Southern Appalachian native Dan Levenson and Mel Bay Publications present Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch - A Guide for the Claw-less! This book teaches Clawhammer Banjo the way we play not theway others say. It really begins as though you really have NO knowledge of how to play the five string Banjo clawhammer style. Based on Dan's innovative Meet the Banjo program (where Dan brings 15 Banjos andteaches players who may have never held a Banjo) this book assumes no prior experience.Beginning at the beginning Dan presents a brief history of the 5-string Banjo then goes over the parts of the Banjo holdingthe Banjo right and left hand positions and his basic clawhammer strum. Even the strum is broken down into the steps of the finger and thumb. You are guided through the chords the scale and then the individual notes of each of12 jam session favourite tunes from scratch. Includes audio recordings available for download online with all exercises tunes (slow and up to speed) and a Fiddle version of each tune.

Par NICKERSON ROSS. Banjo Songs for Beginners Book(PDF on CD)/DVD/CD set includes fourteen must know banjo classics demonstrated in split screen video at three speeds. The book has easy to read tablature with accent marks for melody notes and both right and left hand fingerings indications. Also included in the book are tips for learning each song, instruction on practicing and using the chords, memorizing tips and other helpful advice to jump start you progress. The book is a PDF file on the included CD. The high quality studio recorded CD demonstrates each song clearly at three speeds for quick and easy learning. The DVD features split screen close-ups of each song at three speeds and has an added feature allowing you to quickly scroll through the songs without having to re-choose the speed you are working at. / Niveau : Débutant / Bluegrass - Songbooks / Accessoire / Banjo à 5 Cordes

Par GRIFFIN NEIL. One of the very best G tuning five-string bluegrass banjo methods available! The book teaches how to pick out tunes single-string style (one note at a time), how to play chord accompaniment, and how to play solos in the full three-finger, bluegrass style. Topics include note and tab reading, chord background styles, traditional bluegrass techniques, fills and endings, use of the capo, rolls, slides, hammers, pull-offs, choking, harmonics, and up-the-neck playing. In notation and tablature. The CD includes acoustic bass, acoustic guitar, and a rhythm track as well as the 5-string banjo. All songs and most exercises are included in this teaching recording, performed at a tempo that the student should be able to maintain in short order. / Niveau : Tous Niveaux / Bluegrass - Methods / Tablatures / Banjo Tablatures à 5 Cordes

An instructional video that starts from the beginning! Clawhammer From Scratch begins as though you really have NO knowledge of how to play the five string banjo clawhammer style. Beginning at the beginning, Dan presents a brief history of the 5-string banjo then goes over the parts of the banjo, holding the banjo, right and left hand styles and his basic clawhammer strum. Even the strum is broken down into the steps of the finger and thumb. Based on Dan's innovative Meet the Banjo(TM) program where Dan brings 15 banjos and teaches players who may have never held a banjo, this video assumes no prior experience. Using one tune, Spotted Pony, you are guided through the chords, the scale and then the individual notes of the tune. This video ends with a few tips and frequently asked questions and even a chance for YOU to play with the fiddle and guitar just like in a private jam session. If you have been looking for that one instructional recording to get you started, this is the one for you. If you already have many books or videos but still can't seem to get the basics, this is the one for you, too! A 2-page pamphlet is included. Picking up where Volume 1 left off, in Volume 2 you will learn to capo up to D tuning, review the basics of the Double Thumb Pony, then head off into the banjo world by learning to drop thumb, hammer-on, pull-off, and slide your way into the Full Blown Pony. Just as in Volume 1, you are guided through the chords, the scale, and then the individual notes of the tune as well as each of the techniques that make Old Time Southern Appalachian clawhammer banjo music as exciting as you have heard. Each technique is taught, then applied to the tune and repeated in easily learnable segments. This video even gives you a chance to play banjo with the fiddle and guitar just like in a real jam session. Booklet included. / Banjo (5 Cordes) / niveau : Débutant/Intermédiaire / 2-Dvd Set - Format: 7,5 X 5,25

With its wealth of information on how technique can be tastefully applied Back-Up Banjo is the definitive book on the subject of Banjo accompaniment. Since a Banjo player in a band plays accompaniment at least75% of the time it is extremely important to master playing in this style. Janet Davis offers specific suggestions for accompanying a vocalist or instrumentalist in a variety of styles-- and then provides musical examplesillustrating her points. Janet breaks her concepts down into their basic components making them crystal clear in lay terms. The various back-up techniques are separated into categories determined by song tempo by lead instrumentbeing accompanied and by the area of the fingerboard in which the chords are being played. In notation and tablature. Includes an extended play audio recording which demonstrates the examples in the book. Access to audioand video downloads available online which demonstrate the examples in the book.

Bluegrass Banjo From A To Z. Par NICKERSON ROSS. 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 banjo instruction 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 of experience 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 techniques that will help every aspect of a banjo player's musicianship while simplifying many subjects in the learning process. The included 99-track CD recording will enable the student to learn easily by hearing author Ross Nickerson demonstrate each song, and perform many of the banjo licks and phrases included in the book slow, and up to tempo. The CD also includes an advanced song section with a full bluegrass 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 market today and a must for every banjo player's collection. / Niveau : Débutant à Intermédiaire / Bluegrass - Reference / Méthode / Banjo à 5 Cordes

Fred Cockerham and Tommy Jarrell's Clawhammer Banjo Masters is a collection of 23 Clawhammer Banjo solos written in tablature. The pieces are transcribed as played by FredCockerham and Tommy Jarrell by Bob Carlin. Also included are modern interpretations by Dan Levenson. This is the third book in a series of transcribed tunes from the old masters. Previous books are Kyle Creed -Clawhammer Banjo Master and Wade Ward - Clawhammer Banjo Master. Fred Cockerham and Tommy Jarrell both gave unique definition to the style of old-time Clawhammer Banjo playing. The repertoire presented intablature is intended to be a starting point for your journey through the old-time music world. Each piece is presented in multiple arrangements both on the page and in the online audio. Most of the recordings are played atlearning tempos and correspond to the tablature.

Banjo Edition-A collection of over 200 great bluegrass old time country and gospel standards. Melodies are presented with standard notation and tablature along with lyrics and chords. Learn to play songs written andrecorded by the giants of traditional American music: Bill Monroe The Stanley Brothers Flatt & Scruggs Ralph Stanley The Osborne Brothers Jimmy Martin Doc Watson and many more. Also included: step-by-stepinstruction on how to transpose any song to any key!Includes access to online audio containing recordings of EVERY song in the book with Bill Evans on banjo and vocals Dix Bruce on guitar mandolin and vocals.

Bach for the Banjo is a collection of some of Bach's best-known pieces transcribed for the five-string banjo. Several pieces appear in tablature for banjo with a second part for guitar: Inventions 1 8 13 and 14; March; Minuetin G; Polonaise in G minor; Minuet in G minor; and Musette. Others appear in notation and tablature for solo banjo: Prelude from Partita No.III for Solo Violin; Bouree II from Suite IV for Solo Cello; Menuets I & II from Suite IIfor Solo Cello; Courante from Suite I for Solo Cello; Gavotte en Rondeau from Partita No.III for Solo Violin; and Prelude from Suite I for Solo Cello. Finally Bauerntanz is offered as a banjo duet in tablature only. Thesetranscriptions are taken from the recordings 'The Classical Banjo' and 'Bach on the Banjo' which take Bach's classic pieces to new heights.BauerntanzBourée II/Suite IV for Solo Cello Courante/Suite 1 forSolo Cello Gavotte en Rondeau/Partita No. III for Solo Violin Invention #1 Invention #13 Invention #14 Invention #8 March Menuets I & II/Suite II for Solo Cello Minuet in G Minuet in G Minor Musette Polonaise in G Minor Prelude/Partita No. III for Solo Violin Prelude/Suite 1 for Solo Cello

Renowned instructor and Grammy nominee Bob Carlin is one of the best-known banjoists performing today. This book an update of his 1983 classic with the welcome addition of a CD teaches readers how to play 32 best-loved pieces from his first two solo recordings: Fiddle Tunes for Clawhammer Banjo and Where Did You Get That Hat?. Includes fantastic photos from throughout Bob's career.

Kyle Creed Clawhammer Banjo Master is a collection of clawhammer banjo tablature as played by Kyle Creed, with modern interpretations by Bob Carlin and Dan Levenson. This book is the first in a series of transcriptions of tunes from the old mastersâ'in this case, Kyle Creedâ'who gave definition to our style of old time clawhammer banjo playing. The repertoire, presented in tablature, is intended to be a starting point for your journey through the old time music world. As such, each piece is presented in multiple arrangements, both on the page and through the online audio. Includes access to online audio recordings that are for the most part played at a learning tempo and are close to the written notation but not exact in all cases.

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 to everything 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 the instrument, 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 on to 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 your knowledge. 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.With helpful, 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 will teach 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 pluck your 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 Banjo but 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 guidance and a convenient download card, this tuition book is perfect for any aspiring Tenor Banjo player. / Banjo

This book and extensive online audio recording is intended to be a tune repertoire book. It includes over 100 Old-Time festival favourites. Some are cliche others unusual some easy some difficult.The book contains 2lines of tablature (one basic and one advanced) as well as standard notation and suggested chords. The basic version should be playable by those with general Clawhammer skills. The advanced version will require more time andfinesse as it is more ornamental (often more than just melodic) and may include less than intuitive ways of playing some passages. Free Fiddle versions of songs from this book are included to download.

An instructional video that starts from the beginning! Clawhammer From Scratch begins as though you really have NO knowledge of how to play the five string Banjo clawhammer style. Beginning at the beginning Dan presents abrief history of the 5-string Banjo then goes over the parts of the Banjo holding the Banjo right and left hand styles and his basic clawhammer strum. Even the strum is broken down into the steps of the finger andthumb.Based on Dan's innovative Meet the Banjo(TM) program where Dan brings 15 banjos and teaches players who may have never held a Banjo this video assumes no prior experience. Using one tune Spotted Pony youare guided through the chords the scale and then the individual notes of the tune. This video ends with a few tips and frequently asked questions and even a chance for YOU to play with the Fiddle and Guitar just like in a privatejam session. If you have been looking for that one instructional recording to get you started this is the one for you. If you already have many books or videos but still can't seem to get the basics this is the one for you too!A 2-page pamphlet is included.Picking up where Volume 1 left off in Volume 2 you will learn to capo up to D tuning review the basics of the Double Thumb Pony then head off into the Banjo world by learning to drop thumb hammer-on pull-off and slide your way into the Full Blown Pony. Just as in Volume 1 you are guided through the chords the scale and then the individual notes of the tune as well as each of the techniques that make Old TimeSouthern Appalachian clawhammer banjo music as exciting as you have heard. Each technique is taught then applied to the tune and repeated in easily learnable segments. This video even gives you a chance to play Banjo with theFiddle and Guitar just like in a real jam session. Booklet included.