Become the best guitarist you can be! Russ shows you how to achieve good tone, keep solid time, use accents and syncopation, improve articulation, and improvise freely and creatively. He dissects a well-known tune (Oh! Susannah) and shows you how to start with the simplest melody and end up with a full-blown improvised solo. Other tunes include "For J.L.," "Old Joe Clark," "Dominion Reel," "Prince Charlie" and "Cowboy Calypso." Early intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 90 min.
300-DVD286
.. list $29.95 ours
$26.95
DVD - A MUSICAL JOURNEY WITH JOHN CARLINI
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Learn a smorgasbord of musical concepts designed to improve your technique and musicianship. Master teacher John Carlini covers such diverse topics as: time and the metronome, bluegrass mode, the mighty tritone/blues connection, the Coltrane/Monroe connection, Bach for the acoustic guitarist, more. His clear, easy to understand explanations will help you through the "hard" parts and the inevitable slumps. And you'll learn practice methods that will help you become a formidable player in just months! 60 min.
out-of-stock, more coming soon
196-DVD48
.. list $19.95 ours
$17.95
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DVD - ACOUSTIC GUITAR, PART 2
by Bert Casey
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Follow up to "Introduction to Acoustic Guitar" (our stock # 56-DVD102). Takes you to the next level by teaching different techniques and strums to add variety to your plying. Learn rock and country strums, arpeggios, bar chords, and how to play along with other guitarists. Play along with full band arrangements of 12 songs including "Brown Eyed Girl," "Midnight Special," "Man of Constant Sorrow," "Jamaica Farewell," more. Intermediate level. 60 min.
56-DVD109
.. list $14.95 ours
$13.45
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DVD - ADVANCED BLUEGRASS RHYTHM GUITAR
with Wyatt Rice
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Learn how it's done with the rhythm-monger from bluegrass guitar's First Family! Crosspicking and syncopated rhythms, unusual bass runs, passing chords, substitutions and inversions -- here's everything you need to establish that rock-solid rhythmic "groove" the whole band can climb aboard. Joining the fun also are Rickie Simpkins, Kenny Smith, Sammy Shelor and brother Tony Rice. 90 min.
FGM-DVD1006
$22.45
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DVD - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE 6 & 12-STRING BANJO
by Mickey Cochran
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Essentially a guitar-banjo hybrid, the 6-string banjo has served as the guitarist's answer to having a completely different voicing in one's palette. The long-time guitarist who is completely familiar with the fretboard can now emulate the banjo without having to learn a new language. Teaches tuning and both fingerstyle and flatpicking techniques for the 6 and 12-string banjo in the context of a variety of styles. With an indepth chapter on imitating a 5-string banjo. Created in association with Deering Banjos. 2 hours.
590-DVD2
.. list $39.95 ours
$35.95
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DVD - BASIC BLUEGRASS RHYTHM GUITAR
taught by Steve Kaufman
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Steve starts at the beginning - holding the pick, good tone, and playing basic bass/chord rhythm patterns. Then learn: adding bass walks, the Flatt "G run," how to alter chord shapes & add moving bass lines and more complex chord progressions. Includes note/tab booklet. 70 min.
300-DVD72
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$26.95
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DVD - BASIC COUNTRY FLATPICKING
by Dix Bruce
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Dix carefully teaches lead and backup guitar to nine classic country, bluegrass, and folk standards. He demonstrates the basic "bass note/strum" technique and shows how melodies can be integrated into known chord patterns. Learn "Wildwood Flower" and how to transpose it from G to C. Includes tab booklet, also included as a PDF file. Beginning/intermediate. 79 min.
304-DVD308
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$26.95
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DVD - BEGINNING ACOUSTIC GUITAR / FLATPICKING BLUEGRASS GUITAR: TWO DVD SET
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Save $5 off the individual prices! Includes 515-DVD10 and 515-DVD14. Each video includes several months of lessons. Vol. 1 includes simple instruction for beginning/intermediate players. Start with chords and strumming patterns. Then learn to add melody to create lead solo arrangements. Learn hammers, pull-offs, slides, tab, rhythm patterns, arpeggiated rhythm, endings, more. Bass and rhythm guitar accompaniment is provided. Volume two is designed for those who can play chords and rhythm. After a quick review of the basics, you'll learn how to combine melody note picking with chord strums to create full sounding arrangements to a variety of popular bluegrass songs. Progress into open scale flat picking and apply hammers, pull-offs, slides, and string bending to develop flashy lead picking solos. Advance to cross-picking breaks and bluegrass style endings. On both, songs are demonstrated slowly on a split screen. Includes tab booklets. 120 min.
515-DVD19SET
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$21.90
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DVD - BLUEGRASS COUNTRY
with Richard Collins
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DVD/2 CD pack. A full-length DVD and two bonus CDs featuring a full band for playalong! DVD teaches six songs: "Gold Rush," "Salt Creek," "Beaumont Rag," "Big Sky," "Just A Boogie" and "Midnight on the Water." The 14 and 12 track CDs include performance and playalong tracks for each song plus 7 tunes not on the DVD: "St. Anne's Reel," "Blackberry Blossom," "Liberty," "Over the Waterfall," "Ookpik Waltz," "Clinch Mountain Backstep" and "Red Haired Boy." Booklet includes performance notes for each song (does NOT include note/tab). Your backup band includes guitar, banjo, mandolin, bass and fiddle. 98 min.
01-DVD454
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$17.95
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DVD - BLUEGRASS GUITAR
taught by Johnny Hiland
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A classic Hot Licks title available once again! Learn bluegrass picking from one of the best there is. Johnny teaches rapid-fire flatpicking techniques including: his hi-lo/lo-hi approach to soloing, bluegrass rhythm and accents, special rhythm licks and fills, open string licks, bluegrass solos, chromatic runs, open-string banjo-style runs, more. DVD extras include a new introduction by Arlen Roth, on screen note/tab, slow motion segments in standard pitch, artist biography, discography, more. Beginning/intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 53 min.
01-DVD224
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$22.45
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DVD - BLUEGRASS GUITAR - THE RIGHT WAY IS THE EASY WAY!
with Dan Huckabee
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Get your skills and techniques started off right the first time! Incorrect technical habits severely limit speed, accuracy and tone quality. This specialized pick technique study will give you the skills necessary to become a good player quickly. Covers: details of right hand & left hand technique, hammer-ons, pull-offs, finger exercises, rhythm & strumming techniques, bass runs, more. Solos include: "Red Haired Boy," "You Are My Sunshine," "Goldrush," "Big Mon" and "Ragtime Annie." Includes tab booklet. 76 min.
196-DVD30
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$26.95
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DVD - BLUEGRASS JAMMING - A GUIDE FOR NEWCOMERS AND CLOSET PICKERS
taught by Pete Wernick
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Pete Wernick has created a "video jam session" so that players of any level or instrument can play along with some experienced musicians and get ready for the "real thing." Pete and his all-star jam band teach the ins and outs of "jam etiquette," the basics of music theory, and handy jamming hints such as signaling kick-offs and endings, watching the guitar player's left hand for the chord changes, making up harmony vocals, using the "number system" for calling out changes, and lots more! For all bluegrass instruments! Includes lyrics and chords for 17 classic bluegrass songs and instrumentals. Additional DVD feature: Clicking the remote's angle button provides a close-up of the guitar player's left hand so you can follow the chord changes. Includes booklet. 105 min.
300-DVD14
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$26.95
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DVD - BLUEGRASS RHYTHM GUITAR, VOL. 1
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Learn by ear with the Murphy Method! Add some variety to your rhythm playing with these excellent runs. Each run is taught note-by-note in Murphy's easy-to-learn style. She also shows how to fit these runs into simple three-chord bluegrass songs. Keys of G and C covered. No tab! 93 min.
285-DVD141
.. list $29.95 ours
$19.95
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DVD - BLUEGRASS SLOW JAM FOR THE TOTAL BEGINNER - A SUPER-EASY, NO-FAIL PLAY-ALONG SESSION
with Pete "Dr. Banjo" Wernick
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Anyone, with any instrument, can get into this bluegrass jam session! 17 classic songs are played at a slow, easy tempo and you only need four basic chords (G, C, D and A) to play along. Pete gives encouragement, instruction and important advice along the way. You'll get a feel for the songs, where the chords change, how to enter a group, and how to take a simple solo. "John Henry," "Pretty Fair Maid," "Little Birdie," "Shady Grove," "I'll Fly Away," "Amazing Grace," more. Your backup band features Drew Emmitt, Nick Forster, Ben Kaufman, Sally Van Meter, Joan Wernick & Nancy Steinberger. Includes booklet with lyrics & chords. 120 min.
300-DVD233
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$26.95
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DVD - EASY FLATPICKING GUITAR ARRANGEMENTS - A SONG FOR EVERY HOLIDAY
taught by Steve Kaufman
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Learn bluegrass-style arrangements of 11 songs associated with an important holiday or season. "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" (Valentine's Day), "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" (St. Patrick's Day), "America the Beautiful" (Memorial Day), "Battle Hymn of the Republic" (Fourth of July), "We Gather Together" (Thanksgiving), "Dayenu," "Who Can Retell?" (Hanukkah), "Winter Wonderland," "Jingle Bells," "We Wish You A Merry Christmas" (Christmas Season) and "Auld Lang Syne" (New Year's Eve). Most of the songs are easy to play immediately but Steve throws in enough challenges to bring your playing to a new level. Includes note/tab booklet. Beginning/intermediate. 80 min.
300-DVD269
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$26.95
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DVD - EASY GOSPEL GUITAR - BLUEGRASS/COUNTRY FLATPICKING
taught by Steve Kaufman
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Learn seven gospel songs while developing skills in bluegrass and country flatpicking. Steve shows you how to play rhythm back-up and pick out the tunes while strumming, flatpick style. Then learn to add bass walks, hammer-on, pull-offs, runs, diminished chords, turnarounds, double-stops, and other techniques. "Amazing Grace," "Old-Time Religion," "Will The Circle Be Unbroken," "Just A Closer Walk with Thee," "The Old Rugged Cross," "What A Friend We Have in Jesus" and "Crying Holy Unto the Lord." Beginners. Includes tab booklet. 90 min.
300-DVD123
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$26.95
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DVD - FIGURING OUT THE FINGERBOARD - A FLATPICKER'S GUIDE TO IMPROVISING
taught by Steve Kaufman
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Steve clears up the mystery and teaches you the notes, scales and chord shapes you'll need to play confidently anywhere on the neck. Starting with simple fiddle tunes he shows you how to find the notes and develop a melodic sense. Then you'll learn moveable chord forms in different positions and the famous "CAGED" system that will enable you to play scales in melodies in all positions up the neck. Early intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 90 min.
300-DVD158
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$26.95
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DVD - FLATPICK JAM VOL. 1
with Brad Davis
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Marty Stuart's and Earl Scruggs' acclaimed lead guitarist is your jamming partner on 11 tunes: "Sally Goodin," "Blackberry Blossom," "John Hardy," "Salt Creek," "Wildwood Flower" and more. Brad plays each tune at four different tempos, swapping lead and rhythm with you! With bass lines and mandolin chops on screen for each tune -- 120 min.
FGM-DVD1004
$17.95
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DVD - FLATPICK JAM VOL. 2
with Brad Davis
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Pick with Brad on 11 more great tunes! "Black Mountain Rag," "Whiskey Before Breakfast," "Old Joe Clark," "Red Haired Boy, "Arkansas Traveler," "Sailor's Hornpipe" and more. Brad plays each tune at four different tempos, swapping lead and rhythm with you! With bass lines and mandolin chops on screen for each tune -- 120 min.
FGM-DVD1005
$17.95
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DVD - FLATPICK JAM VOL. 3
with Brad Davis
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Your favorite video jamming partner is back! with ten flatpicking favorites, each taken at four different tempos: "Katy Hill," "Over the Waterfall," "Cherokee Shuffle," "Ragtime Annie," "Cattle in the Cane," "Lonesome Road Blues," "Coo Coo's Nest," "Fisher's Hornpipe," "Redwing" and "Liberty." 120 min.
FGM-DVD1009
$17.95
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DVD - FLATPICK JAM VOL. 4
with Brad Davis
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All right! A fourth volume of this popular, tremendously user-friendly jamalong video series, with the longtime guitarist for Marty Stuart and Earl Scruggs. 10 tunes, each played at four different speeds! At each tempo Brad takes a solo, then plays rhythm so you can take your solo; at the three higher tempos Brad swaps solos and rhythm backup with you twice. A bass line and mandolin chop accompany every passage, and chord changes are indicated on-screen for the slow takes. Join the jam! 2 hrs.
FGM-DVD1012
$22.45
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DVD - FLATPICKING BANJO TUNES - A GUITARIST'S GUIDE TO HOT SOLOING
taught by Steve Kaufman
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Many of the most exciting tunes in bluegrass originate with the 5-string banjo. When it's time for the guitar to take a solo will you know what to play? Steve breaks down 15 of the most-played banjo-driven songs, showing step-by-step how to build a powerful flatpick solo. You'll learn tricks for building speed, pick accuracy, moving around the neck, more. Tunes include "Shuckin' the Corn," "Nashville Blues," "Cripple Creek," "Clinch Mountain Backstep," "Fireball Mail," "Foggy Mountain Breakdown," "Earl's Breakdown," more. Early intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 100 min.
300-DVD143
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$26.95
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DVD - FLATPICKING BLUEGRASS GUITAR, LEVEL 2
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Designed for those who already know the basics and can play chords and rhythm. Several months of lessons are programmed into one easy to navigate DVD. After a quick review of the basics, you'll learn how to combine melody note picking with chord strums to create full sounding arrangements to a variety of popular bluegrass songs. Progress into open scale flat picking and apply hammers, pull-offs, slides, and string bending to develop flashy lead picking solos. Advance to cross-picking breaks and bluegrass style endings. 60 min.
515-DVD14
.. list $14.95 ours
$13.45
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DVD - INTERMEDIATE BLUEGRASS JAMMING - PLAY ALONG WITH PETE WERNICK AND AN ALL-STAR BLUEGRASS BAND
taught by Pete Wernick
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Especially for bluegrass pickers who want to take their jam session skills to the next level. With a variety of keys and tempos it will help you build your repertoire and your confidence. The band plays 22 classic songs, providing rhythm backup for two breaks in each, all performed at a moderate tempo so its easy to play along. You'll learn backup basics, playing the melody, using a capo, jam etiquette, even how to handle a musical "train wreck." Songs include "Angeline the Baker," "Lonesome Road Blues," "Man of Constant Sorrow," "Sweet Sunny South," "Roll On Buddy," "Dark Hollow," "If I Lose," "Roving Gambler," "Paradise," more. Includes booklet with chords and lyrics. 110 min.
300-DVD261
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DVD - INTRODUCTION TO ACOUSTIC GUITAR FOR BEGINNERS
by Bert Casey
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Now remastered for DVD, this video lesson is even more user friendly! Contains all the information needed to get started on acoustic guitar with the benefits of instant access to all songs and exercises, superior sound quality, repeat play, large on-screen tablature, and a split screen that shows right and left hand techniques. Companion to the book "Acoustic Guitar Primer," our stock # 56-12. 60 min.
56-DVD102
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$8.95
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DVD - LEAD GUITAR BREAKS FOR BLUEGRASS SONGS
taught by Steve Kaufman
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Step out front and take a guitar solo! Steve gives you the skills you'll need to create lead breaks and tasteful backups. Taking each tune apart section-by-section he shows you how to find, arrange and embellish melodies. He covers a variety of picking devices including: runs, rolls, endings, triplets, hammer-ons, the "train whistle," a Jimmie Rodgers-style yodel guitar lick, crosspicking patterns, waltz rhythms, more. Six classics: "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues," "Wabash Cannonball," "Darling," "East Virginia Blues," more. Early intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 60 min.
on order, expected arrival date 05/20/08
300-DVD206
.. list $29.95 ours
$26.95
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DVD - LEAD SINGING AND RHYTHM GUITAR - FINDING YOUR BLUEGRASS VOICE
taught by Peter Rowan
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Improve your singing and fine-tune your rhythm guitar playing with one of America's greatest performers. Peter imparts wisdom and advice based on decades of experience playing and singing with bands from Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys to Old and In the Way. You'll learn invaluable tips on breathing, phrasing, vocal improvisation and the intricacies of bluegrass guitar accompaniment. Songs taught include: "Blue Moon of Kentucky," "Walls of Time," "Wayfaring Stranger" and "In the Pines." Beginning/intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 90 min.
300-DVD25
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$26.95
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DVD - LEARN TO PLAY WALTZES - ESSENTIAL INSTRUMENTALS FOR FLATPICKERS
by Steve Kaufman
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Add the beauty of the waltz to your repertoire. Steve plays and teaches five waltz instrumentals beginning with a measure-by-measure explanation of the tune in its simplest form. The he helps you "dress up" the arrangement by adding triplets, runs, Texas-style hammer-ons and pull-offs, harmonics, bass walk-downs, double stops, more. "Skaters Waltz," "When I Grow Too Old to Dream," "Ookpik Waltz," "Memory Waltz" and "Star of the County Down." Includes note/tab booklet. 70 min.
300-DVD211
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$26.95
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DVD - LEARNING TO FLATPICK - A COMPLETE COURSE, FROM BLUEGRASS BASICS TO ADVANCED TECHNIQUES
taught by Steve Kaufman
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Now available in a DVD three-pack! Contains all three titles from the original set: "From the Beginning," "Building Bluegrass Technique" and "Developing Speed and Style." Hold your own in any band or jam session with these essential techniques: proper pick grip, down-up strokes, rhythmic strumming, cross picking, moving up the neck, bass runs, using slides, arpeggios, bends and accents, building up speed, much more. Develop a solid repertoire of classic tunes including: "Liberty," "Salt Creek," "Blackberry Blossom," "Ragtime Annie," "Cripple Creek," "Wildwood Flower," "Eighth of January," more. Includes 3 note/tab booklets. Beginning/intermediate. Four hours!
300-DVD23
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$53.95
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DVD - LEARNING TO FLATPICK: VOL. 1 - FROM THE BEGINNING
taught by Steve Kaufman
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Now available separately! Steve Kaufman's "101-level" beginner's course details all the essential bluegrass flatpicking techniques beginning players need. Steve covers both lead and chord playing, explains how to get good clarity in picking and fretting, ringing and sustain notes, hammer-ons, pull-offs, note bending, C runs, more. You'll play along with slow renditions of popular tunes, gradually working up to regular speed: "Cripple Creek," "Hand Me Down My Walking Cane," "The Wildwood Flower," "The Wayfaring Stranger," "Eighth of January" and "Bully of the Town." Includes note/tab booklet. 65 min.
300-DVD346
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$26.95
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DVD - LEARNING TO FLATPICK: VOL. 2 - BUILDING BLUEGRASS TECHNIQUE
taught by Steve Kaufman
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Now available separately! Steve helps you move beyond the basics and on to the next level. He covers use of the capo, how to play up and down the neck, chord back-ups, bass runs, damping, slides, substitution chords, crosspicking, more. His tips on upswing, continuity, resistance, tone, sustaining notes and timekeeping are priceless. Build a flatpicking solo to tunes like: "Old Joe Clark," "Bury Me Beneath the Willow," "Wildwood Flower," "Wabash Cannonball," "Arkansas Traveler," and "Down Yonder." Includes note/tab booklet. 90 min.
300-DVD347
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DVD - LEARNING TO FLATPICK: VOL. 3 - DEVELOPING SPEED AND STYLE
taught by Steve Kaufman
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Now available separately! Move beyond the basics into the finer points of flatpick style with this focus on speed-building and the essential elements of style. Steve covers rhythmic crosspicking techniques, left- and right-hand positions, and a dynamic variety of slides, arpeggios, bends, accents, intros and endings; plus much needed attention to one of the most challenging areas for intermediate players--how to build speed. "Liberty," "Salt Creek," "Blackberry Blossom," "Clarinet Polka," "Home Sweet Home" and "Ragtime Annie." Includes note/tab booklet. 90 min.
300-DVD348
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$26.95
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DVD - ORRIN STAR'S BLUEGRASS RHYTHM GUITAR WORKSHOP
taught by Orrin Star
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Enhanced view of Star's original all-day rhythm workshop: a full range of strums, bass runs, and how and when to apply them; the "cool" chord forms, how to approach faster songs and much more. Tab booklet included -- 95 min.
FGM-DVD1003
$22.45
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ORRIN STAR'S BLUEGRASS RHYTHM GUITAR WORKSHOP
taught by Orrin Star
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Enhanced view of Star's original all-day rhythm workshop: a full range of strums, bass runs, and how and when to apply them; the "cool" chord forms, how to approach faster songs and much more. Tab booklet included -- 95 min.
FGM-V1003
VHS..
$21.20
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DVD - PERFECTING BLUEGRASS GUITAR SOLOS
taught by Dan Huckabee
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Teaches you how to make the most of your practice time by laying down logical procedures. Learn several variations of guitar contest favorite ("Cotton Patch Rag") and conquer all physical, mental and musical barriers. Includes tab sheet. 60 min.
196-DVD41
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$26.95
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DVD - PETER ROWAN AND TONY RICE TEACH SONGS, GUITAR, AND MUSICIANSHIP
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Play along and learn with two legendary artists! Intermediate guitarists will learn Peter's rich chord ideas and solid picking for successful song accompaniment and rhythm playing. Advanced players will benefit from Tony's unique back-up ideas, chord inversions, licks and mind-bending solos. As you learn six of Peter's classic songs, your skill and musicianship will develop to a new level. "You Were There For Me," "Dustbowl Children," "Let the Harvest Go to Seed," "Angel Island," "Come Back to Old Santa Fe," "Panama Red" and a special performance of "Midnight Moonlight." BONUS: Seven electronically slowed-down solos for detailed study. Includes note/tab booklet. 110 min.
300-DVD335
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$26.95
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DVD - PICK POWER! - RIGHT-HAND WORKOUTS FOR SPEED, VOLUME AND CONTROL
taught by Paul Mehling
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Take control of your pick technique! This series of exercises and practice regimens will help you play with greater strength, speed, expressiveness and authority. Starts with the basics - how to grip the pick and maintain hand and arm positions for fluid playing and to avoid tension and fatigue. He then takes you through chord and string exercises to get your mind and hand working together. These cover: strumming and damping, scales, chromatic exercises, "speed blasts," arpeggios, tremolo, sweep picking, more. Whether you're into Gypsy Jazz, bluegrass, rock or swing this lesson will get your rhythm strong and your lead picking fast and accurate. Includes note/tab booklet. Beginners. 90 min.
300-DVD278
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$26.95
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DVD - PICKING UP SPEED - DRILLS AND TUNES FOR FLATPICK GUITARISTS
taught by Steve Kaufman
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Want to play faster while maintaining good tone and timing? Using well-known fiddle tunes as drills, Steve works on right and left hand mechanics and coordination, and on how to practice for best results. Learn a cross-picked version of "Wildwood Flower," and show-stopping chord runs and picking combinations on "Little Rock Getaway." Intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 70 min.
300-DVD81
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$26.95
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DVD - SUPER COUNTRY / FLATPICKING GUITAR TECHNIQUES
taught by Joe Carr
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Hot electric country guitar licks, bluegrass runs and lightning-quick acoustic flatpicking all require strong right-hand technique. In this DVD designed for acoustic and electric guitarists, country guitar master Carr reveals his method for developing super fast and strong picking. Play-along exercises concentrate on alternating, combination and consecutive down picking. Also features chicken-picking and crosspicking. Long after you have learned the techniques presented here, you will use this as a great workout. Booklet as a PDF file available online. Beginning/intermediate. 30 min.
02-DVD96002
.. list $14.95 ours
$13.45
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DVD - THE ART OF GUITAR CROSSPICKING
taught by Steve Kaufman
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Crosspicking is a classic bluegrass flatpicking style featuring a rolling, complex sound. Kaufman teaches, in detail, the pick movements that define this style and provides exercises, speed drills, slow and up-to-speed versions, advice, more. Seven songs: "Back Up And Push," "Wildwood Flower," "Bill Cheatham," "Blue Ridge Mountain Blues," "Golden Eagle Hornpipe," "Sweet Bunch of Daisies" and "Grandfather's Clock." Includes note/tab booklet. 60 min.
300-DVD116
.. list $29.95 ours
$26.95
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DVD - UBS BLUEGRASS GUITAR BASICS & BEYOND
by Dennis Caplinger
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Uses bluegrass standards to teach the basics. Begins with basic left- and right-hand techniques, then guides you through developing great backup parts, playing solos and working with a band. Close-up camera angles, play-along tracks, printable tab PDF files, performances, more.
out-of-stock, more coming soon
05-DVD908069
.. list $19.95 ours
$17.95
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DVD - WHAT THE TAB WON'T TELL YOU! ORRIN STAR'S FLATPICKING PRIMER
taught by Orrin Star
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If you already have basic guitar skills, but aren't familiar with the flatpicking style and repertoire, this video is for you! Star teaches you the fundamentals with particular attention to right-hand technique and articulation, helping you overcome the typical hurdles that many who are new to flatpicking tend to encounter. All lessons are built around tunes, including "Old Joe Clark" (four versions!), "Whiskey Before Breakfast," "I Saw the Light," "Soldier's Joy" and more. Transcription book included.
FGM-DVD1007
$22.45
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WHAT THE TAB WON'T TELL YOU! ORRIN STAR'S FLATPICKING PRIMER
taught by Orrin Star
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If you already have basic guitar skills, but aren't familiar with the flatpicking style and repertoire, this video is for you! Star teaches you the fundamentals with particular attention to right-hand technique and articulation, helping you overcome the typical hurdles that many who are new to flatpicking tend to encounter. All lessons are built around tunes, including "Old Joe Clark" (four versions!), "Whiskey Before Breakfast," "I Saw the Light," "Soldier's Joy" and more. Transcription book included.
FGM-V1007
VHS..
$21.20
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DVD - YOU CAN TEACH YOURSELF FLATPICKING GUITAR
by Steve Kaufman
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Three-time national flatpicking champion Kaufman teaches you how to buy a guitar, the easy way to fret a note, how to read chord charts and play all the basic chords, basic bluegrass strumming patterns, bass runs and walks, hammer-ons and pull-offs, how to read tablature, picking lead, crosspicking, practice techniques, and much more. Note/tab. 80 min.
02-95190DVD
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$13.45
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DVD - ADVANCED BLUEGRASS RHYTHM GUITAR
with Wyatt Rice
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Learn how it's done with the rhythm-monger from bluegrass guitar's First Family! Crosspicking and syncopated rhythms, unusual bass runs, passing chords, substitutions and inversions -- here's everything you need to establish that rock-solid rhythmic "groove" the whole band can climb aboard. Joining the fun also are Rickie Simpkins, Kenny Smith, Sammy Shelor and brother Tony Rice. 90 min.
FGM-DVD1006
$22.45
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DVD - AN INTIMATE LESSON WITH TONY RICE
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Rice slowly breaks down 6 great solos from some of his most popular albums. Features three hard-driving flatpick instrumentals: "Gold Rush," "Blackberry Blossom," "Muleskinner Blues;" intros and accompaniments to "Church Street Blues," "Cold On The Shoulder;" and a jazz chord arrangement to "Georgia On My Mind." With tips on holding the pick and use of the capo, and details of the set-up of his 1935 D28. Intermediate/advanced. Includes note/tab booklet. 60 min.
300-DVD124
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$26.95
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DVD - BLUEGRASS CROSSPICKING GUITAR
taught by Eric Thompson
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Utilizing repeated patterns on three-string groups, crosspicking captures the bounce of a fiddler's double shuffle and the drive of three-finger banjo Scruggs-style rolls. Crosspicking techniques are taught to you in easy-to-understand steps, illustrating the basic patterns with arrangements of "Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss," "Blackberry Rag," "Wildwood Flower," "Beaumont Rags," and "Cross-eyed Fiddler." Split-screen close-ups let you see exactly what and how Eric is playing. A detailed tab/music instructional booklet is included, also included as a PDF file on the DVD. Intermediate, 84.
304-DVD603
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DVD - BLUEGRASS GUITAR - BULDING POWERFUL SOLOS
taught by David Grier
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Award-winning guitarist David Grier teaches his blueprint for taking a successful bluegrass solo. You'll learn the elements of his dazzling style--slides, hammers, pulls, crosspicking, pick-and-fingers, bends, double-stops, raking, and more--and how to use them to create your own instrumental breaks. Before long you'll be learning David's arrangements of "Liberty," "Bill Cheatham," a spectacular version of "Nine Pound Hammer," plus Grier originals "Engagement Waltz" and "The Meeting." Intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 75 min.
300-DVD250
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DVD - BLUEGRASS GUITAR SOLOS
with Chris Jones
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Chris teaches 10 favorite solos & half-breaks from his CDs! He plays each solo full speed and slowly. Lastly, he discusses valuable details about the solo, to help your learning & understanding of the music. "A Few More Years," "Nashville Blues," "Uphill Climb," "Ready If You're Willin'," "John Henry," "Stream of Love," "BRN Breakdown," more. Intermediate. Includes tab booklet. 50 min.
196-DVD53
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$17.95
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DVD - BLUEGRASS LEAD GUITAR
by Scott Nygaard
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The renowned Grammy-nominated guitarist guides you through the old-time fiddle tune "Little Billy Wilson," a cross-picking arrangement of "Home Sweet Home," a melodic solo on the blues song "Trouble In Mind" and shows you how to combine these influences when creating a solo on a bluegrass tune like "East Virginia Blues." Includes tab booklet, also included as a PDF file. Intermediate, 75 min.
304-DVD604
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$26.95
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DVD - BRYAN SUTTON'S SECRETS FOR SUCCESSFUL FLATPICKING
with Cody Kilby, hosted by Happy Traum
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Filled with spectacular picking, detailed instruction and invaluable advice for aspiring pickers! Bryan lays out his "tricks of the trade" to help you play any tune and improve your speed, power, timing and musicianship. You'll learn how to keep your picking hand tension-free, your fretting hand supple and quick, drills and exercises, and an arsenal of licks, bends, double stops, slides and other devices. In a special rhythm section he shows how he builds a groove and enhances the tune. Then he breaks down in detail four bluegrass jam session tunes: "Daley's Reel," "Texas Gales," "Wild Bill Jones" and "Beaumont Rag." Whew! Intermediate/advanced. Includes note/tab booklet. 115 min.
300-DVD297
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CD - CELTIC MELODIES FOR FLATPICKING GUITAR
by Jody Stecher
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The colorful tones of the guitar are well suited to the music of Ireland and Scotland. Jody has developed a unique approach to flatpicking Celtic music, drawing on the sounds and techniques of the harp, fiddle and pipes. This lesson presents a graded course starting with simpler fingering with special attention to picking techniques. Building on a base of a confident and deliberate right hand, more challenging left hand work is gradually introduced. The typical ornaments of Celtic music are shown to be manageable and effective on the guitar - including rolls, which have been thought by some to be too difficult to achieve on the instrument. Jody presents memorable tunes in the keys of G, D and A, played in either dropped-D or standard tuning. Titles include: "Reel Sheehans Ree," "Jig The Connaught-mans Rambles," "March A Trip To Mabou Ridge," "Strathspey," "The Devil In The Kitchen," "Reel Muilleann Dubh," "Reel Doctor Gilbert." 75 min.
304-DVD605
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DVD - CLINCH MOUNTAIN GUITAR
taught by James Alan Shelton with George Shuffler
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Ralph Stanley's current and former guitarists in a program of Clinch Mtn. Boys classics, with a particular emphasis on crosspicking and how to apply it to tunes, song accompaniments, turnarounds and more. The boys play "Banks of the Ohio," "Cannonball Blues," "Tom's Creek," "Road to Coeburn" and more -- all the music is transcribed to note/tab in the accompanying book. 60 min.
FGM-DVD1013
$22.45
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DVD - CREATING GUITAR SOLOS FOR BANJO INSTRUMENTALS
with Chris Jones
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Chris shows you how to translate banjo instrumentals into guitar intrumentals while maintaining the integrity of the original banjo piece. Watch as he analyzes and teaches 5 songs, explaining why he chose what he plays every step of the way. "Fireball Mail," "Dear Old Dixie," "Ruben," "Cluck Old Hen" and "Lonesome Road Blues." Includes tab booklet. 60 min.
196-DVD45
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DVD - CREATING GUITAR SOLOS FOR BLUEGRASS SONGS
with Chris Jones
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Learn how to mold a simple bluegrass melody into a fancy, tasteful guitar solo. Chris analyzes and teaches 5 songs, breaking each down into component parts and explaining why he chose what to play every step of the way. Using this formula will enable you to create your own intelligent, melodic solos. Songs: "Shady Grove," "Pig in A Pen," "In the Pines," "Bury Me Beneath the Willow" and "Bridge to Portsmouth." Includes tab booklet. 90 min.
196-DVD44
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DVD - DAN CRARY'S FLATPICK GUITAR WORKSHOP: AN EXPLORATION OF DYNAMIC SOLOING
taught by Dan Crary
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Dan shows you some of his favorite techniques including how to get a fiddle drone effect on guitar, banjoesque runs, syncopated licks, pull-offs and hammer-ons, crosspicking, and more. He then takes apart some of his show-stoppers: "Lime Rock," "Arkansas Traveler," "John Henry," "Foggy Mountain Special," and "Sally Goodin." Includes note/tab booklet. 85 min.
300-DVD156
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DVD - DOC'S GUITAR - FINGERPICKING & FLATPICKING
taught by Doc Watson
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Recorded at the famed Merle Watson Memorial Festival this DVD captures Doc Watson teaching some of his most requested fingerpicking and flatpicking songs & instrumentals. Clear explanations and split-screen images help players learn his 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 Rag" and "The Cuckoo." Intermediate/advanced level. Includes note/tab booklet. 90 min.
300-DVD6
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DVD - DOWNHOME FLATPICKING GUITAR
taught by Jody Stecher
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Jody has long been America's least generic flatpicker. From the teenage hotshot who won the 1966 World's Champion Flatpicking Cup to the mature and reflective artist who was twice Grammy nominated in the 1990s, Jody has always played his own style. Here he presents the technical nuts and bolts for you to make your own personal style. It's a graded course starting with basics in which the technical relationship between fingerpicking and flatpicking is made clear. The first few pieces are great songs with memorable melodies but melodies but minimal fingering so that right hand fundamentals can be mastered. With each new tune more techniques are introduced and more of the fingerboard is used, both horizontally and vertically. The second half of the lesson is purely instrumental music and the tunes are more complex. Titles include: "Carters Blues" "Its Hard To Love," "I Got A Bulldog," "Leake County Blues," "Arkansas Traveler," "The Dawn" and "The Ship in Full Sail." 75 min.
304-DVD606
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DVD - FLATPICK JAM VOL. 1
with Brad Davis
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Marty Stuart's and Earl Scruggs' acclaimed lead guitarist is your jamming partner on 11 tunes: "Sally Goodin," "Blackberry Blossom," "John Hardy," "Salt Creek," "Wildwood Flower" and more. Brad plays each tune at four different tempos, swapping lead and rhythm with you! With bass lines and mandolin chops on screen for each tune -- 120 min.
FGM-DVD1004
$17.95
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DVD - FLATPICK JAM VOL. 2
with Brad Davis
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Pick with Brad on 11 more great tunes! "Black Mountain Rag," "Whiskey Before Breakfast," "Old Joe Clark," "Red Haired Boy, "Arkansas Traveler," "Sailor's Hornpipe" and more. Brad plays each tune at four different tempos, swapping lead and rhythm with you! With bass lines and mandolin chops on screen for each tune -- 120 min.
FGM-DVD1005
$17.95
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DVD - FLATPICK JAM VOL. 3
with Brad Davis
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Your favorite video jamming partner is back! with ten flatpicking favorites, each taken at four different tempos: "Katy Hill," "Over the Waterfall," "Cherokee Shuffle," "Ragtime Annie," "Cattle in the Cane," "Lonesome Road Blues," "Coo Coo's Nest," "Fisher's Hornpipe," "Redwing" and "Liberty." 120 min.
FGM-DVD1009
$17.95
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DVD - FLATPICK JAM VOL. 4
with Brad Davis
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All right! A fourth volume of this popular, tremendously user-friendly jamalong video series, with the longtime guitarist for Marty Stuart and Earl Scruggs. 10 tunes, each played at four different speeds! At each tempo Brad takes a solo, then plays rhythm so you can take your solo; at the three higher tempos Brad swaps solos and rhythm backup with you twice. A bass line and mandolin chop accompany every passage, and chord changes are indicated on-screen for the slow takes. Join the jam! 2 hrs.
FGM-DVD1012
$22.45
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DVD - FLATPICKING FIDDLE TUNES, REELS, RAGS & HOEDOWNS
taught by Eric Thompson
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Old-time fiddle tunes are the bedrock upon which acoustic guitar flatpicking is built. Eric Thompson shares seven of his favorites, guiding you slowly, line by line through classics like "Texas Gals," "Fish in the Millpond," "Miller's Reel," "East Tennessee Blues," and "Fall of Richmond." You'll build your repertoire and hone your technique, exploring finger patterns in six different keys which are all clearly shown in split-screen close-ups. A detailed tab/music instructional booklet is included, also included as a PDF file on the DVD. 84 min.
304-DVD602
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DVD - FLATPICKING WITH DOC
taught by Doc Watson with Steve Kaufman
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Take a lesson with one of the premier flatpickers of our time! Doc slows down some of his most requested songs so you can follow along. You'll learn how he uses crosspicking, movable chord positions, runs and improvisations to create solos and enhance the vocals in a song. 13 songs including: "Ragtime Annie," "Salt Creek," "Little Sadie," "More Pretty Girls Than One," "New River Train," "White House Blues," "Open Up Them Pearly Gates," more. Steve provides backup and "twin" harmony parts, and Doc is joined by his grandson for three duets. Intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 80 min.
300-DVD40
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DVD - GREAT GUITAR LESSONS: BLUEGRASS FLATPICKING
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This compilation, taken from Homepsun's library of music instruction, provides lessons from beginning to advanced. Each segment covers a complete song or instrumental: Happy Traum (Wildwood Flower), Nick Forster (Sally Goodin), Russ barenberg (For J.L.), Steve Kaufman (Liberty), Dan Crary (Arkansas Traveler), Norman Blake (Whiskey Before Breakfast) and Tony Rice (Church Street Blues). Before long you'll be tackling everything from Texas swing backup to hot bluegrass solos. Includes note/tab booklet. 75 min.
300-DVD292
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DVD - NEW DIRECTIONS IN FLATPICKING - FROM BLUEGRASS TO EUROPEAN DANCE TUNES
taught by Beppe Gambetta
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An adventure in acoustic world music! Beppe's reinterpretations of American and European musical traditions offer flatpickers a passport to inspiration. He teaches unique renditions of American fiddle tunes ("Soldier's Joy," "Old Joe Clark"), his lyrical signature piece ("Slow Creek") and three lively Mediterranean dances: "Margaritin," "Iride" and "Moravian Journey." You'll learn a variety of crosspicking patterns, use of triplets, moveable chords, double-stops, "floating" arpeggios, and other techniques. Advanced. Includes note/tab booklet. 90 min.
300-DVD288
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DVD - NORMAN BLAKE'S GUITAR TECHNIQUES: TWO DVD SET
taught by Norman Blake
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Contains 300-DVD28 and 300-DVD29. In DVD One Norman covers a variety of bluegrass and old-time country guitar techniques including alternating strokes, flatpick rolls, cross picking, single string/rhythm chord combinations, melody playing, more; and songs including "Gray Coat Soldiers," "Whiskey Before Breakfast," more. In DVD Two he demonstrates musical ideas and playing techniques on 10 traditional and original songs and instrumentals: "Coming Down From Rising Fawn," "Old Virginia Reel," "Coleman's March," "Church Street Blues," more. Intermediate/advanced. Includes note/tab booklets. 90 minutes each.
300-DVD29SET
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DVD - NORMAN BLAKE'S GUITAR TECHNIQUES: VOL. 1 - SONGS, INSTRUMENTALS & STYLES
taught by Norman Blake
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A variety of bluegrass and old-time country guitar techniques from one of the masters of flatpicking, accompanied by his wife and musical partner Nancy Blake. Covers alternating strokes, flatpick rolls, cross picking, single string/rhythm chord combinations, melody playing, more; and songs including "Gray Coat Soldiers," "Whiskey Before Breakfast," "The Wreck of the Old '97," more. Intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 90 min.
300-DVD28
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DVD - NORMAN BLAKE'S GUITAR TECHNIQUES: VOL. 2 - TEN STELLAR SONGS AND INSTRUMENTALS
taught by Norman Blake
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Norman demonstrates some of his musical ideas and playing techniques on 10 traditional and original songs and instrumentals. Includes "Coming Down From Rising Fawn," "Capertown Ferry," "Uncle Joe (Mrs. McLeod's Reel)," "Old Virginia Reel," "Coleman's March," "New Century Hornpipe," "Church Street Blues," more. For intermediate to advanced players. Includes note/tab booklet. 90 min.
300-DVD29
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DVD - PETER ROWAN AND TONY RICE TEACH SONGS, GUITAR, AND MUSICIANSHIP
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Play along and learn with two legendary artists! Intermediate guitarists will learn Peter's rich chord ideas and solid picking for successful song accompaniment and rhythm playing. Advanced players will benefit from Tony's unique back-up ideas, chord inversions, licks and mind-bending solos. As you learn six of Peter's classic songs, your skill and musicianship will develop to a new level. "You Were There For Me," "Dustbowl Children," "Let the Harvest Go to Seed," "Angel Island," "Come Back to Old Santa Fe," "Panama Red" and a special performance of "Midnight Moonlight." BONUS: Seven electronically slowed-down solos for detailed study. Includes note/tab booklet. 110 min.
300-DVD335
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DVD - TECHNIQUES FOR SOLOING AND IMPROVISING FLATPICK STYLE
taught by Pat Flynn
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The guitarist for New Grass Revival teaches his method for improvising across the entire fingerboard. Learn how to work up the neck finding the chord centers on which you can base scales and how to combine these with open ringing notes. He covers the "Five T's" indispensable for any good musician: Timing, Tuning, Tone, Taste and Technique. You'll get new ideas for adding harmonies within chords, improvising blues and minor key songs; plus tips on hand positions, pick style, left and right hand technique, more. Intermediate/advanced. Includes chords and tab booklet. 65 min.
300-DVD205
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DVD - THE ART OF BLUEGRASS RHYTHM GUITAR
with Chris Jones
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Get insight into the styles of Jimmy Martin, Lester Flatt, and Tony Rice, and how to use power and sensitivity to provide perfect backing for each song. Covers right hand fundamentals, tone, timing, bass runs, the G run, and strum and chord voicing variations. 80 min.
196-DVD52
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DVD - THE GUITAR OF PAUL BRADY - PLAYING TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY IRISH SONGS
taught by Paul Brady
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Paul's interpretations of traditional Irish tunes have won him near-fanatical fans and his contemporary rock songs have made him the pre-eminent Irish singer-songwriter of his generation. Here he takes apart 11 of his most popular songs, showing you the alternate tunings, chord voicings, moving lines, picking technques and other elements of his distinctive arrangements: "Lakes of Pontchartrain," "Mary and the Soldier," "Arthur McBride and the Sergeant," "Crazy Dreams," "Nobody Knows," "Travelin' Light," more. Intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 100 min.
300-DVD52
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DVD - THE TONY RICE GUITAR METHOD
taught by Tony Rice
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This two-part set is filled with fascinating conversation and amazing playing. Tony has geared this lesson for players at all levels, teaching both easy and more challenging songs. You'll gain insights into techniques such as Tony's method for getting his guitar in tune, how he warms up for a show, proper left hand fretting technique, advice about speed and dexterity, how he plays some of his signature licks, more. You'll see, up close, the details of his right hand technique his fluidity of motion and how he holds the pick, adjusting its angle to give his trademark cross-picking sound, and more. Songs include "The Last Thing on My Mind," "Bury Me Beneath the Willow," "Wildwood Flower," "Nine Pound Hammer," "Stony Lonesome," "Billy in the Lowground," "Shenandoah," "Danny Boy," "Little Sadie," "Jerusalem Ridge," "Salt Creek" and "I Am a Pilgrim." All levels. Two DVDs with note/tab booklet. 140 min.
300-DVD1
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DVD - TONY RICE MASTER CLASS - UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH A GUITAR GREAT
hosted by Happy Traum
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Tony shares more of the songs, instrumentals and picking techniques that have made him an iconic figure on the acoustic scene for nearly four decades. He brings back arrangements from various phases in his career including "Shady Grove," "I Don't Want Your Mandolins Mister," "Church Street Blues" and "More Pretty Girls Than One." He pays homage to the Carter Family on "The Storms Are on the Ocean," breaks down his licks on "Blue Railroad Train," and gives an updated version of "Red Haired Boy" complete with a Clarence White intro/ending. Tony also shows how he takes simple ballads like "Barbara Allen," "Wayfaring Stranger" and "Summertime" and builds beautiful, complex guitar arrangements. Intermediate. Includes note/tab booklet. 115 min.
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300-DVD262
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DVD - IRISH RHYTHM GUITAR - ACCOMPANYING CELTIC TUNES
taught by John Doyle
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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 slowly and up-to-speed. Learn to accompany 12+ tunes. With note/tab booklet, 85 min.
300-DVD109
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DVD - IRISH TRADITIONAL GUITAR ACCOMPANIMENT
by Gavin Ralston
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Learn what makes a truly great session player. Takes you through key techniques such as alternative chords, flamenco rolls, capo slide key changing, bass runs, string damping, scratching, more. Features live stage performances with Gerry O'Connor and Paul McNevin. 50 min.
224-DVD1444
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$29.65
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