Instructional DVD for 5-String Banjo
"Intro to the 5-String Banjo" Video
by Mickey Cochran
We're proud to say, this is the first instructional DVD, we know of, on 5-String Banjo that encompasses most all styles of music. Teaching the stark beginner how to play chord progressions and jam with others. A truly fun DVD that will inspire you to practice everyday!
LEARNING TO PLAY BANJO SHOULD BE FUN AND EASY! THIS VIDEO PROVES THIS TO BE TRUE.
Here it is! The first instructional DVD on 5-String Banjo that focuses on playing banjo within most any setting. Learn how to play banjo within most any musical genre including: bluegrass, rock, country, blues, ragtime and jazz. Let this DVD lead you by the hand through exercise after exercise and make it easy to learn further melodies on your own...this DVD will prepare you to play with others by introducing how to combine roll patterns with chord progressions and develop the technique to play fast and slow leads.
Overview
This DVD's objective is to offer a complete overview of the 5-String Banjo as it applies to most any style of music. From a basic point of view, offering set-up instructions and proper positioning for both right hand and left. With this DVD, you'll learn all of your basic chord positions, which covers two most common major keys, along with basic scale patterns. After learning how to properly use a capo, the positions you learn within the keys of G and C can easily be transposed to any key.
Chord Positions
All basic Chord positions within the two most common keys of G and C are visually presented. After learning how to transpose with a capo, you'll be able to play within any key. Not only will you learn your chord positions and keys, you will also learn how to apply right-hand roll patterns to these chord positions giving you a wide array of pattern possibilities to apply while playing with others.
A Methodology
Additionally, this DVD introduces exercises that make the learning process far less frustrating. By the time you've accomplished the exercises, melodies become far easier to tackle. Basic exercises and advanced exercises are introduced throughout the DVD establishing a strong foundation for learning many other melodies on your own. One of the most revealing segments within this DVD is "New Dimensions in Banjo" which illuminates how the 5-String Banjo applies to most any style of music including: Bluegrass, Rock, Jazz, Ragtime, Blues and Classical. Currently, there are no banjo instructional DVDs that provides such a comprehensive approach to learning 5-String Banjo within most any genre of music imaginable.
A Banjo Introduction
If you're seriously considering taking up the banjo, but are not completely sure, this DVD is a great introduction...it reveals the many possibilities of what a banjo can do...and the many styles of music the banjo can easily accomplish. Many think of the banjo as a bluegrass instrument...the banjo truly does serve well within Bluegrass settings... This DVD does establish this truth...and even goes further by revealing and demonstrating the banjo within a wide variety of settings besides Bluegrass. This DVD will convince you to pick up the banjo and inspire you to practice everyday...so, if you want, view the DVD first before buying your banjo...you'll see a wide variety of banjos being played from open-backs to beginner level resonator models which may also assist you in making a decision on which banjo to purchase.
Many Banjo Models are Demonstrated
This DVD demonstrates a wide array of banjos made by Deering including the following:
1. Deering Custom Maple Blossom
2. Deering Calico
3. Deering Goodtime Special
4. Deering Vega #2
5. Deering Crossfire Electric
6. Deering Boston
An Introduction to the 5-String Banjo DVD:
Retails: 39.95
Sale Price: 29.95
Shipping: 5.00 Any Quantity ... Any Titles
Add to Your Shopping Cart
1 Hour & 55 Minutes in Length (Almost 2 complete hours!)
Published by: Mystic West Productions |
