Description: The Hal Leonard Banjo Method – 2nd Edition is the newly updated and revised version of the original classic method. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide is designed for anyone just learning to play bluegrass-style 5-string banjo. Inside you'll find loads of techniques, tips, and fun songs to learn and play. The book covers: the basics, tuning, reading tablature, playing chords, learning notes, learning rhythm, right-hand rolls, hammer-ons and pull-offs, pinches and slides, many classic bluegrass songs, and much more!
Description: Authored by Mac Robertson, Robbie Clement & Will Schmid, this innovative method teaches 5-string, bluegrass style banjo. Covers easy chord strums for the beginner; learning tablature; right-hand rolls characteristic of bluegrass; techniques such as hammer-on, slide and pull-off. This edition also includes 97 tracks of full-band demos covering every music example in the book. 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.
Description: Newly updated and revised, this easy-to-use beginner's guide is a continuation of the banjo basics and techniques taught in Book 1. The material in Book 2 not only reinforces and strengthens Book 1 instruction, but also features many new songs, techniques and rolls to learn and play. Covers: right-hand rolls and patterns; playing back-up; melodic style banjo; fiddle tunes & reels; solos and licks; new hammers, pulls and slides; banjo chimes; scales & modes; using a capo; and more!
Description: Newly updated and revised, this easy-to-use beginner's guide is a continuation of the banjo basics and techniques taught in Book 1. The material in Book 2 not only reinforces and strengthens Book 1 instruction, but also features many new songs, techniques and rolls to learn and play. Covers: right-hand rolls and patterns; playing back-up; melodic style banjo; fiddle tunes & reels; solos and licks; new hammers, pull and slides; banjo chimes; scales & modes; using a capo; and more! The accompanying audio contains 63 tracks of full-band demos for every song in the book!
Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the 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.
Description: The Hal Leonard Banjo Method Deluxe Beginner Edition is the updated and revised version of the original classic method, now including both audio and video. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide is designed for anyone just learning to play bluegrass-style 5-string banjo. It includes loads of techniques, tips, and fun songs to learn and play. Includes 97 tracks of full-band demos covering every music example in the book, plus nearly an hour of invaluable video tutorials by author Mac Robertson!
Includes:
The basics; Tuning; Reading tablature; Playing chords; Playing notes; Learning rhythm; Right-hand rolls; Hammer-ons and pull-offs; Pinches and slides; Many classic bluegrass songs; much more!
The book includes access to audio tracks and video tutorials for download and streaming.
Description: The Hal Leonard Folk Banjo Method is designed for anyone just learning to play folk-style 5-string banjo. This easy-to-use beginner's guide takes you through the basics with a focus on strumming and accompaniment, featuring traditional tunes to learn and play, plus audio tracks demonstrating every example and song in the book. The price of this book includes access to audio tracks online, for download or streaming, using the unique code inside the book! Covers: the basics; tuning; chords; strumming patterns & variations; picking styles; hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides; playing in different keys; and more.
Description: This complete guide to learning the tenor banjo was written by acclaimed author and musician Fred Sokolow. It features popular songs to teach you the basics of rhythm and lead playing in Dixieland, retro swing, and Irish music. It includes demonstration audio tracks for all the examples in the book. Songs include: Ain't She Sweet • Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home • Down by the Riverside • The Irish Washerwoman • Sweet Georgia Brown • When the Saints Go Marching In • Yes Sir, That's My Baby • and more.
