Learn at your own pace! Purchasing these courses gives you access to all levels and resources.
Beginner
Beginner: Lessons geared towards those just starting out on 5 string Banjo! Having a basic foundation is essential when learning a new instrument. You will learn:
- How to Tune your Instrument
- How to Properly Hold your Banjo
- Proper Right and Left hand Positions
- Basic Rolls and Chords
- Your First Songs!
- Single Note Pinch
- Boil Them Cabbage Down Version (Using Single Note Pinch)
- Square Roll
- Boil Them Cabbage Down (Square Roll)
- C9 Chord
- Combining Chords with Single Note Pinch
- Finger Picks and Hand Position
- Hammer On
- G,C and D7 Chords
- Boom Chick Pattern for Backup
- Mixing Rolls
- Goodnight Ladies Single Note Pinch
- Pull Offs
- Old Macdonald
- Waltz Time Rolls 3/4
- Parts Of the Banjo tutorial
- Forward Reverse Roll
- Goodnight Ladies With Forward Reverse Roll
- Blackberry Blossom version 1
- Cripple Creek version 1
- Forward Roll
- Forward Roll with G,C and D7 Chords
- Cripple Creek using Forward Reverse Roll
- Hard Aint it Hard Forward Roll
- G Scale on 1st String with Rolls
- G Scale On 2nd String with Rolls
- G Scale on 3rd String with Rolls
- G Scale on 4th String with Rolls
Intermediate
Lessons tailored for those who can play tunes and are looking to expand their playing with new Licks, Solos and Backup. You will Learn:
- Jamming Skills
- Playing in Different Keys
- How to Play Interesting Backup
- How to Improvise
- Metronome Practice
- Learn New Tunes
- Movable Chords and Licks
- Up the Neck Soloing
- Basic Kick Offs for G
- 3rd Intervals on 1st and 2nd string with Rolls
- 3rd Intervals on 2nd and 3rd string With Rolls
- 6th Intervals on 1st and 3rd string with Rolls
- 6th Intervals on 2nd and 4th string with Rolls
- Old Joe Clark version 1
- G lick Variations
- Metronome Practice
- Red River Valley (Forward Rolls)
- Train 45 Version 1
- Partial G Chords with Rolls
- Partial C chords with Rolls
- Tone and Dynamics
- Up The Neck Backup
- Long Journey Home (Forward Roll)
- Teardrop Backup For Slow Songs
- Banks Of the Ohio
- Blue Night
- Instrumental Endings
- Arkansas Traveler
- Dark Hollow
- Vocal Tune Endings key of G
- 2 Measure Licks (Sally Goodin Position)
- Theme Time
- Salty Dog Blues using Partial Chords
- Sally Goodin
- Sally Goodin Position Variations
- Partial F Chords with Rolls
- Partial E Chords with Rolls
- Partial A Chords With Rolls
- Partial D Chords with Rolls
- Partial Chords with Hammer Ons
- Lonesome Road Blues
- Little Maggie Up The Neck
- Cumberland Gap
- Cripple Creek Up The Neck
- Combining Partial Chords exercise 1
- Combining Partial Chords exercise 2
- Combining Partial Chords exercise 3
- Combining Partial Chords exercise 4
- 10th fret Choke Lick
- Bar Position Licks
- BlackBerry Blossom A part Melodic
- Boil Them Cabbage Down Up The Neck
Advanced
Lessons for those looking to apply new and interesting concepts, techniques and content into their playing. You will learn:
- Advanced Breaks for Songs
- Compositional Techniques
- Learn the Neck as a Whole
- Use of Scales and Arpeggios
- Expand on Improvising
- Technical Hurdles
- Improve Tone and Timing
- Diatonic Triads 1
- Diatonic Triads 2
- Diatonic Triads 3
- Chordal Triplets
- Targeting Chords
- Melodic Style Triplets
- Pseudo Classical pattern
- Arpeggio Rolls
- Triplet Blues
- 2 Measure Blues Licks
- Enclosures
- Crazy Creek
- Blackberry Blossom Melodic
- Melodic G Scales
- Bill Cheatum
- Ground Speed A Part Melodic
- Ground Speed B Part Arpeggio Rolls
- Red Haired Boy Melodic
- Adding Color G and D Flat
- Adding Color G and B Flat
- Adding Color G and F
- 8th Of January Single String
- Circular G Scale Pattern
- Devils Dream Melodic
- Cripple Creek using Melodic Scales
- Extended Melodic G Scales
- June Apple
- Melodic G Scale Exercises (Free Up Your Patterns)
- Whiskey Before Breakfast
- Melodic D Major Scale
- Boston Boy
- Melodic C Major Scale
- Dixie HoeDown
- Turkey In The Straw
- Modes Of The G Scale (Melodic)
- Hard Aint It Hard Melodic
- Boil Them Cabbage Down Melodic
- Basic Melodic G Scales
- Modes Of Single String G Scale
