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.
Country, Saddle-stitched.
Folk. Book and online
audio. Mel Bay
Publications, Inc
#30906M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.30906M).
ISBN
9781513476643. 8.75X11.75
inches.
This solo
collection presents 19
iconic melodies from the
American traditional song
book plus 6 modern
original compositions by
William Bay, president of
Mel Bay Publications; all
selections have been
arranged in tablature for
the 5-string banjo in
gDGBD tuning by
Catalonian
multi-instrumentalist and
bluegrass specialist,
Llu?s G?mez.Any
collection of American
ballads would be
incomplete without
settings of the beautiful
melodies penned by
Stephen Foster, several
of which appear here
including Beautiful
Dreamer, Darling Nellie
Gray, I Dream of Jeanie
with the Light Brown
Hair, and Hard Times,
Come Again No More. Some
of these tunes are
arranged in uncommon
banjo keys, all without
retuning the banjo or
using a capo. These keys
may be challenging at
first but will teach you
a lot about the banjo
fretboard.The authorÃ?s
generous preface offers
tips on practice,
performance and
interpretation rarely
found in tablature
collections such as
these, but this book has
it all, including online
recordings of each
arrangement.
