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Program #2

With Program #2 you'll do some basic harmony study. You'll go on to learn how to
construct all of your chords, and I'll help you to memorize them. Then you'll practice
those chords by accompanying me while we play nine more beautiful melodies.
Towards the end of Program #2 you'll learn three more "Chord Melody" solos, and
then we're ready for another jam session! All you have to do is turn on the video or
DVD and I'll be there to give some solid backup.

Following are the Index and the Foreword.

"NOW YOU CAN PLAY THE BANJO"
Video or DVD Lessons for The Plectrum Banjo by:

Don Van Palta
"The Flying Dutchman"

INDEX TO PROGRAM #2

Richelieu Banjos Information
Picture Page
Foreword
Lesson 1, Major Scales
Lesson 2, Major Chords
Lesson 3, Minor Chords
Lesson 4, Dominant 7th Chords
Lesson 5, Diminished & Augmented Chords
Lesson 6, "Raggin' The Frets"
Lesson 7, "Waltzing The Strings"
Lesson 8, "Banjo Blues"
Lesson 9, "Golden Slippers"
Lesson 10, "Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair"
Lesson 11, "Dixie"
Lesson 12, "Under The Double Eagle"
Lesson 13, "America The Beautiful"
Lesson 14, "Golden Slippers" solo
Lesson 15, "Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair" solo
Lesson 16, "Just Let Me Play My Banjo" solo
Lesson 17, "God Bless America" solo

FOREWORD

Welcome to "Now You Can Play The Banjo" Program #2. In Program #1 you
learned enough chords to accompany me on ten songs, in different tempos, various
keys, in 4/4 time and 3/4 time. Then you wrote out the chords to three solos so that
you were able to play both melody and accompaniment at the same time.

In Program #2 we're going to be equally ambitious. You're going to learn a little bit
about scales, because this knowledge will help you to understand how the different
chords are constructed. Then I'll show you how to locate all these chords on the
banjo. Then I'll help you to memorize them by exercises and by playing melodies.
As we did in Program #1, I'll be playing along with you during each one of the tunes.
Towards the end of this program you'll learn three different solos and I've again put
some interesting accompaniment tracks on the video and the DVD so that it will be
fun for you to practice your solos.

I hope that learning to play the banjo will be as exciting and enjoyable for you as it
has been, and still is, for me.