Product Review

Steve Kaufman s Licks-ercises course will provide you with dozens of bluegrass licks, songs and instrumentals while building your hand strength, coordination, precision, dexterity and the ability to move seamlessly around the fretboard. Presenting his lesson in four chapters - Licks from the Past; Jumping Licks; Patterns, Licks and Scales; and Inserting Licks - Steve covers a vast amount of material that will keep you busy for months. You ll learn standard bluegrass songs and instrumentals in the styles of Riley Puckett, Don Reno, Doc Watson and Tony Rice, including Blackberry Rag, Nine Pound Hammer, Stony Point, Three Thin Dimes, Rickett s Hornpipe, Arkansas Traveler and Blackberry Blossom. Steve expertly builds up your skills until you can tackle Nothing To It, a bluegrass standard that contains double-stop runs, fills, improvisation and a not-to-be-missed closing riff that will serve any aspiring bluegrass picker for years of jamming. Whether you are just getting started as a bluegrass player or are an experienced picker who wants to freshen up your arsenal of licks, you will find lots of invaluable information and powerful tools in this excellent lesson.