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from Old-Time to Bluegrass. "This rare visit with one of the giants of bluegrass and old-time music is a must for banjo players and fans alike! Ralph Stanley demonstrates the banjo styles for which he is justly famous. Starting with traditional clawhammer tunes...he teaches a variety of ways to up-pick and frail the banjo. He then moves to his renowned three-finger bluegrass picking... |
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by Janet Davis. "Learn the basic techniques commonly used on five-string banjo to accompany vocalists and instrumentalists. " Covers basic chords, slides, hammers, pull-offs, right hand rolls, finding melody notes. Includes more than a dozen easy songs in bluegrass style. |
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Licks, Ideas and Music (2 tapes)
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taught by Peter Wernick. "This video lesson is perfect for those who want to play three-finger style bluegrass banjo--from scratch." Covers basic chords, slides, hammers, pull-offs, right hand rolls, finding melody notes. Includes more than a dozen easy songs in bluegrass style. |
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by Béla Fleck (obviously). "Here's a unique opportunity to learn a variety of banjo styles as played by the hottest player on the scene today. ...[Béla] shows you stylistic innovatiopns that will add sparkle and interest to your playing." Covers bluegrass picking, using Keith/Scruggs tuners, single string picking (Reno style), blues improvisiation for banjo, and instrumentals in Celtic style. |
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taught by Don Wayne RENO. "The legendary Don Reno is revered in American bluegrass history. The banjo style he created melds traditional bluegrass break-downs with chord-based solos, percussive techniques and flamboyant single-string runs." "Don Wayne's warm, relaxed and very thorough analysis of several of his dad's favorite tunes will help you master the trademark features of the Reno style." |
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taught by Tony Trischka. "Here's a great course in Scruggs-style banjo for the intermediate picker! Banjo ace Tony Trischka highlights each tune with in-depth analysis and numerous pointers on how the bluegrass masters get their distinctive sound and style." Covers "...rolls, chokes and slides, timing and speed problems, syncopation, improvisation, intros and endings, chord inversions, back-up techniques and lots more." |
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by Janet Davis. "...guides the 5-string banjo player step by step in working out song arrangements from basic melodies in both Scruggs/bluegrass style and melodic/chromatic style." |
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by Janet Davis. "Janet Davis has created a superb instructional video for five-stirng banjo dealing with the 5th through 22nd fret. Roll patterns, chords, songs, licks, chord progressions, improvising, melodic style, chromatic style, and back-up are some of the exciting techniques included..." |
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by Janet Davis. "Written in tableture, this straightforward, easy-to-understand method teaches rolls, chords, bluegrass banjo techniques, playing up the neck, licks, endings, and other basic information needed to play bluegrass and melodica-style banjo." |
