By popular demand Pete Huttlinger has added a fourth DVD to his best-selling series. He teaches beautiful and accurate Guitar versions of ten most-requested John Denver songs. Level Three. Includes Music and TAB.

This book/CD pack is designed to help you quickly become a better blues player. Award-winning guitarist songwriter author and Taylor Guitars clinician Artie Traum explores essential blues techniques in fret-by-fret detail forboth finger and flatpick styles. You'll learn to play classic blues songs such as Country Boy Blues Come Back Baby and Trouble in Mind along with turnarounds bass lines funky licks and much more more! The CD includes demonstrations of all of the lessons. Level 3.Learn the songs and techniques of acoustic Blues. This book/CD pack is designed to help you quickly become a better blues player. Award-winning guitarist songwriter and author Artie Traum explores essential blues techniques in fret-by-fret detail for both finger and flatpick styles. You'll learn to play classic blues songs such as Country Boy Blues Come Back Baby and Trouble In Mind along with turnarounds bass lines funky licks and much more more! The accompanying CD includes demonstrations of all of the lessons.

Hal Leonard Irish Bouzouki Method Book/Audio Pack & Learn to Play the Irish Bouzouki DVD-This budget-saving pack includes the Hal Leonard Irish Bouzouki Method (HL00696348) book with online audio taught by Roger Landes and the instructional DVD Learn to Play the Irish Bouzouki (HL00641674) from Homespun featuring Zan McLeod. Zan teaches tunings basic scales and chords and explores traditional reels jigs and slip jigs including: Lady Anne Montgomery - The Galway Rambler - Kesh Jig - Barney Bralligan's - and The Butterfly. The book covers topics including playing position; tuning; picking and strumming patterns: learning the fretboard: double jigs slip jigs and reels: arpeggios: traditional Irish songs and more. The downloadable audio includes demonstrations of all the examples in the book.This budget-saving pack includes the Hal Leonard Irish Bouzouki Method (HL00696348) book with online audio taught by Roger Landes and the instructional DVD Learn to Play the Irish Bouzouki (HL00641674) from Homespun featuring Zan McLeod. Zan teaches tunings basic scales and chords and explores traditional reels jigs and slip jigs including: Lady Anne Montgomery - The Galway Rambler - Kesh Jig - Barney Bralligan's - and The Butterfly. The book covers topics including playing position; tuning; picking and strumming patterns: learning the fretboard: double jigs slip jigs and reels: arpeggios: traditional Irish songs and more. The downloadable audio includes demonstrations ofall the examples in the book.

A bluegrass banjo pro takes learning pickers through eight must-know jam session instrumentals: Jesse James · John Hardy · Foggy Mountain Breakdown · Clinch Mt. Backstep · Old Joe Clark · Salt Creek · Fireball Mail · Soldier's Joy. Beginning-level students get basic instruction plus slow play-along versions; intermediate players will learn cool techniques for making each tune their own. 2 HOURS · LEVEL 2 · INCLUDES TAB ON .PDF FILE The bluegrass banjo pro Bill Evans takes learning pickers through eight must-know jam session instrumentals: Jesse James • John Hardy • Foggy Mountain Breakdown • Clinch Mt. Backstep • Old Joe Clark • Salt Creek • Fireball Mail • Soldier's Joy . Beginning-level students get basic instruction plus slow play-along versions; intermediate players will learn cool techniques for making each tune their own. 2 HOURS • LEVEL 2 • INCLUDES TAB ON .PDF FILE

For Acoustic Guitar- Guitarist songwriter and journalist Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers knows the Grateful Dead canon intimately. As a follow-up to his previous hit DVD Jeff has created solo acoustic guitar versions of songs that capture the feeling and spirit of the band making them accessible to all intermediate players. His arrangements of favorite Dead songs include: Uncle John's Band • Touch of Gray • Casey Jones • and more! 2 Hours Level 3 Includes music + TAB

The Secrets of Blues & Guitar Improvisation-Toby Walker unlocks the mysteries of blues and country guitar soloing. He shows players at all levels how to come up with powerful and compelling improvisations in any key and in any position eliminating the robotic scales and patterns that many players fall into. Adding the wasabi - vibrato bends and other techniques - adds hot spice to any lead solo. Early intermediate level. 1 hr. 35 min. Toby Walker unlocks the mysteries of blues and country Guitar soloing. He shows players at all levels how to come up with powerful and compelling improvisations in any key and in any position eliminating the robotic scales and patterns that many players fall into. Adding the “wasabi” – vibrato bends and other techniques – adds hot spice to any lead solo. Early intermediate level. 1 hr. 35 min.

Acclaimed British guitarist Martin Simpson teaches dropped-D and altered-G tunings to bring out the widest possible harmonic range on the guitar. His fingerstyle playing combined with his unique guitar frailing and clawhammer style strumming will inspire guitarists of all levels. The tutorial includes six magnificent arrangements of: Rosie Anderson The Shearing's Not For You Bogie's Bonnie Belle Pretty Saro Long Steel Rail and Santa Cruz . This intermediate level tutorial DVD also includes the music and tablature for the featured songs. Bring depth tone and open-string magic to your solo arrangements.Acclaimed British guitarist Martin Simpson teaches dropped-D and altered-G tunings to bring out the widest possible harmonic range on the guitar. His fingerstyle playing combined with his unique guitar frailing and clawhammer style strumming will inspire guitarists of all levels. The tutorial includes six magnificent arrangements of: Rosie Anderson The Shearing's Not For You Bogie's Bonnie Belle Pretty Saro Long Steel Rail and Santa Cruz . This intermediate level tutorial DVD also includes the music and tablature for the featured songs. Bring depth tone and open-string magic to your solo arrangements.

In this follow-up to the first DVD this lesson gets the student into some real fiddle playing! The Bulla family's friendly and enthusiastic teaching method is perfect for Fiddlers aged 6-12 and offers encouragement and inispiration as well giving insightful tips. Learn three well-known fiddle tunes in small sections and manageable steps. Old Joe Clark Tennessee Waltz and Devil's Dream . In this follow-up to the first DVD this lesson gets the student into some real fiddle playing! The Bulla family's friendly and enthusiastic teaching method is perfect for Fiddlers aged 6-12 and offers encouragement and inispiration as well giving insightful tips. Learn three well-known fiddle tunes in small sections and manageable steps. Old Joe Clark Tennessee Waltz and Devil's Dream .

Master the heart-warming sounds of the country Harmonica with this comprehensive tutorial. Starting from your first few notes this DVD will guide you as you learn the phrasing blowing patterns and bending techniques that characterise the sound of an authentic Harmonica melody. Peter 'Madcat' Ruth shows you basic breathing patterns that then become the basic 'Train Rhythm' of Harmonica comping. Ruth also demonstrates a variety of hand positions that will enable you to master a good vibrato and the 'Wah Wah' sound. Such techniques are useless without a good tune to play and Ruth shows you some of his campfire favourites including Down In The Valley and Camptown Races .

Popular singer/songwriter David Wilcox is renowned for inventive fingerstyle accompaniments to his original songs. Using a variety of unusual tunings David shows how he provides rich harmonics and counterpoints to accompany hisincisive lyrics. Teaches nine of his popular songs: Eye of the Hurricane Rusty Old American Dream New World Language of the Heart Distant Water Spin and more. Great insights - a must for all guitarists! Intermediatelevel. Includes booklet. 80 minutes.Popular singer/songwriter David Wilcox presents his unique and unusual fingerstyle accompaniments to his original songs. Using a variety of open tunings Wilcox demonstrates how to fill your chords with rich harmonics and counterpoints that will transform your accompaniments from standard strum-alongs to complete musical arrangements. Through performing and dissecting several of his most popular songs Wilcox shows how being a accompanying guitarist can be as exciting and as intricate as being a soloist.

A fun easy approach to beginning guitar for kids aged 5-10 by Jessica Baron Turner. Using SmartStart Open string tuning you can make a pleasing musical sound simply by strumming across the strings meaning you can play and sing along with Jessica and her two young friends almost immediately. By learning a few simple chord positions ('Easy D' 'Easy C' and 'Easy D minor') you will be able to play many well-known songs using different strums and rhythms. This DVD is designed for use at home or in the general music classroom it will quickly get beginner guitarists playing regardless of experience.A fun easy approach to beginning guitar for kids aged 5-10 by Jessica Baron Turner. Using SmartStart Open string tuning you can make a pleasing musical sound simply by strumming across the strings meaning you can play and sing along with Jessica and her two young friends almost immediately. By learning a few simple chord positions ('Easy D' 'Easy C' and 'Easy D minor') you will be able to play many well-known songs using different strums and rhythms. This DVD is designed for use at home or in the general music classroom it will quickly get beginner guitarists playing regardless of experience.

Learn to play a variety of fantastic tunes as you master the challenging techniques of the Dobro with this second accessible DVD tutorial by Dobro master Stacy Phillips. In this more advanced lesson your repertoire of techniques is extended to include drones rolls and scale patterns this time with an emphasis on bar slants and string pulls. These powerful techniques give you the ability to play more complex chords and to create distinctive effects including some stunning pedal steel-like licks. Four tunes are taught in detail. Cherokee Shuffle and Bill Cheatham emphasise the skills you need to arrange fiddle tunes for Dobro. Kentucky Waltz looks at working forward andreverse slants into your solos and other areas of your repertoire. Finally Last Rose Of Autumn combines everything you've learned in a single complex instrumental. Amass an arsenal of techniques by learning some magical songs all of which will transform and inspire you Dobro playing. Learn to play a variety of fantastic tunes as you master the challenging techniques of the Dobro with this second accessible DVD tutorial by Dobro master Stacy Phillips. In this more advanced lesson your repertoire of techniques is extended to include drones rolls and scale patterns this time with an emphasis on bar slants and string pulls. These powerful techniques give you the ability to play more complex chords and to create distinctive effects including some stunning pedal steel-like licks. Four tunes are taught in detail. Cherokee Shuffle and Bill Cheatham emphasise the skills you need to arrange fiddle tunes for Dobro. KentuckyWaltz looks at working forward and reverse slants into your solos and other areas of your repertoire. Finally Last Rose Of Autumn combines everything you've learned in a single complex instrumental. Amass an arsenal of techniques by learning some magical songs all of which will transform and inspire you Dobro playing.

Blues And Country Fingerpicking-This terrific compilation features lessons at a variety of levels – from beginner to advanced – by some of Homespun’s most celebrated pickers. Each segment covers a complete song or instrumental that will expand your repertoire improve your technique and enhance your musical knowledge. These lessons cover the steady bass and syncopated melody of the Piedmont blues players (Roy Book Binder and John Jackson): the muffled bass and swingy chords of Travis-style pickers (Thom Bresh and Doc Watson): the strumming and pounding of Delta blues stylists (Rory Block) and the banjo-like rolls and single-string approach of more bluegrass oriented fingerpickers (Eddie Adcock).This terrific compilation features lessons at a variety of levels – from beginner to advanced – by some of Homespun’s most celebrated pickers. Each segment covers a complete song or instrumental that will expand your repertoire improve your technique and enhance your musical knowledge. These lessons cover the steady bass and syncopated melody of the Piedmont blues players (Roy Book Binder and John Jackson); the muffled bass and swingy chords of Travis-style pickers (Thom Bresh and Doc Watson); the strumming and pounding of Delta blues stylists (Rory Block); and the banjo-like rolls and single-string approach of more bluegrass oriented fingerpickers (Eddie Adcock).

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DVD One: From the Beginning-Steve Kaufman's 101-level beginner's course details all the essential bluegrass flatpicking techniques for getting new players off to a great start. Steve covers both lead and chord playing and explains how to get good clarity in picking and fretting. Songs: Cripple Creek - Hand Me Down My Walking Cane - The Wildwood Flower - The Wayfaring Stranger - Eighth of January - Bully of the Town. Includes music and tab. 65 minutes. Steve Kaufman's comprehensive '101-level course' lays down all the groundwork needed to really dig into the flatpicking style. He starts at the beginning with close-up examinations of how to hold and use the pick the distinctions between lead and chord playing and how to get good clarity from your hand positions. Steve introduces you to a variety of essential techniques and skills concentrating on the pick and the finer points of strumming and accompanying vocals. His detailed instruction will help you develop your mastery of ringing and sustain notes ahmmer-ons pull-offs note bending C runs and other skills. With this method you get ampleopportunity to advance at your own pace. You'll play along with Steve on slow renditions of popular flatpicking tunes gradually working up to regular speed;

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