DVD-The Banjo According To John Hartford #2

DVD-The Banjo According To John Hartford #2


Starring:John Hartford
Studio: Homespun Tapes
Product Type: DVD

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Description
On this second part of his unique banjo lesson series, John Hartford once again imparts numerous ideas and a myriad of techniques for the learning player. He explains chromatic scales and teaches his famous "slide whistle" lick, which allows you to play ear-catching runs that will enhance any tune. You'll also learn to add color and excitement to your banjo solos with John's trademark "fiddle style" melodic licks, which you will learn to play anywhere on the fingerboard. Sally Goodin and Old Time River Man provide the perfect examples for this dynamic technique.

John provides words of advice for everything from using a metronome and a tape recorder for your practice sessions to detailed instruction on dancing while playing the banjo (complete with his "footlature" notation system. Among other topics he covers are licks based on diminished and augmented chords, banjo back up licks, pushing the beat, how to create "accidental counterpoint," and how John writes his original breakdowns for banjo.

Some of the other instrumentals John and Chris demonstrate include "Leather Britches" (backup), "Goin Back to Dixie," " Cackling Hen," "Annual Waltz," "Your Tax Dollars at Work," "Lorena," "Boogie" and "Foggy Mountain Landscape."
DVD-The Banjo According To John Hartford #1
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A chance to get in John Hartford's head
 DVD-The Banjo According To John Hartford #1
Starring: John Hartford
Manufacturer: Homespun Tapes
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: B0001ZJQ7M
Release Date: 2004-03-29

Description

This is the first of two highly-packed lessons that provide a rare opportunity to spend time with the late John Hartford and get his personal take on how he plays the five-string banjo. A thoughtful and knowledgable musician, John had many unusual theories and a treasure-trove of ideas and techniques that he enthusiastically shares with learning players. With Chris Sharp backing him up on on fiddle and guitar, John's video lessons provide invaluable insights into his trademark banjo sound.

On this lesson, John works with several well-known traditional and original songs taken from his vast repertoire, demonstrating a variety of ideas pertaining to his banjo style. He shows you a number of important rolls and licks, along with invaluable tips about getting good tone (finding the "sweet spot"), phrasing, accenting, using picks, playing backup and lots more. John reveals his personal tricks for playing fast (using hammers and pulls, triplets and "ghost" notes), and illustrates how he "plays the words" to a song to give his banjo solo depth and meaning.

The tunes John covers on this lesson include "Cumberland Gap," "Old Time River Man," "Cripple Creek," and his best-known hit song, "Gentle on My Mind."

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A chance to get in John Hartford's head.......2005-12-11

John Hartford is the only banjo player who has a style so unique as to make his playing instantly recognizable to me. So, when I picked up a banjo again after a 25 year distraction, I was curious to know what he had to say about his playing.

These two DVDs are a sort of master class for five-string banjo players. You might think you are going to learn some cool licks and how to play some of his songs - and you can - but the real value of these DVDs is the chance to get inside John Hartford's head and begin to understand how he thinks about music.

He starts out pretty basic - on a level even the greenest beginner can relate to and progresses to more and more advanced concepts, yet nothing out of reach. There is enough substance here that, unless you are a very advanced player, you will have enough to keep you challenged for quite a while. Tablature is included. (I hate tabs - music is so much easier and more understandable.) The tabs are not entirely reliable, so if you don't think it sounds right, it's probably the tab and not you. However, enterprising banjo players will not be trying to copy John Hartford's playing. Enterprising players will be looking for ways to incorporate John's ideas into their own playing.

I was particularly interested to learn about his "slide whistle" lick. It is a defining characteristic of his playing. He uses it effortlessly and is surprisingly self deprecating about it. I tend to think that it is neither as "phony" nor as easy as he claims. Great players make the difficult sound easy.

The production and sound are good quality. The editing perhaps could have been a little tighter, but it was obviously loosely scripted, as a master class would be. Chris Sharp looks bored.

Don't be tempted to buy only half of the set.
The Banjo According to John Hartford, Vol. 1 and 2: Licks, Ideas and Music
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A chance to get in John Hartford's head
 The Banjo According to John Hartford, Vol. 1 and 2: Licks, Ideas and Music

Manufacturer: Hal Leonard
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B00023P4QA
Release Date: 2004-05-18

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A chance to get in John Hartford's head.......2005-12-11

John Hartford is the only banjo player who has a style so unique as to make his playing instantly recognizable to me. So, when I picked up a banjo again after a 25 year distraction, I was curious to know what he had to say about his playing.

These two DVDs are a sort of master class for five-string banjo players. You might think you are going to learn some cool licks and how to play some of his songs - and you can - but the real value of these DVDs is the chance to get inside John Hartford's head and begin to understand how he thinks about music.

He starts out pretty basic - on a level even the greenest beginner can relate to and progresses to more and more advanced concepts, yet nothing out of reach. There is enough substance here that, unless you are a very advanced player, you will have enough to keep you challenged for quite a while. Tablature is included. (I hate tabs - music is so much easier and more understandable.) The tabs are not entirely reliable, so if you don't think it sounds right, it's probably the tab and not you. However, enterprising banjo players will not be trying to copy John Hartford's playing. Enterprising players will be looking for ways to incorporate John's ideas into their own playing.

I was particularly interested to learn about his "slide whistle" lick. It is a defining characteristic of his playing. He uses it effortlessly and is surprisingly self deprecating about it. I tend to think that it is neither as "phony" nor as easy as he claims. Great players make the difficult sound easy.

The production and sound are good quality. The editing perhaps could have been a little tighter, but it was obviously loosely scripted, as a master class would be. Chris Sharp looks bored.

Don't be tempted to buy only half of the set.
DVD-The Banjo According To John Hartford #2
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • A chance to get in John Hartford's head
 DVD-The Banjo According To John Hartford #2
Starring: John Hartford , and Chris Sharp
Manufacturer: Homespun Tapes
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

GeneralGeneral | Musicals & Performing Arts | Genres | DVD | Video
Independently DistributedIndependently Distributed | Musicals & Performing Arts | Genres | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | Music Video & Concerts | Genres | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | Special Interests | Genres | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | Instructional | Special Interests | Genres | DVD | Video
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Hartford, JohnHartford, John | ( H ) | Actors & Actresses | Stores | DVD | Video
Used DVDsUsed DVDs | Stores | DVD | Video | Action & Adventure | African American Cinema | Animation | Anime & Manga | Art House & International | Classics | Comedy | Cult Movies | Documentary | Drama | Educational | Fitness & Yoga | Gay & Lesbian | Horror | Kids & Family | Military & War | Music Video & Concerts | Musicals & Performing Arts | Mystery & Suspense | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Special Interests | Sports | Television | Westerns
Music Video & ConcertsMusic Video & Concerts | Independently Distributed | Stores | DVD | Video
Special InterestsSpecial Interests | Independently Distributed | Stores | DVD | Video
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( D )( D ) | Titles | Features | DVD | Video
GeneralGeneral | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
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  2. Earl Scruggs and the 5-String Banjo: Revised and Enhanced Edition - Book with CD
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ASIN: B0001ZJQ7W
Release Date: 2004-03-29

Description

On this second part of his unique banjo lesson series, John Hartford once again imparts numerous ideas and a myriad of techniques for the learning player. He explains chromatic scales and teaches his famous "slide whistle" lick, which allows you to play ear-catching runs that will enhance any tune. You'll also learn to add color and excitement to your banjo solos with John's trademark "fiddle style" melodic licks, which you will learn to play anywhere on the fingerboard. Sally Goodin and Old Time River Man provide the perfect examples for this dynamic technique.

John provides words of advice for everything from using a metronome and a tape recorder for your practice sessions to detailed instruction on dancing while playing the banjo (complete with his "footlature" notation system. Among other topics he covers are licks based on diminished and augmented chords, banjo back up licks, pushing the beat, how to create "accidental counterpoint," and how John writes his original breakdowns for banjo.

Some of the other instrumentals John and Chris demonstrate include "Leather Britches" (backup), "Goin Back to Dixie," " Cackling Hen," "Annual Waltz," "Your Tax Dollars at Work," "Lorena," "Boogie" and "Foggy Mountain Landscape."

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A chance to get in John Hartford's head.......2005-12-11

John Hartford is the only banjo player who has a style so unique as to make his playing instantly recognizable to me. So, when I picked up a banjo again after a 25 year distraction, I was curious to know what he had to say about his playing.

These two DVDs are a sort of master class for five-string banjo players. You might think you are going to learn some cool licks and how to play some of his songs - and you can - but the real value of these DVDs is the chance to get inside John Hartford's head and begin to understand how he thinks about music.

He starts out pretty basic - on a level even the greenest beginner can relate to and progresses to more and more advanced concepts, yet nothing out of reach. There is enough substance here that, unless you are a very advanced player, you will have enough to keep you challenged for quite a while. Tablature is included. (I hate tabs - music is so much easier and more understandable.) The tabs are not entirely reliable, so if you don't think it sounds right, it's probably the tab and not you. However, enterprising banjo players will not be trying to copy John Hartford's playing. Enterprising players will be looking for ways to incorporate John's ideas into their own playing.

I was particularly interested to learn about his "slide whistle" lick. It is a defining characteristic of his playing. He uses it effortlessly and is surprisingly self deprecating about it. I tend to think that it is neither as "phony" nor as easy as he claims. Great players make the difficult sound easy.

The production and sound are good quality. The editing perhaps could have been a little tighter, but it was obviously loosely scripted, as a master class would be. Chris Sharp looks bored.

Don't be tempted to buy only half of the set.

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