Mel Bay Everything You Wanted to Know About Clawhammer Banjo: A Complete Tutor for the Intermediate and Advanced Player
by Ken Perlman
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Author: Ken PerlmanEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-06
ISBN: 0786658908
Number of pages: 200
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
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Summary: 5 Stars
I have read every single American book on Clawhammer banjo going back to John Burke's "Fiddle Tunes for Banjo" published almost forty years ago. Of all of them, Ken Perlman's were always the most precise and informative. This book is a culmination of his lifetime of playing, teaching, and field work. It is full of great tunes and stylistic lessons laid out in Perlman's meticulous way. Beyond that, there is a running commentary of both three-finger and downstroke styles that is absolutely fascinating, including the best written history of people, places and developments from the 1960s onward. As many of the entries were from twenty plus years of Perlman's columns in "Banjo Newsletter," they attest to the fact that there is no one alive who knows more about the instrument and the people who play it. The banjo gives so much. For those of us who love it, this book is the New Testament. It will be read for many years to come.
Sandy McCall
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Summary of Mel Bay Everything You Wanted to Know About Clawhammer Banjo: A Complete Tutor for the Intermediate and Advanced Player
One of the world's top players addresses nearly every aspect of the popular 5-string banjo style known as clawhammer or frailing. Chapter themes include fundamentals; advanced and experimental techniques; arranging and backup; how to play reels, hornpipes, jigs and other fiddle tunes; how to approach such genres as ragtime, bluegrass, klezmer, blues, calypso, and a wide variety of "national" and regional music; alternative tunings; setup and accessories; and historical background. Features 120 tunes along with numerous exercises and musical examples in crystal clear tablature; all tunes illustrated by author on two accompanying CDs.Instruments & Performers Books
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