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Banjo For Dummies ®
Banjo For Dummies ®
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Banjo For Dummies ®

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Packed with musical examples, charts, and photos, Banjos For Dummies features the latest tips and techniques for playing tunes on the banjo. It also covers how to select the right instrument and accessories (either four or five string models, and everything from traditional banjos to unique instruments like "banjitars"and banjo basses); develop correct hand position and posture; tune, care for, and make simple repairs to the instrument.

Banjo For Dummies will cover the basics on playing, from picking and strumming techniques to various banjo playing styles (from classic banjo technique to jazz theory). It will include finger patterns, chord positions, chord scales, single string technique, claw hammer picking and strumming, fingerboard charts, and more.

Banjo playing is vibrant and evolving, and Banjo For Dummies discusses not only traditional banjo play but the latest style innovations. No other book offers such an accessible "point of entry" for the new banjo fan and offers instruction on the various playing styles.

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Table of contents
Introduction.
Part I: The Amazing Five-String Banjo.
Chapter 1: First Steps: Banjo Basics.
Chapter 2: Meet Your Banjo.
Chapter 3: Playing by the Rules: Not Enough Theory to Hurt.
Part II: Let’s Pick! The Basic Ingredients.
Chapter 4: Getting Right with the Right Hand.
Chapter 5: Sliding, Hammering, and Pulling: Adding the Left Hand.
Chapter 6: Working Up Your First Tunes: Clawhammer and Bluegrass.
Part III: Playing Styles Past, Present, and Future.
Chapter 7: Playing Historical Styles: African, Minstrel, and Classic Banjo.
Chapter 8: Playing Three-Finger Styles: Scruggs, Melodic, and Single String.
 
Part IV: Buyer’s Guide, Care and Feeding, and More.
Chapter 9: Finding Your Banjo Bliss: A Buyer’s Guide.
Chapter 10: Getting the Right Stuff: Banjo Gear.
Chapter 11: Taking Care of Your Baby: String Changing & Basic Maintenance.
Chapter 12: Networking into Banjo Culture.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 13: Ten Tips to Make Practicing More Fun.
Chapter 14: Ten Banjo Players You Need to Hear.
Part VI: Appendixes.
Appendix A: Banjo Chords and Notes.
Appendix B: About the CD.
Wiley Publishing, Inc. End-User License Agreement.
Index.


Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Publish Date: August 24, 2007
Author: Bill Evans
Media Type: Paperback/CD
Pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9780470127629
Language: English


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