Banjo Lick Breakdown #2
Here’s a mini lesson that breaks down a classic 3/4 banjo lick!
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Mastering The Forward Roll Beginner Banjo
Here’s a lesson for the student that wants to improve their understanding of the forward roll! Often the first roll you learn, we’re going to expand our knowledge and make sure we can move all over the neck without our forward roll getting thrown off!
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She’ll Be Coming ‘Round The Mountain Beginner Banjo
In this lesson we’re going to work on examining a single note melody vs. a bluegrass style solo! This is a great tune for beginners who want to work on playing in the Key of C without retuning!
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Harmonics On The Banjo
Here’s a mini lesson that talks about how to play harmonics on the banjo and a brief lesson on setting your intonation!
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All The Good Times Are Past And Gone Beginner Banjo
Here’s a song to help you work on playing basic Scruggs licks in 3/4 time. Use these two solos to explore 3/4 timing! Many of these licks can also be used for backup licks in 3/4 as well.
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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!
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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