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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Book ships with a defective CD that has no actual contentBy The Screaming QueenThis had the potential to be a useful book/CD. I liked a lot of the philosophy and exercises in the early chapters--the author takes the very pragmatic view that clawhammer is merely a technique that can be applied to a variety of styles of music; acknowledging that most peoplke want to learn their own favorite tunes rather than dogmatically adhere to tradition. He also doesnt waste a lot of time covering the same basic ground that every other book and tutorial covers--he mostly presumes that youve watched some YouTube videos and understand the basic clawhammer stroke. I liked that he showed how to work up various arrangements of the same tune to suit different purposes--a melodic version as a solo instrumental; a simple chord progression as accompaniment; a "fancy" chord progression to add interest; etc. Plus he throws out interesting/unusual ideas such as adding percussion by thumping the banjo head while playing or using a "double claw" to strike two strings simultaneously. A substantial part of the book is dedicated to double-C tuning. There are also chapters on playing for kids; playing holiday music; playing classical music; and even playing world music--these are definitely not everyones cup of tea; obviously; but again; hes throwing out novel concepts that arent covered in many other banjo books to get you thinking in new directions.Unfortunately; the book I received came with a bad CD that had 15 tracks on it; but every track was an empty (all 1 KB; see attached photo). I returned it for an exchange; but the replacement had the exact same problem with the CD. The CD is essential for hearing how the various tunes and exercises should sound when played correctly; and the lack of quality control on the part of the publisher was extremely disappointing. The book mentions that the author has a support website (banjoged dot com) that I hoped would provide the missing CD content as downloadable files; it was basically just a blog the author started up several years ago and seems to have quickly abandoned. I couldnt find any additional content pertinent to this book--it was focused on selling and supporting a different publication from the same author. Yet another disappointment.4 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Helps you "construct" your own arrangmentsBy Always ReadingIf I could only keep one instructional book for clawhammer this would be it! This book gives you the tools to not only learn techniques but how to apply them to different songs so you are able to "construct" your own arrangement for any given song. I have many other books and some are very good but this is the only one that really helped me improvise with my playing and play a song the way I want to hear it.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Bremers recipes are full of good ingredients. Bon appetiteBy RobQuite informative; clear; lots of tunes arranged to aid in mastery of a particular concept or technique; and quite helpful in encouraging one to be creative. Mr. Bremers recipes are full of good ingredients. Bon appetite!