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Alan Munde is one of bluegrass music’s most renowned banjo performers and educators. He draws on all his performing and teaching experience to present the most direct and understandable approach to the learning of the bluegrass banjo style. Learn More

First Lessons Tenor Banjo – The great sound of tenor banjo is a cornerstone of Dixieland and traditional jazz. Using classic favorites, Joe Carr teaches the basics of accompaniment, basic melody and the popular chord melody style. Chords and melody are combined to produce professional sounding solo arrangements. This book/CD-DVD combo includes play-along practice tracks that speed up the learning process. DVD Duration 47 min. Page Count 32
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Easy to play five-string banjo arrangements of twelve Christmas favorites by banjo master Ross Nickerson. Each song is arranged and performed using proper three-finger bluegrass technique. The arrangements are carefully designed to bring out the melody, but easy enough for a beginner or intermediate player to learn quickly.


Written by Ross Nickerson
Page Count 32 and includes a CD! Learn More

First Lessons on Banjo is an ultra easy instruction manual by Jack Hatfield for beginning 5-string banjo played in the 3-finger style in G tuning. It can be used by those with no previous experience with the banjo or music of any sort.  A great starter!  

Page Count 32 Plus CD & DVD 60:00 minutes

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The finest tenor banjo method available.  Easy to understand and thorough in its approach, this method addresses both melody playing and chord strumming. Through numerous studies, folk songs and several duets, students are systematically introduced to the various notes and positions on the tenor banjo fretboard.
Page Count 104 Learn More

Well-known composer, performer, bluegrass and five-string banjo specialist Janet Davis has arranged this fantastic book of Christmas songs for five-string banjo. Selections include material for various levels of ability and offer wide variety of songs for the holiday season. Tablature only with lyrics for each song. The companion CD is included. This is a stereo recording which contains all the music in the book, played slow and up-to-speed. The fast version includes guitar accompaniment.
Written by Janet Davis
Page Count 96 and Includes a CD! Learn More

This book on CD shows you banjo techniques for the guitar player using a 6-string banjo tuned like a guitar. It opens the doors to the world of banjo through the fingers and eyes of a guitarist.  The first book of it’s kind written by a great guitarist for guitar players!  This is a green project with the book in PDF form on the CDs.
Written by Steve Kaufman
Page Count 124 on 2 CDs Learn More

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The Modern 5-String Banjo Method builds the theoretical and technical foundations needed to play in many styles. The student is presented with melodies, chord melodies, the folk strum, arpeggios, and the beginnings of the bluegrass banjo style.
2 play along CD’s are included.
Written by Alan Munde.
Page Count 112 and It comes with Two CDs! Learn More