Vassar Clements -¦Fiddle (Bluegrass Masters Series). By Vassar Clements. Edited by Matt Glaser. Songbooks & Methods. Music Sales America. Bluegrass. Book only. 64 pages. Oak Archives #OAK10030. Published by Oak Archives (HL.14004662). ISBN 0825602238. Bluegrass. 8.5x11 inches. This volume features exact transcriptions of 16 tunes and breaks by the master of bluegrass fiddle. It includes insightful analysis of Vassar's style including his distinctive fingering and bowing techniques, plus a detailed biography, extensive interviews, notes on all the tunes, a discography, and many never-before-published photos.

The Big Book of Bluegrass Songs by Various. Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook. Softcover. 224 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.311484). ISBN 1423456130. 9x12 inches. The best collection ever of 70+ bluegrass standards! Includes: Alabama Jubilee • Arkansas Traveler • Bill Cheatham • Blue Moon of Kentucky • Blue Yodel No. 8 (Mule Skinner Blues) • Cripple Creek • Dark Holler • I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow • I Never Will Marry • I Saw the Light • I'll Fly Away • The Long Black Veil • Mule Skinner Blues • Orange Blossom Special • Rocky Top • Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms • Sitting on Top of the World • Wabash Cannonball • Wayfaring Stranger • Wildwood Flower • Will the Circle Be Unbroken • The Wreck of the Old '97 • You Don't Know My Mind • and more.

The Bluegrass State by Martha Mier. For Piano. Piano Suite; Piano Supplemental. Recital Suite Series. Form: Suite. Late Intermediate. Sheet. 12 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing (AP.31815). Martha Mier’s The Bluegrass State visits three venerable Kentucky landmarks in three movements. The first stop is Land Between the Lakes, recreated in a peaceful musical setting with a lyrical melody and lush harmonies. Next is Mammoth Cave, a mysterious and wondrous place represented through sweeping lines and broad chords. The final stop is Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby, where the excitement of this annual race is seen and heard through the use of precise rhythm of the fanfare and an energetic theme. A hint of My Old Kentucky Home in the introduction of this movement brings a nostalgic touch before the action of the horse race begins. 12 pages.

Tricks, Licks & Techniques for Dobro Volume 2 DVD by Orville Johnson. For Guitar (Resonator). Licks and Phrases. Bluegrass. Beginning-Intermediate. DVD. Duration 121 minutes. Published by Learn Roots Music (MB.OJDVD03). Let Orville take you through the basic techniques needed to become a Dobro player in this fun, accessible lesson for the beginner/intermediate player. A great primer for any beginning Dobro player, or a good reminder on techniques for the intermediate player, Orville teaches: --What makes something sound 'bluesy' --Playing through a 12 bar blues in G --Rhythm & Lead - Blues in E --What notes can you use in the G scale that relate to E blues? --Slanting bar techniques and scales --Using the slants and chords in 'Wayfaring Stranger' --Playing in open G - 'Cherokee Shuffle' --Cherokee Shuffle in A without using a capo --The rake --Pulling behind the bar --Retuning your B to A for bar pulls --Hammer ons and pull offs --Fast triplet licks --Melodic style picking --'The Mongrels Dream' --'Shenandoah' --and arranging for yourself --and more... This is an important lesson in Dobro Techniques for the Blues, Bluegrass, Swing or Hawaiian player.

101 Three-Chord Country & Bluegrass Songs. (For Guitar, Banjo & Uke). By Larry McCabe. For Guitar All. SongBook. McCabe's 101 Series. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book. 144 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21282). ISBN 9780786677085. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches. You need only minimal playing skills and three chords - G, C, and D7 - to accompany each song in this innovative book. This is the perfect book for beginners, casual musicians, and teaching studios. The book is absolutely bursting with an abundance of timeless standards, many of which are rarely found in print. All songs are made playable for folks who play for their own enjoyment. Melody, lyrics, and chords are included for each song. We invite your entire family to enjoy this unique book. It is also an excellent, compact fakebook for pros.

Modern 5-String Banjo Method Grade 1 Book/2-CD Set by Alan Munde. For Banjo (5-String). Methods. Modern Method. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 112 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21639BCD). ISBN 9780786677689. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches. This method is designed for learning the finger style five-string banjo in a larger musical context than previous single style based methods. The Modern 5-String Banjo Method builds the theoretical and technical foundations needed to play in many styles. Beginning with a thorough grounding in the scales and chords coupled with well thought out fingerings in the keys of C, Am, and G, the student is presented with melodies, chord melodies, the folk strum, arpeggios, and the beginnings of the bluegrass banjo style. The varied and beautiful musical studies and exercises come from many traditions and offer a logical and organic approach to learning the five-string banjo leading the student to an authentic understanding of the processes and techniques needed for creating music on the five-string banjo. The Modern Method for Five-String Banjo is in tablature only.

Bluegrass Harmony Singing DVD. (With Jenny Lester & Friends). By Jenny Lester. For Vocal. Technic. Bluegrass. Multiple Levels. DVD. Duration 95 minutes. Published by Learn Roots Music (MB.JLDVD03). Ever wonder how to put together the vocal parts in bluegrass 3 part harmony singing? In this very intimate lesson, Jenny Lester puts her band mates through the paces of finding their harmony parts. They very generously comply in an honest, open-hearted session that takes you right into what could easily be one of their private vocal practice sessions. Soon you will be practicing lead, tenor and baritone singing, each on it's own and then with the other 2 parts through this instructional DVD. In this lesson, Jenny takes two songs (Friends Like You and The River, Mother Nature and Me) and touches on the following techniques for good harmony singing; --finding a good harmony note by learning how to find the root, 3rd and 5th of the chord you are singing over --basic harmony theory for singers --octaves --tips on when and when not to use vibrato --blending and tone --harmony singing with men and women --singing consonants with a group --the tenor and baritone parts that make basic bluegrass harmony --closing off with harmonies to Will The Circle Be Unbroken --and more.

Beginning Bass with Missy Raines DVD by Missy Raines. For Upright Bass. Methods. Bluegrass. Beginning-Intermediate. DVD. Duration 30 minutes. Published by MR Records (MB.MRDVD1001). A concise, 30 minute video that's just right for the beginning or intermediate bass player. Missy has designed 7 lessons to get you started. Missy teaches at music camps all over the country, and has used her experience to design this program. Let Missy teach you left and right hand positions, scales, intervals, and a few of Missy's secrets for getting great bass tone.

The American Fiddle Method Vol. 2 Piano Accompaniment by Brian Wicklund and Bob Walser. For Keyboard (Piano). Methods. American Fiddle Method. Bluegrass & Country. Beginning. Book. 72 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.99472PA). ISBN 9781840038774. Bluegrass & Country. 8.75x11.75 inches. Private studio teachers, school string programs and Suzuki teachers preparing for recitals will welcome these tasteful piano accompaniments for the violin, viola and cello editions of Volume 2 of Brian Wicklund's American Fiddle Method. Acknowledged as the most widely used fiddle method in the country, Wicklund became aware of the increasing demand for a parallel piano accompaniment series and engaged his friend Bob Walser to take on the task of writing it. Collaborating closely with Wicklund, Walser was encouraged to adhere to the chord progressions suggested in the original books, but given leeway to add interesting variations in rhythm and harmony. The result is a book of arrangements that welcomes pianists to the jamming circle. Piano playing teachers, parents and siblings can now join in the fun, and fiddle tunes can be featured in concerts and recitals with the support of an accompanist. In addition, principals of accompaniment learned by playing these arrangements can be applied to accompanying other tunes, the voice or other instruments. The American Fiddle Method itself provides the beginner with the elements needed to become a proficient fiddler. Based on many years of teaching experience, the author introduces concepts and techniques that yield solid results. This method encourages creativity in the student by including variations of the tunes to illustrate how they can serve as a basis for improvisation.

The American Fiddle Method, Volume 2 - Fiddle Book/CD/DVD Set. (Intermediate Fiddle Tunes and Techniques). By Brian Wicklund. For Fiddle. Methods. American Fiddle Method. Bluegrass & Country. Intermediate. Book+CD+DVD. 64 pages. Duration 118 minutes. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.99472SET). ISBN 9780786678020. Bluegrass & Country. 8.75x11.75 inches. Designed as a follow-up to Volume 1, Volume 2 addresses such important skills as: 1) expanding a basic repertoire of common intermediate-level tunes, 2) learning to use low first position, 3) mastery of bowing down on the beat and corrective slurring, 4) artistic slurring, 5) understanding basic music theory, and 6) learning double-stop backup combinations. Some students who have studied violin or fiddle music before may be able to skip Volume 1 and start with Volume 2, assuming they are proficient at skills such as proper violin and bow placement and can play a small repertoire of fiddle tunes with good tone and intonation. The DVD supplement to his critically acclaimed American Fiddle Method Volume 2 continues and expands the skills introduced in Volume 1 and shares his pointers and shortcuts to help you learn to play the right stuff faster and better. Contents include: 27 intermediate/advanced tunes, rhythmic slur combinations; tricks for playing in tune; secrets of great tone; fluid bowing; backup and chops; playing in flatted keys; and powerful double stops.

The American Fiddle Method, Volume 2 - Fiddle DVD. (Intermediate Fiddle Tunes and Techniques). By Brian Wicklund. For Fiddle. Methods. American Fiddle Method. Bluegrass & Country. Intermediate. DVD. Duration 118 minutes. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.99472DVD). Brian Wicklund is widely regarded as one of the top fiddle teachers in the country. He shares his knowledge in this DVD supplement to his critically acclaimed American Fiddle Method Volume 2. Brian continues and expands the skills introduced in Volume 1 and shares his pointers and shortcuts to help you learn to play the right stuff faster and better. Contents include: 27 intermediate/advanced tunes, rhythmic slur combinations; tricks for playing in tune; secrets of great tone; fluid bowing; backup and chops; playing in flatted keys; and powerful double stops.

Steve Kaufman's Four-Hour Bluegrass Workout - Series Two. (Book/4-CD Pack). By Steve Kaufman. Homespun Tapes. Softcover with CD. Guitar tablature. 105 pages. Homespun #CDKAUBG99. Published by Homespun (HL.642067). ISBN 1597732397. With guitar tablature. 8.5x11 inches. This follow-up to Steve Kaufman's hot-selling CD series (HL00641379, $44.95) features jammer-friendly backup tracks to fifty traditional bluegrass and old-time favorites, played in slowed-down and up-to-speed versions. Learning players get a band to help them get their chops together on: “Angeline the Baker,” “Back up and Push,” “Bonaparte's Retreat,” “Bull Durham,” “Cattle in the Cane,” “Cherokee Shuffle,” “Leather Britches,” “Little Rabbit,” and lots more. 105-PAGE BOOK • ALL LEVELS • INCLUDES CHORDS & MUSIC • INCLUDES TAB FOR GUITAR & MANDOLIN.

Getting Into Bluegrass Banjo Book/CD Set by Alan Munde. For Banjo 5 String. Methods. Getting Into. Bluegrass. Beginning-Intermediate. Book/CD Set. 96 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.20803BCD). ISBN 9780786675579. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches. The Getting Into Bluegrass Banjo book and CD by Alan Munde is the accumulation of successful teaching concepts developed in his 40 plus years as a professional bluegrass musician and teacher. Munde presents a straight-forward and well-founded course of bluegrass banjo essentials. Designed for those who have never played a stringed instrument to those taking up bluegrass banjo as a second instrument. -- Getting Started - Covers the parts of the banjo, hand positions, first picking patterns, pull-offs, hammer-ons, slides, exercise songs, ending with the professional sounding "Levelland Mountain Breakdown." -- Review of Rolls, New rolls, and combinations of Rolls, with Examples - Offers the most used rolls in bluegrass banjo playing with often-played examples of each. The player learns many of the licks used in the style with an example of how to combine them to make a solo. -- Roll Logic - How to place a melody into the several different roll patterns. -- Tools and Techniques - Helps develop left hand techniques through the use of intervals of thirds and sixths. -- Creating Solos to Songs - At the heart of the book is this revealing section with many examples of how to create many, many solos to the song "Jesse James." -- Songs - Put to use all you have learned on these great standards "Ground Hog," "Wildwood Flower" (two versions),"Nine Pound Hammer," "Worried Man Blues," "Lost All My Money," "Old Country Church," "Kneel at the Cross," and "Train 45.".

Gloria. ((from The World Beloved: A Bluegrass Mass) CME Sing a New Song Series). By Carol Barnett. SATB. BH Sing a New Song. 16 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M051478040. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48019686). The unique blend of bluegrass instrumentation and the familiar text of Gloria lends a new-even fun!-perspective to the Mass tradition. Newcomers to either the classical or bluegrass genres will soon find barriers broken down and pathways into a new kind of music.

Beginning Dobro DVD. (Learn Bluegrass by Ear). By Mark Panfil. For Guitar (Resonator). Methods. Learn Bluegrass by Ear. Bluegrass. Beginning. DVD. Duration 116 minutes. Published by Murphy Method (MB.21720DVD). Mark Panfil and Murphy have come up with the most down-to-earth Dobro video on the market. As always, we start with the basics: how to hold the bar, how to wear your picks. Then Mark shows you a simple song to get your hands working together. Later he introduces slides, pull-offs, and hammer-ons and shows you how to play backup chords. Murphy joins Mark with her guitar during each lesson. Introduction, Boil Them Cabbage Down, Skip to My Lou, Old Joe Clark, Amazing Grace, Wabash Cannonball, Worried Man. No Tab. (1 hour, 56 minutes) DVD.

Jam Session Standards DVD by Murphy Henry. For Banjo (5-String). Methods. Bluegrass. Intermediate. DVD. Duration 110 minutes. Published by Murphy Method (MB.21705DVD). One of our most popular videos is now on DVD! Same great songs with a clearer picture and better sound. If you don't think you are a beginner, but don't know where to start, we suggest Jam Sessions Standards. Familiar songs, solid Scruggs arrangements, with vamping included. All tunes explained note-by-note. A great place to start if you are trying to break away from tab. Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Salty Dog, Mountain Dew, Dueling Banjos, Rocky Top. No Tab.

Edited by Steve Garner. For Banjo 5 String. Transcribed Solos. Smithsonian/Folkways. Bluegrass. Beginning-Intermediate. Book. 74 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

By Dick Weissman and Dan Fox. For Fiddle. Improvisation. Bluegrass & Country. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 120 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

By Dix Bruce. For Mandolin. Tune Book. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 304 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Parking Lot Picker's Songbook - Guitar Edition Book/CD Set by Dix Bruce. For Guitar (Flatpick). Tune Book. Parking Lot Pickers. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 304 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.96864BCD). ISBN 9780786674985. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches. A collection of over 200 great Bluegrass, Old Time, Country and Gospel standards. Melodies are presented with standard notation and tablature along with lyrics and chords. Learn to play songs written and recorded by the giants of traditional American music: Bill Monroe, The Stanley Brothers, Flatt & Scruggs, Ralph Stanley, The Osborne Brothers, Jimmy Martin, Doc Watson and many more. Also included: Step-by-Step instruction on how to transpose any song to any key! The two CDs include recordings of EVERY song in the book.

By Dix Bruce and Bill Evans. For Banjo 5 String. Tune Book. Bluegrass. Multiple Levels. Book/CD Set. 304 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

All Star Bluegrass Jam Along. (For Fiddle). By Darol Anger. Homespun Tapes. Bluegrass, Play Along. Softcover with CD. 44 pages. Homespun #CDANGJA01. Published by Homespun (HL.641946). ISBN 1597731277. Bluegrass, Play Along. 9x12 inches. These fabulous collections for players of all levels feature 21 must-know bluegrss songs & instrumentals, created especially for learning players by the genre's leading artists. The artist plays a basic solo that states the melody of the tune, then a more adventurous improvisation, and each solo is transcribed in detail. The CD provides the audio versions of the solos, plus multiple rhythm tracks performed at moderate tempo for easy play-along. This great series will help you build your repertoire & get your licks in shape, so you can shine in your next performance or jam session!Songs include: Bill Cheatham • Blackberry Blossom • Down in the Willow Garden • I Am a Pilgrim • I'll Fly Away • In the Pines • John Hardy • Old Joe Clark • Soldier's Joy • more!

All Star Bluegrass Jam Along for Bass. (Backups, Lead Parts and Note-for-Note Transcriptions for 21 Essential Tunes). By Todd Phillips. Homespun Tapes. Play Along. Softcover with CD. 34 pages. Homespun #CDTODJA01. Published by Homespun (HL.641947). ISBN 1597731285. Play Along. 9x12 inches. These fabulous collections for players of all levels feature 21 must-know bluegrss songs & instrumentals, created especially for learning players by the genre's leading artists. The artist plays a basic solo that states the melody of the tune, then a more adventurous improvisation, and each solo is transcribed in detail. The CD provides the audio versions of the solos, plus multiple rhythm tracks performed at moderate tempo for easy play-along. This great series will help you build your repertoire & get your licks in shape, so you can shine in your next performance or jam session!Songs include: Bill Cheatham • Blackberry Blossom • Down in the Willow Garden • I Am a Pilgrim • I'll Fly Away • In the Pines • John Hardy • Old Joe Clark • Soldier's Joy • more!

All Star Bluegrass Jam Along. (For Mandolin). By Matt Flinner. Homespun Tapes. Bluegrass, Play Along. Softcover with CD. 67 pages. Homespun #CDFLIJA01. Published by Homespun (HL.641945). ISBN 1597731269. Bluegrass, Play Along. 9x12 inches. These fabulous collections for players of all levels feature 21 must-know bluegrss songs & instrumentals, created especially for learning players by the genre's leading artists. The artist plays a basic solo that states the melody of the tune, then a more adventurous improvisation, and each solo is transcribed in detail. The CD provides the audio versions of the solos, plus multiple rhythm tracks performed at moderate tempo for easy play-along. This great series will help you build your repertoire & get your licks in shape, so you can shine in your next performance or jam session!Songs include: Bill Cheatham • Blackberry Blossom • Down in the Willow Garden • I Am a Pilgrim • I'll Fly Away • In the Pines • John Hardy • Old Joe Clark • Soldier's Joy • more!