PRESENTS Happy Traum of Homespun shares the joy of music in the holiday season. ACCORDION BEGINNING BLUEGRASS BANJO LEARN TO PLAY taught by Pete Wernick STOCK UP ON CAJUN ACCORDION Pete (Dr. Banjo) Wernick will have taught by Dirk Powell HOMESPUN you picking right from the start of DVD 1: Powell teaches how to hold this DVD. By the time you finish, the instrument, use the bellows, DVDS FOR you’ll be accompanying songs, find the notes, and play “double” playing solos, and will have THE HOLIDAYS! (octaves). Includes detailed instruc- learned basic chords, slides, tion for playing some popular Cajun hammer-ons and pull-offs, right- dance tunes. 75 MIN • INCLUDES Now that DVD players are mainstream hand “rolls” in the three-finger bluegrass style and lots more. LYRICS • NOVICE LEVEL More than a dozen easy bluegrass songs are taught. in homes across the country, DVDs DVD 2: Covers topics such as ornamentation, syncopation, 100 MIN • INCLUDES TAB • NOVICE LEVEL phrasing, anticipating the bellows changes, creating rhythmic effects 00641606 DVD .....................................................$29.95 from Homespun will make great gifts and other techniques. 60 MIN • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 00641849 2-DVD Set ............................................$49.95 for instrumentalists everywhere this HOW TO PLAY THE 00641844 DVD One Only .....................................$29.95 5-STRING BANJO holiday season! 00641845 DVD Two Only .....................................$29.95 taught by Pete Seeger with special guest appearance by Doc Watson TEX-MEX ACCORDION Covering all styles of music from America’s most beloved banjo taught by Flaco Jiménez picker teaches his playing bluegrass, jazz and country to folk, blues and Tim Alexander, techniques and more than a dozen with Max Baca, bajo sexto and rock, Homespun’s love of music and songs. Features a special guest A Tex-Mex legend teaches the spicy appearance by Doc Watson. passion for teaching budding musicians music of the border country as 60-MIN • INCLUDES TAB • played on the popular three-row how to play their favorite instruments is EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL button accordion. Phrase-by-phrase 00641713 DVD .....................................................$29.95 evident in each of their DVDs. instruction teaches everything needed to make authentic Norteño TONY TRISCHKA’S music. 70-MIN • INCLUDES MUSIC + DIAGRAMS • NOVICE LEVEL All the DVD titles in this brochure (and ESSENTIAL PRACTICE 00641665 DVD .....................................................$29.95 TECHNIQUES FOR many others!) are ready to ship for the BLUEGRASS BANJO BANJO holidays. Contact your Hal Leonard sales This nuts-and-bolts practice BANJO ARRANGEMENTS session is designed to help players representative today to place your order OF THE KINGSTON TRIO improve their timing, strengthen taught by George Grove and find out about our limited-time their hands and play with A fun and easy lesson for those who precision, power and rhythmic special offer! love the signature sound of the sophistication. It is filled with Kingston Trio and want to sing and exercises, etudes and workouts covering many of the building play their songs on their banjo. blocks of bluegrass banjo. 50 MIN • INCLUDES TAB • Veteran Kingston Trio member BEGINNER LEVEL George Grove teaches 9 classic folk 00641547 DVD .....................................................$29.95 songs from the Kingston Trio. 90-MIN • INCLUDES TAB • BEGINNER LEVEL 00641775 DVD .....................................................$29.95 GUIDE TO LEVELS Novice Level = Level 1. No prior experience on your Intermediate Level = Level 4. You have good technique instrument is necessary. and a working knowledge of your instrument, but want to break out of patterns and get “unstuck” in order to move Beginner Level = Level 2. Instructor assumes that you on to more advanced material. 1-800-554-0626 have not been playing very long, but know the basics. Advanced Intermediate Level = Level 5. The instructor [email protected] Early Intermediate Level = Level 3. You have been does not provide as much detail, and works on materials playing a while and can play some songs and/or that will bring you to an advanced or professional level. www.halleonard.com/dealers instrumentals without too much difficulty. ROCKABILLY DRUMS SLAP BASS JACK DEJOHNETTE taught by Lee Rocker TEACHES MUSICAL This informative DVD by a EXPRESSION ON rockabilly master and co- THE DRUM SET founder of the Stray Cats with special guest Harvey Sorgen teaches the spectacular multi- Learn how a master drummer rhythmic slapping that will stop creates a flow of improv- any show. Lee shows how to isational ideas through balance NEW combine right hand techniques and relaxation as well as his with blues bass lines and arpeggios, and gives valuable concepts on phrasing, tuning, advice on getting the best possible sound. 60-MIN. • timekeeping and melody. Also includes tips on his cymbal EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL technique, stick and brush work, bass and hi-hat pedaling HAPPY AND ARTIE TRAUM’S 00641855 DVD ...............................................$29.95 EASY STEPS TO BLUES GUITAR JAMMING and other skills. 100 MIN • EARLY INTERMEDIATE TO INTERMEDIATE LEVEL This lesson is filled with detailed instruction, good songs, Also available: 00641739 DVD ...............................................$29.95 invaluable advice, and the techniques needed to improvise THE BASS GUITAR OF JACK CASADY creative solos. In a relaxed, user-friendly session, Happy and taught by Jack Casady Also available: Artie provide rhythmic backup for jamming along with them 00641816 DVD ...............................................$29.95 for each song and technique. CLASSIC ROCK, COUNTRY 1 HR, 45 MIN • INCLUDES MUSIC + TAB • BEGINNER LEVEL AND BLUES DRUMMING DOBRO® 00641919 DVD ...............................................$29.95 taught by Levon Helm featuring The Band JERRY DOUGLAS’ 00641863 DVD ...............................................$29.95 DOBRO® TECHNIQUES BANJO (CONTINUED) One of the world’s top Dobro DULCIMER Also available: players shares some of the HAMMER DULCIMER secrets of his great playing – BRANCHING OUT ON BLUEGRASS BANJO taught by John McCutcheon demonstrating hand positions, taught by Pete Wernick This beginner’s course makes right-hand rolls, bar pull-offs 00641767 2-DVD Set ......................................$49.95 it easy to see how to hold the and hammer-ons, forward and 00641757 DVD One Only.................................$29.95 hammers, find the notes, and reverse bar slants, string pulls 00641758 DVD Two Only.................................$29.95 make exciting music almost and lots more. 90 MIN • GET ROLLING immediately. John teaches INCLUDES TAB • INTERMEDIATE LEVEL taught by Pete Wernick several tunes and variations, 00641646 DVD ...............................................$29.95 00641671 DVD ...............................................$19.95 and shares tips on tuning, set- up, finding harmonies, and GET STARTED ON 5-STRING BANJO! ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES special hammering techniques. 90 MIN • INCLUDES taught by David Holt FOR DOBRO® DIAGRAMS • NOVICE LEVEL 00641648 DVD ...............................................$19.95 taught by Rob Ickes; with 00641711 DVD ...............................................$29.95 Jim Hurst, guitar and vocals BASS Ickes covers everything from BLUEGRASS BASS fine-tuning the strings to picking FIDDLE taught by Mark Schatz style, bar position, bluegrass LEARN TO PLAY DVD 1: Mark Schatz teaches back-up technique, and how to IRISH FIDDLE basic patterns and scales, achieve good tone, timing and taught by Kevin Burke fingerings, passing notes, volume control. He provides DVD 1 – Polkas, Jigs & Slides: chord progressions, arpeggios, several exercises as well as insights into his own warm-up Covers rhythmic devices and chromatic scales and other regimens. 2 HRS, 10 MIN (total running time) • INCLUDES other variations, including important subjects. TAB • BEGINNER TO EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL grace notes, ornaments, rolls 75 MIN • BEGINNER LEVEL 00641578 2-DVD Set ......................................$49.95 and double-stops. 90-MIN • DVD 2: Mark explores INCLUDES MUSIC • BEGINNER rhythmic and tonal variety and more advanced bass LEARNING BLUEGRASS LEVEL technique, including waltz time, walking, slap bass, DOBRO® DVD 2 – Reels, Jigs & Gavottes: More complex rolls, syncopations, hammer-ons and pull-offs. taught by Cindy Cashdollar triplets, grace notes, bowing techniques, rhythmic timing 60 MIN • EARLY INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Cashdollar covers essential and phrasing. 105 MIN • INCLUDES MUSIC • EARLY 00641793 2-DVD Set ......................................$49.95 right-hand techniques such as INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 00641787 DVD One Only.................................$29.95 rolls, rhythm playing, 00641766 2-DVD Set ......................................$49.95 00641788 DVD Two Only.................................$29.95 crosspicking, tone control and 00641755 DVD One Only ................................$29.95 00641756 DVD Two Only ................................$29.95 ESSENTIAL TECHNIQUES damping, as well as bar FOR ACOUSTIC BASS technique, chord building, taught by Todd Phillips hammer-ons and pull-offs, Veteran bassist Todd Phillips minor keys and more. 90 MIN • INCLUDES CHORDS + breaks down technique and TAB • NOVICE LEVEL musicianship for the acoustic 00641663 DVD ..........................................$29.95 bass. He gives detailed instruction on playing, bass Also available: ® setup, how to develop