Bluegrass Guitar Essentials - Learn to Play Bass Runs, Fiddle Tunes, Bluesy Solos, and More

Learn the fundamentals of bluegrass by exploring its various styles and the masters who defined the genre: Doc Watson Clarence White and Norman Blake. The book includes background information instruction and 12 classic songs while the CD includes demos of the exercises and songs.

Crosspicking is an exciting flatpicking technique that is an essential part of every bluegrass guitarist's arsenal. Utilising repeated patterns on three-string groups crosspicking captures the bounce of a fiddler's double shuffleand the drive of three-finger banjo Scruggs-style rolls.Learn the art of this exciting pick technique with Eric Thompson in this DVD tutorial that features split-screen close-ups so you'll never miss a note!

An easy-to-understand method teaching essentials of bluegrass Mandolin performance. Learn To Play Bluegrass Mandolin contains chord and scale forms technical insights plus both simple melodic andfull arrangements of 21 tunes in notation and tablature. The video includes performance versions of the Mandolin solos. As an added feature the Mandolin can be muted so that the student can play along with the recordedGuitar accompaniment. Access to online video available.

Book With Online Audio and Video-Co-authored by William Bay and Michael Christiansen Mastering The Guitar is an innovative exciting new way to learn the Guitar. This extremely comprehensive method applies theinternationally acclaimed Mel Bay teaching concept to the vast array of musical styles and techniques found in today's music. Written in notation and tablature it covers Guitar solo and accompaniment styles ranging from Celtic toClassic to Cajun; from Flamenco to fiddle tunes to rock; from Baroque to blues to bluegrass; and from Latin to jazz to Reggae. A special feature of this method is that it teaches both flatpicking and fingerstyle solo andaccompaniment techniques.The two books in level 1 present essential foundational studies for contemporary Guitar performance. Book 1A covers the keys of C Am G and Em in great depth presenting over 155 solos andduets and more than 140 scale and picking studies chord etudes and accompaniment pieces. Book 1B covers the keys of D A E F Dm and Bf. In addition Book 1B has over 130 solos and duets and over 40 comprehensive scale andpicking studies. Numerous chord progression studies and chord accompaniment pieces and etudes are also included.A Technique Studies book is available which will bring an added level of flatpicking and fingerpickingexcellence to each key presented in Book 1A and Book 1B. The advanced levels of this method introduce a creative and unique approach to learning and mastering the higher positions on the Guitar fingerboard. Mastering The Guitar 1A comes with audio examples and videos to download online.

Gain some real Nashville chops and start your own country twangfest with Essential Country Guitar Technique! Starting right now you can become a country guitar daredevil by playing the exercises found in these pages. Twelvesolos that demonstrate each technique are included so you can take your new-found skills for a test drive ? and take charge of some hot country music while you're at it! You'll learn: Travis picking pedal steel bends country swing techniques bluegrass-style banjo rolls and much more! Recorded demos of every music example and solo are included on the CD.

DVD 3-Move beyond the basics and get into the finer points of bluegrass flatpicking. You''ll be jamming with the best of them once you've mastered the tunes and techniques on this final DVD in this series.Steve Kaufman broadens your musical vocabulary by focusing on the essentials of good picking techniques. You'll learn to play six classic fiddle tunes - Liberty Salt Creek Blackberry Blossom Clarinet Polka Home Sweet Home and Ragtime Annie. Steve slows each one down highlighting the tricky areas and then playing it up-to-speed so you'll hear how it should sound in performance.You'll learn how to dress up your solos usingslides arpeggios bends accents and a variety of intros and endings. Detailed instruction in the intricacies of crosspicking will help give your playing more rhythmic appeal and style. Steve devotes much-needed attention to one of the most challenging areas for intermediate players - how to build speed - giving you invaluable advice on practicing testing yourself and perfecting left and right hand positions to help you accomplish your goals.

On this compelling video lesson Steve Kaufman introduces essential Instrumentals for Flatpickers and teaches his arrangements to some of the most beautiful pieces in the guitar repertory. This lesson will delight lower intermediate to advanced players and will show you how to add the Flatpick style Waltz ‘feel’ and waltz phrases to your playing. Steve Kaufman is internationally known as a consummate bluegrass and waltz guitarist having won numerous Flatpicking contests and produced many tutorials and Guitar Methods. This 70 minute lesson includes a booklet that contains all the music from the DVD in tablature and standard notation.

Take your flatpick playing on a world tour with this wonderful guide to the music of virtuoso performer Beppe Gambetta. His step-by-step guides to bluegrass classics and traditional European dance tunes will add new spice and colour to your playing as well as helping you build speed accuracy and articulation.Working in standard DADGAD and other tunings Gambetta demonstrates such timeless favourites as Old Joe Clark and Salt Creek as well as a Mediterranean dance a mazurka and an exhilarating Gypsy tune.Along the way you'll learn how to use triplets moveable chords double-stops floating arpeggios and other essential flatpicktechniques. Combined with the tonal flavours of the American and European tradition these lessons will transform your playing and take your repertoire into whole new worlds of discovery!

Perfect for beginning banjoists as well as players who want to enhance their knowledge, Beginning Banjo teaches everything you need to know to get started---including chords, strumming, rolls, basic music theory, and reading tablature (TAB). Guitarists who want to expand their musical horizons will also find this to be the perfect introduction to banjo playing. The book features folk, bluegrass, and other classic songs. On the accompanying video, author and host Ned Luberecki's friendly, encouraging style makes learning easy and fun. Featuring practice tips and other essential topics for beginners, this is the most thorough method available for beginning banjo students. / Banjo