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BOOKS-TAPES-COURSES FOR THE 5-STRING BANJO Note: the level is not limited to the category suggested here-- some books cover all levels--these are simply recommendations. HOW TO IMPROVISE ON THE BANJO

For all level players--BEGINNING through ADVANCED

SPLITTING THE LICKS by Janet Davis:
How to improvise & work out your own arrangements; step by step format from basic tune to complete arrangement demonstrated for each song. Beg-Adv; Scruggs-style, Melodic-Style, and Advanced Combinations. Lots of licks & tunes. Includes: Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms, Wildwood Flower, Under The Double Eagle, Turkey In The Straw, Blackberry Blossom (melodic), Sailor's Hornpipe, Salt River, and many more. A Mel Bay Publication. For the Beginning through Advanced levels. 2 CDs.

B-93998bcd Book/2 CD set: $24.95

C-93998dbc Book/2 CD/DVD combo $44.90

DVD-93998 DVD $19.95

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UP-THE-NECK OF THE 5-STRING BANJO: By Janet Davis A Mel Bay Publication
Playing, arranging & improvising from the 5th-22nd frets; covers traditional and contemporary styles.
For upper level beginning through advanced level players, includes: Basic techniques, chord positions, licks, incorporating the melody, dynamics, altered rolls, advanced techniques, substitute chords, Scruggs-style, melodic style, chromatic style, single string licks. Arrangements covering entire fingerboard. Songs include: Sitting on Top of the World, Hear Jerusalem Moan, Working on a Building, Sally Goodin', Crazy Creek, Lost Indian, Dill Pickle Rag, Salty Dog Blues, Wreck of the '97, and many more

B-94820bcd Book/2CDs: $24.95

SPECIAL: C-94820dbc Book/2CDs/DVD combo $44.90

DVD-94820 DVD $19.95

The Banjo Encyclopedia from Janet Davis Music, The Banjo Store.

The Banjo Encyclopedia
Bluegrass Banjo from A to Z
The Banjo Encyclopedia is a comprehensive, in-depth banjo instructional tool that covers the many intricacies of bluegrass banjo playing, including numerous topics that may have been overlooked in banjo instruction to date. The Banjo Encyclopedia can take a student from the beginning, to intermediate, and right through to more advanced styles of banjo playing. Ross Nickerson uses his many years of experience helping hundreds of aspiring banjo pickers by offering the banjo student an opportunity to learn in a practical, straightforward manner. This wide-ranging banjo instructional book will focus on many techniques that will help every aspect of a banjo player's musicianship while simplifying many subjects in the learning process. The included 99-track CD recording will enable the student to learn easily by hearing author Ross Nickerson demonstrate each song, and perform many of the banjo licks and phrases included in the book slow, and up to tempo. The CD also includes an advanced song section with a full bluegrass band accompanying Ross along with additional intermediate songs for the student to learn. The Banjo Encyclopedia is undoubtedly one of the most complete five-string banjo books on the market today and a must for every banjo player's collection.
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B-99443 The Banjo Encyclopedia and CD - Your Price: $25.45

New!!!   A Banjo Player's Guide To Jamming
By Carl Yaffey
You're a beginner or intermediate bluegrass banjo player; you've learned a few tunes such as
"Cripple Creek", "Old Joe Clark", and "Boil Them Cabbage Down". You might have learned the basics
of playing back-up, but you may not have played with other people much or at all. Carl's task is to
give you some tools and tricks so you can sit in on most any jam session and come out alive and
grinning.
           Click to see COMPLETE SONG LIST
B-99708bcd Book and CD List: $14.95 SPECIAL: $12.75

"The Natural Way to Music - An Organic Approach to Understanding & Playing Music"
By Bill Keith and Jim D'Ville
Learn music theory and how to relate it to your instrument; delivers the general theory of music in a new and down-to-earth manner for people who have had no musical training and for people who have. Covers: Learning to listen, The Major Scale, intervals, chords, circle of fifths, the modes, tri-tones, pentatonic scale, chord progressions, minor scales, popular scale patterns, index of major scales, scales & arpeggios, solfege songs, holiday tune section, and suggested reading.
B-BK-NW The Natural Way to Music by B Keith - Book
List: $19.95 $18.75

HOT LICKS FOR BLUEGRASS BANJO: By Tony Trischka
(Excellent) Over 650 banjo licks of all types. Learn to use interchangeable licks in the context of songs.
Includes standard back up licks, 3/4 single string style licks, intermediate through advanced level licks, etc.
B-OK63909 BOOK: $19.95
B-641500cd 2 CDs: $22.95

YOU CAN TEACH YOURSELF BANJO BY EAR By Jack Hatfield:
A book & CD that teach you to play by ear. Helps you learn to recognize chords & their progressions.
B-95424 Book/CD $19.95

MELODIC BANJO: By Tony Trischka
Over 30 tunes by Bill Keith, Eric Weissberg, Alan Munde, Bobby Thompson, Vic Jordan and others, with interviews and descriptions of their playing styles. List:$15.95

B-OK63149 List $19.95 Your price: $16.95

Jazz Improvisation Books:

THE KEY TO THE 5-STRING BANJO By Pat Cloud
Improvisation Workshop using pentatonics. Jazz preparatory book. Intermediate Plus Level.
List: $19.95
B-96926bcd BOOK & CD: $16.97

AN INTRODUCTION TO JAZZ IMPROVISATION for the 5-STRING BANJO. VOL 1 By David Crisler. Includes: Major Scales, Chords Derived from the Major Scales, Modes, Learning Jazz Tunes, Improvising, How to Practice.
B-A-IJZ BOOK & CD: $35.00

BANJO CHROMATICISM By David Crisler.
Vol 2 of an INTRODUCTION TO JAZZ IMPROVISATION FOR THE 5-STRING BANJO Includes: 8-Note Bebop Major Scales, Neighbor Tones, Other Common Techniques & Combining the Techniques. Also The 8-Note Bebop Dominant Scale, Special Considerations for the 3rd, Mixing it all Together, Jazz Blues Solos in G & "All of Me" Revisited.
B-A-BC2 BOOK & CD $35.00

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