About the BookBest Friends follows young vivacious Sarah, her two best friends—her pony Trudy and her dog Hopalong—through a tragedy that changes the ten-year-old’s life. With the help of her family and friends, Sarah works hard to regain her strength and spirit, and in doing so, conceives a way to help many others. Read along as Sarah and those she loves work to bring her dream to life. The author says, “Through the eyes of reading my book, readers feel the things I have experience...

Helps Women Overcome the Limitations They Place on ThemselvesWomen often find that the biggest obstacle to being all they were created to be is themselves. Though they long to succeed, they can't silence the voice inside whispering, "Just who do you think you are?" Through stories of modern and biblical women, My Own Worst Enemy explores both the calling of women to shine and the complex dynamic of self-sabotage that often keeps them from daring to obey. Janet Davis shows ...

The story about the Beatles Fan Club in North America has never been told in over 50 years. This book tells the story of The Beatles fan clubs in the United States and Canada from 1963-1972. The Beatles had a lot of love and respect for their fan club members and frequently met them while they were touring North America. The stories of fan club members who met The Beatles are shared. The Official Beatles Fan Club in New York City did not meet the fans' expectations, so many quit and starte...

The melodic style is a beautiful three-finger picking style, which can be traced to the early 1900s and became the accepted style for playing the five-string banjo in the 1960s, that is today an integral part of the three-finger style of many banjo players at all playing levels. Plus, the songs arranged in this style are easy and fun to learn. Although the melodic style may sound impossible with all those notes coming from it, surprisingly, you will find that it is not that difficult to le...

This is the ideal beginner's book, presenting the basics of the 5-string banjo in a fun and easy way. Janet Davis takes you on an extensive tour of this instrument's fundamental techniques, as well as some intermediate possibilities, including rolls, chords, bluegrass banjo techniques, playing up the neck, licks, endings, and other basics needed to play bluegrass and melodic-style banjo. Thorough performance notes are provided from beginning to end, revealing the secrets of this versatile ...

Leads the banjo player step-by-step through working out songs for the five-string banjo from basic melodies in both Scruggs/bluegrass style and melodic/chromatic style. Each section contains exercises and examples for improvising. Furthermore, this book teaches how to arrange music based on concepts of combining rolls and licks. Janet Davis' books are praised because they teach so well! This is one of her finest. In tablature. Includes access to extended play audio and video downloads onli...

Well-known composer, performer, bluegrass, and five-string banjo specialist Janet Davis has arranged this fantastic book of Christmas songs for five-string banjo. Selections include material for various levels of ability and offer a wide range of holiday songs—tablature only with lyrics for each song. All music in the book is included in the online stereo audio recording, played slow and up-to-speed with guitar accompaniment on the fast version.

With its wealth of information on how technique can be tastefully applied, Back-Up Banjo is the definitive book on the subject of banjo accompaniment. Since a banjo player in a band plays accompaniment at least 75% of the time, it is extremely important to master playing in this style. Janet Davis offers specific suggestions for accompanying a vocalist or instrumentalist in a variety of styles-- and then provides musical examples illustrating her points. Janet breaks her concepts down into...

The restraint of older people is a pressing issue for health and social care practice. This book provides health and social care professionals with an authoritative reading resource on the ethics and use of restraint.The book provides an overview of the different forms of restraint, the conditions under which they are used, and their implications for the health and wellbeing of older people. Practical approaches to minimising are then explored, underlining the importance of person-...

A superb instructional text for five-string banjo dealing with the 5th through the 22nd fret. Included are chapters on roll patterns, chords, songs, licks, chord progressions, arranging songs, improvising, melodic style, chromatic style, chromatic style, back-up, and much more! Also included is an abundance of great Janet Davis solo tabs. Written in tablature.The extended play audio recording contains 144 tracks in stereo to accompany the book. Listen and play along with Janet Davi...

The classic resonator guitar sound is currently popping up in all types of music ranging from country to bluegrass to blues to rock. Resonator Guitar is a fun instrument to play. Janet Davis has taught people of all ages to play resonator guitar and in her own words, "They all have a good time pickin' and grinnin'." This is a very easy method to follow and it will teach you basics of resonator performance including both chording and single note playing using the slide bar. Also, you will p...

This is a handy reference manual for five-string banjo players who are interested in the three-finger style of playing. Designed to give a quick explanation of the proper or most common method for playing the banjo in various situations. Sections include Banjo Set Up, Playing Basics, Chords, 3-Finger Picking, Up the Neck, The Melodic Style, Back-Up, Song Endings, and Playing in Any Key. In tablature. Includes access to companion online audio in stereo, play-along format.