Capo Tips And Tricks
Here’s a short mini lesson on how to properly use a capo!
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Free Lessons
Banjo Lick Breakdown #2
Here’s a mini lesson that breaks down a classic 3/4 banjo lick!
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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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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!
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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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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Moveable Melodic Scale Pattern
Today I’m going to be talking about a moveable melodic scale pattern (sounds scarier than it is.) Basically, it’s a single pattern you can work on that will work in any key on the banjo. So if someone at your local jam calls a tune in F# (jam buster) you’ll be ready. Best of all,
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