Bluegrass Banjo FD

Start picking the five-string banjo like a pro with this definitive guide to bluegrass banjo! Whether youre an absolute beginner or an experienced player Bluegrass Banjo For Dummies gets you started off the right way and is your road map for mastering todays most popular traditional and contemporary banjo picking styles. Online audio and video clips combine with the books clear step-by-step instructions to provide the most complete and fun - banjo instruction experience available anywhere! 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.Bluegrass Banjo For Dummies 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. Youll 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. Youll 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. Youll even tackle contemporary banjo styles using melodic and single-string scales and picking techniques. Choose a banjo and accessories that are just right for you and your budget. Put on your fingerpicks find your optimal hand position and start playing with the help of online audio and video. Explore the fingerboard using melodic and single-string playing styles. Accompany others in different keys with roll patterns and chord vamping techniques. Keep your banjo sounding its best with practical and easy set up tips. Bill Evans is one of the worlds most popular banjo players and teachers with over forty years of professional experience. InBluegrass Banjo For Dummies he shares the tips secrets and shortcuts that have helped thousands of musicians including many of todays top young professionals to become great banjo players.