Beyond Basic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar. (Backup Techniques for Intermediate and Advanced Players). By Steve Kaufman. Instructional/Guitar/DVD. DVD. Guitar tablature. Homespun #DVDKAUGT22. Published by Homespun (HL.642090). ISBN 1597732621. With guitar tablature. 5.25x7.5 inches. Flatpicking master teacher Steve Kaufman takes rhythm playing to a whole new level with this in-depth lesson. He covers chord substitutions, walking bass lines, complex chord shapes, and accompaniment ideas for a variety of tunes, including: Little Rock Getaway • Wayfaring Stranger • St. Anne's Reel • Kentucky Waltz • Sweet Georgia Brown • Alabama Jubilee • Sally Goodin • and more. LEVEL 4 • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • 100 MIN.

Ron Block: A Fresh Look At Bluegrass Banjo DVD by Ron Block. For Banjo 5 String. Methods. Acutab. Instructional video. Bluegrass. Beginning-Intermediate. DVD. Duration 225 minutes. Published by Acutab Publications (MB.DRB1). There aren't many banjos players more widely heard, or who have performed before more people, than Ron Block. Working with Alison Krauss & Union Station since 1991, Ron's distinctive banjo sound has become nearly as much a part of the group sound as Alison's voice. Ron has taught in a limited number of workshops, but this is his first instructional DVD of any kind, offering a detailed look at his unique approach to the banjo. This 2 DVD release from AcuTab begins with Ron explaining how he learned, and what resources have been useful to him, plus how he looks at both left and right hand patterns. AcuTab's John Lawless leads him through a discussion of several topics, including tone production, Ron's use of bends and chokes, how he arranges solos, and improvisation. Ron goes into great detail about his practice routine, showing examples of exercises and drills he uses to stay in shape. He discusses how to use a metronome in your practice, with several examples. He also describes a number of guitar techniques and concepts which have informed his banjo playing, such as working within "boxes," or blocks of frets, and learning to visualize and play scales and patterns both vertically and horizontally. The meat of the DVD is in the songs Ron teaches, which are played in a number of keys and tunings. You'll learn Cluck Old Hen, Tiny Broken Heart, Man Of Constant Sorrow, I'll Remember You Love In My Prayers, Everytime You Say Goodbye, Bright Sunny South, My Poor Old Heart and Smashville. Each song is played with a band before Ron breaks it down lick by lick, and is then shown (medium and slow) in a split screen orientation. Three screen orientations are available for the split screen sections, based on whether the left or right hand is of greater interest - or seeing them both at equal size. Two audio mixes are available for the band sections: normal, and banjo-heavy. 3 hours and 45 minutes on 2 DVDs, with tab booklet.

Dailey & Vincent Teach Bluegrass and Gospel Duet Singing. (Old Time Country Harmony). By Dailey & Vincent. DVD/Instructional/Folk Instrmt. DVD. Homespun #DVDDAVHR21. Published by Homespun (HL.642088). ISBN 1597732605. 5.25x7.5 inches. Dailey & Vincent are the hottest band in bluegrass. They swept all the major awards at this year's IBMA Convention, and are barnstorming the country with their exquisite vocal harmonies and amazing instrumental prowess. This unique DVD captures their ideas on duet singing as they take apart eight of their show-stopping songs, including “By the Mark,” “Music of the Mountains,” and “More Than a Name on the Wall.” LEVEL ALL • 75 MIN.

Tony Trischka Master Collection of Fiddle Tunes for Banjo Book/2-CD Set edited by Tony Trischka. For Banjo (5-String). Solos. Bluegrass. Beginning-Intermediate. Book/CD Set. 256 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.99583BCD). ISBN 9780786676316. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches. A comprehensive repertoire book of fiddle tunes adapted for banjo, in easy to read tablature, by the renowned player and teacher of the 5-String Banjo, Tony Trischka. For the early picker to the advanced player, this book and its companion recordings on 2 CDs will enable the player to learn by example and broaden their technical range. Fiddle tunes have been adapted for Banjo since the early 1850s. The explorations contained here include a large collection of popular American fiddle tunes and a section of Celtic tunes played in the three major Bluegrass Banjo styles. These Bluegrass, Old Time and Celtic banjo traditions will expand the players' knowledge of the instrument, and deepen their understanding of bluegrass and traditional music. The techniques employed will build the players technical prowess and broaden their enjoyment of playing. And the tunes, both popular and lesser known, will add new variety to the next jam session! Tablature only. --Repertoire of fiddle tunes for the early to the advanced banjo player. --In easy to read tablature with 2 companion CDs. --Expands the players' knowledge of Bluegrass banjo styles and banjo music. --Builds playing skills and adds variety to their playing.

Parking Lot Picker's Songbook - Dobro Edition Book/2-CD Set edited by Dix Bruce and Stacy Phillips. For Guitar (Resonator). Tune Book. Parking Lot Pickers. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book/CD Set. 304 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21692BCD). ISBN 9780786680184. 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.

Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar Workshop DVD. (A Hands-On Guide). By Orrin Star. For Guitar (Flatpick). Rhythm/Backup. Bluegrass. DVD. Duration 95 minutes. Published by Flatpicking Guitar Magazine (MB.FGM1003). Having created the first day-long workshop devoted exclusively to rhythm playing, renowned flatpicker Orrin Star has helped guitarists around the country improve their rhythm skills. This 95-minute video offers an enhanced version of Orrin's live workshop, featuring additional bass runs and songs, a new section on playing with other guitarists, and a guest appearance by Kenny Smith. Starting with the basics and working up from there, it will show you: a full range of strums and bass runs; how and when to apply them; the key to killer bass runs (rest strokes); the "cool" chord forms; how to approach faster songs.

Advanced Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar DVD by Wyatt Rice. For Guitar (Flatpick). Rhythm/Backup. Bluegrass. Intermediate. DVD. Duration 90 minutes. Published by Flatpicking Guitar Magazine (MB.FGM1006). In this 90-minute DVD, rhythm guitar master Wyatt Rice teaches you how to greatly expand your rhythm guitar abilities by teaching: crosspicking rhythm; syncopated rhythm; a variety of right hand patterns combined with left hand technique to develop a "groove" rhythm; unique bass runs; passing chords; chord substitutions; and chord inversions. Additionally, Wyatt is shown improvisationally accompanying various instruments (banjo, fiddle, guitar, mandolin) and then analyzing what he has done to provide the rhythmic foundation behind each instrument. Special guest appearances by Rickie Simpkins, Kenny Smith, Sammy Shelor, and Tony Rice. Wyatt Rice has been one of the top rhythm guitar players in bluegrass and acoustic music for the past 20 years. He has been a member of the Tony Rice Unit since 1984. Of Wyatt's rhythm, Tony Rice has said, "He gave the band a fuller voice and an easily identifiable sound. Things that I did with the guitar I could not otherwise have done if Wyatt's rhythm guitar had not been there.".

Orrin Star's Flatpicking Primer DVD. (A Comprehensive Guide). By Orrin Star. For Guitar (Flatpick). Methods. Bluegrass. Beginning. DVD. Duration 120 minutes. Published by Flatpicking Guitar Magazine (MB.FGM1007). Subtitled "What the Tab Won't Tell You," this DVD and its accompanying 23-page transcription book are designed for the guitar player who already has some knowledge of guitar chords, rhythm, and perhaps even lead styles outside of the flatpicking realm (fingerstyle, classical, blues, rock, etc.). If you already know how to play the guitar, but are not familiar with the flatpicking style and repertoire, then this DVD is for you! In this DVD Orrin Star teaches you the fundamentals of flatpicking in great detail focusing specifically on the technique and articulation. Orrin's masterful presentation of right-hand technique will help you overcome the common hurdles that many who are new to flatpicking tend to encounter. He also emphasizes the special characteristics of the flatpicking technique and style to include how to develop the "fiddle tune" feel and groove. Orrin's presentation on left-hand technique will also help you smooth out your playing by "squeezing the juice" out of every note. Orrin teaches all technical details in the context of learning songs from the flatpicking repertoire. The songs included on this DVD and tab book are: Old Joe Clark (4 arrangements), Whiskey Before Breakfast, I Saw the Light, House of the Rising Sun, Don't Let Your Deal Go Down, Soldier's Joy, Red Haired Boy (2 arrangements), and Cherokee Shuffle. Each of these song arrangements is designed to teach you specific technical skills related to the art of flatpicking (such as crosspicking, floating, Carter Style, Blake Style, integrating strums into lead playing, accenting notes to emulate a vocalists phrasing, etc.). This DVD is not just a repertoire builder. As Orrin states in the DVD's introduction, his goal is to "teach you how to fish" not simply "catch fish for you.".

Ron Stewart - A Bluegrass Banjo Professional DVD by Ron Stewart. For Banjo 5 String. Methods. Acutab. Bluegrass. Beginning-Intermediate. DVD. Duration 120 minutes. Published by Acutab Publications (MB.DRS1). Ron Stewart has emerged in recent years as one of the most admired and influential banjos players in bluegrass music. His fluid - almost effortless - style is on display in this DVD, where Ron discusses his thoughts on many aspects of professional-level banjo playing - like finding and playing the melody on a vocal tune and positioning/adapting the right hand for the best tone. AcuTab's John Lawless hosts the DVD which will be of interest and great value to players at all levels of skill or experience. Beginning and interediate players will be able to learn several of the tunes and also profit from Ron's descriptions of finding the melody. More advanced players can tackle some of the tougher tunes, but can learn a great deal from simply watching and listening to Ron's fabulous tone! Ron also demonstrates and teaches a number of songs he has recorded.

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.

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, 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.

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.

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.

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

Bluegrass Banjo Backup. (Basic Level). DVD/Instructional/Folk Instrmt. DVD. Guitar tablature. Homespun #DVDWERBU21. Published by Homespun (HL.642009). ISBN 1597731900. With guitar tablature. 5x5.5 inches. Here's the ultimate beginners' “how-to” course for playing back-up in a band, from the simplest basic strum to the chord vamping, rolls, up-the-neck positions and fill-in licks that banjo players use to spark the bluegrass sound. Extra! Includes actual jamming footage to illustrate Pete's expert instruction. INCLUDES TAB • LEVEL 2 • 120 MIN.

Clinch Mountain Guitar DVD by James Alan Shelton and George Shuffler. For Guitar (Flatpicking). Concert/Documentary. Bluegrass. DVD. Duration 63 minutes. Published by Flatpicking Guitar Magazine (MB.FGM1013). In this one-hour instructional DVD James Alan Shelton and George Shuffler demonstrate and teach the guitar techniques that helped change the role of the guitar in bluegrass music. The music of the Stanley Brothers and Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys has featured lead guitar work since Bill Napier and George Shuffler brought the guitar to the forefront of the Stanley's music in the late 1950s. This video begins with James Alan Shelton, the current lead guitar player for Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys, picking a tune with the legendary George Shuffler. James then interviews George regarding the development of his 'crosspicking' guitar technique. George demonstrates the technique and provides a guitar solo to one of the tunes he helped to make a bluegrass standard, 'Will You Miss Me.' George and James then pick 'Katy Dear' together and demonstrate their crosspicking talents. The instructional portion of the video begins with James Alan Shelton demonstrating the crosspicking roll and providing several exercises which will serve to train your right hand to gain skill with the crosspicking technique. James then teaches a 'turnaround' to 'Rank Stranger' which utilizes the crosspicking technique to 'fill in the gaps' between vocal lines. He then shows how to take the simple melody line of a song, 'Uncloudy Day,' and incorporate the crosspicking technique between the melody notes. Next, James teaches a crosspicking break to 'Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow' and follows that tune by demonstrating how to transform a Carter style guitar solo into a crosspicking solo using the song 'Wildwood Flower' as an example. The next section of the video features James teaching two of his original flatpicking tunes 'Road to Coeburn' and 'Tom!s Creek.' This is followed by a fingerstyle performance of Ralph Stanley's favorite guitar number, 'Cannonball Blues.' James concludes the instructional portion of the video by talking about his selection of guitar strings, picks, and capos and provides 'tricks of the trade' to help you keep your flatpick in good shape. George and James both talk about their signature model Huss & Dalton guitars and the video concludes with George and James picking 'Banks of the Ohio' together. All of the songs that are taught in the video are transcribed in the accompanying transcription book.

Banjo Picking: A Complete Method Book/CD Set by Peter Pardee. For Banjo (5-String). Technic. Bluegrass. Multiple Levels. Book/CD Set. 125 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.20743BCD). ISBN 9780786674800. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches. Banjo Picking is the ultimate banjo method to develop tone, timing and rock solid rhythm for the picking hand, thorough in scope from the beginning level to the challenges of "extreme banjo". With lots of exercises, tunes, photos and helpful text, tools for learning bluegrass, classical, jazz, folk, urban classic fingerstyle or other music, no finger picking banjoist should be without it. The CD can equip banjoists with all they need to develop skills, repertoire and confidence.

The Guitar of Brian Setzer by Brian Setzer. For Guitar. Music Sales America. Bluegrass. DVD. Hot Licks #HOT164. Published by Hot Licks (HL.14013517). Here's your chance to get a one-on-one lesson with Brian Setzer of Stray Cats! Brian shows you a whole range of rockabilly, blues, jazz, and country licks and tricks including wild stringbending techniques, slap-echo effects, jazz and swing guitar styles and some really hot solos that he breaks right down for you. Brian makes learning fun, so you'll really enjoy this session! 1 hour, 10 minutes.

By Johnny Hiland. For Guitar. Music Sales America. Bluegrass. DVD. Hal Leonard #HOT224. Published by Hal Leonard