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by Jack Hatfield
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| Product Description: |
| First Lessons on Banjo is
an ultra-easy instruction manual for beginning five-string banjo
played in the three finger style in G tuning. It can be used by
those with no previous experience with the banjo or music of any
sort. It is so basic it can be used even by small children. The book
features very detailed descriptions of even the most basic aspects
such as wearing the picks properly, the correct picking motion, and
noting the strings properly. These are aspects that are so basic
most manuals skip over them. There are many detailed photos, several
from the player's point of view, not from in front of the banjo.
First Lessons on Banjo covers the most basic rolls, the Alternating
Thumb Roll and two Forward Rolls, plus the three basic chords plus
the relative minor chord. All musical examples are presented in
tablature, with the melody notes in boldface type so the student
knows which notes to emphasize. All arrangements include lyrics,
which is very important to the novice who is trying to train the ear
to hear the melody among the fill notes. Several tips and
suggestions about the proper mental approach are included that will
lead to playing by ear and arranging at an earlier stage in the
student's development. There are also suggestions about developing
the proper mental approach and about speed reading of tablature.
These suggestions are not found in any other banjo instruction book.
The 'finale' arrangement is Cripple Creek, a popular banjo standard
that when mastered, should give the novice a great sense of
accomplishment. The accompanying recording includes all tabbed
examples, with the rhythm instruments and lead banjo in separate
channels. The songs are played at three tempos, the first tempo VERY
slow, then a medium tempo version, and finally at performing speed
with guitar, mandolin and bass accompaniment. The up- tempo
accompanied versions are all together at the end of the recording so
it the final tracks be used as a listening recording. This also
allows the student to play along with all the more interesting
arrangements in sequence without skipping around the recording. DVD
60:00 minutes. $14.95 |