Details
Bluegrass Banjo For Dummies
Book + Online Video & Audio Instruction2. Aufl.
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16,99 € |
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| Verlag: | Wiley |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 22.09.2022 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9781394152926 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 352 |
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Beschreibungen
<p><b>Pick and roll your way through bluegrass banjo basics</b> <p>The banjo nearly defines the bluegrass sound, and you’ll be playing your own favorite tunes—or maybe writing some new ones—with the help of this book.<i> Bluegrass Banjo For Dummies</i> is the place to start if you’re ready to start learning banjo or upgrade your skills to play in the bluegrass style. Written by an expert musician and educator, this book makes it easy to start plucking your 5-string banjo using common bluegrass techniques. You’ll also have access to over 100 online audio files, and 35 video lessons, so you can see and hear the techniques in practice. This book serves as your first step to becoming a bluegrass banjo player, even if you’re completely new to playing musical instruments. Choose the right banjo, pick up the basics, learn classic banjo licks, and more—the easy way. <ul> <li>Learn how to read banjo tablature and perform on a five-string banjo</li> <li>Get insight on playing as part of a bluegrass combo band</li> <li>Practice with classic bluegrass tunes and banjo licks</li> <li>Create banjo solos that will wow your audiences</li></ul><p>This friendly <i>For Dummies </i>guide is great for fledgling banjo players interested in the bluegrass style. Whether or not you already play another instrument, you’ll pick up the banjo basics you can show off at your next local bluegrass festival.
<p>Introduction 1</p> <p><b>Part 1: Getting Started with Bluegrass Banjo</b><b> 5</b></p> <p>Chapter 1: Bluegrass Music and the Banjo 7</p> <p>Chapter 2: Finding the Perfect Bluegrass Banjo and Getting the Gear You Need 21</p> <p>Chapter 3: Hitting the Ground Running: Tuning, Reading Music, and Making Chords 37</p> <p>Chapter 4: Fretting and Picking 51</p> <p><b>Part 2: Let’s Roll! Scruggs-Style Banjo Essentials</b><b> 69</b></p> <p>Chapter 5: Picking Techniques: Roll Patterns 71</p> <p>Chapter 6: Fretting Techniques and Putting the Hands Together 89</p> <p>Chapter 7: Getting Bona Fide: Playing Licks and Classic Tunes 109</p> <p>Chapter 8: Working Up Your Own Scruggs-Style Solos 135</p> <p><b>Part 3: Playing in the Band: Backup Essentials</b><b> 165</b></p> <p>Chapter 9: Getting Started: Playing Down-the-Neck Backup 167</p> <p>Chapter 10: Taking It Higher: Playing Up-the-Neck Backup 181</p> <p><b>Part 4: Progressive Banjo: Melodic and Single-String Styles</b> <b>205</b></p> <p>Chapter 11: Melodic-Style Banjo 207</p> <p>Chapter 12: Single-String Banjo 227</p> <p><b>Part 5: Keeping Your Banjo in Top Shape</b><b> 243</b></p> <p>Chapter 13: Setup Essentials and Live Performance: Getting the Best Sound from Your Banjo 245</p> <p>Chapter 14: All Strings Considered: Choosing and Changing Strings 261</p> <p><b>Part 6: The Part of Tens</b><b> 275</b></p> <p>Chapter 15: Ten (or So) Groundbreaking Bluegrass Banjo Players 277</p> <p>Chapter 16: Ten Strategies to Make You a Better Player (Right Now!) 285</p> <p><b>Part 7: Appendixes </b><b>291</b></p> <p>Appendix A: A Guide to Chords, Notes, and Major Scales 293</p> <p>Appendix B: Audio Tracks and Video Clips 301</p> <p>Index 311</p>
<p><b>Bill Evans</b> is an internationally recognized five-string banjo life force. As a performer, teacher, writer, and composer, he brings a deep knowledge, intense virtuosity, and contagious passion to all things banjo, with thousands of music fans and banjo students from all over the world in a music career that now spans over 45 years. Keep up with Bill at billevansbanjo.com.
<p><b>Your guide to the bluegrass banjo sound!</b> <p>You and your five-string banjo can make beautiful music together, even if you’ve never played a lick in your life. This book makes it simple to get started, practice your technique, and join in the band. Learn the skills you need for fretting and picking, playing backup and melody, following banjo tablature, and keeping your instrument in tip-top shape. Thanks to this straightforward book, including online video and audio instruction, you???ll be playing recognizable tunes lickety-split. Time to join the bluegrass nation! <p><b>Inside… <ul><li>Play basic chords and patterns</li> <li>Interpret banjo tablature</li> <li>Tackle Scruggs, melodic, and single-string styles</li> <li>Invent your own solos</li> <li>Hold down rhythm parts</li> <li>Follow along with video and audio lessons at dummies.com</b></li></ul>
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