Here is a lesson that’s packed with dozens of time-tested musical phrases that will help you become a strong lead guitarist. Even beginners will be able to start playing hot licks over blues changes. As the phrases get more advanced you’ll start to use slides bends hammer-ons pull-offs and other techniques to increase your speed and dexterity. Each riff is played slowly and then at the speed to give you a feel for how it sounds in context. Jeff Pevar (currently playing guitar with David Crosby) joins Artie to demonstrate how two players jamming together would use these lead lines in blues progressions. Once you’ve got the basics down you’ll learn to put severalriffs together to create a complete blues solo. A demonstration of minor key jazz-blues phrases will round out your repertoire of licks and will allow you to create hot solos or jam on blues changes with your friends. This lesson will be of value both to beginners who want to get a jump on lead guitar as well as intermediate players who want to increase their knowledge of the fingerboard. Artie Traum has been a performer recording artist producer composer and session player for more than thirty years. His CD Letters From Joubee was #1 on the smooth jazz radio charts for six weeks. Artie has toured and recorded with his brother Happy Traum and has played guitar with The Band Livingston Taylor Tony Levin Michael Franks John Sebastian Sam Bush David Grisman and many other top recording artists. His recent recordings are on Narada and Roaring Stream Records. In addition to his busy concert and recording schedule Artie is a popular clinician for Taylor Guitars. Includes music and tab

Discover the unusual and highly characteristic guitar style of Corey Harris that straddles the traditions of the Mississippi Blues and the sounds of African folk guitar. In this special DVD Harris showcases the similarities and differences between these two styles both rich in musical heritage and cultural significance. He teaches classic and original fingerpicking and slide guitar pieces as well as two songs he learned in Mali. By combining the styles of these two cultures Harris has developed an approach to the Blues that as resonant and evocative as it is unique.Discover the unusual and highly characteristic guitar style of Corey Harris that straddles the traditions of the Mississippi Blues and the sounds of African folk guitar. In this special DVD Harris showcases the similarities and differences between these two styles both rich in musical heritage and cultural significance. He teaches classic and original fingerpicking and slide guitar pieces as well as two songs he learned in Mali. By combining the styles of these two cultures Harris has developed an approach to the Blues that as resonant and evocative as it is unique.

DVD Two: Intermediate-Bob explores clawhammer intricacies for players ready to move beyond the basics. Covers: drop-thumb double C-tuning hammer-ons pull-offs slides variations endings and more. Includes advice on choosing a banjo plus the songs: Arkansas Traveler - Cluck Old Hen - The Eighth of January - Sally Goodin. Each tune is broken down step-by-step. 50 MIN. - INCLUDES TAB - LEVEL 2 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 familiar 'Arkansas Traveler'. Turning to G modal tuning he dissects the old time standard 'Cluck Old Hen' then re-introduces double-C tuning with another repertoire favourite 'The Eighth Of January'. Finally the essential 'Sally Goodin' brings together all the tricks and techniques you've learned sofar in one great tune.

Two undisputed giants in the field of bluegrass guitar pass on the techniques musical insights and wisdom they have gained through decades of experience. Intermediate guitarists will be guided by Peter’s rich rhythm playing while more advanced pickers will learn from Tony’s unique chord inversions licks and mind-bending solos. Two undisputed giants in the field of bluegrass guitar pass on the techniques musical insights and wisdom they have gained through decades of experience. Intermediate guitarists will be guided by Peter’s rich rhythm playing while more advanced pickers will learn from Tony’s unique chord inversions licks and mind-bending solos.

Solo guitarist and studio musician Peter Huttlinger outlines his method for effective and consistent practice techniques. He includes numerous drills exercises scales metronome use and other regimens for guitarists who want to solve problems and make greater strides in improving their musical skill level. 90-MIN. DVD OR VIDEO - INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB - LEVEL 2 Peter Huttlinger's amazing guitar technique was developed over the years through good practice and exercise regimens. As a guitar teacher with more than sixteen years experience he knows that the most important thing players need is guidance in their practicing routine. This is a lesson that will benefit all guitarists regardless of the level you are starting from. Pete's invaluable advice and insider's tips will help you improve your timing strengthen your hands and play with precision speed power and rhythmic sophistication. By following this method you'll learn how to isolate the problem phrases in a piece of music use a metronome to build solid rhythm increase your picking speed (flatpick or finger style) train your 'muscle theory' and lean how to manage your practice times for sure results. Pete provides numerous scales and exercises to help you gain fingerboard knowledge limber your fingers and develop right-and left-hand coordination. Finally you'll put it all to practical use by learning to conquer a dazzling instrumental The Monaghan Jig . Pete takes the piece apart phrase showing you how to get spectacular results using his practice methods. Over the years Peter Huttlinger has established himself as a topnotch session player composer arranger songwriter and sideman. The Berklee graduate has been a featured artist with the San Diego and Houston symphonies and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra and has performed on numerous Grammy winning and nominated projects. In 2000 he won first place in the prestigious National Fingerstyle Championship in Winkfield Kansas. Pete toured recorded and performed with John Denver from 1984 until the singer's death in 1997. He has also written music for HBO PBs ESPN and many other networks. His 2003 release Naked Pop is on Steve Vai's Favored Nations label.

The award-winning fiddler from the hit band BeauSoleil breaks down the slurs harmonies ornaments and other stylistic devices that give Cajun music its distinctive sound. He teaches over a dozen waltzes two-steps blues and breakdowns including: Allons a Lafayette - Ma ChÞre Bébé Creole - Jolie Blonde - ChÞre Toot Toot - Johnny Can't Dance - Lake Arthur Stomp - and others. Includes music booklet. 90 minutes. The powerful rhythms of the Louisiana Cajun tradition can be found all over the world and this special DVD tutorial gives you a head start in playing the Cajun-style fiddle. The zesty flavours of this distinctive musical genre will blend seamlessly with country rock and jazz tunes adding a unique spice to your tunes and improvisations. Celebrated Cajun fiddle star Michael Doucet provides a guide to the characteristic tonalities and techniques including authentic slurs harmonies ornaments and other devices. You'll learn more than a dozen waltzes two-steps blues and breakdowns all taught with a deep knowledge and respect for this most vibrant and exciting musicaltradition.

This basic lesson is for guitarists who want to add the jazzy chords and samba rhythms of Bossa Nova to their Guitar playing. These techniques can be used to add distinctive new colours and feels to any song and will be a great start for anyone wanting to get into new musical genres.

DVD One - Starting Out-The one-row button accordion creates the defining sound that drives the waltzes and two-steps beloved by enthusiasts of Cajun music. Dirk Powell's step-by-step approach makes it easy to start playing immediately. He teaches how tohold the instrument use the bellows find the notes and play double (octaves) - the essence of the Cajun style. Includes detailed instruction for playing some of the most popular Cajun dance tunes: La Valse deQuatre-vingt-dix-neuf Ans (The 99 Year Waltz) The High Point Two-Step Johnny Can't Dance. 75-MIN. DVD INCLUDES LYRICS NOVICE LEVEL.Dirk Powell's Learn To Play Cajun Accordion 1 is a complete beginners method to playing beloved instrument and the driving force behind Cajun tunes. Perfect for novice players or those just starting out Dirk unravels all the basics and explains clearly how to hold the Accordion use the bellows find the notes and the importance of double octaves. With a selection of repertoire pieces from the Cajun style and all the tools you'll need to start playing what are you waiting for - squeeze away!

DVD One: The Basics-Grab your five-string banjo and get ready to frail! Bob covers all the basics of traditional clawhammer style: hammer-ons pull-offs chords scales tunings right-hand essentials slides double-thumbing the fifth string and more. Songs include: Shortenin' Bread - Cripple Creek - Liberty - Soldier's Joy. 60 MIN. - INCLUDES TAB - LEVEL 1 Grab your five-string banjo and get ready to frail! Bob Carlin starts at ground zero and covers all the basics of the traditional clawhammer style. You'll soon learn all the essentials needed to figure out almost any tune.

Young Fiddle virtuosos Luke and Jenny Anne Bulla present a highly innovative and practical approach to playing the Fiddle with Kids teaching kids . Enjoyable and easy to follow this instructional DVD introduces all the skills needed to play Boil the Cabbage Down and to be ready for more advanced studies. Suitable for any young Fiddlers aged 6-12 this first lesson features: Tuning Up Bow Technique Playing First Notes Proper Hand Position and Posture And all other essential skills for beginners.Young Fiddle virtuosos Luke and Jenny Anne Bulla present a highly innovative and practical approach to playing the Fiddle with Kids teaching kids . Enjoyable and easy to follow this instructional DVD introduces all the skills needed to play Boil the Cabbage Down and to be ready for more advanced studies. Suitable for any young Fiddlers aged 6-12 this first lesson features: Tuning Up Bow Technique Playing First Notes Proper Hand Position and Posture And all other essential skills for beginners.

Creating Easy Song Arrangements-The compelling mysteries of solo guitar arrangements are now easier to understand than ever before. Renowned guitarist and celebrated tutor Happy Traum takes a handful of traditional songs and shows you how to transform them into magical solo arrangements. You will discover interesting picking patterns altered chords and substitutions ornamentation harmonised scales and much more. By breaking the technique down into building blocks and fundamental patterns you will soon be developing your own personal solo style and you'll be amazed at what can be done with even the simplest folk melody! Get the most from this absorbing and highly individual approach to the guitar withthis superb tutorial from one of the best in the business. Full music and tablature are included. Happy Traum has created the Guitar Building Blocks series of lessons to help learning players develop essential guitar technique. Each of these DVDs concentrates on a specific 'building block' allowing you to delve deeply into just those areas that you need to strengthen. The Building Blocks series gives you a solid foundation upon which to base your future guitar studies. The compelling mysteries of solo guitar arrangements are now easier to understand than ever before. Renowned guitarist and celebrated tutor Happy Traum takes a handful of traditional songs and shows you how to transform them into magical solo arrangements. You will discover interesting picking patterns altered chords and substitutions ornamentation harmonised scales and much more. By breaking the technique down into building blocks and fundamental patterns you will soon be developing your own personal solo style and you'll be amazed at what can be done with even the simplest folk melody! Get the most from this absorbing and highly individual approach to the guitarwith this superb tutorial from one of the best in the business. Full music and tablature are included. Happy Traum has created the Guitar Building Blocks series of lessons to help learning players develop essential guitar technique. Each of these DVDs concentrates on a specific 'building block' allowing you to delve deeply into just those areas that you need to strengthen. The Building Blocks series gives you a solid foundation upon which to base your future guitar studies.

Butch Baldassari provides a solid introduction on how to play the mandolin. You will learn how to hold and tune the instrument and play basic scales & chords - soon you'll be picking out melodies to classic bluegrass tunes.

taught by Bill Keith Pete Wernick Tony Trischka Eddie Adcock Don Wayne Reno Sonny Osborne and Ralph Stanley This terrific compilation features instruction by some of Homespun's most celebrated banjo pickers. The lesson segments progress from very basic to advanced and will give players a full range of bluegrass banjo techniques. Tunes include: Soldier's Joy · John Hardy · Little Rock Getaway · El Randa · Turkey Knob · and Little Maggie. ALL LEVELS · INCLUDES TAB · 90 MIN.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 sample lessons before purchasing any of these DVDs in full. Taught by seven of the most celebrated pickers this collection will expand your repertoire improve your technique and enhance your musical knowledge. Before long you'll be tackling everything from working onyour basic rolls to playing hot bluegrass solos.

2-DVD Set-These two lessons will give learning players all the tools they'll need to master the resonator guitar. Rob Ickes Dobro Player of the Year from 1996-1999 covers everything from fine-tuning the strings to picking style bar position bluegrass back-up technique and how to achieve good tone timing and volume control. He provides several exercises as well as insights into his own warm-up regimens. 2-DVD SET - INCLUDES TAB - LEVEL 2/3 Award-winning instrumentalist Rob Ickes has created a comprehensove course to help you master all aspects of the resonator guitar from bar tachnique to fingerpicking rolls. He covers ererything you'll need to hold your own in a bluegrass band from a fine-tuning the strings to achieving good tone timing and volume control. You'll learn correct hand positions for fast and clean playing powerful forward and reverse right hand rolls basic music theory and all aspects of good bar techniques. With Jim Hurst on vocal and guitar you'll gain an understanding of how to play back-up rhythm and fills behind a vocalist create effective solos build chords andscales and much more. Rob teaches or demonstrates several great tunes including Will the circle be unbroken Dixie Hoedown Ol' Dangerfield Sailin' To Hawaii Monrobro Reuben How great Thou Art and Flat Lonesome . Whether you want to play bluegrass or explore country blues Hawaiian or other styles these DVDs will get you on the right track-fast.

Take a lesson with the father of rock and roll piano and with this DVD take a rare close-up look at Johnnie Johnson's style and technique. Johnson was the pianist on all of Chuck Berry's hits and with his warm personality and a unique overhead camera angle to supply a players perspective this is a fabulous new method fo blues and rock piano enthusiasts. You'll learn chop bass rolling bass lines and improvising chordal figures and lead lines and watch Johnnie perform a variety of classic blues styles as well as interviews and conversation which reveals his styles and techniques. This DVD lesson will provide valuable insights into Johnson's musical ideas and willhelop you build a repertoire of bass patterns treble licks and complete instrumental solos for blues boogie-woogie or rock and roll piano.

One of the hottest guitarists on the Irish scene today breaks apart his accompaniment style for the learning player. He demonstrates his complex strumming patterns and shows how to add interest and depth to a basic three-chord tune by using substitutions to change the underlying harmonic structure. More than a dozen great reels jigs and hornpipes are analyzed rhythmically including: Crowley's The Mountain Road Craig's Pipes The Gooseberry Bush Gallagher's Frolics Mist Covered Mountain Langstrom's Pony Humours of Whiskey Banks of Loch Gamhna Return to Camden Town Fermoy Lasses The Girl That Broke MyHeart Chief O'Neill's Hornpipe Tim Henry's Favorite The Pullet. 85-MIN. DVD INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB LEVEL 3 John Doyle's powerful accompaniment style includes strumming patterns moving bass lines palm damping backbeats accents and syncopations that drive a tune forward. By using minor chords and substitutions he can add interest movement and depth to a basic three-chord tune. This exciting lesson shows both simple arrangements and complex rhythms chord shapes and progressions to enable you to get a traditional band to really rock! Using dropped-D tuning John teaches rhythmic accompaniments to reels jigs slip jigs and hornpipes. With John Williams playing the melodies on button accordion he goes over each tune both slowly and up-to-speed developing dynamic chordprogressions and rhythmic flourishes as he goes. You'll learn the accompaniments to more than a dozen great tunes including 'Crowley's' 'The Mountain Road' 'Craig's Pipes' 'The Gooseberry Bush' 'Gallagher's Frollics' 'Mist Covered Mountain' 'Langstrom's Pony' Humours Of Whiskey' 'Banks Of Loch Gamhna' 'Return To Camden Town' 'The Fermoy Lasses' 'The Girl That Broke My Heart'.

with Nick Forster Guitar; Michael Kang Fiddle; Ben Kaufman Bass; Sally Van Meter Dobro; Eric Walser Mandolin; Pete Wernick Banjo; Joan Nondi Wernick Vocals Pete Wernick created this video jam session so that novice guitar banjo mandolin fiddle Dobro or bass players of any level can get ready for the real thing by playing along with Pete and his exciting all-star jam band. The band runs through 16 classic bluegrass songs and instrumentals while Pete teaches the ins and outs of jam etiquette the basics of music theory how to make up harmony vocals using the number system for calling out changes and lots more invaluable advice. DVD EXTRA! Clicking the remote's anglebutton provides a close-up of the guitar player's left hand so you can follow the song's chord changes. 105-MIN. DVD · LEVEL 2 · INCLUDES LYRICS + CHORDS DVD edition of this expert tutorial from Pete Wernick (aka 'Doctor Banjo') in which he and his band teach novice players and pickers how to jam. The details of 'jam etiquette' basics of music theory signalling kick-offs and endings using the 'number system' for calling out changes and many more topics are covered in depth.

Recorded at the famed Merle Watson Memorial Festival in Wilkesboro NC this DVD captures Doc Watson teaching some of the most requested fingerpicking and flatpicking tunes in his vast repertoire. With his characteristic good humor Doc provides an intimate look into the guitar technique musical philosophy and fine musicianship for which he is known and loved worldwide. Clear explanations and demonstrations help players learn his definitive arrangements of: Deep River Blues · Bluebell · Southbound · Black Mountain Rag · Georgie · Way Downtown · Don't Let Your Deal Go Down · Blue Railroad Train · Windy and Warm · Beaumont Rag · East Tennessee Blues · The Cuckoo.90-MIN. DVD · LEVEL 4 · INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB This DVD captures influential country/folk guitarist Doc Watson in a special guitar workshop teaching the most requested fingerpicking and flatpicking songs and instrumentals in his vast repertoire.

Here's a unique chance to take an intimate lesson with a true blues great and long time sideman to the legendary Howlin' Wolf Hubert Sumlin. Sumlin's sharp-edged solos and screaming riffs have graced recordings by some of the very best blues stars including Eric Clapton Willie Dixon and Sunnyland Slim and the longevity of his career with Howlin' Wolf means his distinctive tone is now as integral to the Wolf sound as the voice of the formidable bluesman himself. He has long been acknowledged as a vital influence by such groundbreaking guitar pioneers as Jimmy Page and Keith Richards as well as by mavericks such as Zappa and Hendrix. Introduced by Jimmy Vivino and backed by a stellar rhythm section featuring The Band's Levon Helm with David Johnson and Michael Merritt Hubert sheds light on his traditional Mississippi-based fingerpicking blues style. Discover the licks that helped to define a musical era slowed down and demonstrated in detail by the man himself. Sumlin breaks down some of Wolf's best tunes including Smokestack Lightning Forty Four and Hidden Charms . A special treat for blues lovers and learning guitarists everywhere!

Learn five classic blues songs especially arranged for intermediate-level guitarists who want to explore exciting new styles and repertoire. Mary Flower's clear step-by-step instruction will make these pieces fun to play for anyone with some prior knowledge of blues fingerpicking techniques. Mary starts off with Leroy Carr's Papa's in the Housetop first strumming the basic chords to get you quickly into the tune. She teaches you how to play the melody on the high strings then adds harmony notes and finally finishes the arrangement with a hot New Orleans bass line. She then launches into equally detailed instruction for Bessie Smith's Backwater Blues with moving bassesand unusual harmonies: Memphis Minnie's Black Rat Swing played in both standard and open D tunings: Jimmy Oden's Going Down Slow a 12-bar shuffle/groove blues using a combination of Charlie Patton and Jimi Hendrix licks and New Orleans Hop Scop Blues another great Bessie Smith ragtime blues. Mary Flower's arrangements are challenging fun to play and filled with musical ideas that will inspire you and add great songs to your blues repertoire. Learn five classic blues songs especially arranged for intermediate-level guitarists who want to explore exciting new styles and repertoire. Mary Flower's clear step-by-step instruction will make these pieces fun to play for anyone with some prior knowledge of blues fingerpicking techniques. Mary starts off with Leroy Carr's Papa's in the Housetop first strumming the basic chords to get you quickly into the tune. She teaches you how to play the melody on the high strings then adds harmony notes and finally finishes the arrangement with a hot New Orleans bass line. She then launches into equally detailed instruction for Bessie Smith's BackwaterBlues with moving basses and unusual harmonies; Memphis Minnie's Black Rat Swing played in both standard and open D tunings; Jimmy Oden's Going Down Slow a 12-bar shuffle/groove blues using a combination of Charlie Patton and Jimi Hendrix licks; and New Orleans Hop Scop Blues another great Bessie Smith ragtime blues. Mary Flower's arrangements are challenging fun to play and filled with musical ideas that will inspire you and add great songs to your blues repertoire.