Bluegrass Banjo for Dummies - by Bill Evans (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Bluegrass Banjo For Dummies is the definitive guide to mastering the most popular banjo-playing skills and techniques. If you've always wanted to strum and pick a five-string, but never knew where to start -- or if you'd like to polish your bluegrass licks -- this book provides the instruction you'll need to take your playing to a new level. The accompanying online video and audio instruction helps drive home the key points, and makes for a great interactive experience to brush up on your roll patterns, picking, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and a whole lot more!" --<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>Start picking the five-string banjo like a pro with this definitive guide to bluegrass banjo!</b><br /><br />Whether you're an absolute beginner or an experienced player, <i>Bluegrass Banjo For Dummies</i> gets you started off the right way and is your road map for mastering today's most popular traditional and contemporary banjo picking styles. Online audio and video clips combine with the book's clear step-by-step instructions to provide the most complete - and fun - banjo instruction experience available anywhere!</p> <p>Bluegrass banjo has never been more popular and is heard today not only in country and folk music, but in jazz, rock and country styles. <i>Bluegrass Banjo For Dummies</i> provides everything you need to know to play just about any kind of music on the five-string banjo by getting you started with the roll patterns essential to Scruggs style picking. You'll then add left-hand techniques such as slides, hammer-ons and pull-offs, play great sounding licks and perform classic tunes like "Cripple Creek" and "Old Joe Clark." You'll navigate up the neck on the instrument as well as learn the essential skills you need to play with others in jam sessions and in bands. You'll even tackle contemporary banjo styles using melodic and single-string scales and picking techniques.</p> <ul> <li>Choose a banjo and accessories that are just right for you and your budget.</li> <li>Put on your fingerpicks, find your optimal hand position and start playing with the help of online audio and video.</li> <li>Explore the fingerboard using melodic and single-string playing styles.</li> <li>Accompany others in different keys with roll patterns and chord vamping techniques.</li> <li>Keep your banjo sounding its best with practical and easy set up tips.</li> </ul> <p>Bill Evans is one of the world's most popular banjo players and teachers, with over forty years of professional experience. In <i>Bluegrass Banjo For Dummies</i>, he shares the tips, secrets and shortcuts that have helped thousands of musicians, including many of today's top young professionals, to become great banjo players.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><b>Learn to: </b> <ul> <li>Play bluegrass music and songs</li> <li>Find the best banjo and accessories</li> <li>Connect with bluegrass history and the major players</li> </ul> <p><b>Pick like a pro with this great guide to bluegrass banjo</b> <p>If the rippling sound of the banjo has grabbed a hold of you and just won't let go, you've come to just the right place to become a bona-fide bluegrass banjo player. Designed for both the total newbie as well as the experienced musician, this book gets you started the right way and takes your playing to new heights. With a fresh approach and plenty of step-by-step instruction, you'll soon be playing Scruggs-style traditional bluegrass, as well as today's progressive styles championed by players like Béla Fleck and Noam Pikelny. <ul> <li><b>Bring it all back home</b> -- explore the different kinds of bluegrass banjos available, select a banjo that's within your budget, and acquire essential gear to help you get started</li> <li><b>Hit the ground running</b> -- find out how to get your banjo in tune, interpret chord diagrams and read tablature, and get started with strumming to chord progressions to popular songs</li> <li><b>Pick it solid</b> -- discover comfortable hand positions for fretting and picking, put on your fingerpicks, and start playing</li> <li><b>Make it bluegrass</b> -- add fretting-hand techniques and play songs in Scruggs, melodic, and single-string picking styles</li> <li><b>Play in a jam</b> -- sound great playing with others using vamping techniques</li> <li><b>Setup essentials</b> -- know your way around a banjo and keep it sounding its best</li> </ul> <p><b>Visit Dummies.com to: </b> Improve your skills by listening to and playing along with audio tracks and viewing videos demonstrating concepts and examples from the book. <p><b>Open the book and find: </b> <ul> <li>40 classic bluegrass songs in Scruggs, melodic, and single-string styles</li> <li>129 downloadable audio examples and 37 online videos</li> <li>How to locate chords up and down the neck of your banjo and use them to accompany others in a jam</li> <li>How to play great tunes in a single-string style</li> <li>Guidance on choosing and changing strings</li> <li>Banjo players you need to know and ten strategies to make you a better player</li> </ul><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Bill Evans</b> has helped thousands of people to play the five-string banjo through his instructional workshops, music camps, DVDs, books, and recordings. He has performed on stages all over the world, his recordings have topped folk and bluegrass charts, and he has mentored many of today's top young professional players. Bill shares the shortcuts and secrets he has developed in more than 35 years of teaching to help all banjo players sound their best.
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