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Bluegrass Banjo For Dummies by Bill Evans (Paperback, 2015)

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Start picking the five-string banjo like a pro with this definitive guide to bluegrass banjo! Whether you're 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 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! 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. 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. 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 world's most popular banjo players and teachers, with over forty years of professional experience. In Bluegrass Banjo For Dummies, 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.

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Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
ISBN-13
9781119004301
eBay Product ID (ePID)
212119370

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Book Title
Bluegrass Banjo for Dummies
Author
Bill Evans
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Music, Musical Instruments
Publication Year
2015
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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232mm
Item Width
188mm
Item Weight
604g

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Bill Evans
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States

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by slikute13 Jun, 2019
A great learning tool for the banjo player
Very well written and extremely easy to understand for learner's to experienced players. It takes the player through each step with illustrations and pictures and has online access to audio and video files.
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by codun2220 Jul, 2018
good bit of reading
got a little bit technical in the end but good value
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by edwarcoomb24 Jun, 2016
Bluegrass Banjo for Dummies
Bluegrass Banjo for Dummies is an excellent book. Well written, easy to follow and thorough.
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