Mel Bay's Learn to Play Bluegrass Dobro Guitar [Paperback]

Ken Edison (Author), Tom Swatzell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1997

A step-by-step method by two noted Dobro authorities. This method takes the student through the basics of bar position, right hand technique, producing harmonics, and minor and seventh chords. Features 25 solos in G tuning, written in notation and tablature.

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About the Author

Ken Eidson is a music educator with a bachelor's and master's degree in music education from Northwestern University. He has spent his entire teaching career in the same school, Carl Sandburg Junior High, in Rolling Meadows, Illinois. He has co-authored four Dobro® instruction books with his father-in-law, Tom Swatzell. Between the years 1975-1980 he appeared in shows with Jethro Burns, the world-famous mandolinist and comedian. Ken co-authored three books with Jethro which have been combined into one volume. Ken met Ross Cherednik, a mandolin and ukulele player, through his mandolin books. Ross and Ken co-wrote two ukulele books and one classical mandolin collection. All of Ken's books are published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc. Ken's first book with Ross Cherednik, Hawaiian Uke Songbook, has been a best-seller in the islands since it came out in 1982. One big reason for its popularity in the homeland of the ukulele is that the book deals with the many cultural facets of the instrument: Polynesian, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, and mainland. Ken continues to teach his junior high age students. He teaches chorus, swing choir, fretted instruments, keyboard, MIDI, music composition, and solo singing. He also sponsors an amateur radio club. Other musical activities include directing a church choir, singing with a barbershop quartet (Chicago Natural Gas) and playing bass clarinet in a local community band.

Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Mel Bay Publications (October 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786627689
• ISBN-13: 978-0786627684
• Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,606,334 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poorly conceived and executed, August 24, 2009

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David H. Cameron "teampeacedove" (CA) - See all my reviews
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I have been a guitar player for over 30 years and a music teacher for just about 13. I bought this book after getting a dobro and deciding to spend the summer learning how to play. Although the book has some good beginning pieces in it and does a decent job of getting one started, it is dated and frankly, contains many errors. Much of the tab is wrong and does not match up with the recording or the standard notation. Speaking of the recording, it is awful. The vocal instruction is drenched in reverb for some reason, but worse than that, the playing is awkward, clumsy sounding, and often out of tune -- not a good example of fine playing at all! As an experienced player, I can work around these faults and still gain something from the book, but for beginners this could be more than a waste of time, it could put you off dobro for life. See if you can get a more modern instructional book instead.

5.0 out of 5 stars play bluegrass dobro guitar, May 29, 2010

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This review is from: Mel Bay's Learn to Play Bluegrass Dobro Guitar (Paperback)

Learn to play bluegrass dobro is a great book,full of tunes and well put together.I would give this great book 10 out of 10,get it to day and see for your self,you will be happy that you braught it.
jack kane