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

School of Banjo: Bluegrass Melodic Style from Janet Davis Music - The Banjo Store

School of Banjo: Bluegrass Melodic Style
by Janet Davis

Janet's newest book covers the melodic style from the
basics of three-finger picking to advanced techniques.

24 Songs, 2 CDs and Tab.

B-21549BCD School of Banjo: Bluegrass Melodic Style Book
with 2 CDs playing all of the music in the book Special: $19.99

Straight-Ahead Jazz for Banjo Book and CD by Pat Cloud

New from Pat Cloud, for banjo players who wish to play jazz or just want to find out more about the possibilities and structure of the banjo. Contains over 90 exercises and examples in both tab and notation which show scales and arpeggios used in real playing situations.

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B-99480BCD - List Price: $19.99 Special: $17.85

Clawhammer Banjo String Band Favorites Book and CD

Over 200 clawhammer banjo arrangements created to accompany popular fiddle tunes.
Tablature format with references to particular recording sources. Accompanying CD is in MP3 format.

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B-RR-CB - List Price: $35.00 Special: $29.97

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

Children's Songs For Banjo Made Easy Book/CD
by Ross Nickerson

Easy-to-play and well-made arrangements by Ross Nickerson of 24 children's classics. Great for repertoire and instruction also. CD has versions recorded at 3 speeds.

B-21025bcd Children's Songs For Banjo Made Easy
List Price: $14.99 Our Price: $12.50

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

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: $24.95

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 $19.95

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: $29.95 Your Price: $23.97

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.
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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