Great Banjo Lessons: Banjo: Instrumental Tutor

Master the art of clawhammer Banjo playing with this easy-to-follow instructional DVD.Great Banjo Lessons: Clawhammer Style contains eight lessons chosen to provide learners with new techniques tunes and musical insights.Suitable for beginning and advanced players alike this DVD includes tuition by professional Banjo players for the songs Shortenin' Bread John Brown's Dream Cherokee Shuffle and more.Contributors to this DVD include Bob Carlin Mike Seeger Cathy Fink David Holt Kirk Sutphin Ralph Stanley Mark Johnson and Frank Lee.

First Lessons on Banjo is an ultra-easy instruction manual for beginning five-string Banjo played in the three finger style in G tuning. It can be used by those with no previous experience with the Banjo or music of any sort.It is so basic it can be used even by small children. The book features very detailed descriptions of even the most basic aspects such as wearing the picks properly the correct picking motion and noting the strings properly.These are aspects that are so basic most manuals skip over them. There are many detailed photos several from the player's point of view not from in front of the Banjo.First Lessons on Banjo covers themost basic rolls the Alternating Thumb Roll and two Forward Rolls the three basic chords plus the relative minor chord. All musical examples are presented in tablature with the melody notes in boldface type so the student knowswhich notes to emphasize.All arrangements include lyrics which is very important to the novice who is trying to train the ear to hear the melody among the fill notes. Several tips and suggestions about the proper mentalapproach are included that will lead to playing by ear and arranging at an earlier stage in the student's development. There are also suggestions about developing the proper mental approach and about speed reading of tablature.These suggestions are not found in any other Banjo instruction book. The 'finale' arrangement is Cripple Creek a popular Banjo standard that when mastered should give the novice a great sense ofaccomplishment.The accompanying audio download includes all tabbed examples with the rhythm instruments and lead Banjo in separate channels. The songs are played at three tempos the first tempo VERY slow then a mediumtempo version and finally at performing speed with Guitar Mandolin and Bass accompaniment. The up- tempo accompanied versions are all together at the end of the recording so the final tracks can be used as a listening recording.

Learn at your own pace and open the door to the world of banjo music with this beginner's book/CD/DVD instruction pack!Play Today! is the ULTIMATE self-teaching method designed to offer quality instruction and terrific songs. All you have to do is follow along with the tips lessons and music provided as you listen to the CD or watch the DVD.The book features over 90 great songs with professional quality CD tracks. The DVD features on-screen banjo tablature so you can play all the music examples.This complete guide to the basics covers:songs chords and melodiespinching rolling and picking playing tips and techniquesmusic notation and much more.

Blues And Country Fingerpicking-This terrific compilation features lessons at a variety of levels from beginner to advanced by some of Homespun’s most celebrated pickers. Each segment covers a complete song or instrumental that will expand your repertoire improve your technique and enhance your musical knowledge. These lessons cover the steady bass and syncopated melody of the Piedmont blues players (Roy Book Binder and John Jackson); the muffled bass and swingy chords of Travis-style pickers (Thom Bresh and Doc Watson); the strumming and pounding of Delta blues stylists (Rory Block); and the banjo-like rolls and single-string approach of more bluegrass oriented fingerpickers (Eddie Adcock).

Acoustic Guitar Private Lessons Series-Virtuoso fingerstyle guitarist and clawhammer Banjo player Steve Baughman shares 17 hymns and gospel songs arranged for solo Guitar in standard notation and tablature with video downloads available online for all songs. This rich collection features a variety of tunings background information technical tips and humorous asides.Songs include: 'At Calvary' 'Down by the Riverside' 'Fairest Lord Jesus' 'Go Tell It on the Mountain' 'Great Is Thy Faithfulness' 'It Is Well with My Soul' 'Just As I Am' 'Love Divine All Loves Excelling' 'Nearer My God To Thee' 'Old Rugged Cross' 'Pass Me Not Oh Gentle Savior' 'Rock of Ages' 'Shall WeGather at the River' 'Softly and Tenderly' 'What a Friend We Have in Jesus' 'When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder' and 'Whispering Hope'.