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Steve Kaufman - Learning to Flatpick From The Beginning - Vol 1 - DVD
In this "101-level beginner's course", Steve lays all the groundwork needed to really dig into the flatpicking style, introducing techniques such as down swings, down-up swings, ringing and sustain notes, hammer-ons, pull-offs, note bending, playing on one string, and C runs. He analyzes and teaches his slow renditions of these songs, gradually working up to regular speed: "Cripple Creek, Hand Me Down My Walking Cane, The Wildwood Flower, The Wayfaring Stranger, The Eighth Of January, Bully Of The Town".
(65 min) Booklet included..............................................................Price - $29.95

Steve Kaufman - Learning to Flatpick From The Beginning - Vol 2 - DVD 
Move beyond the basics of flatpicking and on to the next level of expertise! In this lesson, Steve helps you build your "runs" vocabulary and has crosspicking tips on upswing, continuity, resistance, tone, sustaining notes and time-keeping. He also covers: the use of capo, transpositions, how to play up and down the neck, chord back-ups, bass runs, down-up motions, damping, bass walks, slides, and substitution chords. Learn to build a flatpicking solo as Steve helps you get your playing up to speed. You'll soon be playing simple solos as well as more challenging crosspicking versions to: "Bury Me Beneath the Willow, Wildwood Flower, Wabash Cannonball, Old Joe Clark, Arkansas Traveler and Down Yonder."
(90 min) Booklet included..............................................................Price - $29.95

Steve Kaufman - Learning to Flatpick From The Beginning - Vol 3 - DVD
This lesson moves into the finer points of guitar style and technique! Here Steve broadens your musical vocabulary by focusing on the essentials of good picking techniques and teaching you to play six classic fiddle tunes. He slows each one down, highlighting the tricky areas and then playing it up-to-speed so you'll hear how it should sound in performance. You'll learn how to dress up your solos using slides, arpeggios, bends, accents and a variety of intros and endings. Detailed instruction in the intricacies of crosspicking will help give your playing more rhythmic appeal and style. Steve devotes much needed attention to one of the most challenging areas for intermediate players --how to build speed-- giving you invaluable advice on practicing, testing yourself, and perfecting left and right hand positions to help you accomplish your goals! Songs include: "Salt Creek, Liberty, Blackberry Blossom, Clarinet Polka, Home Sweet Home, Ragtime Annie" .
(90 min) Booklet included..............................................................Price - $29.95

Steve Kaufman - Learning to Flatpick - Vol 1,2,3 - All 3 DVDs on sale for $69.95

Steve Kaufman - The Art of Guitar Crosspicking - DVD
In this lesson, Steve Kaufman describes the pick movements that define his distinctive way of playing and provides exercises, speed drills, slowed-down and up-to-speed versions, and invaluable advice. Learn to play breathtaking arrangements of the following tunes: "Back Up And Push, Blue Ridge Mountain Blues, Wildwood Flower, Bill Cheatham, Golden Eagle Hornpipe, Sweet Bunch of Daisies, and Grandfather's Clock".
(60 min) Booklet included..............................................................Price - $29.95
  

Steve Kaufman - A Guitarist's Guide To Solo Arranging & Performing - DVD
Master country bluegrass guitarist and teacher Steve Kaufman provides invaluable advice, drills, ideas, tunes and techniques that will get a player primed for solo instrumental performing. He teaches arrangements in a variety of acoustic genres – folk, bluegrass, Celtic and ragtime – that range from early to advanced intermediate levels. Steve teaches primarily in his trademark flatpicking style, but he includes two fingerpicking pieces as well. Throughout, he guides you through the finer points of playing, arranging and performing each of the tunes. Songs include: 'Amazing Grace, The Water Is Wide, Randall Collins, Lament for Lowrie O'Da Lea, Alabama Jubilee, My Grandfather's Clock, June Apple, Blue Ridge Mountain Blues, Celtic Medley, and Freight Train."
(120 min) Printable PDF Booklet....................................................Price - $29.95
 

Steve Kaufman - Basic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar - DVD
Here's you chance to learn the basics of bluegrass back-up guitar! Steve Kaufman teaches you how to play solid rhythm guitar, whether you are accompanying the simplest two-chord song or backing up complex Texas-style fiddle tunes. He starts at the beginning, show you how to hold the pick, get good tone, and play the basic bass/chord rhythm patterns clearly and accurately. You'll learn important techniques for adding bass walks, how to play the famous Lester Flatt "G run", how to alter your chord shapes to add moving bas lines within a song, and how to play the more complex chord progressions needed to accompany Texas-style fiddle tunes. Tunes include "Wabash Cannon-ball, Blackberry Blossom, Sally Goodin".
(70 min) Booklet included..............................................................Price - $29.95
 

Steve Kaufman - Beyond Basic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar - DVD
Flatpicking master and teacher Steve Kaufman takes bluegrass rhythm guitar playing to a whole new level with this in-depth DVD instructional lesson! He covers chord substitutions, walking bass lines, complex chord shapes, and accompaniment ideas for a wide variety of tunes including: "Little Rock Getaway • Wayfaring Stranger • St. Anne's Reel • Kentucky Waltz • Sweet Georgia Brown • Alabama Jubilee • Sally Goodin."  This DVD is the perfect follow-up to Steve's best-seller "Basic Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar" DVD!
(100 min) Booklet included.............................................................Price - $29.95
 

Steve Kaufman - Bluegrass Guitar Solos - Vol I - Book and 6 CDs
A champion flatpicker takes some favorite bluegrass solos and breaks them down so you can really hold your own in a hot jam session! This unique six-CD course has been produced for all levels of players: Steve Kaufman guides you through three picking levels - beginner, intermediate and advanced while teaching 20 more repertoire tunes and the finer points of becoming an excellent flatpick guitarist. He first teaches the melody to familiarize the novice guitarist with the tune in its most basic form; then he gets the intermediate players started on a series of great licks and runs that will dress up the tune and add spice to this or any other piece you are playing. Finally, he develops a complete bluegrass solo using advanced techniques for the more experienced pickers, making each tune a real showpiece! The unique play-along system - lead guitar on the right channel with the band (guitar, bass and mandolin) on the left, allows you to learn from Steve's guitar part by itself (to hear all the notes) or pick along with the rhythm track for a fantastic practice session. Tunes include: "Ragtime Annie, Bill Cheatham, Gold Rush, Flop-Eared Mule, Forked Deer, Old Joe Clark, Soldier's Joy, Nothin' To It, Red-Haired Boy, Salt Creek, Big Sandy River, Billy In The Low Ground, Under the Double Eagle, Fisher's Hornpipe, Blackberry Blossom, Turkey In The Straw, St. Anne's Reel, Arkansas Traveler, Sweet Georgia Brown, Whiskey Before Breakfast".
Notation, tab and six one-hour CDs...............................................Price - $69.95

Steve Kaufman - Bluegrass Guitar Solos - Vol II - Book and 6 CDs
A champion flatpicker takes some favorite bluegrass solos and breaks them down so you can really hold your own in a hot jam session! This unique six-CD course has been produced for all levels of players: Steve Kaufman guides you through 3 picking levels - beginner, intermediate and advanced while teaching 20 more repertoire tunes and the finer points of becoming an excellent flatpick guitarist. He first teaches the melody to familiarize the novice guitarist with the tune in its most basic form; then he gets the intermediate players started on a series of great licks and runs that will dress up the tune and add spice to this or any other piece you are playing. Finally, he develops a complete bluegrass solo using advanced techniques for the more experienced pickers, making each tune a real showpiece! The unique play-along system - lead guitar on the right channel with the band (guitar, bass and mandolin) on the left, allows you to learn from Steve's guitar part by itself (to hear all the notes) or pick along with the rhythm track for a fantastic practice session. Tunes include: "Alabama Jubilee, Black Mountain Rag, Blackberry Rag, Cherokee Shuffle, Cricket On the Hearth, Dixie Hoedown, Down Yonder, Eighth of January, John Hardy, June Apple, Katie HiIl, Liberty, Mississippi Sawyer, Peacock Rag, Redwing, Stoney Creek, Texas Gals, Temperance Reel, Wheel Hoss, Wildwood Flower".
Notation, tab and six one-hour CDs...............................................Price - $69.95

Steve Kaufman - Bluegrass Guitar Solos - Vol III - Book and 6 CDs
A champion flatpicker takes some favorite bluegrass solos and breaks them down so you can really hold your own in a hot jam session! This unique six-CD course has been produced for all levels of players: Steve Kaufman guides you through 3 picking levels - beginner, intermediate and advanced while teaching 20 more repertoire tunes and the finer points of becoming an excellent flatpick guitarist. He first teaches the melody to familiarize the novice guitarist with the tune in its most basic form; then he gets the intermediate players started on a series of great licks and runs that will dress up the tune and add spice to this or any other piece you are playing. Finally, he develops a complete bluegrass solo using advanced techniques for the more experienced pickers, making each tune a real showpiece! The unique play-along system - lead guitar on the right channel with the band (guitar, bass and mandolin) on the left, allows you to learn from Steve's guitar part by itself (to hear all the notes) or pick along with the rhythm track for a fantastic practice session. Tunes include: "Nine-Pound Hammer, Blue Ridge Cabin Home, Dark Hollow, Foggy Mountain Top, How Mountain Girls Can Love, Keep On The Sunny Side, Little Maggie, More Pretty Girls Than One, Old Home Place, You Don't Know My Mind, Blue Moon Of Kentucky, Cabin In Caroline, Down The Road, Gold Watch and Chain, I Am A Pilgrim, In The Pines, Jimmy Brown The Newsboy, Mountain Dew, Mr. Engineer, The Wreck Of The Old '97". 
Notation, tab and six one-hour CDs...............................................Price - $69.95

Steve Kaufman - Bluegrass Guitar Solos - Vol IV - Book and 6 CDs
A champion flatpicker takes some favorite bluegrass solos and breaks them down so you can really hold your own in a hot jam session! This unique six-CD course has been produced for all levels of players: Steve Kaufman guides you through 3 picking levels - beginner, intermediate and advanced while teaching 20 more repertoire tunes and the finer points of becoming an excellent flatpick guitarist. He first teaches the melody to familiarize the novice guitarist with the tune in its most basic form; then he gets the intermediate players started on a series of great licks and runs that will dress up the tune and add spice to this or any other piece you are playing. Finally, he develops a complete bluegrass solo using advanced techniques for the more experienced pickers, making each tune a real showpiece! The unique play-along system - lead guitar on the right channel with the band (guitar, bass and mandolin) on the left, allows you to learn from Steve's guitar part by itself (to hear all the notes) or pick along with the rhythm track for a fantastic practice session. Tunes include: "Angeline The Baker, Back Up and Push, Bonaparte's Retreat, The Cuckoo's Nest, Fire On the Mountain, Flowers Of Edinburgh, Leather Britches, Lost Indian, Miller's Reel, Molly Bloom, New Camptown Races, Over The Waterfall, Paddy On the Turnpike, Road To Columbus, Rickett's Horn-pipe, Sailor's Hornpipe, Silver Bells, Spinning Wheels, Whistlin' Ruffus, Woodchopper's Reel".
Notation, tab and six one-hour CDs...............................................Price - $69.95

Jazz Guitar Chords & Arpeggio Patterns - Stacy McKee - This unique book includes 300 jazz guitar chord formations and matching single note arpeggio patterns in a quick reference format that no one has ever done before! Cross indexing makes this manual extremely easy to use and regardless of what style of music you play, we know you will find this to be a valuable, "must have" addition to your library.  Stacy McKee was the featured guitarist with "Les Brown and The Band Of Renown" and for a limited time only, we will include an exclusive copy of his book FREE with your first order!
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Steve Kaufman - Championship Flatpicking Guitar - Book, DVD and CD
The author, three-time national flatpicking guitar champion, has compiled this rousing collection of dazzling flatpicking guitar solos. A companion CD featuring Steve's foot-tapping rendition of each arrangement is included and all the songs in the book are performed on the CD. On the DVD, Steve plays both slow and fast versions of each solo. Steve's performance on the up-tempo versions of the challenging solos is absolutely astonishing. Songs include: "Amazing Grace, Banks of the Ohio, Beaumont Rag, Black Mountain Rag, Calgary Polka, Cattle in the Cane, Dill Pickle Rag, Dixie Breakdown, Dusty Miller Hornpipe, Farewell Blues, Grey Eagle Hornpipe, Little Sadie, Rickett's Hornpipe, Sally Gooden, Stoney Point, Yonder Stands Little Maggie".
Notation and tab............................................................................Price - $29.95

Steve Kaufman - Classic Arrangements of Vintage Songs - Book and 2 CDs
Songs include: "Amazing Grace, Down in the Valley, Cindy Cindy, Blue Ridge Mountain Blues, When The Roses Bloom in Dixie Land, Don't Let Your Deal Go Down, The Girl I Left Behind Me, The Yellow Rose of Texas, Little Maggie, When The Roses Bloom in Dixie Land, Dreamer's Waltz, Bringing In the Georgia Mail, Grandfather's Clock, Golden Slippers, When You and I Were Young Maggie, I Saw the Light, Dreamer's Waltz, Shady Grove, Redwing, Wayfaring Stranger, Under the Double Eagle, All the Good Times Are Past and Gone, Red River Valley, Home Sweet Home, Gold Watch and Chain, Sweet Bunch of Daisies, Salt Creek, Saint Anne's Reel, Down in the Valley, ".
Notation and tab/ Pickstyle............................................................Price - $29.95

Steve Kaufman - Crowd Pleasers & Show Stoppers - DVD
One of the world's most prolific country bluegrass guitar instructors teaches nine exciting and challenging pieces for intermediate to advanced flatpicking guitarists! With years of teaching experience under his belt, Steve knows how to build your motor skills and muscle memory to enable you to play cleaner, faster and with more musicality. Each one of the pieces on this DVD incorporates special techniques that will bring your flatpicking to a whole new level: crosspicking rolls and patterns, licks, bass lines, arpeggios, double stops and a whole lot more! The instrumentals include bluegrass standards, Celtic session tunes, folk and pop arrangements and a beautiful waltz. Songs include: "Interstate Rag, First Century Reel, Beaumont Rag, Black Mountain Rag, Festival Waltz, Calgary Polka, Maid Behind The Bar, The Last Thing On My Mind, The Rising Sun, and Sligo Girl."
(110 min) Printable PDF Booklet....................................................Price - $29.95
 

Steve Kaufman - A Song For Every Holiday - DVD
Learn to play bluegrass style arrangements of eleven beloved songs, each one associated with an important season or holiday. Most of the songs are easy enough to play almost immediately, but Steve throws in enough challenging material - licks, chord shapes, cross-picking patterns, and melody lines - to bring your playing to a new level. The songs include: "Let Me Call You Sweetheart, When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, America the Beautiful, Battle Hymn of the  Republic, We Gather Together, Dayenu, Who Can Retell, Winter Wonderland, Jingle Bells, We Wish You a Merry Christmas, and Auld Lang Syne".
(80 min) Booklet included..............................................................Price - $29.95
 

Steve Kaufman - Easy Gospel Guitar - DVD
Learn to play bluegrass /country guitar through your favorite gospel songs. Whether you are a beginning or intermediate player, you will develop a repertoire of tunes and add style to songs you may already know. Steve Kaufman has jam-packed this video with lots of helpful guitar techniques and his own inspired arrangements of the tunes he teaches. He slowly plays the accompaniment and melody of each song, then enhances the basic version with chord positions, bass walks, hammer-ons, pull-offs, runs and other techniques. You'll also learn: bluegrass-style licks, rhythm patterns, chord substitutions, double-stops, back-ups to accompany singers, picking out melodies while strumming chords, and solos. You'll soon be playing these well-known tunes with family and friends: "Amazing Grace, Just A Closer Walk With Thee, Old-Time Religion, The Old Rugged Cross, Will The Circle Be Unbroken, What A Friend We Have In Jesus, Crying Holy Unto The Lord".
(90 min) Booklet included..............................................................Price - $29.95
 

Steve Kaufman - Figuring Out The Fingerboard - DVD
If you've ever wondered how the hot flatpickers improvise solos using the entire length of the guitar fingerboard and wished you could take your own distinctive breaks in jam sessions or performances, then this DVD is for you! Steve Kaufman has developed an amazing system that clears up the mystery and teaches you the notes, scales and chord shapes you'll need to play fluidly and confidently anywhere on the neck. Anyone can learn Steve's system. Starting by picking out well-known fiddle tunes in their simplest form, Steve shows you how to find the notes and develop a melodic sense. He then teaches you how to find movable chord forms in different positions on the fingerboard. Finally, you'll learn the famous "CAGED" system - which enables you to understand and play scales and melodies in all positions up the neck. Throughout this easy-to-use course, Steve imparts a wealth of practical wisdom, advice and encouragement. He provides you with all the tools you'll need to develop a new depth of knowledge and understanding of your guitar that will enable you to develop sparkling and creative solos!
(90 min) Booklet included..............................................................Price - $29.95
 

Steve Kaufman - Flatpicking Banjo Tunes - DVD
Master instructor and flatpicking guitar great Steve Kaufman breaks down 15 of the most played banjo driven songs and shows, step-by-step, how you can build a flatpick solo when it's your turn to step up to the plate. Banjo wiz Gary "Biscuit" Davis and Steve demonstrate each tune, then Steve breaks it down in detail. As the lesson progresses, you'll learn numerous tricks for building speed, developing pick accuracy, moving around the neck and generally becoming a better picker. Here are the banjo tunes you'll be learning to flatpick: "Shuckin' the Corn, Nashville Blues, Cripple Creek, Nashville Skyline Rag, Pike County Breakdown, Farewell Blues, Clinch Mountain Backstep, Fireball Mail, Farewell Blues, Foggy Mountain Special, Foggy Mountain Breakdown, Flint Hill Special, Earl's Breakdown, Randy Lynn Rag, Dear Old Dixie".
(100 min) Booklet included............................................................Price - $29.95

Steve Kaufman - Flatpickin' The Gospels - Book, DVD and CD
Includes: "Are You Washed In The Blood, A Beautiful Life, Faith Of Our Fathers, The Glory-Land Way, Heaven's Jubilee, In The Garden, Just a Closer Walk With Thee, Life's Railway To Heaven, The Lily Of The Valley, Near The Cross, Nearer My God To Thee, The Old Gospel Ship, The Old Rugged Cross, Old Time Religion, Precious Memories, Softly and Tenderly, Sweet By and By, Sweet Hour Of Prayer, There Is Power In The Blood, The Unclouded Day, What A Friend We Have In Jesus, When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder, When The Saints Go Marching In, Where The Soul Never Dies".
Notation, tab and lyrics..................................................................Price - $29.95

Steve Kaufman - Flatpicking The Rags & Polkas - Book and 2 CDs
Also includes other 3, 4, and 5 part tunes. Tunes include: "Bethena, Black and White Rag, Clarinet Polka, East Tennessee Rag, Jesse Polka, Lady's Fancy, The Lime Rock, Maple Leaf Rag, Temptation Rag, Tico Taco No Fuba".
Notation and tab...........................................................................Price - $24.95

Steve Kaufman - 4 Hour Bluegrass Workout - Vol 1- Book and 4 CDs
Here's a great way to improve your picking, build up speed and stamina, and get those licks and solos working - no matter what instrument you play! Whether you are a professional or a “parking lot” player, these fabulous sessions will get your fingers in shape - fast! On the 4 CDs, you have a dedicated bluegrass band on the right speaker to give you solid back-up to 49 great tunes - both slowed-down and up-to-speed. The lead part can be heard in the left channel.
Notation and tab........................................................................... Price - $44.95

Steve Kaufman - 4 Hour Bluegrass Workout - Vol 2 - Book and 4 CDs
This follow-up to Steve Kaufman's hot-selling CD series features jammer-friendly backup tracks to 50 traditional bluegrass and old-time favorites - played in slowed-down and up-to-speed versions. Learning players get a band to help them get their chops together on: “Angeline the Baker, Back up and Push, Bonaparte's Retreat, Bull Durham, Cattle in the Cane, Cherokee Shuffle, Leather Britches, Little Rabbit” and lots more!
Notation and  tab...........................................................................Price - $44.95

Steve Kaufman - 4 Hour Celtic Workout - Book and 4 CDs
This 4-CD workout series will build your repertoire, strengthen your technique and get you ready for jam sessions and performances! Steve Kaufman has chosen fifty great tunes to help you develop a solid set list. The band plays each tune three times through at a moderate tempo and then three times again up to speed, to give you plenty of time to play along. The lead part is isolated on the left stereo channel for one chorus at each speed to enable you to learn the tune's melody. The jig's, double jigs, hornpipes, reels and polkas included are: "Banish Misfortune, Chief O'Neill's Favorite, Behind The Haystack, Castle Kelly, The Cliffs Of Moher, Concertina, The Connaughtman's Rambles, Cook In The Kitchen, Cup Of Tea, Drowsy Maggie, The Earl's Chair, Father Kelly's, The Fermoy Lasses, Fisher's Flowers Of Edinburgh, Fred Finn's Geese In The Bog, Gillan's Apples, Gravel Walk, Haste To The Wedding, Irish Washerwoman, Jackie Coleman's, Johnnie Mickey's, Maid Behind The Bar, The Mason's Apron, Merrily Kiss The Quaker's Wife, Miss McLeod's, Miss Monaghan's, The Morning Star, Mug Of Brown Ale, Nine Points Of Roguery, Out Of The Ocean, Over The Moor To Maggie, Paddy On The Railroad, Pat Clancy's, Patsy Geary's, The Pigeon On The Gate, Pinch Of Snuff, The Pipe On The Hob, The Rakes Of Kildare, Silver Spear, The Silver Tip, Smash The Windows, The Soldier's Joy, The Star Of Munster, Temperance, Tobin's Favorite, The Walls Of Liscarroll, Wind That Shakes The Barley, The Wise Maid".
Notation and tab / Pickstyle...........................................................Price - $44.95

Steve Kaufman - 20 Gospel Songs - Book and 6 CDs
This course of study teaches you flatpicking techniques on your guitar while inspiring you with classic songs of faith. Steve Kaufman teaches a dazzling set of challenging and beautiful gospel standards that are essential repertoire for every aspiring guitarist. Steve has constructed these lessons according to his unique teaching method: First, you learn to play the basic melody in an easy beginner's version; second, an intermediate arrangement will give your playing solid musicianship; finally, Steve has you playing a full-blown solo that any professional guitarist would be proud to perform. This instructional package will teach you chord progressions, help you improve your timing, enhance your knowledge of the fretboard and add 20 beautiful solos to your repertoire. As an extra training tool, Steve provides rhythm backup tracks for productive and exciting practice sessions. Once you have learned the tune at any of the three levels, these tracks will get you ready for jamming with other players. Songs include: "A Beautiful Life, Amazing Grace, Blessed Assurance, Bury Me Beneath the Willow, Church in the Wildwood, Fallen Leaves, Gather at the River, Go Tell It On the Mountain, I Saw the Light, Jesu Joy of Man's Desire, Jesus is Coming Soon, Jesus Loves Me, Kingdom is Coming, Leaning On His Everlasting Arms, Love Lifted Me, Nearer My God to Thee, This Train is Bound for Glory, Wayfaring Stranger, We Gather Together, Will the Circle be Unbroken".
Notation and tab............................................................................Price - $69.95

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