In November, 2020, New Techniques For 5 String Banjo Volume 2, Beyond Beginner made its debut on Amazon! Anyone who loves studying the banjo will find this book to be a useful addition to their music library.
If you are at that point in your learning curve where you are ready to reach beyond a few chords and picking patterns, this book is for you! If you are just pulling your banjo out after a long hiatus from playing, this book will give you what you need to get you up and running, and playing like you never put it down!
Need to be inspired with new rolls and picking patterns? This book has seventy-seven of ‘em in one mega exercise! That should do the trick with getting your game on again.Need some new traditional tunes to add to your list of jamming possibilities? You’ll find ten to chose from, with multiple variations of each one.
Perhaps you need to hone your jamming skills. Every tune in the book is presented in an arrangement for banjo/guitar duet on the free audio companion. You can try out your solos as the guitar plays rhythm, or try your back-up parts as the guitar takes a solo. It’s real-world learning that you can take to the “jamming bank!”
Tired of the same old chords? You’ll be introduced to a bunch of new ones, including minors, and the most ominous F chord. These chords will have their own “companion tunes” to get you used to changing from one to another as effortlessly as possible. Tired of the same old licks? You’ll find dozens of new ones in these pages! Even better, you’ll be shown how to use those licks to enhance your own improvising skills.
If you’ve been through Volume 1 of the News Techniques series, you will find that Volume 2 is the perfect follow-up. If you’re not a rank beginner, then Volume 2 can stand alone, as a book to help get you climb up to that next plateau of ability level. Here is more info about the Audio Access.