Banjo For Dummies: Book + Online Video and Audio Instruction [Paperback]

Heres the quick way to get?pickin with the best of em?

The banjo is?both?a staple of old-time music and?an instrument that makes?frequent cameos in todays chart toppers. Whatever your musical leanings,?Banjo?For?Dummies?will show you how to pick your way around your instrument, even if you have zero musical?background! With a little practiceand the easy-to-follow instructions in this bookyou can?learn your way around the?banjo, try out?various musical?styles, and?discover what banjo culture is all about.?

Think of this?For Dummies?guide as your personal banjo tutor, as you learn how to buy, tune, hold, play, and have fun with your five-string.?You can also go beyond the book with online video lessons and audio files that will get you picking even faster.?Follow the guidance of respected banjo?performer Bill Evans and soon you may find yourself?jamming with?a?band or rubbing elbows with the pros at your local bluegrass festival.??

• Learn the basics of banjo: how to strum chords, pick notes, and read tablature?
• Add new styles to your repertoire, including clawhammer, three-finger styles, vamping, and classic banjo?
• Play bluegrass music and learn how to network at festivals?
• Choose the banjo and accessories that work for you, and discover how to keep them in good shape?

Banjo?For?Dummies?is?for?anyone?who want to learn?to play?the?five-string?banjo or brush up on banjo-playing skills. No experience required!?

Introduction 1

About This Book 1

Foolish Assumptions 2

Icons Used in This Book 3

Beyond the Book 3

Where to Go from Here 4

Part 1: The Amazing Five-String Bl³6