clawhammer skills should be able to play the tab as written or get close enough so they can create a satisfying version of each tune for themselves. Should you find you need an instructional book, please get my Clawhammer Banjo From Scratch book with companion CD's (MB20190BCD) and the corresponding DVD's which are also available from Mel Bay. You may also wish to see Jack Hatfield's Old-Time Gospel Banjo Solos (MB96755BCD) for 3 finger bluegrass/Scruggs versions of many of the tunes presented here.

Media Type : Book/CD Set Level : Beginning-Intermediate Musical Genre : Acoustic Music Number of pages : 112 This book covers all of the major scales in depth as applied to the 5-string banjo, answering potential questions concerning the use of major scales for any level of player, beginning through advanced. It features finger-strengthening exercises, chords, licks, practical applications of the scales and corresponding exercises which will increase the player's speed, accuracy and ability. While this is not a dictionary of all scales for the banjo, it will teach you how scales work in songs and will help you play in any key. With this knowledge and these skills, you should have a solid foundation and the necessary background for understanding and using all scale types. Written in tablature only.

Media Type : Book+DVD Level : Beginning Musical Genre : Bluegrass & Country Series : Photo Chords Number of pages : 56 This handy book/DVD shows left-hand fingering photos, notation, and diagrams for all of the basic 5-string banjo chords in G tuning (GDGBD). The sections are arranged alphabetically, grouping all chords with the same root in a section. DVD is 125 minutes.

Media Type : Book Level : Multiple Levels Musical Genre : All Styles Series : Encyclopedia Number of pages : 64 A very comprehensive collection of chord forms in every key for tenor banjo. The most thorough tenor banjo chord book available.

Description Bluegrass Banjo Anatomy And Mechanics Wall Chart Bluegrass Banjo Anatomy And Mechanics Wall Chart is a fantastic visual insider to the resonator Banjo. This fantastic Chart is the perfect visual aid to any Banjo enthusiast.

Media Type : BookLevel : Multiple LevelsMusical Genre : All StylesSeries : CompleteNumber of pages : 104 The finest tenor banjo method available, this text represents Mel Bay's own approach to fundamental musicianship for those desiring to play tenor banjo. This book is the standard by which others are judged. Easy-to-understand and thorough in its approach, this method addresses both melody playing and chord strumming. Through numerous studies, folk songs and several duets, students are systematically introduced to the various notes and positions on the tenor banjo fretboard. Photos of the fretboard fingertips aid in learning the proper hand positions. Once in two volumes, this method is now presented it its entirety in this single comprehensive edition. In notation only. Tuned for Mandola.

Méthode de 80 pages pour banjo. Inclus un CD avec ralentis et 20 play-backs. Titres : LA MÉTHODE UNIVERSELLE POUR LE BANJO - Histoire du banjo - Tous les conseils pour les réglages de l'instrument - Accessoires (onglets, capodastre...)… - Position des mains - Scruggs style - Technique main droite (roulements de base, arpèges alternés, roulements descendants et ascendants) - Technique main gauche (slides, hammers, pull-off) - Intégration d'une mélodie dans un arpège et synchronisation - Scruggs style avancé - Jeu en position et démanchés - Drop C Tuning - D tuning - D + High A tuning - Back up (accompagnements dÂautres instruments) - Keith style en Sol et en Ré - Reno style Le Répertoire : Tous les standards du Bluegrass et de la Country - Earl Scruggs - Doug Dillard - Sonny Osborne - J.D.Crowe - Eddie Adcock - Jim Mills - Scott Vestal - Tom Adams - Doc Watson - Tony Trischka - Bill Keith - Don Reno - Charlie Cushman - Fred Van Eps BANJO TENOR 4 CORDES - Histoire du banjo - Travail du médiator (alterné, triolets...) - Le banjo irlandais (Airs, Reels, Jigs) - Dixieland (rythmique, chord melody, trémolo, duo style) Le répertoire : Tous les standards Irlandais et Dixieland - John Dunne - Barney McKenna (The Dubliners) - Mick Moloney - Kieran Hanrahan - Gary OÂConnor - Seamus Egan - Johnny St.Cyr - Eddie Condon - Roy Smeck - Des ralentis - Les accords essentiels pour banjo 5-cordes et 4-cordes - 20 play-backs pour jouer live et improviser à volonté Méthode en français Auteur/Interprète : SEGURET CHRISTIAN Instrument : Banjo 4 et 5 cordes Support : Livre + CD