Mel Bay's Back-Up Banjo
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • okay for intermediates
Mel Bay's Back-Up Banjo
Starring: Janet Davis
Director: Janet Davis
Manufacturer: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0001BF7Z6
Release Date: 2003-12-31

Description

Janet Davis' comprehensive text is now a video! Learn the basic techniques commonly used on five-string banjo to accompany vocalists and instrumentalists. Separates the various back-up techniques into categories determined by song tempo, by lead instrument being accompanied, and by the area of the fingerboard in which the chords are being played. Presented by one of America's finest banjo teachers! There is also a companion book to this video.

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars okay for intermediates.......2007-09-11

I am an intermediate banjo player,I used this book when I had about 8 songs under my belt and found I needed to play backup. It is decent, gets the job done, has a video with it that is decent too. My favorite backup banjo ( this is ONLY for backup) instructional material is from Accutab and is a dvd called ( I cant remember the exact name) something like 3rd position backup or up the neck backup. Both are similiar, they show an early intermediate player who may know from 4-15 songs how to start playing backup. Banjo players are well known for playing loud obnoxious backup and hopefully these will help reverse that trend(!) The book/dvd is good but not excellent, make sure to get the dvd with it!

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