Banjo DVD's

Learn to play the banjo with just two fingers! Believe it or not, you CAN play the 5-string banjo. This simple approach is designed to make banjo playing immediately accessible to EVERYONE! If you've believed that you can't make music, this DVD will change your mind and bring the richness of music making to your life. Run time is 30 minutes.

You can make good banjo music almost immediately with this DVD! Pete Wernick has taught thousands of people, young and old, to play three-finger style bluegrass "Scruggs" picking. This super-easy lesson has been time-tested at Pete’s many workshops and music camps, and he will have you playing along in the very first minutes.

David Holt is one of the worlds leading exponents of the Clawhammer banjo style. In this DVD he shares his huge wealth of knowledge of the the Clawhammer style and of the instrument.

This DVD guides the 5-string banjo player step by step in working out song arrangements from basic melodies in both Scruggs/bluegrass style and melodic/chromatic style. Based on her best-selling book of the same title. 65 min.

This DVD picks up where Beginning Clawhammer Banjo leaves off. This 60 minute tutorial includes the tunes The Meeting of the Waters, Old Joe Clark, Boatsman, Green Willis, Little Billy Wilson, Magpie, Country Waltz and more.

Mike Seeger's important survey of 19th and 20th century banjo styles teaches old-time pieces and traditional techniques. Each lesson features a complete performance of each song (played on a different banjo), detailed instruction and historical commentary.

This third part of Seeger's demonstration and lessons features mid-twentieth century styles as he looks at Blugrass roots and the influence of artists such as Holcomb, Mainer and McGee.

With this clear, easy, hands-on lesson you'll be picking and singing along with Happy Traum within minutes.

Put this DVD in, tune up, learn the parts of the banjo... and before you know it, you're playing and singing right along with David! 45 Mins. Tab Enclosed.

This is the second of two highly packed lessons that John Hartford recorded for Homespun. John Hartford once again passes on numerous ideas for the learning player. You'll add colour and excitment to your banjo solos with John's trademark chromatic scales, the famous ear-catching runs of his 'slide whistle' lick and his 'fiddle style' melodic playing, which you will learn to play anywhere on the fingerboard

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This is the first of two highly packed lessons that John Hartford recorded for Homespun. Working with songs taken from his vast repertoire, he domonstrates rolls and licks along with important advice about getting a good tone, phrasing, accenting, using picks, playing backup and lots more. John reveals his personal tricks for playing fast, and illustrates how he 'plays the words' to a song to give his banjo solo depth and meaning.

For over one hour Gerry O'Connor shares his extensive knowledge with you. Carefully demonstrating each of his sensational techniques, then featuring them in solos performed live on stage, accompanied by some of Ireland's top musicians. Features triplets, cross picking, pivot notes, hammer-ons, pull-offs, scales, arpeggios etc..

This special Krüger Brothers workshop DVD is focused on the virtuoso banjo playing of the Carolina King Jens Krüger! Filmed at Eagle Music in 2009.

This is the second volume and here Seeger concentrates on two and three finger chord accompaniment and picking styles. Songs include: Flop Eared Mule, Lost Gander, The Sailor and the Soldier, American Spanish Fandango, The Last of Callahan, Lady Gay and more!

An instructional 2 DVD Set that starts from the beginning! Clawhammer From Scratch begins as though you really have NO knowledge of how to play the five string banjo clawhammer style. Beginning at the beginning, Dan presents a brief history of the 5-string banjo then goes over the parts of the banjo, holding the banjo, right and left hand styles and his basic clawhammer strum. Even the strum is broken down into the steps of the finger and thumb.

This is a DVD for anyone, beginner to advanced, with a desire to play this uniquely American music.18 songs and instrumentals are taught over 90 minutes. A tablature booklet is included.

A step-by-step and note-for-note DVD tutor for the complete beginner. In this DVD Gerry O'Connor takes you from scratch, all the way form holding the pick to playing your first notes and finally your first tunes.

This DVD lesson is perfect for those who want to play three-finger style bluegrass banjo -from scratch. Pete (Dr.Banjo) Wernick will have you picking right from the opening minutes of this DVD. By the time you finish, you'll accompany songs, play solos, and have a real understanding of the instrument. 100 minutes. Includes tab.

You'll learn them, note-for-note, just as they were played by some of the greatest players in the history of the instrument. Tony performs each tune with John McGann backing him on guitar. He then slows it down, going over the tricky spots and explaining all the right and left hand techniques you'll need to play the piece. 60 Minutes. Includes tab.

Get in on the jam session! Novice pickers can just grab an instrument, slip the DVD into the player and play along with confidence. Pete Wernick and his all-star team teach you the ins and outs of 'jam etiquette', along with the basics of music theory and important jamming hints.

Spice up your repertoire with more advanced techniques and a new tuning, G modal! Bob provides a deeper analysis of previously-learned skills, adds drop thumb style to the mix, and experiments with variations and endings. Advice on choosing a banjo. Songs: Arkansas Traveler, Cluck Old Hen, The Eighth Of January, Sally Goodin. 50 Minutes. Tab Enclosed.

Get your hands around the basic techniques of the Clawhammer Banjo with one of the best around! Ken Perlman gives you a thorough introduction to the Clawhammer Banjo, with clear explanations and plenty of close-ups so you can see exactly what is happening.

Frank Lee breaks down the traditional clawhammer style that has become his trademark. Fiddler David Bass joins Frank to show how a banjo and fiddle work together playing a traditional tune, and all the Freight Hoppers join in for a rousing finale. 55 Mins. Tab Enclosed.