Old-Time Music Lessons,Instruction Books-Native Ground Music


*New!* Bluegrass Mandolin for the Complete Ignoramus! (Book & CD Set) by Wayne Erbsen	Book with Instructional CD $19.95
Wayne's friendly and FUN approach to learning to play has taught tens of thousands of total beginners to play bluegrass music. Join the club! In this, his 26^th book, Wayne cuts through the clutter and confusion of learning to play with his SIMPLE approach to playing the melody. He then leads the beginner down the path of being able to IMPROVISE on the melody by adding several simple rhythms. With Wayne’s help, you’ll soon be jamming up a storm. Guaranteed. This book is guaranteed to help you learn to play bluegrass mandolin. (How many books come with a personal guarantee by the author?) You WILL learn to play and improvise on: Amazing Grace, Angel Band, Banks of the Ohio, Bury Me Beneath the Willow, Cripple Creek, Cryin Holy Unto the Lord, Dig a Hole in the Meadow, Don't This Road Look Rough and Rocky?, Down the Road, East Virginia, Handsome Molly, In the Pines, I’ve Been All Around This World, I’ve Just Seen the Rock of Ages, John Hardy, Keep on the Sunny Side of Life, Knoxville Girl, Little Maggie, Midnight on the Stormy Deep, My Home’s Across the Blue Ridge Mountains, Nine Pound Hammer, Paul and Silas, Shady Grove, Soldier’s Joy, Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms, Wildwood Flower, Will the Circle Be Unbroken? You’ll Also Learn... How to Tune, How to Hold the Mandolin, The Best Way to Hold the Pick, How to Read Tablature, Harmony Chord Positions, Simple Rhythm Chord Positions, How to Play Harmony, Playing in the Dreaded Key of F, How to Jam, Playing Different Rhythms, How to Play Simply but RIGHT, Vintage Photos, Friendly Advice. Wayne Erbsen first started playing the mandolin in 1963 when he bought one in Mexico City for a few pesos. Since then, he has won scores of blue ribbons at fiddlers conventions in North Carolina and Virginia and along the way, has written twenty-six instruction and song books, and recorded eighteen solo CDs. He is most proud of the fact that he has literally taught tens of thousands of beginners to play mandolin, fiddle, banjo and guitar through his books as well as teaching at his Log Cabin Music Center. (See http://www.nativegroundmusic.com/). He lives, plays, and works in Asheville, North Carolina. WAYNE ERBSEN CAN EVEN TEACH A FROG TO PLAY THE MANDOLIN! "You’re right there! Terrific stuff." Ron Bacon "If you've never picked up a mandolin before, this book will give you all the instruction you need to go from 'complete ignoramus' to 'not too shabby.'"Marie Gantz, recent ignoramus
Old-Time Fiddle for the Complete Ignoramus! (Book & CD Set) by Wayne Erbsen	Book with Instructional CD $19.95
If you are a total beginner on fiddle, here is the perfect book to learn how to play old-time fiddle. Absolutely no previous experience needed! Wayne's friendly writing style takes you through every step of adjusting, tuning, holding and yes, playing your fiddle. The Appalachian, old-time, bluegrass and folk tunes are written out in Wayne's easy and unique tab system for those who don't read music, and in standard musical notation for those who do. Learning old-time fiddle has never been easier, clearer or more humorous. Anyone can do it. Includes instructional CD, plus all the lyrics to the songs. 9"x 12", 80 pages. This book is guaranteed to help you learn to play old-time fiddle. (How many books come with a personal guarantee by the author?) Click HERE for a pdf file of the first tune in the book, "Ida Red." Click HERE to listen to a an MP3 of this song played slowly. You WILL learn to play: Amazing Grace, Blackest Crow, Buffalo Gals, Charley He's a Good Old Man, Cluck Old Hen, Cotton-Eyed Joe, Cripple Creek, Cumberland Mountain Deer Chase, Darling Corey, Don't Let Your Deal Go Down, East Virginia, Groundhog, House of the Rising Sun, Ida Red, In the Pines, It Ain't Gonna Grain no Mo', Joy to the World, Little Birdie, Liza Poor Gal, Lynchburg Town, Muley's Daughter, Old Joe Clark, Old Molly Hare, Polly Put the Kettle On, Rain and Snow, Red River Valley, Run Johnny Run, Rye Whiskey, Sail Away Ladies, Say Darling Say, Shortening Bread, Sugar Hill, Wagoner's Lad, Wildwood Flower, Willie Moore. "Wayne Erbsen’s years of teaching experience shows on every page. He makes it fun for the beginner to get started with a dose of folklore and humor thrown in for good measure. A wonderful guide for the notice fiddler." Meredith Coldren, beginning fiddler For More reviews of this book, Click HERE! ~What's the difference between a violin and a fiddle? A violin has a brown neck and a fiddle has a RED neck."
Clawhammer Banjo For the Complete Ignoramus! (Book & CD Set) by Wayne Erbsen	Book with Instructional CD $19.95
Finally, clawhammer banjo instruction that is for 100% beginners! Wayne has taught people how to play the banjo for so long (41 years!) that its been said that he can even teach a frog to play! The friendly instructions are clear, simple, easy to understand and humorous. What else could you want? This book is guaranteed to help you learn to play clawhammer banjo. (How many books come with a personal guarantee by the author?) 64 pages, 9" x 12", includes instructional CD with 85 selections! Click HERE for a pdf file of the first tune in the book, "Old Molly Hare." Click HERE to listen to a an MP3 of this song played slowly. You WILL learn to play: Buffalo Gals, Cluck Old Hen, Cotton-Eyed Joe, Cripple Creek, The Cuckoo, Cumberland Mountain Deer Chase, Darlin' Cory, Down in the Willow Gardens, East Virginia, Groundhog, Handsome Molly, Little Birdie, Little Sadie, Lynchburg Town, Muley's Daughter, New River Train, Old Holly Hare, Old Blue, Old Joe Clark, Polly Put the Kettle On, Poor Wayfaring Stranger, Rain and Snow, Red Rocking Chair, Shady Grove, Shortening Bread, Sugar Hill, Swannanoa Tunnel, Sweet Sunny South, Wild Bill Jones. "You couldn't have made the Ignoramus any simpler." Martin Lieschner For More reviews of this book, Click HERE! Not sure what "Clawhammer Banjo" is? Click HERE.
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Bluegrass Banjo for the Complete Ignoramus! (Book & CD Set) by Wayne Erbsen	Book with Instructional CD $19.95
At Last! A bluegrass banjo book designed for the true and absolute beginner. Includes instructional CD with an amazing 99 tracks! 9" x 12", 64 pp. This book is guaranteed to help you learn to play bluegrass banjo. (How many books come with a personal guarantee by the author?) Here in a nutshell is the essence of this book: Most beginning banjo books teach tunes with the rolls already incorporated into the song. With this approach most students find it difficult or impossible to figure out an arrangement on their own WITHOUT reading tab. Bluegrass Banjo for the Complete Ignoramus! uses a different approach. For each of the 23 tunes, only the melody is tabbed out. No rolls. The student then learns he or she can play all 23 tunes using only the simplest roll ("the pinch"). They gradually learn to play the melody using any or all of seven rolls. After teaching banjo for 41 years, Wayne Erbsen is convinced the melody approach to teaching bluegrass banjo works very well indeed. Click HERE for a pdf file of the first tune in the book, "Bile 'Em Cabbage Down." After each melody note, play a pinch (1st and 5th string played together at the same time.) Click HERE to listen to an MP3 of this song with the pinch. You WILL learn to play: Bile ‘Em Cabbage Down, Blue Ridge Mountain Blues, Columbus Stockade Blues, Down the Road, Groundhog, Little Maggie, Long Journey Home, Lynchburg Town, Man of Constant Sorrow, My Home’s Across the Blue Ridge Mountains, Nine Pound Hammer, Palms of Victory, Pass Me Not, Poor Ellen Smith, Pretty Polly, Put My Little Shoes Away, Red River Valley, Roll in My Sweet Baby’s Arms, Shall We Gather at the River, Wabash Cannonball, When I Lay My Burden Down, When the Saints Go Marching. "Thanks for the great book. The history, humor and ease of learning makes it the best one I have ever bought." Brian McCallum "I am the proud owner of 'Bluegrass Banjo for the Complete Ignoramus.' What a great learning tool." Greg Strickland For More reviews of this book, Click HERE!

Painless Mandolin Melodies (Book & CD Set) by Wayne Erbsen There's NEVER been a simpler mandolin method. Great for the TOTAL beginner. This book will get you to "first base" on the mandolin. Includes: Tuning Hints, Selecting and Holding a Pick, The Cure for Sore Fingers, How to Read Mandolin Tab, Fighting The Fear of Scales and More. Comes Complete with an Instructional CD.	Book with Instructional CD $14.95
This book is guaranteed to get you started to learn to play the mandolin. (How many books come with a personal guarantee by the author?) *"This book is exactly what the basic beginner needs." Jerry Brittain* "Painless Mandolin Melodies was very helpful in getting me started. Thank you!"--Tim Evans "Thanks for sending Painless Mandolin Melodies to my father. He is 85 years old and is in the hospital right now. Thanks so much for giving a great person one more reason to fight for life." Cathy Burt" "Your Painless Mandolin Melodies book is very helpful. Thanks to your easy-to-follow instructions I can now pick out a few tunes that are not in your book. I've never played an instrument before but your book makes it easy." Kenneth Klein You WILL learn to play: Shortening Bread, Frere Jacques, Go Tell Aunt Rhody, Oh Susanna, Columbus Stockade, Hush Little Baby, Jimmy Crack Corn, Old Time Religion, Yankee Doodle, She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain, Buffalo Gals, I’m a Little Tea Pot, The Old Grey Mare, Cripple Creek, Leaning on the Everlasting Arms, Turkey in the Straw, Golden Slippers, Old Joe Clark, Wildwood Flower, When the Saints Go Marching In.
"If you are a beginner looking to learn old-time music, START HERE!"--Fiona Dudley Southern Mountain Instruction Books For Banjo, Mandolin, Fiddle, Dulcimer & Guitar by Wayne Erbsen
This handsome five-part series is based on Wayne Erbsen's recording, Southern Mountain Classics. Each book has song histories, vintage photos, plus beginning, intermediate and advanced arrangements of the 16 tunes found on the recording. To get the most out of any of the Southern Mountain books, we strongly recommending getting the Southern Mountain Classics recording. *"What a great concept you have with this! You have a way of making music fun, and very informative at the same time, with all the history you put in it." Del Scriven* "This is a killer recording!"--Banjo Newsletter" "Awesome fiddling. Best version of 'Arkansas Traveler' I ever did hear." Robert Thomas "A superb recording of many classics. If you are a beginner looking to learn old-time music, START HERE!"--Fiona Dudley "I wanted to let you know how much my wife and I have enjoyed your 'Southern Mountain Classic' recording. We played the cassette until it wore out and now have the CD. Great music!!" Tom Stuckert
Southern Mountain Banjo by Wayne Erbsen Clawhammer banjo instruction for beginning & intermediate players. This book has beginning, intermediate and advanced arrangements for the 16 tunes found on the recording "Southern Mountain Classics." A great package!		Book $15.95 Southern Mountain Classics CD $14.95 Southern Mountain Classics Tape $ 9.95
You WILL learn to play: Arkansas Traveler, Chicken Reel, Cluck Old Hen, Fishers’ Hornpipe, Hogeye, John Henry, Leather Britches, Little Rosewood Casket, Mississippi Sawyer, Old Spinning Wheel, Red Rocking Chair, Shady Grove, Soldier’s Joy, State of Arkansas, Uncle Joe, When You and I Were Young, Maggie.
Southern Mountain Fiddle by Wayne Erbsen Old-time fiddle instruction for beginning, intermediate and advanced players. This book has beginning through advanced arrangements of the 16 tunes found on the recording "Southern Mountain Classics." Uses standard musical notation. A great package!		Book $12.95 Southern Mountain Classics CD $14.95 Southern Mountain Classics Tape $9.95
You WILL learn to play: Arkansas Traveler, Chicken Reel, Cluck Old Hen, Fishers’ Hornpipe, Hogeye, John Henry, Leather Britches, Little Rosewood Casket, Mississippi Sawyer, Old Spinning Wheel, Red Rocking Chair, Shady Grove, Soldier’s Joy, State of Arkansas, Uncle Joe, When You and I Were Young, Maggie.
Southern Mountain Mandolin by Wayne Erbsen Old-time mandolin instruction for beginning, intermediate and advanced players. This book has beginning through advanced arrangements of the 16 tunes found on the recording "Southern Mountain Classics." Uses standard musical notation AND tab. A great package!		Book $19.95 Southern Mountain Classics CD $14.95 Southern Mountain Classics Tape $9.95
You will learn to play: Arkansas Traveler, Chicken Reel, Cluck Old Hen, Fishers’ Hornpipe, Hogeye, John Henry, Leather Britches, Little Rosewood Casket, Mississippi Sawyer, Old Spinning Wheel, Red Rocking Chair, Shady Grove, Soldier’s Joy, State of Arkansas, Uncle Joe, When You and I Were Young, Maggie.
Southern Mountain Guitar by Wayne Erbsen Old-time guitar instruction for beginning & intermediate players. This book has beginning, intermediate and advanced arrangements for the 16 tunes found on the recording "Southern Mountain Classics." Uses standard musical notation AND tab. A great package!		Book $17.95 Southern Mountain Classics CD $14.95 Southern Mountain Classics Tape $9.95
You WILL learn to play: Arkansas Traveler, Chicken Reel, Cluck Old Hen, Fishers’ Hornpipe, Hogeye, John Henry, Leather Britches, Little Rosewood Casket, Mississippi Sawyer, Old Spinning Wheel, Red Rocking Chair, Shady Grove, Soldier’s Joy, State of Arkansas, Uncle Joe, When You and I Were Young, Maggie.
Southern Mountain Dulcimer by Wayne Erbsen Old-time dulcimer instruction for beginning & intermediate players. This book has beginning, intermediate and advanced arrangements for the 16 tunes found on the recording "Southern Mountain Classics." Uses standard musical notation AND tab. A great package!		Book $17.95 Southern Mountain Classics CD $14.95 Southern Mountain Classics Tape $9.95
Includes: Arkansas Traveler, Chicken Reel, Cluck Old Hen, Fishers’ Hornpipe, Hogeye, John Henry, Leather Britches, Little Rosewood Casket, Mississippi Sawyer, Old Spinning Wheel, Red Rocking Chair, Shady Grove, Soldier’s Joy, State of Arkansas, Uncle Joe, When You and I Were Young, Maggie.
Starting Bluegrass Banjo From Scratch by Wayne Erbsen This is a great intermediate banjo instruction book written in a friendly style. Originally published in 1974, this book has taught thousands to play bluegrass banjo. The book includes a history of the banjo, vintage photographs, many valuable tips. 80 pp. Instructional CD included.	Book with Instructional CD $18.95
"Wayne. I learned to play the banjo from you book "Starting Bluegrass Banjo From Scratch" ten years ago. And now I use your book to teach others. I just wanted to say thanks, thanks a lot." Dave Cannon *"I love this book. It was and is the best instruction book I have run across. Thanks for writing such an informative learning aid."* "I had tried several other books but yours was the one that really got me started on the right track. Thanks!" Rodney Thompson "Great photos, very readable tabs and a friendly and fun approach to learning. A good bridge to the next level." Peggy Zeigler, banjo teacher "An awesome book." Brian Bruggeman" "Your book was my guidebook for learning to play banjo. Thank you for such informative information." M. Hill You WILL learn to play: Skip to My Lou, Bury Me Beneath the Willow, Walking Cane, Ground Hog, Jesse James, Cripple Creek, Bile Em Cabbage Down, Cumberland Gap, Sourwood Mountain, When You And I Were Young Maggie, What a Friend We Have in Jesus, Grandfather’s Clock, Pretty Polly, Little Maggie, Old Joe Clark, Lonesome Road Blues, Down in the Valley, Down in the Willow Garden, Wildwood Flower, John Hardy, Devil’s Dream, Banks of the Ohio.