Theme Time Lick
Here’s a mini lesson that’s going to talk about playing a banjo lick over a series of different chord changes. This lesson uses the B Part from the classic banjo tune Theme Time!
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Basic Open String Major Scales
Here’s a mini-lesson to help you work on the basic open string major scales.
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1st Finger Closed Position Major Scale
Here’s a mini-lesson to help you work on the 1st finger closed position major scale.
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Creating Variations On A Common Lick
I’ve taken a standard banjo Scruggs lick and created 35 variations (I got a little obsessed) that will help you turn a “lick” into an “idea” you can use anywhere, anytime. I’m always looking for easy ways to breathe some new life into my standard repertoire and this is an easy and fun way to
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Moveable Chord Licks (F Shape)
This lesson will give you some new ideas for playing licks out of your moveable F shape chord. We’re going to talk about some basic vamping and then how to add some bluegrass style licks to your backup!
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Basic Single String Technique Beginner Banjo
Here’s a bunch of exercises to get you started playing in this style of banjo. We’ll also talk about adapting Scruggs licks to Single String style!
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Nine Pound Hammer Beginner Mandolin
Here’s two beginner solos to the classic bluegrass tune Nine Pound Hammer. The first one solo will help you learn the melody and practice up-and-down picking. The second solo will help you work on adapting a solo to the bluegrass mandolin style!
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Wabash Cannonball Beginner Banjo
Here’s a simple straight ahead melody driven solo for the classic bluegrass tune Wabash Cannonball. This is a great song to work on if you need some extra practice on your D chord!
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Roll Practice and Beginning To Improvise
This is a great exercise for anyone that wants to learn how to improvise but is struggling to come up with ideas. The reason this exercise works so well is because it restricts you to only 5 notes and really forces you to come up with an idea. Beginners (myself included at one point) often struggle
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Create Your Own Banjo Kickoffs
Here’s my latest mini lesson that will give you some new ideas for creating your own banjo kickoffs. We’ll talk about the three things you need to remember when creating a banjo kickoff and I’ll give you some tips to get you started.
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