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Banjo for dummies, by Bill Evans

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Banjo for dummies

by Bill Evans

Play your way to banjo-playing expertise Traditionally associated with country, folk, and bluegrass music, the banjo is accessible to anyone with the patience and willpower to learn it. This second edition of Banjo For Dummies does the rest of the work for you with updated practice lessons, teaching techniques, and step-by-step examples. With this guide, you will learn tips and techniques for selecting the right instruments and accessories, how to develop correct hand position and posture, and how to tune, care for, and make simple repairs to the instrument. An updated multimedia component features companion audio tracks and complementary video lessons that cement the concepts readers gain during their reading. Written by Bill Evans, an accomplished five-string banjo player, teacher, writer, and historian Includes access to "how-to" videos on Dummies.com Ideal for anyone who wants to learn to play this classic instrument For musicians hoping to lend their art an edge or interested learners looking to pick up a unique skill, Banjo For Dummies is a must-have, straightforward guide to success

Machine generated contents note: About This Book -- Foolish Assumptions -- Icons Used in This Book -- Beyond the Book -- Where to Go from Here -- pt. I The Amazing Five-String Banjo -- ch. 1 You Want to Play What?: Banjo Basics -- Getting into Banjo -- Loving that amazing sound -- Becoming a true believer -- Identifying Different Kinds of Banjos -- Five-string banjo: The subject of this book -- Tenor and plectrum banjos: Look for another book -- Knowing the Parts of a Banjo -- Looking at the neck -- Checking out the pot -- Picking up string vibrations -- Becoming a Banjo Player -- Making wise purchase choices -- Tuning and holding your banjo -- Fretting chords with the left hand -- Playing authentic right- and left-hand patterns -- Practicing some real tunes -- Jamming in good company -- Meeting other banjo lovers -- Keeping your banjo sounding great -- ch. 2 Tuning Your Banjo -- G Tuning: Getting Your Strings in Order -- Relative Tuning: Tuning the Banjo to Itself --

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