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SPECIAL FEATURES: Instant access to all songs & exercises. Superior clarity & sound quality. Repeat play to increase practice efficiency & retention. Large on-screen tablature with "bouncing ball" pointer for all songs & exercises. Split screen clearly shows right and left hand techniques. Leading edge instructor who currently teaches beginners
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AVD - Introduction To Acoustic Guitar DVD - By Bert Casey is a 60 minute DVD aimed at the beginning acoustic guitar student and contains all the information needed to get started on the guitar. It covers all the basics (proper hand positions, tuning, scales, and rhythm using chords & strumming, bass notes, and bass note runs). It utilizes many  closeups to show proper hand position and technique. 14 familiar songs you can play and sing along with:  Tom Dooley, Going Down That Road Feeling Bad, Worried Man Blues, Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms, Dark Hollow, Amazing Grace, Pallet On Your Floor, Way Downtown, Sitting On Top Of The World, Wabash Cannonball, & Crying Holy . The easiest way to learn to play the Acoustic Guitar.

8.95

BPD - Introduction to 5-String Banjo DVD - by Jeff Hohwald is a 60 minute DVD designed to take the raw beginner through all the necessary steps to learn how to play Scruggs style 5-string banjo. It utilizes many close ups to show proper hand position and technique. The unique split screens show both hands in detail and utilizes onscreen tablature for all of the music, with a bouncing ball type pointer showing each note as it is being played. This is a must for the beginning 5-String Banjo player.

13.95

BVD - Introduction to Bass Guitar DVD - by Bert Casey is a 60 minute DVD that focuses on the beginning player and emphasizes proper technique. It covers a range of styles including alternating bass notes, two beat, eighth notes, shuffles, walking patterns, and common rock & roll riffs. It utilizes many closeups to show proper hand position and technique.  SONGS INCLUDE:  Good Hearted Woman, Old Time Rock & Roll, That'll Be The Day, Wanderer, Peaceful Easy Feeling, Johnny B. Goode, Kansas City, Under My Thumb, Addicted To Love, Billy Jean, She Works Hard For The Money, La Bamba.  With these songs, the student learns the basics of bass playing .

8.95

EVD - Introduction to Drum DVD - by Tim Wimer is a 60 minute DVD that focuses on the beginning drummer. Starting on the snare, it concentrates on stick control, counting and playing rhythms, and correct technique. It then progresses to the full drum kit, showing in detail several rhythm patterns and playing along with a full band to 5 songs. Our unique split screen shows both hands and both feet in detail, with notation on screen and a bouncing ball type pointer showing each note as it's being played. An easy way to learn the drums

8.95

RVD - Snare Drum Rudiments DVD - by Tim Wimer is A 60 minute DVD that focuses on the beginning drummer. Starting on the snare, it concentrates on stick control, counting and playing rhythms, and correct technique. It then progresses to the full drum kit, showing in detail several rhythm patterns and playing along with a full band to 5 songs. Our unique split screen shows both hands and both feet in detail, with notation on screen and a bouncing ball type pointer showing each note as it's being played.  This is the ideal DVD for the student who wants to succeed.

13.95

EVD - Introduction to Electric Guitar DVD - by Bert Casey is a 60 minute DVD intended for the beginning electric player covering riffs, power chords, chords & strumming, and scales. It utilizes many closeups to show proper hand position and technique. The unique split screens show both hands in detail and utilizes onscreen tablature for all of the music, with a bouncing ball type pointer showing each note as it is being played. SONGS INCLUDE: Johnny B. Goode, Louie, Louie, Wild Thing, Miss You, Black Magic Woman, Don't Be Cruel, Knocking On Heaven's Door, Lucky Man, Great Balls Of Fire, Old Time Rock & Roll, Kansas City, That'll Be The Day, Summer of 69, All Along The Watchtower, Beat It, Wanderer, Rave On, Cocaine, Sunshine Of Your Love, Gimme Shelter, Stages, Already Gone, & Start Me Up. This DVD starts the student on the road to becoming a rock & roll player.

8.95

VVD - Introduction to Fiddle DVD -  by Jim Tolles is 60 minute course designed to teach the beginner how to read music, how to hold the instrument, develop proper bowing technique and play in tune. It utilizes many closeups to show proper hand position and technique. The unique split screens show both hands in detail and utilizes onscreen notation for all of the music with a bouncing ball type pointer showing each note as it is being played. Songs include: Alphabet Song, Mary Had A Little Lamb, Go Tell Aunt Rhody & Sunday Waltz    This DVD contains all the information needed to start playing the fiddle.

13.95

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KPD - Introduction to Keyboards DVD -This is a 60 minute DVD for the beginning keyboard or piano student. It covers all the basics of playing - including proper technique, hand and body positions, scales, chords, and note reading. The student plays along with a full band on 12 familiar songs which are played at 2 speeds (slow for practicing and performance tempo). Our unique split screens show both hands in detail and utilizes onscreen notation for all of the music, with a bouncing ball type pointer showing each note as it is being played. It's all you need to get started on the keyboard or piano  

8.95

 

MPD - Introduction to Mandolin DVD - by Bert Casey is a 60 minute DVD designed to take the beginner through the beginning steps in learning to play the bluegrass mandolin. It utilizes many closeups to show proper hand position and technique. The unique split screens show both hands in detail and utilizes onscreen tablature for all of the music, with a bouncing ball type pointer showing each note as it is being played. SONGS INCLUDE:  Worried Man Blues, Wildwood Flower, Cripple Creek, John Hardy, Red Haired Boy, Sally Goodin, Soldier's Joy, 8th Of January, Billy In The Lowground, Blackberry Blossom, Bill Cheatum, Salt Creek, Old Joe Clark, & Boil Them Cabbage Down. This DVD contains all the information needed to start you playing the mandolin.

13.95

VVD - Introduction to Violin/Fiddle DVD -  by Jim Tolles is a 60 minute DVD that works equally well on violin or fiddle. This course is designed to teach the beginner how to read music, how to hold the instrument, develop proper bowing technique, and play in tune. It utilizes many closeups to show proper hand position and technique.  SONGS INCLUDE: Alphabet Song, Mary Had A Little Lamb, Go Tell Aunt Rhody, and Sunday Waltz. This DVD contains all the information needed to start playing the violin.

13.95

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MB94350DVD - Mel Bay's Anyone Can Play Bluegrass Banjo DVD by Paul Hayman-  60 Minuties - This DVD is designed to teach the basics of bluegrass banjo playing to the beginning student who has no previous music experience. It includes a broad discussion of Scruggs-style banjo playing with a brief introduction to melodic-style playing. Bluegrass standards such as Cripple Creek, Lonesome Road Blues, Little Maggie, Bury Me Beneath the Willow, and many others are taught in the lessons Free instructional booklet included

13.95

MB94429DVD - Mel Bay's You Can Teach Yourself Banjo DVD by Janet Davis. This DVD is written in tablature, a straightforward, easy-to-understand method that teaches rolls, chords, bluegrass banjo techniques, playing up the neck, licks, endings, and other basic information needed to play bluegrass and melodic-style banjo.  A great beginner's text for those who do not have access to a teacher.

13.95

MB94216DVD - Mel Bay's Anyone Can Play Electric Bass DVD by Scott Miller (bassist/vocalist) - This course is designed for people who want to play bass in a small group or ensemble and presents all the most common musical forms.  You will learn bass techniques for rock, country, pop and other popular music styles.  No music-reading ability is required.  After mastering this method, you will be ready to start playing with other musicians regardless of what type of music you choose. Includes free instructional booklet.

13.95

MB94717DVD - Mel Bay's You Can Teach Yourself Fiddling DVD by Craig Duncan

This DVD Covers tuning, holding the fiddle and bow, left-hand position, basic A, D, and G scales, shuffle bowing, slurs, double stops, and the following tunes: Liza Jane, Camptown Races, Buffalo Gals, Shady Grove, Shortening Bread, Oh Susanna, Cindy, Dixie, Wildwood Flower, Going to Boston, Soldier's Joy, Angeline the Baker, Flop-Eared Mule, Bile Them Cabbage Down, Old Joe Clark, Cripple Creek, Skip to My Lou, The girl I Left Behind Me, Up Jumped the Devil & Mississippi Sawyer

13.95

MB94120DVD - Mel Bay's Anyone Can Play Guitar DVD by Vern Juran - Vern Juran has played and taught guitar professionally for over twenty years.  His course presents beginning acoustic and electric guitar students with a practical, easy-to-learn approach.  No previous knowledge of music is necessary.  He teaches tuning, the parts of the guitar, how to hold the guitar and pick and proper right and left hand positioning.  Using numerous close-ups and diagrams both on-screen and in the accompanying booklet, this lesson teaches the student to strum basic chords for four folk songs and two blues progressions.  By following this method, you can enjoy a lifetime of guitar playing, no matter what style of music you choose.  60 Minutes  Includes free instructional booklet.

13.95

MB94849DVD - Mel Bay's Anyone Can Play Mandolin DVD by Paul Hayman - This course is designed for beginning mandolin students. It teaches the fundamentals of mandolin, chord strumming, single-note melody picking, and explains tablature. This method does not require any previous musical experience or note-reading ability. You will learn several well-known bluegrass songs in both strumming and picking styles. Includes free instructional booklet. You will learn favorite songs like: Old Joe Clark, Amazing Grace, Buffalo Gals, Wildwood Flower & others.

13.95

MB94569DVD - Mel Bay's Anyone Can Play Violin DVD by Coral White  - 65 Minutes - This self-guided beginner's violin course is designed for anyone of any age who wants to play violin. No previous musical experience is necessary! This course will teach you the basics for all types of performance, from classical to country, in a clear, step- by-step process compatible with Suzuki pedagogy. Lessons include: instrument care, tuning, positioning, note reading, playing pizzicato on open strings, fingering and use of the bow. Instructional booklet included. 65 minutes.  Includes free instructional booklet.

13.95

MB93833DP - Mel Bay's Children's Guitar Method BOOK & DVD, by William Bay - 48 Pages -  This is a popular and creative method for teaching guitar to young children.  From the beginning it integrates chord playing with note reading.  The student starts with easy one finger chord forms and strums accompaniments to numerous songs.  Note reading is then methodically and carefully introduced.  The method features Ron Wheeler's colorful cartoon artwork.   

13.95

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MW7043-DVD - YOUR FIRST GUITAR LESSON DVD - The Fun Approach - Learn Guitar in 7 Days  - 60 Minutes - FOR ALL AGES - This DVD is guaranteed success because it follows the logic that the human being can only think of one thing at a time. You will learn the 19 main open chords & 23 songs that will give you plenty of practice to master & perfect all 19 chords quickly & easily. Learn how to make a guitar easy to play, how to use small guitars & ukuleles for children & people with small hands. Learn the parts of the guitar & how to tune, & all the tricks that make learning quick & easy, so that you won't have any problems. Songs Include: Auld Lang Syne • Amazing Grace • Aura Lee (or Love Me Tender) • Away in a Manger • Camptown Races • Do Lord—I Got a Home in Glory Land • Greensleeves (What Child Is This?) • Happy Birthday • Heart & Soul • Home on the Range • House of the Rising Sun • Jingle Bells • John Jacob Jingleheymer Smith • Kum Ba Ya • Little Sadie • My Bonnie • Midnight Special • Mountain Dew • Oh Suzanna • Old Time Religion • Sloop John B • This Old Man (Barney Song) • You Are My Sunshine.   This DVD gives you loads of great material, "one-easy-logical-step-at-a-time

13.95

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MURPHY METHOD DVDs  (List Price-$29.95)
LEARN BY EAR - NO TAB!!

BEGINNERS BANJO, VOL 1 DVD, The Murphy Method.  If you've never played banjo before, this is the place to start.  Teaches the basics in an easy-to-learn style.  You hear & see it as each tune is explained note-by-note.  Introduction to picking & 5 Songs:  Banjo in the Hollow, Cripple Creek, Cumberland Gap, Foggy Mountain Breakdown & John Hardy.  

NO TAB - 1 hour 50 Minutes. 

22.95

 

BEGINNERS BANJO, VOL 2 DVD, The Murphy Method.  Build on what you learned in Vol 1.  More great tunes to help learn the basics:  Old Joe Clark, Salt Creek, Foggy Mountain Breakdown (High break), Fireball Mail, Lonesome Road Blues & Ending Licks  

NO TAB - 1 hour 45 Minutes.   

22.95

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AMAZING GRACE: Gospel Favorites DVD for 5-String BANJO, The Murphy Method. Gospel tunes for banjo! Murphy teaches hard-driving Scruggs-style breaks to 5 favorite gospel tunes. Includes a fancy up-the-neck break to Amazing Grace, in ¾ time. Many familiar licks, lots of new licks, all easy to learn the Murphy Method way. Each tune explained note-by-note. When the Roll is Called Up Yonder, I'll Fly Away, What a Friend We Have in Jesus, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, and Amazing Grace.

NO TAB - 1 hour 45 Minutes

22.95

ADVANCED EARL DVD for 5-String BANJO, The Murphy Method.  More essential Scruggs tunes – lots of new licks!!  Songs Include: Sally Goodwin (high & low breaks); Groundspeed (Fancy ending lick);  Pike County Breakdown (Single-string lick explained);  Bugle Call Rag (high and low breaks);  Foggy Mountain Special (Lots of Boggie-woogie)

NO TAB

22.95

RALPH STANLEY STYLE BANJO DVD for 5-String BANJO, The Murphy Method.   At last, an entire video devoted to the songs of Ralph Stanley. It teaches Man of Constant Sorrow (two versions, in D position and G position). It also teaches old favorites such as Little Maggie, Clinch Mountain Backstep, Daybreak In Dixie, Riding On That Midnight Train, and How Mountain Girls Can Love. Casey Henry teaches Man of Constant Sorrow in D, and Chris Henry joins Murphy at the end of each lesson to play guitar. This intermediate DVD can be used with ease after Beginning Banjo Vol 1 &  2. Each song taught note by note.

NO TAB

22.95

BANJO FOR MISFITS DVD for 5-String BANJO, The Murphy Method. Having trouble with banjo? Want to play songs that sound like something? Want to play songs your friends might recognize? Songs that aren't so darn fast? Banjo for Misfits is what you need! Designed especially for adults. Uses basic licks to play great arrangements. Basic chording explained. Songs Includes Boil Them Cabbage Down, I Saw the Light, Worried Man, Do Lord, and Two-Dollar Bill.

NO TAB - 1 Hr, 50 Minutes

22.95

JAM SESSION STANDARDS DVD for 5-String BANJO, The Murphy Method. Five bluegrass standards guaranteed to come up in almost any jam session.  Chock full of great new licks that can be used for improvising.  Explained note-by-note.  Vamping explained. Songs Include: Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms, Salty Dog, Mountain Dew, Dueling Banjos & Rocky Top

NO TAB   

22.95

BEGINNING MANDOLIN DVD, The Murphy Method.  At last! You can learn to play the mandolin and this DVD will make it easy for you! See exactly what to do as it explains every note in every song. It starts at the very beginning, by covering all the basics. Then applies these basic techniques to 7 well-known bluegrass songs. It also goes over the chording for each song, which will enable you to play with other people! If you have been wanting to start on the mandolin, now is the time!!! Taught by Murphy Henry.  Songs include: Boil Them Cabbage Down, Skip To My Lou, Polly Wolly Doodle, Cripple Creek, Worried Man, I Saw The Light, and John Hardy.

NO TAB - 2 Hours   

22.95

BEGINNING GUITAR DVD, The Murphy Method. These lessons are for anyone, young or old, who has never played guitar before. Teaches how to make the G chord, how to do the bluegrass strum, how to make the D chord and to use just these two chords in songs.  Then it teaches the C & E minor chords and how to use a capo. Songs Included: Skip To My Lou, Polly Wolly Doodle, Go Tell Aunt Rhody, Buffalo Gals, Ashes of Love, Wabash Cannonball, Will the Circle Be Unbroken, I Saw the Light, Worried Man, You Are My Sunshine, Bury Me Beneath the Willow, Wreck of the Old 97, Boil Them Cabbage Down, Cripple Creek, Foggy Mountain Breakdown, Lonesome Road Blues

NO TAB   

22.95

 

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