BOOKS - CDS - COURSES FOR THE 5-STRING BANJO

3-FINGER Style Bluegrass PICKIN' Note: the level is not limited to the category suggested here-- some books cover all levels--these are simply recommendations. Books for Beginning through Advanced Levels

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The following include information for all level players

Fundamentals of Five String Banjo Book, CD, DVD Combo
by Ross Nickerson
Banjo rolls and picking patterns, fretting hand technique, reading tablature, hammer-ons, pull-offs,
memorizing and playing without music, and much more!

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DVD-RN-FFSB - List: $29.95 SPECIAL: $24.95

Banjo for the Young Beginner
A step-by-step method brings the Young Beginner from a simple strum approach through easily doable picking techniques up to playing beautiful melodies like Wildwood Flower, Grandfather's Clock, and Worried Man Blues in the intricate bluegrass banjo three-finger roll style.

B-21068 Banjo for the Young Beginner
List $14.99 Our Price Special: $12.95

Banjo Camp! BOOK/CD
Workshops, tips, tabs, and campfire conversations with many banjo greats, including Pete Seeger, Tony Trischka, Alan Munde, Bill Keith, and Janet Davis.

B-SL10595bcd Banjo Camp! BOOK/CD
List $21.95 Our Price $19.55

Alternate Tunings for Five-String Banjo Played Bluegrass Style BOOK/CD
Learn G Modal, Standard C, Open C, B-flat, D Modal, Open D, and E Tunings. CD with new arrangements for traditional songs.

B-20762bcd Alternate Tunings for Five-String Banjo Played Bluegrass Style BOOK/CD
List $19.95 Our Price $18.50

Modern 5-String Banjo Method Grade 1 by Alan Munde
This is a recommended companion book for beginners, by esteemed banjo instructor Alan Munde.

B-21639bcd Mel Bay's Modern 5-String Banjo Method (Grade 1 - Book/2-CD Set)
List $19.95 Our Price $17.95

THE COMPLETE 5-STRING BANJO PLAYER DVD by Tony Trischka
Over an hour of instruction from one of the best, this DVD gives you a close look at a wide variety of banjo topics. Includes rolls, the G chord, hammer-ons and pull-offs, playing up the neck, all with lots of traditional tunes. Includes 30 minutes of bonus footage from "World Turning: History of the Banjo" with Tony.

DVD-10802 The Complete 5-String Banjo Player DVD
List $29.95 Our Price $26.50

B-OK65208 The Complete 5-String Banjo Player Book/CD
Tony has put it all together in this 255-page book with 90 audio demonstration tracks on the CD. Includes links to downloadable examples, also.

List $34.95 Our Price $29.95

Parking Lot Picker's Songbook - Banjo
by Dix Bruce & Bill Evans
This is one of the most comprehensive tunebooks for banjo available!

B-20850bcd Parking Lot Picker's Songbook - Banjo List $29.95
Our Price $25.95

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REVISED EDITION EARL SCRUGGS & THE 5-STRING BANJO
by Earl Scruggs
Features more songs, updated lessons, and many other improvements.
It includes everything you need to know to start playing banjo, with OVER 40 SONGS!!!
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B-695765bcd - List:$34.95 SPECIAL $26.97

Flatt & Scruggs - Foggy Mountain Special CD
Original recordings of instrumentals from 50s-60s. Contains 8 songs from Earl Scruggs and The Five-String Banjo.

CD-CC7006 Flatt & Scruggs - Foggy Mountain Special CD $13.95

Banjo Picking: A Complete Method - Book/CD by Pete Pardee
Great new fingerpicking banjo method by our friend Pete Pardee!
With an emphasis on right hand technique, this course should benefit 3-finger style players at any playing level.

B-20743bcd Banjo Picking: A Complete Method - Book/CD List $24.95
Our Price $21.75

THE ADVANCED BANJO WORKSHOP
taught by Bill Keith & Tony Trischka

Book/6 CDs
This is a must-have for the advanced player!

B-641939 Advanced Banjo Workshop Book/6 CDs List $59.95
Our Price $49.95

Beyond the Basics of Bluegrass Banjo by Eddie Collins

Picks up where his "Basics" book ends -- he is one of the finer banjoists around!

B-EC-BEY Beyond the Basics of Bluegrass Banjo Price: $22.45

Basics of Bluegrass Banjo by Eddie Collins from Janet Davis Music

Basics of Bluegrass Banjo by Eddie Collins
A new comprehensive "start from scratch" instruction method, which will have
the learner playing bluegrass banjo without any prior music experience. The useful tips
and secrets should prove beneficial to both novice and experienced pickers. For the average
learner this book represents nearly two years worth of lessons. The book is 108 pages and comes
with two instructional CDs - the first demonstrates every example in the book, the second is 32
songs performed by a bluegrass band with the banjo parts separated in a stereo mix.
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List: $24.95
B-EC-BBB- Basics of Bluegrass Banjo Special $23.25

Roy Clark's Bluegrass Banjo Bible from Janet Davis Music

Roy Clark's Bluegrass Banjo Bible

Covers All Major Bluegrass Styles - Scruggs, Reno, Melodic
Over 35 Bluegrass Favorites!
Follow Roy's Easy Step-by-Step Progressive Method
Featuring Easy to read tablature with chords included for every song

List: $16.95
B-TS113 - Roy Clark's Bluegrass Banjo Bible Special $15.25

The Banjo Encyclopedia from Janet Davis Music, The Banjo Store.

The Banjo Encyclopedia
Bluegrass Banjo from A to Z
The Banjo Encyclopedia is a comprehensive, in-depth banjo instructional tool that covers the many intricacies of bluegrass banjo playing, including numerous topics that may have been overlooked in banjo instruction to date. The Banjo Encyclopedia can take a student from the beginning, to intermediate, and right through to more advanced styles of banjo playing. Ross Nickerson uses his many years of experience helping hundreds of aspiring banjo pickers by offering the banjo student an opportunity to learn in a practical, straightforward manner. This wide-ranging banjo instructional book will focus on many techniques that will help every aspect of a banjo player's musicianship while simplifying many subjects in the learning process. The included 99-track CD recording will enable the student to learn easily by hearing author Ross Nickerson demonstrate each song, and perform many of the banjo licks and phrases included in the book slow, and up to tempo. The CD also includes an advanced song section with a full bluegrass band accompanying Ross along with additional intermediate songs for the student to learn. The Banjo Encyclopedia is undoubtedly one of the most complete five-string banjo books on the market today and a must for every banjo player's collection.
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B-99443bcd The Banjo Encyclopedia and CD - Your Price: $25.45

THE BANJO HANDBOOK by JANET DAVIS A Mel Bay Publication
If you should have a question about the banjo, this should have the answer. From set up to back up. For any level player. A handy reference manual for five-string banjo players. Designed to give a quick explanation of the proper or most common method for playing the banjo in various situations. Sections include Banjo Set Up, Playing Basics, Chords, 3-finger Picking, Up the Neck, The "Melodic" Style, Back-Up, Song Endings, and Playing in Any Key. In tablature.
B-94206BCD BOOK/CD $17.95

Starting Bluegrass Banjo from Scratch - by Wayne Erbsen from Janet Davis Music, The Banjo Store.

Starting Bluegrass Banjo from Scratch - by Wayne Erbsen
Complete banjo method for the beginner. Some of the songs include: Ground Hog, Cripple Creek, Jesse James, Cumberland Gap. In tablature.
B-PCB104 - Book and CD $14.95

BLUEGRASS BANJO by Pete Wernick
Beginner to advanced. Includes a wealth of banjo information. 36 songs including:
Will the Circle be Unbroken, Salt Creek, Sailor's hornpipe, with CD.

B-OK62778 . . BOOK/CD List: $21.95 Your Price: $19.95

COMPLETE BLUEGRASS BANJO METHOD by Neil Griffin
Two books combined--beginning & advanced:
Easy arrangements for 29 traditional tunes including: Liza Jane, Just Because, Mountain Dew, She'll be Coming Round the Mountain, Old Joe Clark, Down Yonder, Oh Susanna, Wildwood Flower, etc. Instructions for holding & tuning the banjo, roll patterns, etc. PLUS now includes advanced techniques and arrangements for songs in both notation and tab.

B-93345bcd Book and CD: List: $29.95 $24.95

THE COMPLETE BANJO BOOK by Neil Griffin
139 arrangements for traditional bluegrass songs, fiddle tunes, & more. Carl Jackson and Mark Barnett arranged several of the tunes for the more advanced player. Most tunes are for the intermediate level. 161pp . . . .
B-93723... BOOK: $14.95

Also: Splitting The Licks under Improvising--for Upper level beginner through advanced player. NOTE: Other categories for Intermediate through Advanced include:
IMPROVISING & ARRANGING
CHORDS & SCALES
TABLATURE BOOKS
BACK-UP COURSES All categories will also contain information for intermediate players.

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