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." Note/tab included as either booklet or PDF file on the disc. 65 min.