ASAP Bluegrass Mandolin. (Learn How to Play the Bluegrass Way). Fretted. Softcover with CD. 112 pages. Published by Hal Leonard (HL.1219). ISBN 1574242458. 9x12 inches. This book/2-CD pack delivers the meat & potatoes of bluegrass mandolin way beyond just teaching fiddle tunes! Players will discover how to find their way around the neck using common double stops, develop creative back-up skills, play solos to vocal tunes in the style of Bill Monroe, make up their own solos, and a whole lot more. For the average learner, this pack represents nearly two years' worth of lessons! Includes two instructional CDs: one plays every example in the book, and the second contains 32 songs performed by a bluegrass band with the mandolin parts separated on the right channel.

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.

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.

Bluegrass Mandolin by Various. For mandolin. Instrumental Solo Part and CD. Published by Music Minus One (MO.MMOCD5303). ISBN 1596157658. Here are some of the great classics for bluegrass mandolin. Listen to these wonderful interpretations, then you pick up your mandolin and play with the band!

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.

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.

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.

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.".

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

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!

Alan Munde Solo Banjo Book/CD Set by Alan Munde. For Banjo (5-String). Solos. Bluegrass. Intermediate. Book/CD Set. 40 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.21056BCD). ISBN 9780786673865. Bluegrass. 8.5x11 inches. Alan Munde has long been a major artist in the 5-string banjo world. Here for the first time, is the book/cd combination of Alan's unaccompanied playing from his popular Solo Banjo project. The book contains entire as- played-by versions with many variations of 12 bluegrass standards and 3 Munde originals including the popular Peaches and Cream in harmony!

Classic Bluegrass Solos for Mandolin by Todd Collins. For Mandolin. Solos. Bluegrass. Beginning-Intermediate. Book. 48 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.20551). ISBN 9780786676538. Bluegrass. 8.5x11 inches. Classic Bluegrass Solos for Mandolin is a collection of 22 solo transcriptions. Included are kick-off's, turnarounds, and solos from Bill Monroe's repertoire. An excellent way to study his ideas, technique, and approach.

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.

Learn To Play Bluegrass Mandolin Book/DVD Set by Bud Orr. For Mandolin. Methods. Bluegrass. Beginning. Book+DVD. 48 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.93720DP). ISBN 9780786676750. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches. An easy-to-understand method teaching essentials of bluegrass mandolin performance. Contains chord and scale forms, technical insights, plus both simple melodic and full arrangements of 21 tunes in notation and tablature. The DVD includes performance versions of the mandolin solos. As an added feature, the mandolin can be muted so that the student can play along with the recorded guitar accompaniment.

The American Fiddle Method Vol. 1 Piano Accompaniment by Brian Wicklund and Bob Walser. For Keyboard (Piano). Methods. American Fiddle Method. Bluegrass & Country. Beginning. Book. 56 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.99471PA). ISBN 9780786665549. 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 1 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.

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.

Randy Howard - Hot Fiddlin' DVD by Randy Howard. For Fiddle. Licks and Phrases. Bluegrass. Intermediate. DVD. Duration 120 minutes. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.98537DVD). Ace fiddler Randy Howard performs 13 tunes with a guitarist/vocalist and bassist, demonstrating his skill as both a soloist and backup player. Presents an informative workshop, an interview, and a masterclass on licks and special effects. PDF for music notation is also available from the publisher's website.

Hot Fiddle! Book/2-DVD Set. (The Quickest Path to Sizzling Technique for All Musical Styles). By Mary Ann Harbar. For Fiddle. Methods. Bluegrass. Intermediate-Advanced. Book+DVD. 56 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.20609DP). ISBN 9780786674824. Bluegrass. 8.75x11.75 inches. Wow your audience with four dozen pro techniques and three sizzling tunes to show them off (including "The Devil Went Down to Georgia"), with this 4-hour 2-DVD set. A lifetime course for the price of one lesson! Intermediate to advanced; for fiddle or classical "cross-over" players. Includes: --Interactive-Study what you want, when you want --Lots of flashy techniques - a lesson devoted to each --Friendly, measure-by-measure tune instruction - hear, see, play along --Play-alongs in both slow and performance tempos --Easy and Hot versions of each tune, with interchangeable licks --Fun practice lick for each technique --Book contains all the music on the DVD.