Tutor DVD by Instrument
William Bay and Mike Buerk teach you, in a step-by-step manner, how to play the soprano or descant recorder. Time signatures, sharps and flats and all of the basic notes are taught. In addition, you will be able to play along with many great recorder songs, ranging in style from classic to Irish ballads to ragtime to jazz to blues! Learn over 70 recorder solos!
This instructional DVD presents Daniel Ho's unique and creative Ukulele method in an entertaining and easy-to-understand format
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.
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.
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.
With Pete 'Dr.Banjo' Wernick.
Anyone with any instrument can join in with this Bluegrass jam session, even if you've never tried it before...all you need are four basic chords to play along with the band!
2 hours. Chords and lyrics enclosed.
If you're among the millions of fans who love the signature sound of the Kingston Trio and want to create it on your banjo, this fun and easy lesson on DVD complete with enclosed Tab is for you
A wonderful combination of detailed instruction, historical reminiscences and insightful advice from the legend of the Bluegrass Banjo, Sonny Osborne.
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!
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.
Are you finding the key of G too limiting? What do you do if someone calls for a song in C, or D, or E, or F? Learn to play out of C position and expand your horizons on the banjo. No Tab. Featuring Wildwood Flower. Also Uncloudy Day, Arkansas Traveler, Worried Man, more.
Sooner or later every player must learn how to create his or her own solos in a jam session. These can be carefully built or improvised on the spot.
Pete Wernick teaches how to get the most credible bluegrass Banjo sound, from the simplest 'placeholder' vamps to solos combining melody notes and licks with full rolls.
Tab included on DVD.
In this follow-up DVD, Pete Wernick makes it easy to create convincing solos in common keys that normally challenge learning players: D, C, F and G – without a capo. Pete explores nine bluegrass standards, taking each song's melody and showing how to weave it into a full arrangement. Songs: Down in the Valley to Pray; Angeline the Baker; New River Train; and more. LEVEL 3; INCLUDES TAB .PDF ON DISC; 1 HR., 55 MIN.
A basic guide to playing ukulele. Here's a DVD for anyone who loves the Uke! It's instructional, entertaining and educational all at once.