This DVD lesson is perfect for those who want to play three-finger style bluegrass banjo - from scratch. You may never have touched a banjo before but that's OK. Pete (Dr. Banjo) Wernick will have you picking right from the opening minutes of this DVD. By the time you finish you'll accompoany songs play solos and have a real understanding of the instrument. Here are just some of the things you…

Grab a private lesson with one of the true innovators of the five-string banjo Eddie Adcock and discover the secrets to his unmistakable Bluegrass style in this unique DVD tutorial.Adcock's style combines the traditional Scruggs-style bluegrass with country folk blues gospel and rockabilly sounds. Working with some of his most-requested instrumentals Adcock analyses licks and chord shapes fo…

Banjo Backup for Fiddle Tunes: Playing backup to a fiddle is one of the 'funnest' things a banjo player can do! No pressure-you just hang around in the background doing simple roll patterns. But what rollsdo you use? Casey and Murphy tell you (and show you) all about it in this brand new DVD. Did you know you could back up 'Sally Goodwin' with just two licks? Sure you can! Of course you can make …

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 banjo) detailed instruction and historical commentary. This is the second volume and here Seeger concentrates on two and three finger chord accompaniment and picking styles. Songs include: Flop Eare…

Bluegrass banjo has all the drive excitement rhythmic complexity and melodic possibilities that you could want in an instrument. This collection of lessons compiled from Homespun's vast library of music instruction covers a variety of skills and tunes. The segments are graded to take you from elementary to advanced levels and will open up myriad playing possibilities while allowing you to sa…

DVD Two: Intermediate-Bob Carlin explores the intricacies of old-time clawhammer banjo for players ready to move beyond the basics. He presents a variety of classic tunes and techniques each broken down in careful detail and enhanced by Bob's tried-and-true playing tips and advice.Bob kicks off the lesson with an analysis of drop-thumb applying this and other previously learned skills to the fam…

A wonderful combination of detailed instruction historical reminiscences and insightful advice from the legend of the Bluegrass Banjo Sonny Osborne.Sonny's style is one of the most distinctive in the world of Bluegrass Banjo. In this special DVD lesson the master demonstrates walk-downs unusual endings pedal steel licks back-ups chordal harmonies chiming and more. He pays homage to his orig…

Tony Trischka is one of the world's most innovative players as well as a historian of banjo styles and lore. In this DVD Tony Trischka teaches 11 classic pieces prime examples of banjo playing at its best.

Repertoire and Technique-Beginning with the simplest of exercises internationally renowned Banjo player David Holt presentes the old-time clawhammer style. Holt covers basics such as single and double thumb rolls continous picking and many of the important nuances that characterise the Clawhammer sound. Along with tunings licks and slurs you will also learn a bunch of essential Clawhammer tun…