Rich Stillman: Bluegrass Banjo From All Sides

Contents

• How to use this book
• Arrangement Levels
• Teachable Moments
• Note Emphasis
• Left hand Fingering
• Practice Tips
• Learning by Listening
• Cripple Creek (A/B)
• Teachable moment: 3 against 4
• Oh, My Loving Brother (A/B)
• Teachable Moment (Level A): Banjo Harmony
• Teachable Moment (Level A): Long Rolls
• Teachable moment (Level A): The "Sally Goodin" G position
• Pig in a Pen (A/B)
• Teachable Moment (Level A): Why play second string notes with the thumb?
• Teachable Moment (Level A): Playing up the neck
• Teachable moment (Level B): Phrasing like a Singer
• Wabash Cannonball (A/B)
• Teachable Moment: Using open strings to mask left hand movement
• Teachable Moment: Playing the right break at the right time
• Sunny Side of the Mountain (A/B)
• Teachable moment (Level A): The most important Backup Lick ever
• Teachable moment (Level B): Compound Rolls
• Forked Deer (A/B/C)
• Teachable Moment (Level A): Guide Fingers
• Blackberry Blossom (A/C)
• My Home's Across The Blue Ridge Mountains
• Teachable moment (Level B): Learn to play in D by playing up-the-neck in G
• Red Wing (A/B)
• June Apple (A/B)
• America the Beautiful (A/B/C)
• Oh! Susanna (A/C)
• Little Liza Jane (A/B/C)
• Old Joe Clark (A/B/C)
• Down in the Willow Garden (A/B)
• Conclusion
• The Author