Banjo - Beginning; Intermediate; Advanced - Digital Download SKU: M0.31054MEB Folk. Old Time. Ebook and online audio. 185 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #31054MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.31054MEB). ISBN 9781513477107. 8.75X11.75 inches.The island of Cape Breton and its close neighbor, Prince Edward Island in eastern Canada are home to two of the oldest, strongest, and most vibrant fiddling traditions in North America. Cape Breton gave rise to a professional Celtic-based fiddling scene to rival anything coming out of Scotland and Ireland. Prince Edward Island’s traditional fiddlers developed lively, idiosyncratic styles every bit as musically compelling as anything you’ll hear on archival recordings of iconic American old-time fiddlers from the Appalachians. This book features 136 tunes from these two distinct but related fiddling traditions, collected by the author directly from master fiddlers, and arranged note-for-note for clawhammer banjo with as much flavor and nuance as possible. These settings of reels, hornpipes, jigs, marches, strathspeys, airs, and other fiddle tunes are all eminently playable and fully benefit from the author’s half-century of experience playing banjo, arranging for banjo, writing banjo instruction books, and researching fiddle-music traditions. Here’s what you’ll find in this volume. 136 fiddle tunes arranged for clawhammer banjo in clear tablatureOver 40 musical examples and exercisesInstruction on basic and advanced techniquesFingering diagrams and detailed fingering suggestionsA systematic approach to playing up-the-neckA thorough treatment of playing triplets, grace notes, and other characteristic ornaments in clawhammerGuides on how to approach playing various kinds of fiddle tunesA framework for understanding the modes encountered in fiddle musicHistorical notes on the tunes and musical traditionsBiographical information on source fiddlers169 audio illustrations available online Note: Most audio illustrations for the tunes in this book are drawn directly from the author’s CDs, Devil in the Kitchen, Frails and Frolics, Island Boy, and Northern Banjo.

Banjo - Beginning - Digital Download SKU: M0.93805EB Three Finger Picking. Folk. E-book. 73 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #93805EB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.93805EB). ISBN 9781513455600. 8.75x11.75 inches.All of the arrangements in this book are suitable for play in the very popular style of banjo playing broadly referred to as three finger picking. Within this style we have employed two sub-styles, the Scruggs style and the melodic (sometimes called chromatic) or Keith style. In some cases we have combined features of both the Scruggs style and the melodic style in a single arrangement. Should you have had previous playing experience in either one of these sub-styles but not in both, never fear. The crossover from one sub-style to the other is an easy one. The differences are more to be found in the way you go about learning a given tune than in how you actually play it. So if you have had experience in but one of these sub-styles, perhaps the following style descriptions and comparisons will help.

Banjo (clawhammer) - Multiple Levels - Digital Download Composed by Richard Stillman. Technique, Theory and Reference. Bluegrass. E-book and online audio. 92 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #21266BCDEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

Banjo - Beginning - Digital Download Perfect binding. Country. Ebook/online video. 72 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #30840MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

Three-Finger Clawhammer for Bluegrass, Melodic Style, and Ragtime. Technique, Theory and Reference. Country. E-book. 57 pages. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #31180EB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

Banjo - Intermediate - Digital Download SKU: M0.30905MEB Tunes. Ebook and online audio. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #30905MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.30905MEB). ISBN 9781513455587. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.This collection of 47 favorite melodies includes reels, jigs, waltzes, fiddle tunes, and a few William Bay originals, all written as melodic lines in tablature for the 5-string banjo in G tuning (gDGBD). Suggested chords are provided for parking lot or after-hours bluegrass jammers, as well as those who want to create their own melody/chord arrangements. With many up-tempo tunes borrowed from fiddle literature, this outstanding collection is sure to delight audiences and fellow jammers as well as the solo intermediate banjo player. Includes access to the author’s exceptional online audio recording of each piece.

By Tom Hanway. For Banjo (5-String). Celtic/Irish. 184 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

Banjo (5-string) - Intermediate - Digital Download SKU: M0.96574BCDEB Composed by Kyle Datesman. Banjo: 5-String, World. British Isles. E-book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #96574BCDEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.96574BCDEB). ISBN 9781610655859. 8.75x11.75 inches.A treasure trove of Anglo-Celtic music adapted to the 5-string banjo. Music of the British Isles for Banjo provides material for banjo players to expand beyond the confines of the key of G major playing in different keys while retaining G major tuning. There is a section where each tune is arranged in more than one key either in tow or three different keys. It teaches the student not to rely on the 5th string while providing fresh insight into the uses of the 5th string capo. Also exposes the player to ancient modal scales as well as the more modern Major/Minor scales. All tunes are presented in the perpetual motion so they may be viewed as limbering-up exercises for the fingers. On the accompanying online audio the tunes are played much slower than normal in order for the student to better grasp the material. In tablature only. Includes access to online audio.

Banjo - Intermediate-Advanced - Digital Download SKU: M0.30107MEB Composed by Dan Levenson. Banjo: Clawhammer, Bluegrass. Clawhammer Banjo Masters. 0. E-book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #30107MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.30107MEB). ISBN 9781619114999. 8.75x11.75 inches.Fred Cockerham & Tommy Jarrell: Clawhammer Banjo Masters is a collection of 23 clawhammer banjo solos written in tablature. The pieces are transcribed as played by Fred Cockerham and Tommy Jarrell by Bob Carlin. Also included are modern interpretations by Dan Levenson. This is the third book in a series of transcribed tunes from the old masters. Previous books are Kyle Creed - Clawhammer Banjo Master and Wade Ward - Clawhammer Banjo Master. Fred Cockerham and Tommy Jarrell both gave unique definition to the style of old-time clawhammer banjo playing. The repertoire, presented in tablature, is intended to be a starting point for your journey through the old-time music world. Each piece is presented in multiple arrangements, both on the page and in the online audio. Most of the recordings are played at learning tempos and correspond to the tablature. Includes access to online audio.

By Iain Maclachlan. For Banjo (5-String). Celtic/Irish. 96 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

Banjo (5-string) - Intermediate-Advanced - Digital Download SKU: M0.20669EB Composed by Steven J. Harvey. Banjo: Clawhammer, Solos and Duets. Folk. E-book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #20669EB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.20669EB). ISBN 9781619110403. 8.75x11.75 inches.Here is a book of tunes from the Elizabethan era-the great period of English song-set in tablature for the clawhammer banjo. At first glance, it is true, the songs of Shakespeare-s day and the mountain banjo seem to be worlds apart. But the musical traditions are, in fact, related, as Elizabethan songs are the old world cousins of mountain tunes. As a result, Elizabethan tunes are a natural way to extend the mountain banjo repertoire for intermediate and advanced players. Their pedigree, their modal feel, the lilting rhythms, and the ease with which they can be adapted to the banjo argue the case. At the same time, they open the possibility for new sounds-in particular new rhythms-for the old instrument, pushing the banjo beyond unnatural limitations and giving it a new voice. Each section of the book is organized around a traditional mountain tuning, with a mountain song serving as a model of that tuning, illuminating the relationship between the two musical worlds. The Bard's Banjo is the first banjo instruction book devoted to the repertoire of Elizabethan song. Includes access to online audio.

Banjo (clawhammer) - Beginning-Intermediate - Digital Download SKU: M0.96711MEB Composed by Art Rosenbaum. Banjo: Clawhammer, Solos. Fantasy. 0. E-book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #96711MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music (M0.96711MEB). ISBN 9781619115392. 8.75x11.75 inches.A complete survey of traditional banjo styles complete with tunings, playing tips, and the author's deft drawings. Progresses from easy tunes for the beginner to more difficult pieces. The styles include up-picking or Pete Seeger's basic strum; two-finger picking; three-finger picking; and what had variously been called frailing, clawhammer, knocking, rapping, overhand, fram-style, flayin' hand, and other Appalachian names, here called down-picking.  Includes access to online audio.     .

By Jack Hatfield. For Banjo (5-String). Acoustic Music. 32 pages. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music

Transcriptions from Buckley's Banjo Guide of 1868. Composed by Tim Twiss. Banjo: 5-String. 0. E-book and online audio. Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music #30718MEB. Published by Mel Bay Publications - Digital Sheet Music