One question I get a lot is, “I’ve learned my scales, now what do I do with this knowledge?” Comments like, everything I play sounds like I’m running up and down scales, I know the fingerings but I can’t make up any good melodies. A…
Category: Lessons
Don Reno was one of the greatest banjo players of all-time. I got into his style heavily when I was around 17-18 years old, absorbing as much of it as I could. His single-string runs, thumb brush strokes, and enhanced chordal knowledge was something that…
In this banjo lesson, I teach an up the neck version of “Angeline the Baker.” You will need to tune your 5th string up to A or use a 5th string spike to capo it up to A. This version relies HEAVILY on the 521…