Bluegrass Banjo

This is one of the first banjo books that I bought years ago. It came with a record at that time. Records were pretty archaic then, but somehow I located a record player and I remember sitting and listening to banjo rolls, on the record, with amazement. It really helped to hear the syncopation played slowly.My old book fell apart years ago. The pages each fell out over time. So, I bought this one to look it over for old times sake, and to give to someone who comes along in the future wanting to play.YouTube is a great resource, but books like this still play an important part. If you want to learn, buy a few books. This one has simple and more complex versions of different songs. That's helpful.This would be one of the first books that I would recommend. Hohwald's "Banjo Primer" is another and Jack Hatfield's Banjo Method Book one is another.Bluegrass Banjo is an interesting book and has nice arrangements of familiar tunes.Banjo Primer has an excellent CD and DVD and breaks songs up into exercises. Hohwald's arrangements are simple but excellent. I learned many licks that I've used for years from his books.Hatfield's book highlights melody notes. That's awesome for a beginner. It has very simple tunes that sound good.The famous Earl Scruggs book is obviously recommended, but I would start with these three. You can make the songs from these three sound recognizable much faster.

I have a couple of Pete's video courses, and have spent a good bit of time on his website. The man knows his stuff when it comes to banjo, and is a good teacher. This is a worthwhile book. One thing as mentioned by another reviewer is that the tabs are handwritten and the fret numbers are above the strings instead of on them as is now the custom. I bought my copy used for a few dollars and it did not have the cd or record with it which was not stated in the description. However, I mainly was buying it to add to my collection of banjo books as a reference so it was not a big deal.

Great book for those just beginning and intermediate players. Teaches you about posture and hand position, rolls and chords, how to write melody and fill in so that you will be improvising in no time. Easy to understand. Also includes tab for beginner, intermediate, and advanced players so that you don't "out grow" this book too soon. Recommended to me by my banjo teacher, who also used this book while learning. Wish I had known about it earlier.

An incredibly well written, well paced, and great beginner banjo book. Worth every penny. Actually much better than the Earl Scruggs beginning banjo book in its content and presentation. I have played the banjo for 34 years, and highly recommended this book. In all the books of Wernick and Trischka, you get clear, logical, and well paced banjo exercise and wisdom.

One of the classic method books for bluegrass banjo, by one of it's classic players. Easy to follow progressive lessons, interspersed with plenty of tunes from the literature. This is one of the first banjo method books I used, and I had long since lost my original copy of it. I was pleased to be able to find a new copy for nearly the same price I paid originally.

I originally brought this book back in the '70s but lost it in a house fire. I had to have another, updated copy. A must have for banjo players.

This is the book I learned to play on. If you go through this book thoroughly and learn all of the techniques, you'll be a banjo picker! The CD is very helpful in hearing the rolls, and I'm not sure I could have learned with out it (was actually an acetate record in my first copy).

Detailed

The book is usable as it is but falls short of the discription, "The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged."1. The book has been read - correct no arguments.2. excellent condition - incorrect worn and creased.3. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting - incorrect several pages folded over and notes in ink throughout.4. spine remains undamaged - incorrect while no major vertical creases there are some horizontal ones.I have purchased form this company before and always been happy but this time not so much, buyer beware I guess.

Good introduction to banjo music

Best teacher to progress my sons playing !

Once you get your head around the unorthodox tablature style that the author uses this is a fantastic book for the beginner banjo player. It progressess through the basics including the rolls and then starts off with fairly easy to learn arrangements but then progressess to some quite complex licks later in the book. In fact I would say that even an intermediate to advanced player would still get something from this book. It has a range of standards (including the theme from Beverly Hillbillies). This is a great starting point for Banjo. The backing tracks that are included in the CD are a bit average and it does not include all the songs (only a handful) but you can find backing tracks for most of the book on YouTube.

EL libro está bien, pero me molesta el sistema de tablatura tan raro que tiene, los números de traste van entre los espacios de las cuerdas, y hay muchas cruces en el lugar de los números, indicando silencios.