Standard notation and tablature with chord symbols. "Banjo: Improvisation." "The CD has demonstration and play-along tracks, performed by an all-star bluegrass band"--[P.] 4 of cover. Performers on compact disc: Dave Hollender, banjo ; Matt Glaser, violin ; John McGann, mandolin, guitar ; Jim Whitney, bass ; Jimmy Ryan, mandolin ; Tony Trischka, banjo. Publisher's no.: HL50449610 (on book and CD), CD#63013713 (on CD).
Contents:
CD tracks -- Dave's preface -- Matt's preface -- Lamb chops (skeletal melody and the five levels of improvisation) -- Girl I left behind me (reharmonization) -- Infinite blackberry blossom (melodic cells and progressive rhythmic variation) -- Ark and the saw (changing the mode) -- Act natural (mutually exclusive triads) -- High windy (developing motifs and upper-structure triads) -- IHOP (mixolydian melody) -- Hot lick fiddle chick (constantly flowing eighth notes) -- Gunshot wound in the ER (dominant 7th chords around the cycle) -- Fishy hornpipe (tetrachords) -- Girl I left behind me (solo banjo with reharmonization) -- Dave's conclusion -- Matt's conclusion -- About the authors.
Summary:
Overview: Play and improvise with more expression and freedom in bluegrass and related styles. These ideas, exercises and etudes will help you expand your palette of improvisational and compositional techniques and sounds. Develop your versatility over the fingerboard, and master rhythmic ideas on the banjo. The CD features demo and play-along tracks performed by an all-star bluegrass band! "This book opens up new vistas on the banjo, particularly useful for advanced players." - Tony Trischka, Banjo Great.
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