Brand New DVD! Just filmed, split screen closeups, special features, very comprehensive, two hours long.

 

 

 

Beginning
The 5-String Banjo

By Ross Nickerson

Everything you'll need to know to get started having fun playing the 5 string banjo.

Brand new DVD! Split Screen High Quality, special features, I am very proud of it. Includes a new section on changing strings, tightening the head, settng the bridge, parts of the banjo, putting a strap on, picks and much, much more. All the lessons at three speeds with closups of both hands. The CDs have been upgraded too with songs now having a backup band play along practice track.

Beginning the 5 String Banjo includes two CDs and DVD video.

Ross Nickerson covers all these subjects with you in a personal and informative way: Banjo rolls and picking patterns, left hand techniques, reading tablature, tuning the banjo, slides, hammer-ons and pull-offs, practice tips, memorizing, understanding timing, how to use a metronome, eleven songs, the chords up and down the neck and more.

The two CDs come with the lessons demonstrated clearly at three speeds including a backup play along practice track for each song.

The two hour DVD features high quality video with split screen technology and easy to use click through menus. Also included on the DVD is a special feature lesson on tuning the banjo, changing a string, putting on a strap, using the picks, tightening the head and other important banjo basics.

The DVD also has an added menu option for scrolling through the songs at the slow, medium or fast tempos separately.

Songs you'll learn are, Cripple Creek, Boil the Cabbage Down, Buffalo Gals, Tom Dooley, Long Journey Home, John Henry, Red River Valley, Blackberry Blossom, My Old Kentucky Home, Old Time Religion and more. The book includes chord lessons, playing by the chords, banjo rolls, left hand positioning, timing exercises, text explanations and picture illustrations. Proper Right and Left-hand technique is covered in detail along with many time saving practical tips. Ross Nickerson while giving private lessons and workshops has seen 100's of students struggle with the same challenges. His lessons and advice will anticipate tough spots, giving you help and guidance to overcome them.

View the Beginning Banjo Book Track Sheet and see what is included on the two CDs

Wirebound beginning banjo book with Two CDs, 96 tracks all together. (also available with DVD)

$19.95

Complete DVD available for Beginning The Five String Banjo with quick cue menus.

Learning beginner banjo with the CDs and DVD is the way to go. You will be able to hear and see the banjo music being played. The banjo lessons in the book are formatted so beginners can get started learning the right way from the beginning.

DVD, Wire Bound Book, and two CDs

39.95

Testimonials for the Beginning the Five string Banjo by Ross Nickerson

....I want Ross to know that I've been trying to learn the banjo, off and on, for 20 years. Since receiving the Beginning Banjo stuff in the past month, I have progressed farther than in the previous 20 years combined. I am so surprised at what I can still learn, even at 52, and the joy it has brought into my life, particularly at this time of the year.

.....I just received your "Beginning the 5-String Banjo." so before getting starting with the banjo, I sat down and read the entire book from cover to cover and listened to the DVD. It is the clearest, most direct and helpful book imaginable. It answered all my questions, gave me some really useful tips and information and has a crisp, clear starting point and path. The book and the DVD are also so encouraging and the progression so positive it really does give the reader comfort and a sense of having a gifted teacher right in the room. I can't imagine not buying all your other books.

Ross,
.....Just wanted you to know that I've learned more from reading only 13 pages of your Learning The Five String Banjo book than I have in two lessons from my (former) instructor. I am a special ed teacher myself so I know the difference between knowing a lot of material and teaching it to someone. By the way if you ever decide to get back to this area, save me a slot on your schedule as a life-time student!!! Thanks again.
steve

.....Just want to take a minute to say thank you to Ross and the Beginning the 5 String Banjo book, cd and dvd! I have wanted to learn banjo for 30 years, have owned one for 2 years and am finally now - thanks to Ross - learning to play! This is so cool~God bless you.

.......I ordered Ross Nickerson\'s Beginng Lessons banjo CD and am really pleased with it. I had previously ordered another persons beginner banjo CD from another site and all it did was showcase his playing. No real instructions. Ross Nickersons\'s lessons are almost like having him as a private instructor. Finally I\'m learning the banjo as it should be taught.

.......I bought a Fender FB 59 from a friend of mine and have your “Beginning the five-string banjo book, cd, and dvd. I’ve been at it for about 7 months and my wife is amazed at my progress. I practice from a half hour to an hour a day (sometimes more) and I love every minute of it.Thanks for putting out a great product and helping me to fulfill a life long desire.

......I wanted you to know that my only fan - my wife - could not believe that it was me plunking on the banjo after I got your beginners manual. She said it "almost" sounded like music. I am so happy with your beginners manual that I ordered one as a gift for a friend of mine.

........Your Books are the best thing I found on the market for Banjo

All books and CD's are money back guaranteed!

More banjo songs in tab with CD and DVD below

The Banjo Songbook with CD and or DVD by Ross Nickerson

A great addition to The Beginning the Five-String Banjo Book CD and DVD by Ross Nickerson

Click here for more info on the Banjo Songbook

Songs included are: Dueling Banjos, Wreck of the Old 97, Bill Cheatum, Reuben's Train, Ballad of Jed Clampett, Rolling in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Old Joe Clark, She'll Be Coming Around The Mountain, Will The Circle Be Unbroken, and bonus song; America The Beautiful

 

 

 

 

Rhythm Back-up Band Play Along CD and Tab Book Volume I and II

Songs included on Volume 1

Cripple Creek
Banjo in the Hollow
Boil That Cabbage Down
Eight More Miles to Louisville
Cumberland Gap
Jingle Bells
John Henry
Blackberry Blossom
Two Dollar Bill
Red River Valley
Wildwood Flower
My Old Kentucky Home
Eight of January
Crying Holy

Songs included on Volume 2

America the Beautiful
Battle Hymn of The Republic
The Crawdad Song
Jesse James
Ode to Joy
Oh Susanna
Old Joe Clark
Pig in a Pen
Reuben’s Train
Rolling in My Sweet Baby’s Arms
She’ll be coming around the Mountain
This Land is Your Land
When the Saints Go Marching In

Two Different CDs recorded with Backup band at Three Speeds! Now available with high quality split screen DVD of all the songs at three speeds.

These backup tracks should help your progress a lot, and you'll have a lot of fun with them too! ..no matter what level you are at It could be the most fun you'll ever have practicing and it will be fantastic for your development!

I recorded the backup tracks in the recording studio at three different speeds, and not too fast either!

The tempos of the songs range from very easy, (90 Beats per minute/BPM) to a slow medium tempo, (130 /BPM) to a moderate fast speed, 105 BPM double or cut time, (Four eighth notes per click).

Includes recordings of the songs, backup play along tracks, instruction on learning how to play by the chords to the song, memorizing tips, advice on how to best utilize the rhtyhm tracks to help your progress. The book has also includes easy to read tablature with accent marks for melody notes, and other helpful tips and advice.

I am now offering this book spiral bound with a DVD of each song played at three speeds too. The DVD menu has a special feature that allows you to scroll through the songs only at the speed you are working at. The DVD features split screen and high quality picture. Also included in the book are memorizing tips, advice on using the rhythm tracks, playing by the chords tips and more.

........ These are great instructions and I am very satisfied that I did this. I am playing songs on the Banjo and it is a very nice feeling, thank you. John C

......Hi Ross, Love the play-along-CD and the DVD - thanks again! I surprised my banjo teacher with your version of Old Joe Clark - that was great! Jim Poulette Westmoreland, NH

Rhythm Backup Band Play Along Book with Backup Band Play Along Tracks CD and DVD/Volumes 1 and 2
DVD features high quality split screen closeups with all the songs played at three speeds.

Book and CD Only Versions/No DVD
Volume 1/
Spiral Bound Book with Backup Band Play Along Tracks CD 19.95 DVD not included
Volume 2/
Spiral Bound Book with Backup Band Play Along Tracks CD 19.95 DVD not included
Discount/Buy both Voulmes/Book and CD Only Versions at a discount 34.95

Split Screen DVD, CD and Book Versions
Volume 1/Split Screen DVD,
Spiral Bound Book and Backup Band Play Along Tracks CD 39.95
Volume 2/Split Screen DVD,
Spiral Bound Book and Backup Band Play Along Tracks CD 39.95
Discount/Buy both Volumes/Split Screen DVD, CD and Book Versions at a discount 69.95

Testmonials for the Play Along Backup Rhythm CD

Rhythm and Backup Band Play Along Book and CD Volume 2 available in E-Book form!

Buy Rhythm and Backup Band Play Along Book and CD Volume 2 and receive it instantly with no shipping charges with this E-Book option. When you purchase, you receive a webpage with a link to download right after checkout with the Book in PDF and links to all the tracks from the CD. You can either download the tracks to your hard drive or keep returning to the webpage and simply click on the individual track links when working with a song. All the CD files and the book are in one easy to download zip file now too. This version includes the songs at three speeds and the backup band to play along with.


Rhythm and Backup Band Play Along Book and CD Volume 2 E-Book Version that you download with no shipping charges and receive immediately 15.00

Blazing The West Tablature Book for Banjo

True West Magazine named Blazing the West the top Bluegrass CD of 2003 in their annual Best of the West issue.

Country Music Television voted Blazing the West as one of the top ten albums of 2003

The International Bluegrass Music Association named Blazing the West one of the top 15 instrumental CD’s of 2003.

Check out the Blazing The West Tablature Book and CD

Easy to read tablature with tips on learning the songs, backup tips, notes on each song, and some photos.

El Cumbanchero, San Antonio Rose, Garcia, Panhandle Rag, Ghost Riders in the Sky, Texas Blues, Red River Valley, Lonesome Cowboy, Jesse James, Don't Fence Me In, Standing Eagle, and Streets of Laredo

Both the Blazing the West CD and Tablature book are 30-day satisfaction guaranteed

or your money back with no shipping charges! Click on the $17.95 or $24.95 price links to buy.

BLAZING THE WEST TABLATURE BOOK

Spiral Book Only

$17.95

Spiral bound Book and CD

$24.95

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