This book provides a master source for building agility, flexibility and speed while playing with a flatpick, as well as a repertoire source for the plectrum-style guitarist. The studies are designed to build reading ability and clarity of sound in a variety of styles, as well as agility in cross-picking and the playing of rapid linear passages.

An In-Depth Exploration Of Dynamic Flatpicking. Dan Crary imparts a wealth of knowledge, encouragement, inspiration and ideas that will benefit all guitar students. Includes instruction on numerous runs, syncopated licks, crosspicking and more.85-MINUTE DVD INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB LEVEL 3.

Beginners and intermediate players learn seven gospel favorites in bluegrass/country-style. Steve covers basic chords, bass walks, hammer-ons, pull-offs, runs and more techniques to add style to any song.

This melodic approach to guitar soloing and improvisation teaches players how to fully understand the fingerboard, particularly for playing flatpick style fiddle tunes and bluegrass instrumentals. 90-MIN. - INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB - EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

The First Jam series was created to give children and beginners of all ages a book of simple, common tunes to learn. These are standard “Jam” tunes in the Bluegrass/Old Time music styles. All the books in this series are written in the same keys; they can all be played together without any problems. So get your friends or family who play guitar, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, dulcimer or Dobro together, grab these books and start jamming.

With this set, you are never without a jamming partner. This six-hour session is packed with 33 flatpicking jam favorites. Brad plays each tune at four different tempos so that you can work on your tone, timing, note clarity, and fluidity at the slower tempos and then work to develop your speed at the higher tempos.

With Brad Davis' Flatpick Jam Volume 1, you are never without a jamming partner. Each of these two-hour DVDs is packed with flatpicking jam session favorites (11 tunes on each DVD). Brad plays each tune at four different tempos (slow, slow/medium, medium/fast, and fast) so that you can work on your tone, timing, note clarity, and fluidity at the slower tempos and then work to develop your speed at the higher tempos.

With Brad Davis' Flatpick Jam Volume 2, you are never without a jamming partner. Each of these two-hour DVDs is packed with flatpicking jam session favorites (11 tunes on each DVD). Brad plays each tune at four different tempos (slow, slow/medium, medium/fast, and fast) so that you can work on your tone, timing, note clarity, and fluidity at the slower tempos and then work to develop your speed at the higher tempos.

With Brad Davis' Flatpick Jam Volume 3, you are once again never without a jamming partner. This two-hour session is packed with 11 flatpicking jam favorites. Brad plays each tune at four different tempos (slow, slow/medium, medium/fast, and fast) so that you can work on your tone, timing, note clarity, and fluidity at the slower tempos and then work to develop your speed at the higher tempos.

Master instructor and flatpicking great Steve Kaufman breaks down fifteen of the most-played banjo-driven songs, showing step-by-step how to build a powerful flatpick solo. 100-MIN DVD - INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB - EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

This book contains original and standard tunes performed by two-time National Flatpick Guitar Champion Gary Cook. Borrowing from many styles of acoustic guitar playing, this book will provide an insight into Gary's guitar technique.

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In this comprehensive study, Joe Carr presents all the major country guitar styles in tablature and standard music notation. Beginning with basic chords and strum patterns, this book/CD combination covers flatpicking, fingerpicking and the major country lead styles including Rockabilly, Swing and modern electric.

Learn the guitar techniques that helped change the role of the guitar in bluegrass music from the masters - James Alan Shelton and George Shuffler. This video begins with James Alan Shelton picking a tune with the legendary George Shuffler. James then interviews George regarding the development of his "crosspicking" guitar technique.

For easy intermediate to advanced level players. Steve Kaufman teaches his arrangements to some of the most beautiful instrumentals in the guitar repertory, showing how to play them flatpick style: When I Grow Too Old to Dream • Star of the County Down • Ookpik Waltz • Memory Waltz • Skaters Waltz.

This long-time video favorite is now available in a DVD three-pack! Steve Kaufman's comprehensive course in bluegrass flatpicking starts at the beginning level and takes students to advanced techniques that will enable them to hold their own in any band or jam session.

Steve Kaufman Teaches Crowd Pleasers and Show Stoppers One of Homespun's most prolific instructors teaches nine exciting and challenging pieces for intermediate to advanced flatpick guitarists. The instrumentals include bluegrass standards, Celtic session tunes, folk and pop arrangements and a beautiful waltz!

This top Nashville guitarist, Pat Flynn, breaks down his method for improvising across the entire guitar fingerboard, teaching how to create guitar solos through finding “chord centers” in every position. Pat includes new ideas for adding harmonies within chords, improvising blues and minor-key songs, and innumerable tips on playing technique.