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NEW! How to Make Up Yur Own Bluegrass Banjo Solos, Pete Wernick - Learn how to create convincing banjo solos, both “on the fly” in jam sessions and with more precision in your practice time. Here's the alternative to total dependence on tab and memorizing other people's arrangements. Even novice pickers will be able to follow Pete’s gradual approach to soloing. He starts with the basic chords and rolls - showing you how to instantly play a “placeholder” solo, the easiest way to step out in a jam situation with only the chords to go by. He gradually builds in “filler” content - simple moves and phrases adding variety and believability. Working with five bluegrass standards, Pete shows you how to hunt down a song's melody notes and create a full-fledged arrangement featuring the recognizable tune. The addition of appealing licks, lead-ins, tags and other embellishments will give your solos polish and interest. Adding appealing licks, lead-ins, tags and other embellishments will give your solos polish and interest. Players at all levels will benefit from the user-friendly information that Pete imparts on this groundbreaking DVD lesson. Close-ups of both hands and printable booklet make every note clear! List: $29.95 HM: REDUCED! $22.00 plus $2.00 P&H.Add to Cart |
NEW! Bluegrass Banjo Backup - Pete Wernick Here's the ultimate beginners' “how-to” course for playing back-up in a band, from the simplest basic strum to the chord vamping, rolls, up-the-neck positions and fill-in licks that banjo players use to spark the bluegrass sound. Extra! Includes actual jamming footage to illustrate Pete's expert instruction. includeds tab. • 120 minutes. Homespun Tapes |
Bluegrass
Slow Jam for the Total Beginner - Pete Wernick.
Anyone, with any instrument, can get into
this beginner's bluegrass jam session. Seventeen classic
songs are played at a slow, easy tempo. Only four basic
chords (G, C, D and A) are needed to be able to play along
with the band. Includes important tips, advice and encouragement.
For all levels. Includes music & chords. 125 minutes. |
NEW! Great Banjo Lessons - various artists.
Bluegrass Style, all levels List: $19.95 HM: $18.00 plus 2.00 P&H Add to Cart |
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Gary "Biscuit" Davis EASY Beginning Banjo Method DVD. Over two hours of instruction by the only three-time National Banjo Champion, former Dolly Parton bandleader and full time stage and studio musician. Biscuit discusses parts of the banjo, tuning, how to adjust picks. Then he teaches basic right hand rolls. Buscuit makes reading tablature easy. Songs; Cripple Creek, Bol Them Cabbage, Cumberland Gap, Train 45, and I Saw The Light. Tablature included. beginner level. REDUCED! $17.00 plus $2.00 P&H. Add to Cart |
Gary "Biscuit" Davis EASY Chord Method for Banjo DVD. In this volume Biscuit shows Basic major chord forms, Playing up the neck, Creating a scale, Minor and Seventh chords, and offers advice on soloing. Tablature included. Intermediate/advanced level.REDUCED! $17.00 plus $2.00 P&H. Add to Cart |
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Bluegrass Banjo Tunes and Techniques - Tony Trischka teaches intermediate students such important banjo techniques as rolls, chokes, slides, timing, speed problems, syncopation, and improvisation. He also discusses how viewers should handle intros, endings, chord inversions, and backup techniques. Students can watch and learn how to play such songs as "Liza Jane," "John Henry," "Nine-Pound Hammer," "Soldier's Joy," "Bluegrass Blues," and "Little Maggie." Other featured favorites include "Weeping Willow," "Leather Britches," and "Cross-Eyed Cricket." Each song is played and then reviewed with in-depth analysis of the many chords that are used. David Grier plays the background guitar while Andrea Zorn plays the fiddle.Intermediate/Advanced. Homespun tapes. VHS video - $10.00 Add to Cart DVD: List: $34.95 HM: SLASHED! $26.00 plus $2.00 P&H. Add to Cart |
Classic Bluegrass Banjo Solos - Tony Trischka - A master player and teacher teaches eleven popular solos which are considered to be "signature tunes" of the masters. Includes note-for-note transcriptions of: John Henry (Earl Scruggs), Sitting on Top Of the World (Allen Shelton), Gold Rush (Vic Jordan), Bye Bye Blues (Allen Shelton), Dixie Breakdown (Don Reno), Old Home Place (J.D. Crowe), Salt Creek (Bill Keith), Casey Jones (Bobby Thompson), Clinch Mt. Backstep (Ralph Stanley), Little Maggie (Bill Emerson), and Doug's Tune (Doug Dillard). Learnig tips and tablature are also included. $28.00 plus 2.00 P&H List: $29.95 HM: REDUCED! $22.00 plus $2.00 P&H.Add to Cart |
TONY TRISCHKA'S Essential
Practice Techniques for Bluegrass Banjo Finally, a video
that tells you HOW to practice! Award winning innovater and world-renowned
teacher shows you how to improve your timing, strengthen your hands.
Learn what it takes to play with precision, power and rhythmic sophistication.
Discover how to use a metronome. Helps you "straighten out"
your time so it's consistent and even. Homespun. List:
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Power Pickin' Volume One - Up the Neck Backup for Bluegrass Banjo by Bill Evans. (note - these should actually be studied in reverse order - Volume Two first). For all level pickers. Vamping, roll patterns based on chord forms, two- finger backup for slow songs, 3/4 time backup, classic backup licks, bluesy backup styles. Acutab publications. TWO FULL HOURS with booklet! DVD. List:$35.00 HM price: $30.00 plus 2.00 P&H. Video - $10.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add to Cart DVD: List: $35.00 HM: SLASHED! $28.00 plus $2.00 P&H. - Add to Cart |
Power Pickin' Volume Two - First Position Backup for Bluegrass Banjo by John Lawless of Acutab publications.(note - these should actually be studied in reverse order - Volume Two first). For all level pickers. Basic techniques for roll-style backup in the first position. TWO FULL HOURS with booklet! DVD. List: $35.00 Video - $10.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add to Cart DVD: List: $35.00 HM: SLASHED! $28.00 plus $2.00 P&H.Add to Cart |
Power Pickin' Volume THREE - Playing Backup in a Bluegras Band by Bill Evans. For all level pickers. Expands on the ideas presented in the first two Power Pickin' DVD's. First position and up the neck techniques demonstrated in a band setting. Acutab publications.TWO FULL HOURS with booklet! DVD. DVD: List: $35.00 HM: SLASHED! $28.00 plus $2.00 P&H. Add to Cart |
Power Pickin' Volume FOUR - Playing Backup in a Bluegras Band by Bill Evans. For mid to upper level pickers. Expands on the ideas presented in the first three Power Pickin' DVD's. Emphasis on secrets of producing good tone, how to play with a bounce or use "straight" time. Shows twenty-one essential licks for improvising and creating new original licks. Techniques demonstrated in a band setting. Acutab publications. TWO FULL HOURS with booklet! DVD. DVD: List: $35.00 HM: SLASHED! $28.00 plus $2.00 P&H. Add to Cart |
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Bluegrass Jamming - A Guide for Newcomers and Closet Pickers by Pete Wernick - Pete Wernick guides you through the complexities of jamming with other musicians, aided by a band consisting of top professional pickes such as Nick Forester, Michael Kang, Ben Kaufman, Sally Van Meter, Eric Walser and of course Pete and his wife Joan. Pete covers the basics of jam etiquette, music theory, signaling kickoffs and endings, harmonizing with vocals, and using the number system. For all ability levels. VHS video $10.00 Add to Cart
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Get Rolling! An Ultra-easy, No - Fail Introduction to Bluegrass Banjo by Pete Wernick - Renowned banjo player and teacher Pete Wernick gets you started on ten bluegrass standards you can play with only two chords,strumming and playing a simple roll, then introduces another chord and ten more songs. Then, the Foggy Mountain Breakdown roll and forward roll are added to the repertoire to give the student the tools to play hundreds of songs. The easiest banjo video available, for those who need to take it slow. Tab book included. Homespun Tapes. List: $29.95. VHS Video -$10.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add to Cart DVD-List: $29.95 HM: REDUCED! $22.00 plus $2.00 P&H. Add to Cart |
Beginning Bluegrass Banjo by Pete Wernick - for those with absolutely no prior experience. solos, accompaniment, basic chords and how to use them, slides, hammer ons and pull-offs, rolls, finding melody notes and incorporationg them into rolls, over a dozen easy songs.100 minutes! Buffalo Gals, Mama Don't Allow, Columbus Stockade, Shady Grove, Little Maggie, Lonesome Road Blues, Rollin my Sweet Baby's Arms, more! VHS Video -$10.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add to Cart DVD - List: $29.95 HM: REDUCED! $22.00 plus $2.00 P&H. Add to Cart |
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Play Bluegrass Banjo by Ear - Bill Keith 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.
VHS video: $10.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add to Cart |
Up The Neck by Janet Davis - A supurb ninety-minute instructional DVD dealing with how to play between the 5th and the 22nd frets on the five-string banjo. Includes roll patterns, chords, slngs, licks, chord progressions, improvising, melodic style and backup. DVD List: $19.95 HM: REDUCED! $16.00 plus 2.00 P&H Add To Cart |
KILLER TONE Banjo setup by Steve Huber - Detailed instruction and demonstion proper banjo set up and maintenance we set the head tension, coordinator rods, bridge and tailpiece to get the sound we are looking for from our own banjos. In this 80 minute video, renowned banjo craftsman Steve Huber shares the insight and experience that has made him the "go to guy" for top professional players when it's time for some banjo tweaking. Now, you can profit from Steve's expertise right in your own home as he walks you through the most critical aspects of banjo set up in an easy to follow, step by step presentation. Acutab Publications. DVD $26.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add to Cart |
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THE BLUEGRASS BANJO OF SONNY OSBORNE Taught by Sonny Osborne himself. The legendary Sonny Osborne fills this lesson with detailed instruction, historical reminiscences and insightful advice. He demonstrates his own unique innovations such as walk-downs, unusual endings, pedal steel-like licks, back-ups, chordal harmonies, chiming; and analyzes some of his most requested tunes: Danny Boy, Pain in My Heart, Six White Horses, One Tear, Sonny Mountain Chimes, Rocky Top, more. Features peformances with Bobby Osborne and the Osborne Brothers band. Includes tab booklet. 90 min. DVD: List: $29.95 HM: REDUCED! $22.00 plus $2.00 P&H.Add to Cart |
Bluegrass Banjo Don Reno Style VHS video $10.00. Add to Cart DVD - List: $29.95 HM: REDUCED! $22.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add to Cart |
SAMMY SHELOR - A Demonstration and Analysis of an Award -Winning Style by John Lawless of Acutab Publications 80 Minutes, with tab book.
Four-time IBMA Banjo Player Of The Year Sammy Shelor shares his insight and experience in this 80 minute instructional video. John Lawless takes Sammy through a discussion of such tricky concepts as playing the melody in a roll style, effective roll-oriented backup, filling the holes on a vocal number and finding the best tone. In addition, several songs are presented in a split screen format allowing you to watch Sammy's left and right hands simultaneously. A tab booklet is provided and most examples are played both up to speed and a bit slower. List $30.00 HM price: $10.00 plus 2.00 P&H VHS video -.Add to Cart DVD - List: $29.95 HM: REDUCED! $24.00 plus $2.00 P&H. Add to Cart |
The Banjo of Eddie Adcock Influential five-string banjo innovator Eddie Adcock breaks down some of his most requested instrumentals for the benefit of aspiring musicians in this instructional release designed specifically for the intermediate-level musician. In addition to deconstructing and analyzing such songs as Turkey Knob, Blue Bell, and Make me a Pallet on Your Floor. By taking a detailed look at chord licks and shapes, Adcock offers an impressive spectrum of new ideas and techniques. Additional tips on creating peddle steel-like hammer-ons and double bends, transferring basic Travis guitar licks to the banjo, and playing melodic lines and scales with single string rolls make this a release that all aspiring banjo players will want to seek out. Advanced. Includes tab book. 60 minutes. List: $29.95 HM: VHS video $10.00. Add to Cart DVD: List: $29.95 HM: REDUCED! $22.00 plus $2.00 P&H.Add to Cart |
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NEW! Ron Block -A Fresh Look at Bluegrass Banjo Alison Krasse's banjo player and modern day master gos into detail in this TWO DVD set about his practice routine, Showing examples of drills and exercises he uses himself. He describes a number of guitar techniques he has applied to banjo, such as working with "boxes" and visualizing scales and patterns. He explains how he acheives his tone and performs his signature bends how he arranges solos and improvisations. Many songs in different keys and tunings including Cluck Old Hen, Tiny Broken Heart, Man of Constant Sorrow, I'll Remember You, Love in My Prayers, Everytime You Say Goodbye, Bright Sunny South, My Poor Old Heart and Smithville. Acutab Publications. list - $49.95. HM: SLASHED! $36.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add To Cart |
Jim Mills
- A Winning Banjo Style - Acutab
publications.. Through his work with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky
Thunder, and his two celebrated solo CDs (Bound To Ride and
My Dixie Home), Jim has cemented his place among the true
greats, being voted Banjo Player Of The Year 4 times by his
peers in the IBMA. Jim teaches 12 songs he has recorded in
his straightforward, Scruggs style, with each carefully demonstrated
several times played at both fast and slow speeds. The tunes
include a number suitable for new pickers as well as some
challenging pieces for more experienced players. |
Banjo Picking Styles by Bela Fleck - Essential elements of banjo style discussed and demonstrated, oincluding bluegrass picking, Keith Tuners, Reno Style, single String, blues improvisation, Celtic tunes amd more. Songs; Texas Barbeque, Brilliancy, Natural Bridge Suite, John Henry, The Wind That Shakes the Barley. Video - $10.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add To Cart DVD - List: $29.95 HM: REDUCED! $22.00 plus $2.00 P&H. Add To Cart
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Clawhammer from Scratch (Two volumes) by Dan Levenson - one of the most respected touring old time players today. An incredibly easy instructional recording based on Dan's "meet the banjo" program in which people who have never touched a banjo learn a tune in one session from ground zero. Includes elementary aspects such as: how to hold the banjo, tuning, and the basic clawhammer strum. One tune is constructed first with chords, then the scale is demonstrated, then the melody and finally the basic clawhammer strum is incorporated. A berif history of the banjo is an added feature. List: $30.00. HM price: VHS: $10.00 DVD: SLASHED! $20.00 plus $2.00 P&H. Volume two:Using capo in D tuning, drop thumb technique, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides. List: $30.00. HM price: DVD: SLASHED! $20.00 plus $2.00 P&H. Vol 1 VHS video $10.00 Add to Cart |
Singing With
the Banjo Cathy Fink - Here's a terrific lesson for banjo
players who want to sing and accompany themselves in the old time
clawhammer style. Grammy Award winner Cathy Fink covers the basics
for beginners, then goes on to show the licks and tricks that will
add style and excitement to the songs of intermediate pickers. Includes
music & tab. Early intermediate level. 1 hour, 45 minutes. DVD. |
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Steve Kaufman is a Three-time National Flatpicking Champ who is a seasoned teacher and knows how to convey musical ideas clearly. His tapes are highly recommended. They are listed below roughly from easiest to most difficult. V- 641045 Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar - Steve Kaufman
Beginner/Intermediate. Homespun. List: $39.95, HM: $10.00 Add
to Cart VHS video only V- 641047 Easy Gospel Guitar - Steve Kaufman
Beginner/Intermediate. Homespun, List: $39.95 HM: $10.00. VHS video only Add
to Cart V- 641042 Learning to Flatpick, Tape 2: Building Bluegrass Technique - Steve Kaufman, Interm. List: $39.95, HM: $10.00. VHS video only Add to Cart V- 641346 Flatpicking With Doc - With Steve Kaufman.
Detailed instructions for 13 of Doc's most loved cuts. List: 39.95
HM: $10.00. VHS video only Add
to Cart V- 641052 Techniques for Soloing and Improvisation, Flatpick Style - Pat Flynn. Adv. Homespun. List: $39.95 HM: $10.00. VHS video only Add to Cart V-D-DCKGto1 Doc's Guitar - Finger Picking and Flatpicking taught by Doc Watson himself. woth special guests Pete Seger, Mike Seeger, Jack Lawrence and Kirk Sutpin List: $39.95 HM: $10.00. VHS video only Add to Cart Doc Watson, Fingerpicking and Flatpicking Smithsonian/Folkways production $10.00. VHS video only Add to Cart VD-BARAG01 The Art of Flatpick Guitar Russ Barenberg. Improving tone, emphasis, timing, articulate and improvising. Old Joe Clark, Dominion Reel, Prince Charley, Oh1Savahnnah, Cowboy Calypso.Int-Adv. List: $29.95 HM: $10.00. VHS video only Add to Cart V- 641146 The Mandolin of Bill Monroe, Video One -
Monroe, Sam Bush. Intermediate/Advanced. HST List: $39.95, HM: $10.00 Add
to Cart V- 641147 The Mandolin of Bill Monroe, Video Two -
Monroe, Sam Bush. Intermediate/Advanced. HST. List: $39.95, HM: $10.00 Add
to Cart V- 641145 The Mandolin of Bill Monroe, 2 Video Set -
Monroe, Sam Bush. Intermediate/Advanced. List: $69.95, HM: $20.00 Add
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Smoky Mt. Banjo Academy 2004 - Scruggs Tunes Jam featuring: Larry McNeely, Doug Dillard, Bill Keith, Butch Robins DVD
DVD - Only recording available anywhere with these artists together on the same stage! Larry McNeely's first recorded appearance in 20 years! Forty minute Concert of onstage jam with backup band, moderated by Bill Keith. Selections: Lonesome Road Blues, Earl's Breakdown,Cabin in Caroline, Home Sweet Home, Fireball Mail, Cumberland Gap, Ground Speed, Down the Road and Foggy Mt. Breakdown. Add to Cart |
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2005 Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy Smokin' Banjos Concert - All faculty of the SMBA performed on a three-hour concert. Fifteen to twenty minute sets by: Jesse Garland (young student), Tom Nechville, Bill Evans, Leroy Troy, Jack Hatfield, James McKinney, Herb Trotman, Larry McNeely, Butch Robins, and Bill Keith (Two- DVD set) - $15.00 plus 2.00 P&H Add to Cart 2005 Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy Smokin' Banjos Concert, Part One - Jesse Garland, Tom Nechville, Bill Evans, Leroy Troy, Jack Hatfield.(first half of concert, on one DVD) $10.00 plus $2.00 P&H Add to Cart 2005 Smoky Mountain Banjo Academy Smokin' Banjos Concert, Part Two James McKinney, Herb Trotman, Larry MmcNeely, Butch Robins, and Bill Keith (second half of concert, on one DVD) - $10.00 plus 2.00 P&H Add to Cart |
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