With this volume the reader is pleasantly surprised with two books in one- Section One by Alec Slater and Section Two by Lisa Schmitz. Alec's portion is intended as a guide for the clawhammer or frailing banjo player with someprevious experience in this style. He stresses the fact that this style of music can be fully learned only from within the oral tradition in which it grew. The instruction included here is meant to provide a review and not totake the place of qualified teacher. Alec recommends that '...anyone wanting to get this playing right should find someone in your area who plays and have him/her teach you. Listen to it watch it and make it your own.' InSection Two Lisa Schmits presents an extensive collection of 163 jigs reels polkas hornpipes strathspeys waltzes and songs from Ireland Scotland the Shetland Islands Cape Breton New England and Southern Appalachia forbanjo solo. The national origin of each tune is indicated. Lisa offers personal authoritative settings of a great variety of tunes at an intermediate level. Written in tablature only.

This book features ten exciting arrangements of favorite gospel classics by virtuoso Todd Banjoman Taylor. Just follow the easy tab listen to the audio and play along with Todd quickly and easily! Songs include: Amazing Grace · How Great Thou Art · Uncloudy Day · What a Friend We Have in Jesus · When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder · I'll Fly Away · and more. The audio is accessed online using the unique code inside each 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.