The Best Banjo Book: 25 Songs That Will Teach You The Banjo Basics

Kelly Gordon Weeks

Oct 2012 · Kelly's Music Books

About this ebook

 Learn to play the banjo the fun way!The first and only play-along method for learning the banjoPlay 25 songs that will teach you the basics of clawhammer banjoEach song has an audio and video recording that helps you learn to playGood for absolute beginners and kidsLog on to kellysmusicbooks.com for more informationAuthor Kelly Weeks is a firm believer that learning to play music should involve playing along with music recordings. Playing with a beat is a student's best method of practice. It teaches the student how to play steady time as well as prepares them for playing with other musicians. Kelly plays both the clawhammer and the three finger style but he has found much greater success teaching the clawhammer style.This is not a comprehensive method for learning the banjo. It is a method to help you learn to play the basic banjo techniques with musical recordingsThe audio play-along tracks can be found at: http://kellysmusicbooks.com/media/Watch the video demo here: http://youtu.be/TD_T2TTTJw4

Ratings and reviews

simple and to the point worth the money for beginners

About the author

 Kelly Weeks is a talented, young and energetic musician who began his musical career as a singer/songwriter, playing solo and with bands in the Minneapolis, Boston and Orlando areas. After completing his Bachelor’s degree in Professional Music from the Berklee College of Music, Kelly went on to provide private lessons to students of all ages in his home town of Minneapolis in 2003. In order to further his teaching and musical abilities, Kelly completed a K-12 Instrumental Teaching License from Hamline University and recently completed his Master’s degree in Instrumental Education. Kelly has extensive experience teaching students of varying levels and needs in both the public school system and in private settings. In addition, Kelly is an accomplished songwriter, whose songs can currently be heard on various MTV shows as well as The Young and the Restless. He also has his own method books published for the guitar, piano, banjo, and mandolin.