The Getting Into Bluegrass Banjo book and audio by Alan Munde is the accumulation of successful teaching concepts developed in his 40 plus years as a professional bluegrass musician and teacher.Munde presents a straight-forward and well-founded course of bluegrass Banjo essentials. Designed for those who have never played a stringed instrument to those taking up bluegrass Banjo as a second instrument. Access toonline audio available provided. Getting Started - Covers the parts of the Banjo hand positions first picking patterns pull-offs hammer-ons slides exercise songs ending with the professional sounding'Levelland Mountain Breakdown.' Review of Rolls New rolls and combinations of Rolls with Examples - Offers the most used rolls in bluegrass Banjo playing with often-played examples of each. The player learns many ofthe licks used in the style with an example of how to combine them to make a solo. Roll Logic - How to place a melody into the several different roll patterns. Tools and Techniques - Helps develop left handtechniques through the use of intervals of thirds and sixths. Creating Solos to Songs - At the heart of the book is this revealing section with many examples of how to create many many solos to the song 'JesseJames.' Songs - Put to use all you have learned on these great standards 'Ground Hog ' 'Wildwood Flower' (two versions) 'Nine Pound Hammer ' 'Worried Man Blues ' 'Lost All MyMoney ' 'Old Country Church ' 'Kneel at the Cross ' and 'Train 45.'

Par NICKERSON ROSS. Easy to play five-string banjo arrangements of twenty-four Children's favorites by banjo master Ross Nickerson. Not only are these songs fun to play but from an instructional standpoint they are perfect for helping you develop the ability to bring out the melody in the bluegrass banjo style. Accenting the melody within the steady rhythmic roll of banjo playing is one of the biggest challenges facing banjo students and these familiar melodies are ideal for your development of that skill. Each song is arranged and performed using proper three-finger bluegrass technique. The arrangements are carefully designed to bring out the melody, but easy enough for a beginner or intermediate player to learn quickly. The tablature in the book is large and easy to read with accent marks for melody notes, as well as right and left-hand fingering indications. This book is not simply a tablature book! Children's Made Easy for Banjo also features instruction on learning the chords to each song, chord progression charts for each song, special learning tips for each arrangement, a full page of advice on memorizing the songs and more. Also, in the instructional section of the book Ross includes a page of suggestions on the best use of practice time and how to develop the skills needed to succeed with each piece. Children's Songs Made Easy for Banjo features a high quality studio recorded CD of all the songs played at three speeds and a bonus track of Ross performing improvised versions of several of the songs in the book. / Niveau : Débutant / Children's - Solos / Tablatures / Banjo Tablatures à 5 Cordes

15 Blues Classics Arranged for 5-String Banjo-The form and spirit of Robert Johnson's original recordings are faithfully captured in these 15 arrangements while incorporating the unique sonic qualities of the 5-string banjo. The results are a heretofore unavailable opportunity for banjo players to experience the immense satisfaction of performing the music of one of the greatest legends of the blues. Also includes historical information on the origins of the banjo and its ties to the blues: biographical information of blues banjo artists from the 1920s to the present: song-by-song performance notes: and a tunings list. Songs include: Cross Road Blues (Crossroads) - Drunken Hearted Man - From Four Until Late - HellHound on My Trail - I Believe I'll Dust My Broom - I'm a Steady Rollin' Man (Steady Rollin' Man) - Kind Hearted Woman Blues - Love in Vain Blues - Me and the Devil Blues - Ramblin' on My Mind - Stop Breakin' down Blues - Sweet Home Chicago - They're Red Hot - 32-20 Blues - Walkin' Blues.

Here is a book of tunes from the Elizabethan era?the great period of English song?set in tablature for the clawhammer banjo. At first glance it is true the songs of Shakespeare?s day and the mountain banjo seem to be worldsapart. But the musical traditions are in fact related as Elizabethan songs are the old world cousins of mountain tunes. As a result Elizabethan tunes are a natural way to extend the mountain banjo repertoire for intermediateand advanced players. Their pedigree their modal feel the lilting rhythms and the ease with which they can be adapted to the banjo argue the case. At the same time they open the possibility for new sounds?in particular newrhythms?for the old instrument pushing the banjo beyond unnatural limitations and giving it a new voice. Each section of the book is organized around a traditional mountain tuning with a mountain song serving as a model of thattuning illuminating the relationship between the two musical worlds. ?The Bard?s Banjo? is the first banjo instruction book devoted to the repertoire of Elizabethan song. Free audio downloads are available for use with thistitle.

With Online Audio-Gospel Songs For Banjo Made Easy is a collection of gospel favorites arranged for bluegrass 5-string Banjo. The arrangements stay true to the classic three-finger 'Scruggs style' techniques with the melody skillfullywoven in. On the 68-track downloadable online audio Nickerson plays each song at three speeds with a rhythm track for each song to practice along with. The tab is large and easy to read with accent marks for melody notes.Chord charts for each song are also provided to give instruction on how to play through the songs using only the chords Nickerson also writes out tips and suggestions for each song which is not normally seen in song books.This should give you a significant head start by having the most challenging spots pointed out to you before you even get started. In Gospel Songs For Banjo Made Easy. Ross Nickerson brings all his knowledge fromyears of teaching privately and writing books to help you learn these fun to pick classics the EASY way! Includes access to online audio.

Chansons pour enfants pour guitare est conçu pour être jouable en commençant et novice musiciens. Il est parfait pour les enfants et les parents qui veulent Jouez et chantez ces superbes chansons avec leurs enfants. De plus, ukulélé correspondant, mandoline, banjo et livres sont disponibles --- juste pour le fun! / Banjo

Traditional Songs for the 5-String Banjo features 22 classic old-time favourites specially arranged for 5-string Banjo.The distinctive sound of the 5-string Banjo is most usually associated with folk country and bluegrass music. In this book you’ll find a superb collection of traditional songs that lend themselves perfectly to a variety of Banjo styles.From the lively The Midnight Special to the wistfulWild Mountain Thyme each song has been chosen and arranged to make the most of the instrument’s unique capacity for rolling rhythms and flexible fingerpicking patterns. Whether your favourites are jazzy folky orcountry you’ll find plenty here to help you play sing and extend your repertoire.

Easy to play five-string Banjo arrangements of twenty-four Children's favorites by Banjo master Ross Nickerson. Not only are these songs fun to play but from an instructional standpoint they are perfect for helping youdevelop the ability to bring out the melody in the bluegrass Banjo style.Accenting the melody within the steady rhythmic roll of Banjo playing is one of the biggest challenges facing Banjo students and these familiarmelodies are ideal for your development of that skill. Each song is arranged and performed using proper three-finger bluegrass technique. The arrangements are carefully designed to bring out the melody but easy enough for abeginner or intermediate player to learn quickly. 

With Online Audio-The traditional sound of the Banjo is well-suited to Christmas tunes lending them an authentic truly festive air. Christmas Songs For 5-String Banjo contains 20 well-loved songs forthe holiday season all arranged by the well-known composer performer and five-string Banjo specialist Janet Davis. Selections include material for various levels of ability and offer a variety of styles. This book isarranged in a tablature and lyric only format. Christmas Songs For 5-String Banjo contains the favourites Deck The Halls God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Good King Wenceslas Hark! The Herald AngelsSing It Came Upon A Midnight Clear Jingle Bells Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Joy To The World O Come All Ye Faithful and more.      This book comes with a companion online audio download. This is astereo recording which contains all the music in the book played slow and up-to-speed. The fast version also includes Guitar accompaniment.

Banjo Play-Along Volume 5-This volume in Hal Leonard's Banjo Play-Along series features eight songs by the American folk singer Pete Seeger including the favourites Blue Skies Get up and Go If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song) Kisses Sweeter Than Wine Mbube (Wimoweh) Sailing Down My Golden River Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) and We Shall Overcome. This book will help you to play these Pete Seeger hits quickly and easily with incredible backing tracks to help you sound like a bona fide pro! Just follow the Banjo tab listen to the demo track on the CD to hear how the Banjo should sound and then play along with the separatebacking tracks. The CD is playable on any CD player and also is enhanced so Mac and PC users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch. This special volume also includes extensive performance notes for all of the featured songs. The songs are arranged and recorded by renown clawhammer banjoist Michael Miles and up-picking banjoist Mike Kropp.

At last an entire DVD devoted to the songs of Ralph Stanley . Of course this DVD teaches Man of Constant Sorrow (two versions in D position and G position). But it also teaches old favorites such as Little Maggie Clinch Mountain Backstep Daybreak In Dixie Riding On That Midnight Train and How Mountain Girls Can Love . Casey Henry teaches Man of Constant Sorrow in D and Chris Henry joins Murphy at the end of each lesson to play Guitar. This intermediate DVD can be used with ease after Beginning Banjo Vol. 1 and 2. Each song taught note by note without tab.

DVD-Celebrated folk music tutor Ken Perlman introduces this DVD that explores the heritage and techniques of the Clawhammer Banjo tradition. Beginning with a look at the brush-thumb technique Perlman uses his expert knowledge and experience to guide you through:Drop thumbingDouble thumbingDrop thumb anticipationSkipSingle-string brush-thumbingChords in double 'C' tuning.During the course of the tutorial all lessons are illustrated with authentic examples of traditional folk songs and Clawhammer favourites including The Meeting Of The Waters and Little Billy Wilson. By the end of the disc you will not only be fluent in a host ofClawhammer techniques but also have a repertoire of songs through which to master your Banjo chops all courtesy of one of the most acclaimed players of the style.

A lively collection of songs for strumming plus easy G-tuning solos for fingerpicking 5-string banjo. The solos are in tablature with both melody and solo parts and feature three-finger picking technique in the popular bluegrassstyle. Slide hammer and pull-off techniques are taught. A basic chart of banjo chords is also included.