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Teaches the plain, naked melody to 23 easy bluegrass favorites without the rolls already incorporated into the tune.Wayne shows simple ways to embellish each melody using easy rolls.With Wayne’s unique method, you’ll learn to think for yourself!Learn how to play a song in different ways, rather than memorizing ONE way.Includes an audio instructional CD with 99 tracks! Read more
Publisher : Native Ground Music, Inc.
Publication date : October 30, 2004
Edition : Pap/Com
Language : English
Print length : 64 pages
ISBN-10 : 1883206448
ISBN-13 : 44
Item Weight : 8.8 ounces
Dimensions : 9 x 0.25 x 11.75 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #46,305 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2 in Banjos (Books) #53 in Guitars (Books) #264 in Music Instruction & Study (Books)
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I had been picking banjo for about three months using several other resources (the Scruggs book, the Janet Davis book, Banjo Ben Clark's website, plus a teacher) and doing pretty well at learning the motions. I could play Cripple Creek, Old Joe Clark, Blackberry Blossom, etc, from muscle memory but I could tell something was missing - I was learning to pick a lot of arbitrary notes without really understanding how they were put together. I finally realized that what I was missing was the melody - it was buried under all those mysterious notes. Then I remembered evaluating Erbsen's book when I first started. I skipped it because I didn't think I would like the approach - the tablature is just a bare melody! But it turns out this is exactly what was missing from my banjo education. He gives you the melody for each song, then step by step shows you how to build all the other notes and rolls around it to make it sound like a banjo. You start out improvising right away, but there's plenty of structure so it doesn't seem scary (stuff like "try an alternating thumb roll instead of a pinch"). It turns out this is exactly how professional musicians create banjo solos! (google "Melodies and Rolls: Creating a Bluegrass Banjo Solo" by Bruce Stockwell). I've been working through Erbsen's book page-by-page, and it's like someone suddenly flipped on a light switch. Banjo music makes sense now! I wish I had started with this book; it would have saved me a lot of wandering in mental fog. The other books seem to be built inside-out; they start with all the fluff and assume you'll somehow find melody inside. Bluegrass Banjo For the Complete Ignoramus teaches you how banjo songs are constructed. Aside from the methodology, the book has a few other characteristics to recommend it: * Unlike other books (which typically just have one demonstration of each song), the CD includes several different versions of each song (99 tracks in total), played slowly so it's not too hard to play along at each level of difficulty (ie, Cold Licks -> Warm Licks -> Hot Licks). Put a track on repeat and play along with it over and over until you match the timing. But don't always play the same rolls as the recording - by using different roll patterns you get neat harmonies. * The pieces in the book are actually fun songs with good melodies. They're all classic tunes you will find at bluegrass and old-time jams; if you're at all familiar with the genre, you will recognize most of them immediately. But before trying to play each song, I highly recommend looking it up on youtube and hearing what it's supposed to sound like at speed in a "full band" setting, especially with a real singer. Listen to different versions until you find one you really like, and then listen to it over and over until you're humming the melody in your sleep. * It's entertaining to read. Erbsen provides a short historical note for each song so it feels like you're taking a little tour of living history rather than playing a bunch of notes on the page. For me, this is part of the appeal of folk music. That said, Bluegrass Banjo for the Complete Ignoramus is not the only book you need - just the first. It's designed to bootstrap both your motor skills and your understanding of banjo music in a short 63 pages. There's no discussion of vamping or playing backup or alternate keys or any of a million other things you will want to know next; it's not supposed to be a comprehensive guide of everything banjo. If you want to play like Earl (and who doesn't?), you will eventually need the Scruggs book - but it's not really for beginners. For learning songs, I really love Banjo Ben's combination of tab and video lesson (and price!). Of course, you can find tab for almost any tune on The Banjo Hangout. And I'm really, really looking forward to Erbsen's Bluegrass Jamming for Banjo... but if you're looking for a place to begin, this is THE book to start with.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2013 by Stick Figure
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I'm 46 years old and have wanted to play the banjo all my life since I was a skinny little kid with braids mesmerized by my parents' old Dillards and Kingston Trio LPs. My parents never took me seriously about the banjo - what little girls played the banjo? - but they did arrange for me to take guitar lessons. The itch was never scratched. So when I was 30 I finally bought a beginner banjo and took a few months of very very hard lessons that discouraged me and I gave it up in utter defeat, my confidence completely shot. The banjo sat in my closet in its case collecting dust for 15 years. Twice I almost sold it. I basically gave up my guitar as well during those years of concentrating on raising my family. Then suddenly I began playing my guitar again in a newly-formed bluegrass jam last year and it renewed my interest in the banjo because although I enjoy my guitar, I found myself sitting there listening and looking on with envy at our banjo player. Then I found out he has been playing for only 2 years!!!!!! Right then and there I thought if HE can do it, I can do it. So I dug my banjo out from under a mighty mountain of clothes, dusted it off, changed the strings, and went online to see a whole array of tempting beginners books and CDs. I picked this Ignoramus book because it was the one that best described me, and began to use the book and the CD. To my shock and surprise, I made immediate progress and within a short amount of time was able to play what the author calls a "cool" version of each tune and now am at the point where I am playing "hot" versions. This all simply means the amount of rolls and fancier stuff added to the basic tune. I'm not red hot or white hot yet but I am finally fulfilling my dream, at long last. The feeling of accomplishment and pride is amazing when I truly thought I would never be able to do this. I think the key to the success of this book, other than the fun vibe of it, is the fact that you make progress right away and that inspires you to keep working at it. So the bottom line is, IF I CAN DO IT, ABSOLUTELY ANYONE CAN. And it's a blast. P.S. The only tiny thing I would suggest - and this is very minor - is that the author tells beginners to not even bother with finger picks at this point. I say, start right off the bat with those babies!! Yes, they feel awkward and disembodied from your fingers at first. Get used to them (it only takes about a week) and you will never be sorry! They made the sound of the instrument infinitely better!!!!
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