by Janet Davis. For Banjo (5-String). technique. Bluegrass. Level: Intermediate-...(+)
by Janet Davis. For Banjo
(5-String). technique.
Bluegrass. Level:
Intermediate-Advanced.
Book/CD Set. Size
8.75x11.75. 144 pages.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc.
by William Bay. For Banjo (5 String and Plectrum). method. Fun With. Folk. Level...(+)
by William Bay. For Banjo
(5 String and Plectrum).
method. Fun With. Folk.
Level: Beginning. Book.
Size 8.75x11.75. 40
pages. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc.
by Brad Leftwich. For 5 string banjo. All styles, teaching of style. Level: Beg...(+)
by Brad Leftwich. For 5
string banjo. All styles,
teaching of style. Level:
Beginning-Intermediate.
Book/CD Set. Method. Size
9x11.75. 104 pages.
Published by Mel Bay
Pub., Inc.
by Tony Trischka. Book. Published by Music Sales. Over 650 bluegrass, blues, an...(+)
by Tony Trischka. Book.
Published by Music Sales.
Over 650 bluegrass,
blues, and jazz licks in
Scruggs, single-string,
and melodic styles. Learn
to use licks to create
solos, play back-up,
expand your musical
knowledge and
understanding of the
fingerboard.
5-string banjo - Intermediate SKU: MB.99480M Composed by Pat Cloud. Banjo...(+)
5-string banjo -
Intermediate
SKU:
MB.99480M
Composed by
Pat Cloud. Banjo:
5-String, Jazz,
Squareback saddle stitch,
Country, Bluegrass,
Style, Technique, Theory
and Reference.
Instructional method.
Book and online audio.
106 pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#99480M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.99480M).
ISBN
9780786690466. 8.75 x
11.75 inches.
The
world of melodic jazz
banjo soloing is revealed
in this comprehensive
method which leads a
student from basic
intervals to advanced
theoretical concepts and
finally to a firm
foundation in jazz
fundamentals. Included
are over 90 exercises and
examples written in both
tablature fingerings and
standard music notation
which show how scales and
arpeggios are used and
how they apply to real
playing situations. Every
five-string banjoist can
benefit from the
information contained in
this breakthrough volume
whether they aspire to
jazz or just want to find
out more about the
possibilities and
structure of the
banjo.Starting with basic
intervals, Straight-Ahead
Jazz for Banjo shows the
structure of all basic
chord types and qualities
and matches these to the
scales that generate
them. The books basic
concept model is to treat
the five-string banjos
potential in an inclusive
technical context so that
the student can make use
of open and fifth strings
to create a smooth legato
style. Each of the 90
exercises are recorded
with a metronome and
progress to 16 additional
examples of original jazz
phrases in a variety of
keys. Topics include
functional major and
minor key harmony,
diminished and augmented
scales and how they are
used, and the integration
of altered scale
substitutes in the art of
jazz improvisation. It
stresses listening and
learning in a logical
structured manner with an
example of a daily
practice plan. The unique
emphasis of the book is
on the fingerings which
make the instrument work
for you technically and
thus open up added
possibilities for the
development of a students
personal style. This
long-awaited volume will
surely bring new focus
and perspective to any
banjo style and will be a
classic reference for
many new generations of
banjoists. Includes
access to online
audio.
From 19th Century Banjo Publications. Composed by Rob MacKillop. Saddle- stitc...(+)
From 19th Century Banjo
Publications. Composed by
Rob MacKillop. Saddle-
stitched. Book and online
audio. 64 pages.
Published
by Mel Bay Publications,
Inc
Banjo (5-string) - Intermediate SKU: MB.21599M For 5-String Banjo and ...(+)
Banjo (5-string) -
Intermediate
SKU:
MB.21599M
For
5-String Banjo and All
Instruments. Composed
by Tom Hanway.
Saddle-stitched, Banjo:
5-String, Tunebook,
Style, Solos and Duets.
Celtic / Irish. Book and
online audio. 52 pages.
Mel Bay Publications, Inc
#21599M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.21599M).
ISBN
9780786690848. 8.75 x
11.75
inches.
OCarolans
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
and backing 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 Hanways fourth
collection demonstrating
Celtic fingerstyle banjo
in G tuning. It is part
of a Celtic 5-string
series that includes Mel
Bays Easy Irish and
Celtic Tunes for 5-String
Banjo: Best-Loved Jigs
and Reels 2012 and Mel
Bays Easy Irish and
Celtic Melodies for
5-String Banjo:
Best-Loved Airs and
Session Tunes 2013 . Tom
Hanways pioneering work,
Mel Bays Complete Book of
Irish and Celtic 5-String
Banjo 1998 , was
acclaimed by Bluegrass
Unlimited 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.
Roy Clark's Bluegrass Banjo Bible by Roy Clark. For banjo. This edition: Paperba...(+)
Roy Clark's Bluegrass
Banjo Bible by Roy Clark.
For banjo. This edition:
Paperback. Instructional.
Method. Book. Text
Language: English. 140
pages. Published by
Santorella Publications
Banjo - Beginning SKU: MB.20993M Composed by Eddie Collins. Squareback sa...(+)
Banjo - Beginning
SKU:
MB.20993M
Composed by
Eddie Collins. Squareback
saddle stitch, Banjo:
5-String, Bluegrass,
Method. Style. Book and
online audio. 112 pages.
Mel Bay Publications, Inc
#20993M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.20993M).
ISBN
9780786694365. 8.75 x
11.75 inches.
This
book is designed to aid
the novice attempting to
learn the 5-string banjo
using 3-Finger Style,
where the strings are
picked by three fingers
thumb, index and middle
of the right hand. Upon
completing this volume,
you will have learned how
to combine left-hand
notes with right-hand
patterns so as to perform
bluegrass style solos and
back-up. You will also
have the foundation
needed to explore other
styles of music, such as
blues and jazz. No prior
knowledge of music or any
musical instrument is
needed to learn from this
method. Enough detail is
given to allow the
beginner to fully grasp
each concept. In
addition, exercises are
designed to facilitate a
gradual increase in the
students understanding
and dexterity. When a new
concept is presented for
the right hand, the left
hand performs previously
learned tasks. Likewise,
a new left-hand technique
is demonstrated with
familiar right-hand
patterns. This
instructional technique
is used throughout the
text. Includes access to
online audio.
Banjo (5-string) - Beginning SKU: MB.21028M Composed by Ross Nickerson. S...(+)
Banjo (5-string) -
Beginning
SKU:
MB.21028M
Composed by
Ross Nickerson.
Saddle-stitched, Banjo:
5-String, Banjo 5-String,
Children and Young
Beginner, Solos and
Duets, Tunebooks. Made
Easy. Banjo. Book and
online audio. 32 pages.
Mel Bay Publications, Inc
#21028M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.21028M).
ISBN
9780786689224. UPC:
786689226. 8.75 x 11.75
inches.
Fiddle
Tunes for Banjo Made Easy
is a collection of
must-know, easy-to-learn
bluegrass instrumental
standards. Ross records
each song at three speeds
and also includes a
rhythm backup track. The
slow speed is ideal for
hearing the notes clearly
and being able to play
along in rhythm; the
medium speed is a perfect
goal for the beginning
and intermediate student
while the faster speed
demonstrates what the
song can sound like with
a hard, driving push. The
tablature is large for
ease of reading and
includes accent marks for
melody notes where
needed. Ross also
provides tips and
suggestions for each song
to save you valuable
practice time. These are
tips on the more
challenging spots that
Ross has learned
firsthand from teaching
these privately for many
years. In addition, there
is a whole page of
instruction on learning
the chords to the song,
how to play the song
using only the chords,
chord charts written out
for each song and tips
for memorizing and
playing without tab.
Fiddle Tunes for Banjo
Made Easy is not just
another tab book; it
covers all the bases and
gives you a realistic
balanced approach for
learning the songs the
EASY way. Includes access
to online audio.
Composed by
William Bay.
Saddle-stitched, Banjo:
5-String, Left-Handed
Instruction, Banjo:
Clawhammer. Chord. Book.
52 pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc #30629.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
(MB.30629).
ISBN
9780786698639. 8.75 x
11.75
inches.
Designed
for the left-handed banjo
player, this handy book
includes right-hand
fingering photos,
notation and diagrams for
all of the basic 5-string
banjo chords in G tuning
(GDGBD). The sections are
arranged alphabetically,
grouping all chords with
the same root in each
section. .
Composed by Brad Leftwich. For Banjo (Clawhammer). Squareback saddle stitch, Met...(+)
Composed by Brad
Leftwich. For Banjo
(Clawhammer). Squareback
saddle stitch, Methods.
Beginning-Intermediate.
Book and online audio.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
A Guide for the Claw-less!. Composed by Dan Levenson. Squareback saddle s...(+)
A Guide for the
Claw-less!. Composed
by Dan Levenson.
Squareback saddle stitch.
Book and online audio.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
(MB.20190M).
Banjo - Beginning SKU: MB.21025M Composed by Ross Nickerson. Saddle-stitc...(+)
Banjo - Beginning
SKU:
MB.21025M
Composed by
Ross Nickerson.
Saddle-stitched, Banjo:
5-String, Folk, Solos and
Duets. Made Easy. Style.
Book and online audio. 32
pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#21025M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.21025M).
ISBN
9780786691968. 8.75 x
11.75 inches.
Easy
to play five-string banjo
arrangements of
twenty-four childrens
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. Childrens
Songs for Banjo Made Easy
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. Includes
online access to a high
quality studio recorded
audio of all the songs
played at three speeds
and a bonus track of Ross
performing.
This is a complete five-string banjo course for the beginner that is easy and fu...(+)
This is a complete
five-string banjo course
for the beginner that is
easy and fun to play.
Learn to play the basic
strums, chords, banjo
techniques and many folk
songs. You will learn how
to read music as well as
tune the banjo to G, C
and D tuning. There is a
fingering chart to help
you find notes on the
first four strings in all
three tunings.
Banjo - Intermediate SKU: MB.99126M Saddle-stitched, Solos and Duets. Cou...(+)
Banjo - Intermediate
SKU: MB.99126M
Saddle-stitched, Solos
and Duets. Country. Book
and online audio. 40
pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#99126M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.99126M).
ISBN
9781513465791. 8.75x11.75
inches.
Provides
the intermediate
clawhammer 5-string banjo
player with a fresh
repertoire of 21
traditional and 5
original tunes as played
by the author with the
Boiled Buzzards Old Time
String Band. The book
briefly addresses
clawhammer basics with a
few pages of exercises
and scales before
presenting the tunes. The
banjo tunings in this
book are: double C tuning
gCGCD , modified double C
tuning eCGCD , G tuning
GDGBD , A tuning aEAC#E ,
D tuning aDADE , and
Double-D tuning drop 5th
f#DADE . Written in banjo
tablature only with
suggested backup chords.
Voted one of the top 10
clawhammer banjo players
by Banjo Newsletter
readers, Levenson advises
the reader that the
tablature in this book is
to be used only as a
guide and to play the
tune as you hear it, not
slavishly as written.
This approach allows the
reader to play within
his/her style and level
of ability. Includes
access to online
audio.
Bluegrass Banjo from A to Z. Composed by Ross Nickerson. Perfect binding....(+)
Bluegrass Banjo from A
to Z. Composed by
Ross Nickerson. Perfect
binding. Encyclopedia.
Book and online audio.
Published by Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
(MB.99443M).
Early Music / Renaissance, Saddle-stitched. Country. Book and online audio. 10...(+)
Early Music /
Renaissance,
Saddle-stitched. Country.
Book
and online audio. 100
pages.
Mel Bay Publications, Inc
#96573M. Published by Mel
Bay
Publications, Inc
Banjo - Advanced SKU: MB.22069M Composed by Alan Munde. Saddle-stitched, ...(+)
Banjo - Advanced
SKU:
MB.22069M
Composed by
Alan Munde.
Saddle-stitched, Banjo:
5-String, Bluegrass,
Technique, Theory and
Reference, Country.
Style. Book and online
audio. 64 pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#22069M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.22069M).
ISBN
9780786692378. 8.75 x
11.75
inches.
Arranging
Tunes for Solo Banjo is
designed to help players
develop a solid
understanding of
arranging fundamentals
for five-string solo
banjo. In particular,
this book takes an
in-depth look at chord
melody playing. Examples
include popular melodies
from the American song
book in the keys of C, G
and D. The book presents
tools and techniques to
help you create beautiful
and intricate
arrangements, with
lessons on diatonic
chords, altered chords,
cycling techniques, and
rhythmic variations. This
introduction to arranging
for the banjo will expand
your knowledge of this
instrument and its
capabilities. Includes
access to online
audio.
Banjo - Beginning-Intermediate SKU: MB.20803M Composed by Alan Munde. Squ...(+)
Banjo -
Beginning-Intermediate
SKU: MB.20803M
Composed by Alan Munde.
Squareback saddle stitch,
Banjo: 5-String,
Bluegrass, Method.
Getting Into. Style. Book
and online audio. 96
pages. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#20803M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.20803M).
ISBN
9780786690916. 8.75 x
11.75 inches.
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.
Includes access to online
audio. 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 of the
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 hand
techniques 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 Jesse
James.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 My Money,
Old Country Church, Kneel
at the Cross, and Train
45.
Early Music / Renaissance, Saddle-stitched. Bluegrass. Book and online audio...(+)
Early Music /
Renaissance,
Saddle-stitched.
Bluegrass.
Book and online audio. 48
pages. Mel Bay
Publications,
Inc #30911M. Published by
Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
Illustrated with Playing Examples for the 5-String Banjo. Composed by Rick Mc...(+)
Illustrated with Playing
Examples for the 5-String
Banjo. Composed by Rick
McKeon. Banjo: 5-
String,Banjo:
Clawhammer,Technique,
Theory
and Reference,Technique,
Theory and Reference.
Book
and Online Audio/Video.
160
pages. Published by Mel
Bay
Publications, Inc