Fiddlers of all levels will benefit from Jay Ungar's inventive use of slides, rolls, smears, vibrato and special bowing techniques. You'll learn how to turn tunes into distinctive compositions with ornaments, slides and grace notes. Jay teaches:...

DVD One: This lesson in resonator guitar will have intermediate-level players picking better than they ever dreamed they could! Stacy details use of picks, the bar, hammer-ons, pull-offs, right-hand rolls, chord positions, and more. Songs include:...

This lesson in resonator guitar will have intermediate-level players picking better than they ever dreamed they could! Stacy details use of picks, the bar, hammer-ons, pull-offs, right-hand rolls, chord positions, and more. Songs include: Little...

With his powerful command of a wide variety of genres, Joey Miskulin shows how to play everything from polkas to cajun, Tex-Mex to cowboy, country to rock. Using a variety of popular tunes, he teaches and demonstrates the important techniques that...

A fun and easy lesson for those who love the signature sound of the Kingston Trio and want to sing and play their songs on their banjo. Veteran Kingston Trio member George Grove teaches classic folk hits Tom Dooley; M.T.A.; A Worried Man; Three...

Steve Kaufman is one of America's top bluegrass guitarists. His video covers the basics of back-up guitar, from the simplest two-chord song to Texas-style fiddle tunes. Players will master bass walks, the Lester Flatt “G run,” altered...

Kenny teaches 11 great tunes, showing the basic melody and several hot variations. Chock-full of great tips on bowing, fingering, licks and tricks of the trade. Songs include: Little Rabbit • Bill Cheatham • Cotton Patch Rag • Tall...

You may never have touched a banjo before, but Pete (Dr. Banjo) Wernick will have you picking right from the opening minutes of this DVD. By the time you finish, you'll be accompanying songs, playing solos, and will have learned basic chords,...

Bela Fleck covers bluegrass, single-string style, harmonics, blues improvisations, Celtic sounds and lots more in fascinating arrangements of: Texas Bar-B-Que • Natural Bridge Suite • Brilliancy • John Henry • The Wind That...

The banjo style created by the legendary Don Reno melds traditional bluegrass breakdowns with chord-based solos, percussive techniques and flamboyant single-string runs. Don Wayne Reno passes on his dad's groundbreaking techniques and great advice...

Here's the ultimate beginners' “how-to” course for playing back-up in a band, from the simplest basic strum to the chord vamping, rolls, up-the-neck positions and fill-in licks that banjo players use to spark the bluegrass sound. Extra!...

A top player teaches how Earl Scruggs and the other bluegrass masters get their distinctive sound. Tony Trischka teaches and analyzes ten essential bluegrass tunes. Bonus: Audio backup tracks for great practice sessions. Early intermediate level....

Classically trained bluegrass virtuoso Richard Greene covers a fascinating array of musical ideas, exercises and instrumental examples on this one-of-a-kind fiddle lesson. 85-MIN. DVD • INCLUDES MUSIC • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL DetailsPublisher:...

with Nick Forster, Guitar; Michael Kang, Fiddle; Ben Kaufman, Bass; Sally Van Meter, Dobro; Eric Walser, Mandolin; Pete Wernick, Banjo; Joan “Nondi” Wernick, VocalsPete Wernick created this “video jam session” so that novice...

Anyone, with any instrument, can get into this beginner's bluegrass jam session. Seventeen classic songs are played at a slow, easy tempo. Only four basic chords (G, C, D and A) are needed to be able to play along with the band. Includes important...

Darol Anger's deep knowledge of the violin, along with his relaxed good humor and encouraging manner, helps bring fiddlers to a whole new level. Using a “call and response” interactive teaching method, Darol trades licks with viewers as...

Lesson One: Hundreds of building blocks to create licks, back-ups and solos. Learn dozens of left-hand chord groups, versatile right-hand rolls, classic up-the-neck licks and other techniques. 110-MIN DVD • INCLUDES TAB • EARLY...

Bryan Bowers astounds and entertains audiences everywhere with his powerful stage presence and autoharp virtuosity. On this instructive and entertaining DVD, he breaks down his techniques for players who want to get beyond simple strumming and into...

This comprehensive, user-friendly mandolin method takes a beginner from bare-bone basics to solidly intermediate material in a single two-hour lesson. Includes 20 great repertoire tunes. 120-MIN DVD • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • BEGINNER...

Learn how you can create infectious, driving rhythms and syncopations in a wide variety of musical styles. The percussive bowing techniques taught produce exciting grooves that can be used to accompany genres from bluegrass to Celtic, swing to ska,...