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The Homespun series is one of the largest music lesson video, DVD and CD offering available anywhere. Homespun lessons help students at all levels, from complete beginners (including children) to experienced players -- and all levels in betwen.

Homespun is widely recognized for the high quality of their production and the strength of their instructors - typically top musicians who are well known in the music world and enjoy sharing their years of experience with other players.

The Homespun series covers a wide variety of instruments with lessons that are informal, easy to use and most of all, fun! It’s like having a top musician give you a private lesson in your own home. Instructors break down their playing technique into understandable and teachable segments that the student can practice and absorb.

Whatever your musical aspirations, from casual picker to professional players, there are lessons in the Homespun series that will challenge you and help take your playing to the next level.

The Homespun series is graded by level to give you guidance on which items will be best for you, and minimize questions on the ease or difficulty of a given lesson. Of course there will be different perceptions on what is "easy," "challenging," "intermediate," so the grades should be interpreted based on your personal level of ability. Some parts of a lesson may be at different levels than another part.

This guide is to help give you some overall guidance, and we suggest keeping the following in mind. You may benefit by working with a lesson that is a little more advanced than your current level, as a way to challenge you into areas that you may not have attempted otherwise. For others a "back to basics" approach may be best.

Beginning lessons are great for showing things that may have been missed along the way, particularly if you are a self-taught player. Or you may be very proficient in one style (blues guitar for example) but want to learn a technique (such as fingerstyle) that you have never played before. So even if you are not a beginner overall, you may want to use a basic lesson to develop the new style correctly. Only you can decide what is best for you - a solid foundation will give you much more playing satisfaction in the future.

How to Use Homespun Videos

The Homespun lessons are designed to be straightforward and build in a step-by-step manner. If you find a lesson to be difficult at first, keep working and you’ll eventually get it. Sometimes it works best to try very focused but very short (5-10 minute) attempts at new material or techniques, done several times a day, rather than sitting down for hours. Don’t be discouraged if you can’t play like your instructor – he or she has been playing at a professional level for many years.

Be sure to notice and take satisfaction in the progress you make. Keep your expectations realistic, and recognize that you’re probably learning more than you can hear at first. Enjoy the small steps that you take day to day, and one day you'll probably find that you made a giant leap "overnight."

Homespun Grade Levels

Novice – requires no prior experience on your instrument, and the instructor assumes that this is your first lesson.
Near-Beginner – assumes that you have not been playing for a long time, but that you do know the basics. The material is at a very easy level, but not all elementary things will be explained.
Early Intermediate – at this level the instructor covers the learning material in detail, but the material is at a more challenging level. This is the right level if you have been playing for some time and can comfortably play some songs without much difficulty. This level will help you move into specific new styles, increase your repertoire and build your technique.
Intermediate – for players with good technique and a general working knowledge of their instrument, but need to break out of old patterns and move on to more advanced material. Lessons at this level help push you into new areas and develop your confidence through a deeper musical understanding, creating a foundation to learn to improvise.
Advanced Intermediate – at this level the instructor provides less detail, but covers material that will take you to an advanced, professional level. Important musical concepts are still covered, and more demanding material is presented for anyone looking for a real challenge.
All - no specific level applies to this lesson, so it is appropriate for anyone who wants to give it a try.

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121 Favorite Irish Session Tunes (Book W/CD) - This collection of reels, jigs, hornpipes and set dances are the favorite tunes played in pubs and at parties by Irish players around the world. Each tune is masterfully demonstrated on tinwhistle ...

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12-String Guitar Techniques (DVD) - The powerful sounds and songs of Leadbelly, Pete Seeger, Blind Willie McTell and others resound through the 12-string guitar. This lesson teaches the walking basses, dynamic rhythms, full chords and fingerpic ...

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20 Gospel Tunes That Every Parking Lot Picker Should Kn - New CD Series! This detailed course in beginning, intermediate and advanced flatpicking techniques teaches a dazzling set of gospel standards that are great for playing at bluegrass jam ...

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20 Swing Tunes That Every Parking Lot Picker Should Kno - This series of CDs teaches essential swing guitar repertoire to bluegrass flatpickers. Steve's unique method features three levels: a beginner's version in which he teaches the basic mel ...

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30 Fiddle Tunes For Mandolin Taught By Butch Baldassari - These 30 classic fiddle tunes will add depth to any player's repertoire and technical proficiency. Butch plays each piece both slowly and up-to-speed, and provides rhythm tracks (with ma ...

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5-String Banjo (Book W/CD) - Especially for the beginner who wants to learn a variety of styles and techniques. No previous experience necessary to learn more than 40 songs, including My Home's Across The Smoky Mountains • Little Birdie &b ...

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5-String Banjo, Series 1 & 2 (Book & Cassette P - Especially for the beginner who wants to learn a variety of styles and techniques. No previous experience necessary to learn more than 40 songs, including My Home's Across The Smoky Mountains * ...

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5-String Banjo, Series 2 (Book & Cassette Package) - LEVEL 2 INCLUDES TAB Continuing the study of folk and country banjo styles for the beginner, these lessons teach old-time frailing (clawhammer) techniques. Celtic tunes and three-finger picki ...

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8 Great Tunes and Variations for Flatpick Guitar - One of the world's premier acoustic lead guitarists teaches eight of his most requested show-stoppers, demonstrating them up to speed and then slowing each one down to explain the finer points ...

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A Beginner's Guide to Chord Positions (Book W/CD) - Find chords in the upper reaches of the fingerboard, and learn the basic concepts of music theory for guitar. Starting with the easiest three-string movable chord positions, Happy explains wit ...

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A Fiddler's Guide to Waltzes, Airs and Haunting Melodie - Fiddlers of all levels will benefit from Jay Ungar's inventive use of slides, rolls, smears, vibrato and special bowing techniques. You'll learn how to turn tunes into distinctive compos ...

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A Fingerstyle Christmas (DVD) - Get ready for the holidays with these classic instrumentals! Each song has been chosen for its playability as well as its timeless beauty. Once mastered, these guitar pieces will become favorites season after sea ...

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A Fingerstyle Christmas (Video) - Get ready for the holidays with these fantastic instrumentals that anyone can play! Each classic song has been chosen for its playability as well as its timeless beauty. The songs range from a fingerpicking ver ...

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A Flatpicker's Guide to Better Playing (DVD) - Russ shows guitarists at all levels how to achieve good tone, keep solid time, compose solos, improvise and play with more assurance, better control and stronger technique. Tunes include For J.L., ...

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A Guide to Dobro Repertoire and Technique (DVD) - Stacy moves into more advanced territory as he discusses drones, scale patterns, and other techniques, now with an emphasis on using bar slants and string pulls to create more complex chords and ...

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