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The Best Banjo Book: 25 Songs That Will Teach You the Banjo Basics (Volume 1)
The Best Banjo Book 25 Songs That Will Teach You the Banjo Basics - Volume 1 Author:Kelly Gordon Weeks Learn to play the banjo the fun way! This book is first and only play-along method for learning the banjo! It contains 25 songs that will teach you the basics of clawhammer banjo. The style of clawhammer banjo doesn't use finger picks like the traditional bluegrass banjo style. Instead you strum the strings of the banjo with the back of your... more » pointer finger. This is the oldest and most natural method for playing the banjo. Each song has an audio recording that should be used to help learn the song. These recordings will be a guide to you as you learn to play. This is not a comprehensive method for learning the banjo. It is simply a fun way for beginners to learn to play along with music and learn the basic clawhammer style of playing the banjo. Author Kelly Weeks is a firm believer that learning to play music should involve playing along with music recordings. Playing with a beat is a student's best method of practice. It teaches the student how to play a steady beat as well as prepares them for playing with other musicians. Kelly plays both the clawhammer and the three finger style but he has found much greater success teaching the clawhammer style. The audio play-along tracks can be found at: http://kellysmusiclessons.com/kaseysmusicjams/media/ Watch the video demo here: http://youtu.be/TD_T2TTTJw4« less