By Brian Wicklund and Faith Farr. For Viola. Methods. American Fiddle Method. Bluegrass & Country. Beginning-Intermediate. Book/CD Set. 72 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc

Great Banjo Lessons. (Bluegrass Style). By Various. DVD/Instructional/Folk Instrmt. DVD. Guitar tablature. Homespun #DVDGBJBJ21. Published by Homespun (HL.642010). ISBN 1597731919. With guitar tablature. 5.25x7.5 inches. taught by Bill Keith, Pete Wernick, Tony Trischka, Eddie Adcock, Don Wayne Reno, Sonny Osborne and Ralph StanleyThis terrific compilation features instruction by some of Homespun's most celebrated banjo pickers. The lesson segments progress from very basic to advanced, and will give players a full range of bluegrass banjo techniques. Tunes include: Soldier's Joy • John Hardy • Little Rock Getaway • El Randa • Turkey Knob • and Little Maggie. ALL LEVELS • INCLUDES TAB • 90 MIN.

Banjo G Tuning Photo Chord Book/DVD Set by William Bay. For Banjo (5-String). Chord Book. Photo Chords. Bluegrass & Country. Beginning. Book+DVD. 52 pages. Duration 125 minutes. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.20297DP). ISBN 9780786676279. Bluegrass & Country. 8.75x11.75 inches. This handy book/DVD shows left-hand fingering photos, notation, and diagrams for all of the basic 5-string banjo chords in G tuning (GDGBD). The sections are arranged alphabetically, grouping all chords with the same root in a section. DVD is 125 minutes.

Ron Stewart: Playing Fiddle in the Bluegrass Style DVD by Ron Stewart. For Fiddle. Methods. Acutab. Bluegrass. Beginning. DVD. Duration 90 minutes. Published by Acutab Publications (MB.DRS2). Ron Stewart is one of bluegrass music's most sought after fiddlers. He tours with bluegrass legend J.D. Crowe as a member of The New South, and is a top session player when new bluegrass projects are being recorded. On this 90 minute DVD release, Ron discusses his approach to playing bluegrass fiddle, and teaches a number of breaks he takes on recordings, as well as several of his own tunes. After some introductory discussion about tone production and bows, Ron is right into the music. First up are a number of breaks he has cut on vocal songs, where he shows the basic melody before demonstrating how he played his solo. Ron also covers a number of great fiddle tunes, plus several instrumentals he has written, offering a great look at how this superb musician approaches bluegrass fiddle. Ron also demonstrates and teaches nine tunes that he has recorded.

Ralph Stanley Style Banjo DVD by Murphy Henry with Casey Henry. For Banjo (5-String). Solos. Bluegrass. Intermediate. DVD. Duration 132 minutes. Published by Murphy Method (MB.21712DVD). At last, an entire DVD devoted to the songs of Ralph Stanley. Of course we teach Man of Constant Sorrow (two versions, in D position and G position). But we also teach old favorites such as Little Maggie, Clinch Mountain Backstep, Daybreak In Dixie, Riding On That Midnight Train, and How Mountain Girls Can Love. Casey Henry teaches Man of Constant Sorrow in D, and Chris Henry joins Murphy at the end of each lesson to play guitar. This intermediate DVD can be used with ease after Beginning Banjo Vol. 1 and 2. Each song taught note by note without tab.

Wade Ward - Clawhammer Banjo Master is a collection of clawhammer banjo tablature as played by Wade Ward, with modern interpretations by Bob Carlin and Dan Levenson. This book is the second in a series of transcriptions of tunes from the old masters--in this case, Wade Ward--who gave definition to our style of old time clawhammer banjo playing. The repertoire, presented in tablature, is intended to be a starting point for your journey through the old time music world. As such, each piece is presented in multiple arrangements, both on the page and on the accompanying audio CD. The recordings are for the most part played at a learning tempo and are close to the written notation, but not exact in all cases.

Beginning Mandolin DVD by Murphy Henry. For Mandolin. Methods. Bluegrass. Beginning. DVD. Duration 117 minutes. Published by Murphy Method (MB.21718DVD). At last! You can learn to play the mandolin and we will make it easy for you! See exactly what to do as we explain every note in every song. This video starts at the very beginning, by covering all the basics. We then apply these basic techniques to 7 well-known bluegrass songs. We also go over the chording for each song, which will enable you to play with other people! If you have been wanting to start on the mandolin, now is the time!!! Taught by Murphy Henry. No Tab.

The Ukulele Play-Along series will help you play your favourite songs quickly and easily, with incredible backing tracks to help you sound like a bona fide pro! Just follow the written music, listen to the CD to hear how the ukulele should sound, and then play along with the separate backing tracks. The melody and lyrics are included in the book in case you want to sing, or to simply help you follow along. The CD is playable on any CD player, and also enhanced so Mac & PC users can adjust the recording to any tempo without changing the pitch! This volume includes 8 bluegrass classics: Angel Band • Dooley • Fox on the Run • I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow • I'll Fly Away • Keep on the Sunny Side • Sitting on Top of the World • With Body and Soul.

Rhythm Mandolin DVD. (From Bluegrass to Celtic to Swing). By John McGann. For Mandolin. Rhythm/Backup. All. Multiple Levels. DVD. Duration 39 minutes. Published by McGann (MB.MSV02). ISBN 9780976070528. All. 5.25x7.5 inches. Introduces you to a broad range of grooves and approaches available to mandolin players in bluegrass, old time, Celtic, swing and jazz. Includes: exploration of the fiddle tune "Forked Deer" in many styles, tone production and dynamics, bluegrass rhythm styles, old-time feel with open drone strings, partial chords, the "continuum" right hand in progressive bluegrass, Celtic rhythm styles, the flow/brush/texture, alternate vs. crosspicking, jigs & reels, swing rhythm styles, Texas "sock" style, blues in C extending the I IV V basics, more. Includes printable standard notation/tab file as a PDF.

Advanced Earl DVD by Murphy Henry with Casey Henry. For Banjo (5-String). Solos. Bluegrass. Intermediate-Advanced. DVD. Duration 120 minutes. Published by Murphy Method (MB.21713DVD). Earl Scruggs is considered THE MASTER of the five-string banjo. Murphy has studied Earl's picking closely for over twenty years. She not only can play the Scruggs style herself, SHE CAN TEACH IT! Here are four of Earl's greatest tunes, carefully explained note-by-note as only Murphy can do it. Sally Goodwin, Groundspeed, Pike County Breakdown, Foggy Mountain Special. (2 hours) No Tab. It's all taught BY EAR, one lick at a time.