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Anyone Can Play Bluegrass Banjo
Anyone Can Play Bluegrass Banjo
This DVD is designed to teach the basics of bluegrass banjo playing to the beginning student who has no previous music experience. It includes a broad discussion of Scruggs; style banjo playing with a brief introduction to melodic-style playing. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!
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Designing Guitar Solos For Bluegrass Songs
Designing Guitar Solos For Bluegrass Songs
It shows you how to mold a simple Bluegrass melody into a fancy, tasteful, driving guitar solo, a solo that sounds like the true melody of the song while being hot at the same time. Chris Jones analyzes & teaches 10 songs on these 2 one-hour CDs.
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Earl Scruggs and the Five String Banjo
Earl Scruggs and the Five String Banjo
The best-selling banjo method in the world! Earl Scruggs's legendary method has helped thousands of banjo players get their start. The Revised and Enhanced Edition features more songs, updated lessons, and many other improvements.
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First Lessons Banjo
First Lessons Banjo
First Lessons on Banjo is an ultra-easy instruction manual for beginning five-string banjo played in the three finger style in G tuning. It can be used by those with no previous experience with the banjo or music of any sort. It is so basic it can be used even by small children.
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Five String Banjo For Beginners
Five String Banjo For Beginners
Clear, easy, hands-on lessons. Happy teaches a wide variety of country and folk tunes in traditional banjo style. Learn right-hand picking patterns, hammer-ons, slides and pull-offs, and more. 90-MIN. DVD � INCLUDES MUSIC TAB � LEVEL 1 Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!
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Great Banjo Lessons Bluegrass Style
Great Banjo Lessons Bluegrass Style
This terrific compilation features instruction by some of Homespun's most celebrated banjo pickers. The lesson segments progress from very basic to advanced, and will give players a full range of bluegrass banjo techniques. Taught by Bill Keith, Pete Wernick, Tony Trischka, Eddie Adcock, Don Wayne Reno, Sonny Osborne and Ralph Stanley Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!
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How To Play The Banjo
How To Play The Banjo
[The easy to follow lessons taught here will help you learn your way around the banjo quickly. Beginners of all ages can use this tablature book and note reading is not required. Songs include: Hand Me Down My Walking Cane, Cripple Creek, Careless Love, Amazing Grace and many more.
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Learn To Play Banjo Set Lessons 1, 2 and 3
Learn To Play Banjo Set Lessons 1, 2 and 3
Includes Learn To Play Banjo Lessons 1, 2 and 3 in a 3 DVD set. D-LPB-1, D-LPB-2 and D-LPB-3.Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!
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Twin Mandolin Workshop
Twin Mandolin Workshop
This course has tablature for both the melody solo & the harmony part that fits it. For intermediate-advanced players. The melody solo is recorded in the left channel & the harmony (twin) is in the right for isolation purposes. It is also a 'beautiful listening album'.
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You Can Teach Yourself Banjo
You Can Teach Yourself Banjo
In this straightforward, easy to understand video for five-string bluegrass banjo, Janet Davis teaches tuning, how to read tablature, roll patterns, chords, licks, and other basic information needed to play bluegrass and melodic-style banjo. Janet explains the first 22 lessons from the book of the same title and demonstrates examples both slowly and at regular speed. This 60-minute video can be used by itself to learn by ear, or with the tablature found in the companion book. The companion book for this video may be purchased separately. Note: The DVD teaches through Lesson 22. For the remaining Lessons, the CD must be purchased to hear those licks.
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Learn To Play Banjo Lesson 3
Learn To Play Banjo Lesson 3
Builds on the material covered in Lessons 1 and 2. Learn some common left hand techniques and add them to your songs. Slides, hammer ons and pull offs are covered, and multiple drills are presented before adding them to songs. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!
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Banjo Chord Finder
Banjo Chord Finder
The Banjo Chord Finder is an extensive reference guide to over 2,800 banjo chords, covering four of the most commonly used tunings. Thirty different chord qualities are covered for each key, and each chord quality is presented in two different voicings. Also includes a lesson on chord construction and a fingerboard chart.
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Banjo Jamming and Play Along DVD
Banjo Jamming and Play Along DVD
Learn the chords to each song, then play along with him on seven important standards at three different speeds. He first explains the chords to each song, then when the songs begin, he plays a solo and then plays backup for you while you take your turn. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!
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Bluegrass Banjo Don Reno Style
Bluegrass Banjo Don Reno Style
The banjo style created by Don Reno melds traditional bluegrass breakdowns with chord-based solos, percussive techniques and single-string runs. Don Wayne Reno passes on his dad's techniques and great advice as he analyzes 8 classic tunes. 60-MINUTE DVD - INCLUDES TAB - LEVEL 3.
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Clawhammer Banjo 1
Clawhammer Banjo 1
David Holt is considered one of the finest players and teachers of old-time clawhammer banjo. Start with the fundamentals including right & left hand technique in Lesson 1. 60-MIN DVD - INCLUDES TAB - EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL.
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Clawhammer Banjo 2
Clawhammer Banjo 2
David Holt is considered one of the finest players and teachers of old-time clawhammer banjo. Lesson 2 covers advanced techniques including thumb rolls. Lesson Two: 55-MIN DVD - INCLUDES TAB - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
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Clawhammer Banjo Two DVD Set
Clawhammer Banjo Two DVD Set
This two-DVD set covers the fine art of clawhammer banjo. David Holt is considered one of the finest players and teachers of old-time clawhammer banjo. Start with the fundamentals including right & left hand technique in Lesson 1. Lesson 2 covers advanced techniques including thumb rolls. Lesson One: 60-MIN DVD - INCLUDES TAB - EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL. Lesson Two: 55-MIN DVD - INCLUDES TAB - INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
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Essential Practice Techniques for Banjo
Essential Practice Techniques for Banjo
Here's a lesson that's a must-have for bluegrass banjo players at all levels. This nuts-and-bolts practice session is designed to help players improve their timing, strengthen their hands and play with precision, power and rhythmic sophistication. 50-MIN VIDEO. · LEVEL 2 · INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB
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Get Rolling: An Ultra-Easy, No-Fail Introduction to Bluegrass Banjo
Get Rolling: An Ultra-Easy, No-Fail Introduction to Bluegrass Banjo
Pete “Dr. Banjo” Wernick gets total novices to make good banjo music almost immediately. With only two chords, Pete has newcomers strumming and accompanying ten bluegrass standards. This super-easy lesson has been time-tested at Pete's many workshops and music camps, and it works! Download from PlayBetterBluegrass.com !
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JD Crowe Banjo Solos Volume 1
JD Crowe Banjo Solos Volume 1
Greg Davis teaches J.D. Crowe's most famous solos. On the CD, each tune is played at full speed with rhythm guitar accompaniment, followed by a phrase-by-phrase lesson with helpful hints.
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JD Crowe Banjo Solos Volume 2
JD Crowe Banjo Solos Volume 2
Greg Davis teaches J.D. Crowe's most famous solos. On the CD, each tune is played at full speed with rhythm guitar accompaniment, followed by a phrase-by-phrase lesson with helpful hints.
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Learn To Play Banjo Lesson 1
Learn To Play Banjo Lesson 1
Your first banjo lesson! Get started on the right foot and start playing music you enjoy right away. Lesson 1 is designed for someone sitting down with a banjo for the first time, and explains how to tune and hold your banjo, and will teach you a few simple chords and melodies. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!
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Learn To Play Banjo Lesson 2
Learn To Play Banjo Lesson 2
Follows up on the basics presented in Lesson 1. Start learning the picking patterns that form the basis of bluegrass style banjo. Lesson 2 explains and demonstrates the basic right hand patterns, called rolls, and adds them to the simple melodies taught in Lesson 1. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!
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Learn To Play Clawhammer Banjo - 2 DVD Set
Learn To Play Clawhammer Banjo - 2 DVD Set
Grab your five-string banjo and get ready to frail! Bob covers all the basics of traditional clawhammer style in this 2 DVD set. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!
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Murphy Method Blackberry Blossom
Murphy Method Blackberry Blossom
(Formerly Titled "Melodic Banjo") Murphy Method students have been waiting a long time to learn Blackberry Blossom. Well, here it is and the teacher is none other than Casey Henry! Following in her mother's footsteps, Casey is a natural at teaching without tab. No Tab.(1 hour 48 minutes) Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!
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Play Bluegrass Banjo By Ear
Play Bluegrass Banjo By Ear
This lesson in basic music theory will help learning banjo players find melody and harmony notes and fully understand the fingerboard. Combining this knowledge with basic rolls, harmonized scales, pentatonic runs and licks, and more will allow anyone to develop powerful and creative bluegrass solos � by ear. 60 minutes. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!
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Southern Banjo Styles
Southern Banjo Styles
Mike Seeger's important survey of 19th and 20th century banjo styles teaches old-time pieces and traditional techniques. Each lesson features a complete performance of each song (played on a different banjo), detailed instruction and historical commentary.
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Southern Old-Time Fiddle Tour
Southern Old-Time Fiddle Tour
One of today's most popular fiddlers takes students on an instructional tour of traditional playing, region by region. He teaches six fiddle tunes, each from a different geographical area of the U.S.. For inspiration, Bruce draws on historic recordings by pioneering artists, and details the licks, bowing patterns and special tunings that give this music its haunting sounds. Download now from PlayBetterBluegrass.com!
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The Banjo of Eddie Adcock
The Banjo of Eddie Adcock
Eddie Adcock developed a style that combines traditional Scruggs-style bluegrass with country, folk, jazz, blues, gospel and rockabilly sounds. Eddie takes some of his most requested instrumentals and analyzes the licks in a way that will open up new techniques. 75-MIN. DVD · INCLUDES TAB LEVEL 4
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