Product Details

• Actors: Janet Davis
• Directors: Janet Davis
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
• DVD Release Date: February 25, 2003
• Run Time: 60 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00008UA7J
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #114,260 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

In this straightforward, easy to understand video for five-string bluegrass banjo, Janet Davis teaches tuning, how to read tablature, roll patterns, chords, licks, and other basic information needed to play bluegrass and melodic-style banjo. Janet explains the first 22 lessons from the book of the same title and demonstrates examples both slowly and at regular speed. This 60-minute video can be used by itself to learn by ear, or with the tablature found in the companion book. The companion book for this video may be purchased separately. Format: DVD Duration: 60 Minutes Genre: All Styles Level: Beginning Instrument: Banjo (5-String) Artist/Composer: Janet Davis Publisher: Mel Bay Publications, Inc. Publication Date: 3/7/2003 Content Start Tuning the Banjo The Right Hand Tablature Rhythm Roll Patterns The Forward Roll The Backward Roll The Forward Reverse Roll The

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Janet Davis Banjo DVD You Can Teach Yourself Banjo, February 12, 2006

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Jimmy G. Mahuron "JGM K9JWJ" (Salem, IN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mel Bay You Can Teach Yourself Banjo (DVD)

Janet Davis book, CD, DVD are excellent sources for learning how to play the 5 string banjo. A suggestion for video techniques that would be extremely helpful would be to position the camera so the the views would show the left hand with the right hand by shooting over the left or right shoulder or above the hands to show the movement from right to left and vice versa that corresponds with the person playing or viewing, following the video. JGM K9JWJ

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great teaching method, April 15, 2008

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M. E. Norman "reader" (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mel Bay You Can Teach Yourself Banjo (DVD)

Skeptical am I when it comes to buying self teaching books and dvd's. I am surprisingly happy with the book and dvd. Janet Davis is a teacher (I would suspect not only of banjo) with a great manner. My only wish is that the dvd were longer to touch on some of the other points of the book(which I am muddling through.) The dvd I think was copied from an old vhs due to the fact that Ms. Davis refers to time on the tape several times, but the quality is still good. I would highly recommend this item for the beginner banjo student.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent for the banjo beginner, February 27, 2009

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Robert Mathers "Banjo Bob" (Indiana) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mel Bay You Can Teach Yourself Banjo (DVD)

Get this book with the DVD and it will give you an excellent start for learning Bluegrass or Scruggs Style banjo. No book or DVD can teach you any musical instrument. You have to put in the practice to learn. But this will give the beginner a great path to follow. The DVD adds visual learning aids, you can watch Janet Davis play and show you how to place your hands and which fingers to hold down for the cords. I highly recommend this book