Tuning basic melody techniques including: picking triplets slides moving triplets long notes different rhythms and repertoire.

For Banjo-A comprehensive repertoire book of Fiddle tunes adapted for Banjo in easy to read tablature by the renowned player and teacher of the 5-String Banjo Tony Trischka. For the early picker to the advanced player thisbook and its online audio will enable the player to learn by example and broaden their technical range. Fiddle tunes have been adapted for Banjo since the early 1850's. The explorations contained here include a largecollection of popular American Fiddle tunes and a section of Celtic tunes played in the three major Bluegrass Banjo styles. These Bluegrass Old Time and Celtic Banjo traditions will expand the players' knowledge of theinstrument and deepen their understanding of bluegrass and traditional music.The techniques employed will build the players technical prowess and broaden their enjoyment of playing. And the tunes both popular and lesserknown will add new variety to the next jam session! Tablature only.Repertoire of Fiddle tunes for the early to the advanced Banjo player.In easy to read tablature with downloadable onlineaudio.Expands the players' knowledge of Bluegrass Banjo styles and Banjo music.Builds playing skills and adds variety to their playing. Online Audio download available.

O'Carolan's best-loved Harp tunes are notated in a contemporary style that makes them accessible to all instrumentalists. This ideal collection with accompanying audio lays bare 20 classic Irish compositions for melody andbacking players using standard notation and chords. For all 5-string Banjo players fretting and picking-hand fingerings are included in the transcriptions which match the play-along tracks.This is Hanway's fourthcollection demonstrating Celtic fingerstyle Banjo in G tuning. It is part of a Celtic 5-string series that includes Mel Bay's Easy Irish and Celtic Tunes for 5-String Banjo: Best-Loved Jigs and Reels (2012) and Mel Bay's EasyIrish and Celtic Melodies for 5-String Banjo: Best-Loved Airs and Session Tunes (2013).Tom Hanway's pioneering work Mel Bay's Complete Book of Irish and Celtic 5-String Banjo (1998) was acclaimed by BluegrassUnlimited magazine (1999) 'as 'the bible' for any 5-string player with an interest in this joyous music.' The current collection breathes life into the Gaelic classical melodies of Ireland. Access to online audio download.

Best-Loved Airs And Session Tunes-This album for 5-string Banjo contains 32 traditional airs and melodies from the British Isles including the folk favourites Danny Boy The Water is Wide (O Waly Waly) Whiskey in the Jar and The Skye BoatSong. Easy Irish And Celtic Melodies For 5-String Banjo demonstrates contemporary Celtic fingerstyle Banjo in G tuning using modern techniques. The tunes are perfect for beginning-intermediate playersand practice tempo suggestions are included. The ever-popular pieces in this collection are presented in standard notation and tablature with chord symbols included. The accompanying online audio features both play-alongand up-to-speed tracks. This is the companion work to Mel Bay's Easy Irish and Celtic Tunes for 5-String Banjo: Best-Loved Jigs and Reels (2012) with 68 tunes combining for a total of 100 Celtic melodies. The pieces canbe played individually or combined for session playing.