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.
Book/Online Audio Banjo - Difficulty: medium SKU: HL.400504 Music Minu...(+)
Book/Online Audio Banjo -
Difficulty: medium
SKU: HL.400504
Music Minus One
Banjo. Composed by
Various. Sheet music.
Music Minus One.
Bluegrass and Play Along.
Softcover Audio Online.
With banjo tablature,
lyrics, chord names and
introductory text. 22
pages. Music Minus One
#MMO4401. Published by
Music Minus One
(HL.400504).
ISBN
9781596156371. UPC:
077712344012. 9x12
inches.
This book,
filled with some of the
greatest banjo classics,
is designed to help
musicians develop basic
bluegrass techniques,
based on the styles of
groups such as Bill
Monroe and the Blue Grass
Boys, Flatt and Scruggs
and the Foggy Mountain
Boys, the Stanley
Brothers and the Clinch
Mountain Boys. The banjo
solos, featuring such
classics as The Ballad of
Jed Clampett, Salty Dog
Blues, and Jesse James,
are written out
note-for-note in
easy-to-follow tablature
notation in the book. You
listen to the complete
version with soloist,
then you step in as
soloist with the great
Country Cooking bluegrass
band, featuring fiddle,
guitar, mandolin, bass
and vocals! Also includes
basic techniques and
pointers. Performed by
Peter Wernick, banjo
Audio is accessed online
using the unique code
inside the book and can
be streamed or
downloaded. The audio
files include PLAYBACK ,
a multi-functional audio
player that allows you to
slow down audio without
changing pitch, set loop
points, change keys, and
pan left or right.
