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Lead singing and rhythm guitar [videorecording] : finding your bluegrass voice / taught by Peter Rowan ; directed by Happy Traum.

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Available copies

  • 2 copies at Berklee College of Music.

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0 current holds with 2 total copies.

Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Main Library LVD 224 37684001057360 Library Stacks Available -
Main Library LVD 224 Suppl. 37684001057353 Library Stacks Available -

Record details

  • ISBN: 0634065416 :
  • ISBN: 9780634065415
  • Physical Description: 1 videodisc (90 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in + 1 booklet (16 p. : ill., music ; 22 in.)
  • Publisher: Woodstock, N.Y. : Homespun Tapes,

Content descriptions

Creation/Production Credits Note: Cameras, Ellen Povill, Larry Buskey, Burrill Crohn.
Participant or Performer Note: Peter Rowan ; interviewer, Happy Traum.
Summary, etc.: Peter Rowan presents lessons and tips on bluegrass singing, including breathing, phrasing, vocal improvisation, falsetto, and exercises to improve power and range. He also shows guitar techniques, including timing, bass runs, blues licks, and soloing. Deconstructs songs such as Blue moon of Kentucky, Walls of time, Wayfaring stranger, and In the pines. Also interspersed is an interview conducted by Happy Traum, with accounts of touring with Bill Monroe.
Target Audience Note: MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note: DVD.

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Genre: Instructional videos.
Music videos.