Best-Loved Jigs and
Reels. Composed by
Tom Hanway. Banjo:
5-String, Squareback
saddle stitch, Solos and
Duets, Tunebook,
Tunebooks, Celtic /
Irish. Style. Book and
online audio. 96 pages.
Mel Bay Publications, Inc
#21597M. Published by Mel
Bay Publications, Inc
(MB.21597M).
ISBN
9780786692101. UPC:
786692103. 8.75 x 11.75
inches.
This rich
collection of 68 jigs and
reels features some of
the most cherished tunes
played by session players
from 21st-century
Ireland, Scotland, Wales
and the Celtic Diaspora.
Tom Hanway demonstrates
contemporary Celtic
fingerstyle banjo through
modern techniques and
traditional Irish and
Celtic melodies using
standard G tuning.
Additionally, this book
explains the Four Celtic
Modes that are found
throughout the tunes in
this collection. Through
these lessons, you can
learn the essentials
needed to play stock
Irish and Celtic tunes,
which can later be
combined in medleys to
play at sessions.
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.