Bluegrass Jam Session
Alan Munde, Joe Carr and Friends
Get in shape and ready for the next jam session or bluegrass festival with this new practice tape. Joe Carr and Alan Munde, along with the band, perform 15 songs for you to practice with and they explain each instrument's role in each song as well as provide tabulature for selected solos and backup parts as played on the banjo, mandolin, fiddle, guitar, and bass. Here is a great way to learn some of the exciting and challenging solos of Alan Munde and Joe Carr.
(JJ-60) $29.95
The Songwriter's Video
Lonnie Joe Howell
Prepare to arm yourself with the proper tools to attack songwriting from a professional approach! Lonnie Joe Howell is well-known for his work with the Nashville Songwriters Association and his outstanding harmonica playing. Lonnie teaches the craft of songwritng and the fundamentals of the music industry. He also teaches song analysis, a simple and fun method for understanding music theory, the Nashville Number System, and numerous tips to improve and market your original songs. This video includes a reference manual and will be a great asset to developing your songwriting skills.
(SS-60) $29.95
Writing and Selling Your Song
Redd Stewart
Redd Stewart wrote "The Tennessee Waltz," "You Belong To Me," "Slowpoke," and many other million selling songs. Redd is frequently seen performing on the Nashville Network, and he is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Redd prepared this video to help the beginning songwriter understand how to take their material to the music markets. Redd explains the process of contacting recording artists, publishers, record producers and agents. He shares his experience on how to obtain low cost copyrights and how to be a member of performing arts organizations. Redd also includes names and addresses of publishers who would be willing to listen to your original songs. If you are writing songs now, or if you plan to, this video can provide you with the best information available on song marketing.
(RS-60) $29.95
Understanding the Nashville Number System
Lance Martin
The Nashville Number System is the shorthand code often used by professional musicians to "chart" the chord progression of a song. At last, here is an introduction to this system used by Nashville session musicians, singers, songwriters, and touring bands. Lance Martin, who is an experienced Nashville musician, playing with John Conlee, among others, also offers insider tips here for musicians who want to move to Nashville.
(95-NN-10) $29.95
How to Yodel
Tania Moody and Rusty Hudelson
Western Music is growing in popularity and yodeling is a big part of this great music. Father/Daughter duo, Rusty and Tania help you find your natural break and then give you sing along exercises to practice
yodeling. Yodelayeeee!
(95-TR-10) $29.95
Meet Roxanne Ward "World Champion Hog Caller"
by Roxanne Ward
60-Minute Video
(RW-60) $29.95
In this delightful video, Roxanne shares secrets that have made her the world champion hog caller. You'll visit her home in Bainer Switch, Texas and meet Rusty Hudelson, Tania Moody, Steve Garner and hear the world's first "Hog Calling Yodel" song. Along the way you'll learn the difference between a pig and a hog, and a wealth of other little known facts about the smartest animal in the barnyard. And of course, Roxanne lets loose with her famous hog call which, she says, "you can hear for five miles if the wind's not blowing." This is the video pig event of the year!
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