Anyone, with any instrument, can get into this beginner's bluegrass jam session. Seventeen classic songs are played at a slow, easy tempo. Only four basic chords (G, C, D and A) are needed to be able...
LEVEL 2/3 INCLUDES 50-PG. MUSIC BOOK This series teaches piano technique and pieces by Haydn, Bach, Beethoven and other masters. Dan covers the notes, phrasings, rhythmic accents, theory and nuances t...
Improving mandolin technique does not have to employ mind-numbing drills and exercises. Using our trademark Licks-ercises concept, Dix Bruce teaches licks, kick-offs, endings and solos that will hone...
Here's a DVD for anyone who loves the uke! It's instructional, entertaining and educational all at once. Jim Beloff teaches the basics, showing the strums and bringing the starting player quickly from...
Pete Dr. Banjo Wernick gets total novices to make good banjo music almost immediately. With only two chords, Pete has newcomers strumming and accompanying ten bluegrass standards. By learning a third...
One of the most popular harmonica players of our time teaches all the basics in this friendly, jam-along lesson: how to hold the instrument and find the blues notes, then add vibrato, note-bending, wa...
Bob explores clawhammer intricacies for players ready to move beyond the basics. Covers: drop-thumb, double C-tuning, hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, variations, endings and more. Includes advice on ch...
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...
Even a novice can make lovely sounds and play simple tunes almost immediately! Dulcimer virtuoso David Schnaufer includes scales, fingerings and strumming techniques for some of country music's all-ti...
Here's the ultimate beginners' how-to course for playing back-up in a band, from the simplest basic strum to the chord vamping, rolls, up-the-neck positions and fill-in licks that banjo players use to...
Steve Martin is a comedian, novelist, screenwriter, actor and many other things, but his first love is the banjo. His recent hit CD, The Crow, features 15 original tunes in both clawhammer and Scruggs...
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 stand...
This lesson by two of the ukulele's most enthusiastic proponents will get anyone started on this popular instrument - even those who have never played anything before! This friendly, joyful lesson tea...
Here's the perfect way to get a solid start playing the mandolin! A beginner will learn chords, notes, scales, rhythm strums and accompaniment for songs such as: Amazing Grace - Will the Circle Be Unb...
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Award-winning bassist Rob Wasserman teaches several acoustic bass styles, including his own speciality, 'Dawg' music, the blend of bluegrass, swing, latin and jazz he developed with David Grisman. Rob...
Singing and playing music at gatherings - whether around a campfire with friends, at parties or community sing-alongs - is always magical and uplifting. Music is the universal language that brings peo...
Beginners and intermediate players learn seven gospel favorites in bluegrass/country-style. Steve covers basic chords, bass walks, hammer-ons, pull-offs, runs and more techniques to add style to any s...
This lesson concentrates on creating bass lines for any musical style. He helps players strengthen their hands and build chops through scales and modes in every position on the fingerboard. Using a st...
Calling all aspiring blues guitar pickers! Popular YouTube guitar instructor Rainer Brunn has designed a special introductory course just for you! With this exclusive book and video teaching pack, Rai...
Legendary singer/guitarist Geoff Muldaur teaches six gospel and blues arrangements that are filled with ideas, techniques and wonderful songs. Geoff uses standard ingredients of fingerstyle playing co...
This follow-up DVD includes more instruction, ideas, advice and great blues songs, with lots of opportunity for the learning blues picker to play along with these two veteran guitarists. Songs in the...
