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Essential Foundation Techniques
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The first ever comprehensive guide to the Irish Tenor Banjo
The essential foundation techniques for successful banjo playing outlined in Enda's simple, effective method
How to sit and hold the banjo
The importance of posture, alignment and relaxation
How to hold the pick
The correct picking pattern explained
How to play ornamentation - trebles, triplets, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs
How to use chords
An introduction to variations
96 pages of fully illustrated instruction
50 tunes specifically selected to demonstrate and improve technique
All of the tunes and exercises recorded slowly and accurately and available as mp3 downloads
All music is in Stave Notation, ABC and TAB
Expert Techniques
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Volume II takes the foundation techniques set out in Volume I and demonstrates how to use them to bring musicality and individuality to your playing
How to improve rhythm and phrasing
How to create and develop variations
Where and when to use chords and harmony
Explores the importance of complete relaxation and breathing, and the huge impact this can have on your playing
A treasure trove of ornamentation including new techniques such as crab-walk triplets, cascade triplets and double string trebles.
All the music is written out in full in both notation and TAB formats
2 free accompanying CDs featuring 2 hours of techniques, demonstrations and tunes recorded slowly and at speed
Tunes written out in simple format and then including variations, ornamentation and chords to allow student to observe how these are added and developed
Specific banjo techniques to greatly improve rhythm and phrasing
How to practice effectively
Targeted scales and exercises to improve speed and accuracy
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