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BRAND NEW
NEVER USED
FIRST LESSON BANJO MUSIC BOOK BOOK AND CD NEW
first banjo lessons music book
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.
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