Ragtime, Blues & Jazz for Banjo

Ragtime, Blues & Jazz for Banjo
Author: Fred Sokolow
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2010-10-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1609749901

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If you are a banjo player whose enjoyment of music isn't limited to bluegrass and country, you'll find this collection of tunes fun and sometimes challenging. Contains ragtime, blues, old-time jazz, and bluegrass blues, G tuning. Banjo tab. for five-string banjo.

Mel Bay's Ragtime, Blues & Jazz for Banjo

Mel Bay's Ragtime, Blues & Jazz for Banjo
Author: Fred Sokolow
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1983-05
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781562224127

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If you are a banjo player whose enjoyment of music isn't limited to bluegrass and country, you'll find this collection of tunes fun and sometimes challenging. Contains ragtime, blues, old-time jazz, and bluegrass blues, G tuning. Banjo tab. **For five-string banjo.

Dixieland Jazz Banjo

Dixieland Jazz Banjo
Author: Hal Leonard Corp.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2015-01-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1495016188

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(Banjo). Tenor and plectrum banjos are key ingredients of Dixieland jazz music. The bright percussive chord strums and flashy tremolo picking glissandos help define the genre. In the 1920s, when Dixieland jazz was at its zenith, the four-string banjo was the fretted instrument of choice because it could easily be heard above the simultaneous improv of the band's clarinet, cornet, saxophone, and trombone frontline. (Electric guitars were not invented until a decade later.) The chord voicings in these expertly crafted arrangements were selected so that the melody notes were always within reach to enable the user to play chord/melody style if desired. The lead sheets consist of lyrics and two sets of chord diagrams tenor and plectrum positioned throughout the arrangements. This collection of 45 songs includes: Ain't Misbehavin' * Alexander's Ragtime Band * Basin Street Blues * Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home * Honeysuckle Rose * I Got Rhythm * Lazy River * St. Louis Blues * Sweet Georgia Brown * 'Way down Yonder in New Orleans * and more.

Blues Banjo

Blues Banjo
Author: Fred Sokolow
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 107
Release: 2014-10-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1495009475

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(Banjo). Best-selling author Fred Sokolow teaches you how to play blues on the banjo with this instructional book and audio pack! You'll learn: how to play the blues in several banjo tunings; how to play in the styles of blues greats like Mississippi John Hurt, Lightnin' Hopins, B.B. King, Skip James, and many more; licks, scales, chords, turnarounds and boogie backup; several approaches to soloing; how to ad lib blues licks and solos in any key; how to play the blues up and down the neck; and more. Includes these classic blues tunes: Ain't Nobody's Business * Careless Love * Frankie and Johnny * John Henry * The Midnight Special * Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out * See See Rider * St. James Infirmary Blues * St. Louis Blues * and more. Also includes chord grids, standard notation and tablature, audio tracks for all the songs, licks and exercises in the book, with banjo and vocals.

Ragtime Banjo For Tenor or Plectrum Banjo

Ragtime Banjo For Tenor or Plectrum Banjo
Author: Mel Bay
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 33
Release: 2010-10-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1609746694

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Ragtime music has a character all its own. While it lends itself ideally to a variety of settings and moods, it always maintains its unique joyful feeling. the banjo is an instrument ideally suited for ragtime. the bright crisp banjo sound truly adds a new dimension to the ragtime feeling. Mel Bay and Roy Smeck have teamed together in arranging a variety of Scott Joplin and some original rags. All of the music contained herein can be played by tenor, plectrum, or 5-string banjo. It is with great pleasure that we present the joyful sound of Ragtime Banjo! Standard notation only.

On the Outside Looking Out: 5-String Banjo Beyond Bluegrass

On the Outside Looking Out: 5-String Banjo Beyond Bluegrass
Author: Leon Hunt
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2016-01-14
Genre: Music
ISBN: 161911562X

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There's no getting away from it, the 5-string banjo is about as American as apple pie. This poses something of a conundrum for those who love the instrument, but don't wish to be confined to bluegrass music. My own motives for straying musically were born out of necessity, but now the enjoyment and exploration of new musical styles are what guides me. This book and accompanying online video are intended to help anyone who also wants to take their banjo playing to new exciting places. Includes access to online video

Fretboard Roadmaps

Fretboard Roadmaps
Author: Fred Sokolow
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2007-02-01
Genre: Music
ISBN: 9781423413523

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(Guitar Educational). The updated edition of this bestseller features more songs, updated lessons, and a full audio CD! This book will show you how to play lead and rhythm anywhere on the fretboard, in any key; play a variety of lead guitar styles; play chords and progressions anywhere on the fretboard; expand your chord vocabulary; and learn to think musically the way the pros do. Each chapter presents a pattern and shows how to use it, along with playing tips and guitar insights. Absolute beginners can follow the diagrams and instruction, and intermediate to advanced players can use the chapters non-sequentially to increase their understanding of the guitar.

Banjo Method

Banjo Method
Author: FRANK BRADBURY
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2010-10-07
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1609747801

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This book, written for those with no prior musical experience, is the definitive text for learning C-tuning concert, or classic-style 5-string banjo. Written by the late Frank Bradbury, Banjo Method provides a thorough grounding in music theory and note reading, along with a complete presentation of Mr. Bradbury's unique 5-string concert banjo technique and outstanding solo and duet arrangements by various artists. the technique described here is radically different from that found in other books about the 5-string banjo, and no tablature is used. No plastic or metal picks are used on the right-hand fingers, nor are the fingernails used, but rather the bare fingertips. the hand positions recommended by Mr. Bradbury are not unlike those of a classical guitarist. All in all, this is an uncommon, but valid approach to solo banjo technique. Online audio of select pieces and exercises featuring Rob MacKillop now available.

Banjo Picking Tunes - Early Music Gems

Banjo Picking Tunes - Early Music Gems
Author: Lluís Gómez
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2021-07-14
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1513459627

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The primal pluck of the banjo fits right into the rustic character of Early Music. By combining these elements in artful arrangements in the 3-finger style, Lluís Gómez has brought new life to these Early Music Gems. These pieces seem to have been calling out for the banjo all along. Once you hear them played on the 5-string banjo, it will be hard to imagine them being played any other way. -John Bullard Arranged in tablature only for the 5-string banjo in gDGBD tuning. Includes access to online audio of all 34 selections as performed by the author.

Welcome to Jazz

Welcome to Jazz
Author: Carolyn Sloan
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Total Pages: 35
Release: 2019-10-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1523506881

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AN INTERACTIVE, SWING-ALONG PICTURE BOOK—WITH 12 SOUND CHIPS! Are you ready to swing? Discover the wonders of jazz: How to get in the groove, what it means to play a solo, and the joy of singing along in a call-and-response. In this interactive swing-along picture book with 12 sound chips, you’ll hear the instruments of jazz—the rhythm section with its banjo, drums, and tuba, and the leads, like the clarinet, trumpet, and trombone. And you’ll hear singers scat, improvising melodies with nonsense syllables like be-bop and doo-we-ah! Along the way, you’ll learn how this unique African American art form started in New Orleans, and how jazz changed over time as innovative musicians like King Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Billie Holiday added their own ideas to it. Press the buttons to hear the band, the rhythms, and the singer calling out: “OH WHEN THE SAINTS—oh when the saints…”