In this video I go over a basic blues lick and then show you how to create many things out of one. The big picture here is COHERENCY in your solo. This coherency is gained the same way a great writer maintains coherency in a…
In this video, I go over right-hand tips that will help you instill EFFICIENT MOTION in your fingers. In addition, I cover SPEED EXERCISES that you’ll find useful if you’re struggling to get more BPM out of your right-hand fingers. These tips include practicing finger…
This is a FREE banjo lesson on the old standard “Little Maggie.” It’s a great beginner bluegrass banjo tune to work on Ralph Stanley was one of the bluegrass artists that made Little Maggie popular. The Stanley Brothers recorded it in 1946. It was later…
Banjo Arpeggios In the following video, I go over a two-octave G major arpeggio. As you’ll see, this covers the entire range of the banjo fingerboard. These videos are meant to break you free from playing in fixed positions, what some people like to call…
Hercules GS525B 5-Piece Guitar Rack Want a great stand to use in your studio or music room? I LOVE this thing and it’s what I use in my music room. Why is it a better stand than your average guitar stand? 1) It holds multiple…
G Major Scale for 5-string banjo Tired of being stuck in one spot on the neck? You see those people fly up and down the fingerboard and wonder how can I do that? This video on banjo scales is designed to help you learn how…
Banjo Lesson video: 5 foot 2 part two Here is the 2nd installment of the FREE Banjo Lesson video on “Five foot two.” This is the chorus or part B of the song. Keep in mind that the form of the song is AABA. This…
FREE Banjo Lesson on Five Foot Two This Video Lesson of Five Foot two is designed for the beginner-intermediate to intermediate banjo player. Down below you will find the chord chart that will greatly help you out as you work through this tune. Here is…
Banjo Fingerpicks Buying Guide What do I need to play the banjo and what are good beginner banjo accessories?” I touch on some points to consider when choosing banjo picks in my latest youtube video found below: Banjo Picks Let’s start with banjo…
Want to learn “Salty Dog Blues?” Here is the instructional video. What do you get? PDF of the TAB and chords used. In addition, I teach a D lick based on an Inside roll. Here is the link: Salty-Dog-Blues-Teaching-Video This includes a slow video walk…
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…
EAR TRAINING One thing I’ve been thinking about doing for awhile is developing my own ear training system. I see it every day on forums, how do I train my ears? Sometimes people answer with, remember this song if you want to remember a major…
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…
Two new Banjo products that I’ve began using this past year that I highly recommend: 1)Bartlett Banjo mic https://www.bartlettaudio.com/products/banjo-mic This mic works great. The moment I plugged it in was when I had one of those, “Where have you been all of my life?” moments….