Getting Into Bluegrass Banjo by Alan Munde - Book/CD Set - Banjo 5 String
Mel Bay Methods Series

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The Getting Into Bluegrass Banjo book and CD by Alan Munde is the accumulation of successful teaching concepts developed in his 40 plus years as a professional bluegrass musician and teacher. Munde presents a straight-forward and well-founded course of bluegrass banjo essentials. Designed for those who have never played a stringed instrument to those taking up bluegrass banjo as a second instrument. -- Getting Started - Covers the parts of the banjo, hand positions, first picking patterns, pull-offs, hammer-ons, slides, exercise songs, ending with the professional sounding “Levelland Mountain Breakdown.” -- Review of Rolls, New rolls, and combinations of Rolls, with Examples – Offers the most used rolls in bluegrass banjo playing with often-played examples of each. The player learns many of the licks used in the style with an example of how to combine them to make a solo. -- Roll Logic – How to place a melody into the several different roll patterns. -- Tools and Techniques – Helps develop left hand techniques through the use of intervals of thirds and sixths. -- Creating Solos to Songs – At the heart of the book is this revealing section with many examples of how to create many, many solos to the song “Jesse James.” -- Songs – Put to use all you have learned on these great standards “Ground Hog,” “Wildwood Flower” (two versions),“Nine Pound Hammer,” “Worried Man Blues,” “Lost All My Money,” “Old Country Church,” “Kneel at the Cross,” and “Train 45.”. Here is a listing of related products.

Product Code:	20803BCD-M
ISBN Code:	0786675578
UPC Code:	796279102582
Old Product Code:	MB20803BCD
Category:	Methods
Product Class:	Bluegrass
Classification:	Getting Into
Product Line:	Banjo 5 String
Medium:	Book/CD Set
Overall Difficulty:	Beginning-Intermediate
Publisher:	Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Binding:	Perfect: Used on larger books. Features a square binding edge and printed spine. This is a strong binding which lies open when creased.
Publication Date:	17 Jan 2007
Writer:	Alan Munde
Pages:	96
Length x Width:	11.75 x 8.75 inches
Shipping Weight:	0.75 pounds

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