You Can Teach Yourself Banjo

In college she played the guitar and sang as a folk and blues musician in many of the Austin clubs, learning from such greats as Lightning Hopkins, Janis Joplin, and other well-known musicians, who played the same clubs. . Today, Janet is primarily known as a bluegrass and five-string banjo specialist. About the Author Janet Rice Davis was born and raised in Houston, Texas, where music has always been an integral part of her family life. Although Janet's formal musical training was primarily in the classical field, she was fascinated with the stringed instruments, particular

"Easy to understand" according to Cynthia K Cowden. Ms. Davis does not teach or do a thorough basic music theory presentation. She assumes that the banjo student has already learned that. She does a concise job of showing the student the basics of banjo part names and how to tune, hold and anchor your fingers on the instrument. Reading tablature, learning finger roll paterns and basic chords are next. Throughout the book she continues to progress through introducing a new concept and then giving the student a song to practice it on. I am very happy to start banjo with this instruction at my own pace. The charts of chord fingerings at the back of the book complete th. dave said It all Started Here. Don't let the dopey-looking cover fool you, this is the real deal.I took a single banjo lesson, where my instructor taught me out of this book. The book was so effective that I ditched the lessons and just bought the book to learn on my own. I can't say enough good things about this book. Janet Davis really understands the mind of a complete beginner, while ensuring the confidence needed that she knows what she's doing.So many people feel like the banjo would be an impossible instrument to play. And friends who saw me play after just days of using this book thought that I had achieved miraculous feats. Nope. I just. Jim Hoffman said Start with the best beginners tutorial and have a lot of fun learning the banjo. Look no further if you are a complete beginner or, like me, an experienced guitarist. Since most of the bluegrass repertory seems to be public domain, Janet was able to demonstrate theory and technique with real songs that you will recognize. The examples are complete songs, not boring excerpts. I already had finger picking technique and fretboard experience but I soon ran into fun and challenging songs that needed some serious practice. She starts off with Scruggs style and then introduces the melodic style. I didn't know about the melodic style but now I love it.You can go a long way playing solo or maybe with a

In this straightforward, easy to understand video for five-string bluegrass banjo, Janet Davis teaches tuning, how to read tablature, roll patterns, chords, licks, and other basic information needed to play bluegrass and melodic-style banjo. Janet explains the first 22 lessons from the book of the same title and demonstrates examples both slowly and at regular speed. For the remaining Lessons, the CD must be purchased to hear those licks.. Note: The DVD teaches through Lesson 22. The companion book for this video may be purchased separately. This 60-minute video can be used by itself to learn by ear, or with the tablature found in the companion book

Today, Janet is primarily known as a bluegrass and five-string banjo specialist. Although Janet's formal musical training was primarily in the classical field, she was fascinated with the stringed instruments, particularly those involved with folk and bluegrass music. Janet Rice Davis was born and raised in Houston, Texas, where music h