Lessons/Arrangements Index

ID#	T I T L E
66	ALABAMA TRAIN MEDLEY#66 (2-3) Alabama Jubilee and Alabama Bound combined with some authentic banjo produced train sounds with a great whistle!
2	ALEXANDER'S RAGTIME BAND #2, (2-3) includes the verse. A snappy syncopated arrangement.
51	ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE #51 (2-3) A wonderful standard with great chords and inside harmonies. A slow and a double-time chorus.
59	ALL OUR FRIENDS #59 (2-3) A great George M. Cohen tune. You'll accompany yourself and also play the melody. Makes a great finale.
8	AMAZING GRACE #8 (2-3) Beautiful melody, nice inside harmony and key change.
54	AVALON / AT SUNDOWN MEDLEY #54 (1-3) Peabody inspired medley.
40	BILL BAILEY #40 (2-3) Good rouser, three choruses with interesting change of pace.
78	BRAZIL #78 CD (3) Lively Latin beat. Two choruses with a dramatic key change.
12	BYE BYE BLUES #12 (3) Typical fast closer, nice syncopated strokes.
9	CABARET #9 (3) Key and tempo changes, nice syncopated strokes.
79	CHINA NIGHTS #79 CD (2-3) A real Chinese sounding song with lots of single string technique mixed with chord melody.
26	CHINATOWN, DARKTOWN STRUTTERS BALL, AFTER YOU'VE GONE #26 (1-3) You'll have fun with these standards.
52	CHOPIN #52 (1-3) Excerpt from Etude #3 Opus #10
37	DOLL DANCE #37 (3) Novelty song like Nola, inspired by Eddie Peabody.
68	DUELING BANJOS #68 (2-3) Some good hammer-on and pull-off work.
1	EAST SIDE, WEST SIDE, HELLO DOLLY, SOME OF THESE DAYS #1 (1-2) You'll have fun with these standards.
65	EXCERPTS FROM CARMEN #65 (2-3) This will put a little sophistication in your act! This arrangement is on Van Palta CD
60	FIDDLER MEDLEY #1 #60 (2-3) If I Were A Rich Man, Far From The Home I Love and To Life. Single-string and chord techniques.
61	FIDDLER MEDLEY 2 #61 (2-3) Fiddler On The Roof, Sunrise Sunset, Cossack Dance, Sabbath Prayer and Matchmaker. Has lots of single-string and chord techniques.
74	FLAPPER MEDLEY #74 (2-3) Any-thing Goes, Charleston and Varsity Drag. Typical '20s syncopations that the Flappers danced to.
58	FOUR LEAF CLOVER MEDLEY #58 (1-3) Baby Face, If You Knew Susie and Four Leaf Clover. A rousing arrangement with key and tempo changes. Like Peabody played it.
34	GRANADA #34 (2-3) Exciting banjo adaptation.
14	HEARTACHES #14 (3) Tempo and key changes, pretty inside harmonies.
62	HELLO SUNSHINE #62 (2-3) Flashy Al Jolson style song.
57	HOLIDAY FOR STRINGS #57 (3) A great challenge with great chords and some single-string picking.
67	JESUS CHRIST, SUPERSTAR #67 (2-3) An exciting medley starting and ending with the theme Everything's Alright, I Don't Know How To Love Him and Herod's Tune.
46	LIDA ROSE AND DREAM OF LOVE #46 (1-3) These two tunes can be played as a duet. With this lesson you'll have this capability too.
42	LIEBESTRAUM #42 (1-3) Three different arrangements for all levels. Good lesson on duo-banjo technique.
53	LINGER A WHILE #53 (1-3) Four Peabody inspired choruses.
17	LOVER COME BACK TO ME #17 (3) A nice arrangement with some famous Peabody strokes.
49	ME AND MY SHADOW #49 (2-3) Peabody arrangement. It's got a lot of his strokes.
48	MEMORY from "CATS" #48 (2-3) A good lesson in 6/8 time.
38	MY HONEY'S LOVIN' ARMS #38 (3) Great Dixie tune!
50	NOLA #50 (1-3) Has all four parts. A great way to develop single-string technique.
5	MEDLEY: OH SUSANNA, FOUR LEAF CLOVER, TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME #5 (1-2)
7	OLD MAN RIVER #7 (3) Pretty inside melody.
70	PHANTOM MEDLEY #70 (3) Phantom Of The Opera. Lots of tremolo and duo-banjo technique.
39	RHAPSODY IN BLUE #39 (2-3) Show stopper! A five minute condensation of most of the themes.
4	ROBERT E. LEE #4 (3) Typical show number, fast and snappy with syncopations.
30	SALUTE TO AMERICA #30 (2-3) Dixie, Glory Glory Hallelujah, Grand Old Flag, and America The Beautiful. Great closer!
41	SAN FRANCISCO MEDLEY #41 (2-3) San Francisco, Toot Toot Tootsie, and California Here I Come.
80	SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE , THE #80 CD (2-3) A slow, pretty melody with lots of tremolo and single string technique.
6	SLEEPY TIME GAL #6 (1-3) Peabody arrangement
31	SMILE MEDLEY #31 (1-3) Keep Your Sunny Side Up, When You're Smiling, When My Baby Smiles At Me, and Smile Darn Ye Smile
56	SOMEWHERE MY LOVE #56 (1-3) Good tremolo practice. This is a great favorite from the movie "Dr Zhivago
20	STRIKE UP THE BAND #20 (2-3) Peabody arrangement
18	STARDUST / NOBODY'S SWEETHEART NOW MEDLEY #18(2-3) Peabody arrangement
15	STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER #15 (2-3) All the parts. Just like the marching bands!
10	ST. LOUIS BLUES #10 (3) reminiscent of Eddy Peabody
45	STUDENT PRINCE MEDLEY #45 (2-3) Golden Days, Deep In My Heart Dear, Marching Song, Serenade, and Drinking Song
55	SWANNEE / HUMORESQUE #55 (2-3) This is an advanced technique where you play both these songs at the same time. It's worth learning.
69	SWEET GEORGIA BROWN #69 (2-3) Jazzy arrangement
44	SWEET SUE #44 (2-3) This is a note for note Eddie Peabody arrangement. This was his signature song.
25	THE ENTERTAINER #25 (2-3 This is a nice Tim Allen arrangement.
63	THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE #63 (2-3) Typical banjo show number
43	TIGER RAG #43 (3) A rousing arrangement, even has the "growl".
19	TWELFTH STREET RAG #19 (2-3) A study in key and tempo changes
47	UNDER THE DOUBLE EAGLE #47 (2-3) Exciting march
64	WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN #64 (2-3) In both minor and major keys. Some nice jazz licks.
71	YOURS (QUIEREME MUCHO) #71 (2-3) Latin beat. Peabody influence.

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