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- Beginning The 5-String Banjo
Beginning the Five-String Banjo BookEverything you'll need to know to get started having fun playing the 5-string banjo.A very comprehensive book complete with a DVD and CDs of all the lessons demonstrated at three speeds. Many other features too.
- The Banjo Encyclopedia
The Banjo Encyclopedia by Ross Nickerson- Bluegrass Banjo from A to Z. The Spiral Wire bound Banjo Encyclopedia editions available only at BanjoTeacher.com "…you name it ... this book has it ALL The complete book about bluegrass banjo picking. It is very well written and is full of solid good advice and information. I It's 240 pages long and has a 99 track CD
Bluegrass Banjo A to Z
- Popular Banjo Songs
The Banjo Songbook by Ross Nickerson12 popular 5-string banjo tunes in tablature with accompanying CD to learn from.
A top quality CD for the Banjo SongBook jwith Ross Nickerson performing the songs at three speeds for easy learning.
Available in split screen high quality DVD
- Playing Banjo By Ear
and Learning the Chords Playing Banjo By Ear and Learning the Chords by Ross Nickerson130 minute DVD instruction to help you play without tablature, learn to memorize, learn the chords better and loads of practical tips for the student trying to reach the next level.
Includes instruction on learning the chords to songs, playing rolls and chords, up the neck chords, minor major and seventh chords
- Banjo Songs for Beginners
Banjo Songs for Banjo by Ross Nickerson Banjo Songs for Beginners Book/DVD/CD set includes 14 must know banjo classics demonstrated in split screen video at three speeds.
- How to Build Your Speed
How to Build Your Speed on the Banjo By Ross Nickerson Learn how to make everything you play sound better while increasing your speed and overall ability. Get valuable insights on right hand technique, practice habits, and tips that will save you hours of practice time and move you towards your goals.
- Banjo Jamming
Banjo Jamming and Play Along DVD by Ross Nickerson *Learn the Chords to Each Song
*Songs Played at Three Speeds
*Ross Nickerson plays a solo and then plays backup for you
*Banjo,Guitar and Bass Backup at 3 Speeds
*Includes a tab for each song
The DVD also comes with a 25 minute bonus video lesson on learning all the chord forms without using a chord chart. /Play Along
- How To Practice Banjo
New DVD - How To Practice Banjo Learn how to get the most from your practice time and progress faster. Ross Nickerson shows you proven techniques that really work helping you advance quickly and accomplish your goals.
- Rock Solid Bankjo Timing and Backup Tips
New DVD - Rock Solid Bankjo Timing and Backup Tips Ross Nickerson takes you through learning timing step by step. What could be more important than good timing when playing the five-string banjo? Ross Nickerson takes you through learning timing step by step.
- Playing Banjo in the Key of C,D,E,F,G Up the Neck
New DVD - Playing Banjo in the Key of C,D,E,F,G Up the Neck. Ross teaches easy techniques to quickly transpose the songs you already know in open G tuning to other keys.
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- Scruggs Style
Scruggs Style Instruction for the Five String Banjo Hear Ross Nickerson perform six Earl Scruggs banjo classics at two speeds followed by detailed instruction with many Scruggs' Style insights and tips.
...Your arrangement is as close to Earl as I have ever heard and your instructions are breaking it down into digestible pieces so I'm actually making progress each time I sit down."Instruction
- Earl Scruggs Book
The Scruggs Book at BanjoTeacher.comLearn the style of Earl Scruggs from the master himself.
This is the original Earl Scruggs Book that featured tablature transcribed by Banjo player Bill Keith.
- Fundamentals 5-String Banjo
Fundamentals of the 5-String Banjo Everything you'll need to know to start having fun on the banjo! Comprehensive 52 page book
Two Audio CDs
High Quality DVD
- Backup Play Along Vol 1
Rhythm Back-up Band Play Along CD, Book and DVD Volume IBackup Band Play Along CD recorded at Three Speeds
High quality split screen DVD of all the songs at three speeds.
- Backup Play Along Vol 2
Rhythm Back-up Band Play Along CD, Book and DVD Volume IBackup Band Play Along CD recorded at Three Speeds
High quality split screen DVD of all the songs at three speeds.
- Essential Banjo Licks
Essential Banjo Licks by Ross Nickerson
Nine different categories of Must Know" Essential Banjo Licks.
It features over 100 useful and fun banjo licks that are essential to your knowledge and development.
High quality split screen
- Gospel Songs For Banjo
Gospel Songs For Banjo by Ross Nickerson A collection of popular Gospel Songs arranged by banjo master Ross Nickerson. The tablature is big, easy to read and includes left and right hand fingering indications, as well as accent marks for melody notes too.
34 page Book, DVD and CD include
- Children's Songs Made Easy
Children's Songs for Banjo by Ross Nickerson Songs are fun to play and are perfect for helping you develop the ability to bring out the melody in the bluegrass banjo style.
- Christmas

Christmas Music Made Easy for Banjo by Ross NickersonEasy to play five-string banjo arrangements of twelve Christmas favorites by banjo master Ross Nickerson. Each song is arranged and performed using proper three-finger bluegrass technique. Songs Made Easy
- Blazing The West Tablature
Solos from Blazing the West Transcribed
True West Magazine named Blazing the West the top Bluegrass CD of 2003 in their annual Best of the West issue
- Backup Banjo / Up the Neck
Back-up Banjo by Janet Davis
Learn how to play backup with Janet Davis' comprehensive backup banjo book now available with DVD and CD
- DVD Demo Videos
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- CLAWHAMMER / OLD TIME INSTRUCTION

Clawhammer, Old Time Frailing and Folk Styles
Banjo Instruction at BanjoTeacher.com
Old Time, Clawhammer, Frailing and Folk
Books, CD and DVDs available
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- 4-STRING Banjo Instruction
 4-String Tenor, Plectrum, and Irish Tenor Banjo Instruction at BanjoTeacher.com
4-String Banjo Instruction.
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ReviewsReviews for Playing Banjo by Ear and Learning the Chords, Banjo Jamming and Play Along and reviews of many other Banjo DVDs, Books and Online Lessons.
- Fundamentals 5-String Banjo
Fundamentals of the 5-String Banjo / Brand New DVD by Ross Nickerson / JUST RELEASED
- Banjo Songs for Beginners
Banjo Songs for Banjo by Ross Nickerson Brand New DVD by Ross Nickerson / Just released
- How To Practice Banjo
New DVD - How To Practice Banjo Learn how to get the most from your practice time and progress faster. Ross Nickerson shows you proven techniques that really work helping you advance quickly and accomplish your goals.
- Playing Banjo By Ear
and Learning the Chords Playing Banjo By Ear and Learning the Chords by Ross Nickerson130 minute DVD instruction to help you play without tablature, learn to memorize, learn the chords better and loads of practical tips for the student trying to reach the next level.
Includes instruction on learning the chords to songs, playing rolls and chords, up the neck chords, minor major and seventh chords
- Rock Solid Banjo Timing and Backup Tips
New DVD - Rock Solid Bankjo Timing and Backup Tips Ross Nickerson takes you through learning timing step by step. What could be more important than good timing when playing the five-string banjo? Ross Nickerson takes you through learning timing step by step.
- Banjo Jamming
Banjo Jamming and Play Along DVD by Ross Nickerson *Learn the Chords to Each Song
*Songs Played at Three Speeds
*Ross Nickerson plays a solo and then plays backup for you
*Banjo,Guitar and Bass Backup at 3 Speeds
*Includes a tab for each song
The DVD also comes with a 25 minute bonus video lesson on learning all the chord forms without using a chord chart. /Play Along
- Playing Banjo in the Key of C,D,E,F,G Up the Neck
New DVD - Playing Banjo in the Key of C,D,E,F,G Up the Neck. Ross teaches easy techniques to quickly transpose the songs you already know in open G tuning to other keys.
- Essential Banjo Licks
Essential Banjo Licks by Ross Nickerson
Nine different categories of Must Know" Essential Banjo Licks.
It features over 100 useful and fun banjo licks that are essential to your knowledge and development.
High quality split screen
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The best way to buy more banjo instructional materials and save. Free shipping too.
- DVD Sample Videos
Ross Nickerson Banjo DVD Video Samples
View the videos in either windows media or on the flash player
- Backup Play Along Vol 1
Rhythm Back-up Band Play Along CD, Book and DVD Volume IBackup Band Play Along CD recorded at Three Speeds
High quality split screen DVD of all the songs at three speeds.
- Backup Play Along Vol 2
Rhythm Back-up Band Play Along CD, Book and DVD Volume IBackup Band Play Along CD recorded at Three Speeds
High quality split screen DVD of all the songs at three spee
- Gospel Songs For Banjo
Gospel Songs For Banjo by Ross Nickerson A collection of popular Gospel Songs arranged by banjo master Ross Nickerson.
The tablature is big, easy to read and includes left and right hand fingering indications, as well as accent marks for melody notes too.
34 page Book, DVD and CD inlcuded
- Christmas
Joy of Christmas Banjo DVD and Tab Book by Ross Nickerson 12 popular Christmas favorites Arrangements made easy to learn and play
All arrangements are easy to play and learn. I wrote the arrangements so you could hear the melody clearly without having to be an advanced player to get the satisfaction of playing the song so you recognize the tune.
Songs for Banjo
- The Banjo Songbook
The Banjo Songbook by Ross Nickerson12 popular 5-string banjo tunes in tablature with accompanying CD to learn from.
A top quality CD for the Banjo SongBook jwith Ross Nickerson performing the songs at three speeds for easy learning.
Available in split screen high quality DVD
- Backup Banjo / Up the Neck
Bluegrass Banjo Backup Instruction Here are some of the best banjo books and dvds for learning bluegrass banjo and backup. It's important to learn the
building block backup banjo licks and then have an avenue for putting them to practical practice.
- Ron Block DVD
Ron Block DVD A Fresh Look at Bluegrass Banjo
Ron goes into great detail about his practice routine, showing examples of exercises and drills he uses to stay in shape.
Banjo CDs
- Let's Kick It
Ross Nickerson - Brand New CD Ross Nickerson and members of the band, Blue Highway
14 songs in all.
- Evolution
Ross Nickerson - Evolution - A compilation of 15 songs spanning 16 years 15 songs Foggy Mountain Breakdown, Stairway to Heaven, Under the Double Eagle, Remmington Ride, El Cumbanchero, Ghost Riders in the Sky, Train 45, Ground Speed, John Henry and more.
Free tab for Stairway to Heaven as played on the CD with purchase.
- Blazing The West
Blazing The West: 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, Streets of Laredo.
Free tab for El Cumbanchero as played on the CD with purchase.
- Ultimate Banjo Compilation
Ultimate Banjo The Best of Instrumental Banjo New compilation CD featuring Ross Nickerson Other Banjo players featured on the CD are Earl Scruggs, Sonny Osborne, Eddie Adcock, Greg Cahill, Pete Wernick, Scott Vestal,.
Free tab for Jesse James as played by Ross Nickerson on the CD with purchase.
- A Christmas Gathering
A PineCastle - Christmas Gathering Many great Chrismas songs done in the bluegrass style like you've never heard before
Free tab for Oh Come All Ye Faithful as played on the CD with purchase.
- X Train Bluegrass Band
Two CDs from Ross Nickerson and his bandX-Train Live & Kickin' It X-Train Every Man For Himself
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- Beginner Lessons
Beginner Courses / Several OptionsIncludes the lessons in Option 2 along with the following two lessons, plus two more songs.
* How to use a Metronome and Timing Exercises
* Playing a Song with a Basic Banjo Roll and Chords
The Five songs are
Cripple Creek, Banjo In the Hollow, John Henry, Two Dollar Bill, Blackberry Blossom
- 24 Banjo Song Lessons
Purchase 1, 2, 3 or all 4 bundlesEach song includes, video to see how it's done, audio files to hear the segments clearly, and tablature so you can print it out.
Lessons also include text tips on common obstacles in learning the song.
Purchase All 4 Bundles, see lists above fo the songs.
Includes Bonus Song, Amazing Grace
- Must Know Licks
Purchase All 3 Must Know BundlesEach video has the many must-know examples of these techniques demonstrated slow and fast on video. Each lesson also comes with it's own tablature booklet.
Purchase All 3 Bundles, see lists above for the songs.
- How to Practice Banjo
Ross takes you through one time saving tip after another and shows you tricks he has helped students with for over 30 years.
1 hour and 45 minute Online Video Lesson
- Rock Solid Banjo Timing
and Backup Tips Learn Rock Solid Banjo Timing and get loads of tips, tablature and demonstrations on playing backup with Ross Nickerson's newest banjo video lessons
1 hour and 38 minutes Online Video Lesson
- Playing Banjo in the
Keys of C, D, E, F and Up the Neck
Learning how to play in other keys than G when learning banjo is an important part of your banjo learning experience.
1 hour and 38 minute lesson.
- Five Internediate Lessons
Purchase All 5 Intermediate LessonsIntermediate and More Advanced Lessons
Ross Nickerson online lessons available for intermediate pickers
Includes video to see how it's done, tablature and text that you can print out.
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DVD DOWNLOADSImmediate DVD Downloads allows you to get your lessons anytime you want them, 24/7, delivering high-quality video directly to your computer
Just a few of the DVD Downloads featuredFundamentals of the Five String Banjo
Banjo Songs for Beginners Playing Banjo By Ear
- Advanced Tab Transcriptions
Ross Nickerson CD's / Note for Note Transcription BooksLearn the songs from the award winning CD "Blazing the West" and Ross Nickerson's latest CD, "Let's Kick it" All the songs from these two CD's have been painstakingly transcribed out note for note and are available as hard copy spiral bound books with CD.
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The Banjo Encyclopedia - Bluegrass Banjo from A to Z
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The Banjo Encyclopedia
"Bluegrass Banjo from A to Z"
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The Banjo Encyclopedia is a comprehensive, in-depth banjo
instructional book and CD that covers in depth the intricacies of bluegrass banjo playing,
including numerous topics that have been overlooked in banjo instruction to
date. The Banjo Encyclopedia can take a student from the beginning, to intermediate,
and right through to more advanced styles of banjo playing. Ross Nickerson uses
his many years of experience helping hundreds of aspiring banjo pickers by offering
the banjo student an opportunity to learn in a practical, straightforward manner.
This wide-ranging banjo instructional book will focus on many techniques that
will help every aspect of a banjo player's musicianship while simplifying many
subjects in the learning process and comes with a 99 track CD. The Banjo Encyclopedia
is undoubtedly one of the most complete five-string banjo books on the market
today and a must for every banjo player's collection.
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...what a book!!! Blown away at the
content...this book is gold...great curriculum!!
...world
class player...an exemplary teacher...tailored instruction...great resource.
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comprehensive work...a "must have"...all will benefit...Ross' leadership
and clarity of instruction is tremendous..
Awesome!!!
...Just a note to say thanks for writing the "Banjo Encyclopedia".  I have 6 other Banjo "How to" books and while they all had relevant material in them none had the over all structure and sequence that yours' does. I have pretty much filed all the other books and am concentrating on working through the Banjo Encyclopedia exclusively. My overall progress has just shot through the roof ! You have indeed paved the road to success for learning the banjo and the journey is fulfilling and exciting. The advice you give is exceptional and I've found nothing to match in any other book I have and I have all the ones that are highly recommended.
Thanks Ross for providing an old Geezer like myself with a surefire path to success in learning the banjo. I mention you and the website every chance I get. Yours' I believe is the pinnacle method for learning the banjo.
Now that I see the qualities of this gentleman, I am REALLY looking forward to
meeting him and thanking him for the effort it must have taken to put this together!
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It means a lot to me that I've received so many wonderful comments about this book It means even more to me that so many are learning from it. I was glad to do it. thanks, Ross Nickerson
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