Some typical beginner banjo questions:
How to wear fingerpicks?
What are the important rolls?
What are the important chords?
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Using Banjo Tablature In many blogs I’ve discussed learning by ear and methods for increasing your ability to hear chord changes. Today I’m going over another popular method for learning, one that’s familiar to most beginners. This method is called TABLATURE or TAB for short….
In this video, I go over how the 5-string banjo is tuned. I discuss the tuning and relate it back to guitar tuning. Many guitar players are interested in learning to play the banjo and wonder if the banjo is tuned like a guitar? It…
More Realistic Banjo Practice Are you practicing your songs at home, and no matter how much you practice you’re still falling apart when the heat is on at your local jam? One reason you MIGHT make more mistakes at the jam session than at home…
Right hand Banjo Technique. In today’s video, I’m covering tips and pointers for working on dynamics and tone. All of this will help you play better banjo. A quick synopsis of what is in the banjo teaching video: 1)incorrect posture and how it affects your…
Who are my favorite banjo players? Allen Shelton Allen Shelton probably sits at the top of my list of influences when it comes to banjo. Why? Allen took the chordal knowledge of Don Reno, combined it with elements of Scruggs-style and jazz to create his…
Come join in my beginner banjo course here. I cover rolls, teach a few songs, how to play out of chord shapes. I’m up to an hour and twenty minutes of material. No TAB is needed. I’m making an effort to try to update once…
I have almost two hours worth of videos in my Beginner Banjo Course now up on Skillshare. Most of these are new; however, there are two that used to be on my youtube channel. The direct link is found here: https://skl.sh/2LA73fh These sets of videos…
So you play the banjo but aren’t drawn to the really fast bluegrass songs? I’ve had many people come in to my banjo studio and say that same thing. The incredible speed that a lot of bluegrass music is played at is intimidating for…
This list of easy banjo songs will help if you’re overwhelmed and don’t know where to start your Banjo Journey. Why this list is important? If you start on songs that are too difficult, you’ll only end up discouraged. In addition, some songs aren’t common…
Virtual banjo lessons anywhere I’ve taught online banjo lessons for over 15 years. My students are located in Australia, Canada, the U.K, Thailand, and more. I even have students in my home state that prefer the online lessons so they don’t have to drive to…
How I got involved in Music When I was 13 years old I remember mentioning to my parents that I wanted a drum set. Somehow that ended up being changed to a guitar. So one Christmas I got an electric guitar from my mom. That…