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slow and fast on video. Each lesson also comes with it's own tablature
booklet.
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Bundle 1
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Beginnings, Endings and Turnarounds What's
more important than getting off to a good start, being able to turn a song around
and repeat, or ending the song with confidence? These three pieces to the puzzle
can tie it all together for you. The Beginning licks are low and up the neck intro
examples that you could use to kick off a standard Bluegrass song. There are eight
examples in G, five in C and and five in D. The Endings and Turnarounds have examples
in G, C and D as well. These turnaround examples are used over and over in songs
while playing backup or solos. If you have some down you are always ready to get
in and out. All the examples are demonstrated on video slower and faster with
pain stakingly edited tab!! |
2. Must Know Scruggs Style Licks for G,
C and D I've filmed a bunch
of the classic must know Scruggs Style Licks for G, C and D, slow and fast. These
licks or short segments of music are the key to becoming a good banjo player.
The Scruggs Style just works, if you learn it correctly it gives you the foundation
to build on. There are licks like the intro to Foggy Mountain Breakdown, the shave
and a haircut ending and more advanced licks like the double hammer pull-off classic
in Earl's Breakdown. Others include up the neck classics, C and D licks, the Ground
Speed D Lick, 2 to 5 slides, pull-offs and other musk know material. |
3. Melodic and Single String Style Banjo
Included on these two videos are building block licks in both
styles. The videos also include a song in each style to practice and begin implemeting
or improving the techniques. On the first video you'll learn some Melodic Scales
and runs, then learn the song, Turkey in the Straw demonstrated at three
different speeds. Then learn some handy single string substitute licks you can
use in Scruggs Style along with a challenging song, Blackberry Blossom
played entirely in the single string style. Studying and learning these songs
using these techniques is a great way to put what you've learned to practical
use. | Bundle 2
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Backup Banjo In
the videos I've included many of the classic Scruggs Style Backup Licks that you'll
need to know to begin developing or polishing up your backup skills. There are
Vamping licks, two Slow Song Backup examples, a Backup Verse and Chorus example,
Fiddle Backup example and a Bass Runs in a song example demonstrated in closeup
video. Some of the material used for these videos is in my book The Banjo Encyclopedia
so this is an opportunity to get a close-up video demonstration of these important
techniques. | 5.
Up the Neck Banjo The Up the Neck Videos will demonstrate
many of the must know up the neck licks along with a song example played low and
up the neck. In one of the video segments included I demonstrated a common low
neck lick and then it's up the neck corresponding lick. This way for every lick
or phrase you can play low on the neck , you will have an up the neck coresponding
one, so you can move up and down and transpose quickly. The song example is She'll
be Coming Around the Mountain played slow and fast low on the neck, then the slow
and fast high on the neck. The two versions are as identical as the technique
allows and will really give you a good lesson in learning to do this for yourself
in the songs you know already. |
6. Slow Banjo Styles
This video is a little shorter so it is not sold separately.
However, it may be shorter but it teaches the key picking patterns and emphasis
needed to get the slow backup sound for waltz's and other slower bluegrass tunes.
This is definitely an example of a technique that is very hard to learn and teach
from tab. If you play the notes without the emphasis in the correct place, it
sounds as though it makes no sense. The video will give you the chance to see
and hear it, so you can get the emphasis easily by ear, while getting the notes
to play from the tab. | Bundle 3
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7. Blues Banjo In this lesson
I use comparison licks much like I did in the Up the Neck lessons to demonstrate
how to make a common lick bluesy. I play a common lick the way it is normally
played in bluegrass banjo and then demonstrate a simple way to make it sound darker,
bluesy and ass kicking. I also demonstrate on the video a more straight ahead
version of Nine Pound Hammer and then demonstrate a bluesy version of the same
song. This will help teach you how to do this for yourself, so you can embellish
the songs and solos you already know and create some narly solos of your own. |
8. More Blues Chromatic, Triplets, Hot Licks
Here are some more bluesy, fun
and hot trick licks to spice up your songs and solos. The lesson videos include
triplet licks which are always fun and easy to use. Also on the video are some
longer fun lick examples and some hot licks to learn that always get a listeners
attention. These low and up the neck examples were chosen carefully to be ones
that not only teach the techniques but are easy to use and plug in to the songs
you already know. |
9. Bending the Strings Bending
the Strings is a powerful technique to use on the banjo. Basically a bend works
the same way as a slide, pull-of or hammer-on works, picking one note and getting
a second note with the fretting hand. However bending the strings has an effect
that you can't achieve with slides, pulls and hammers. These bending tricks always
catch the listener and add a whole new dimension to your playing, and they are
flat out fun to play too. | Purchasing
the Lessons
Lessons
are sold in bundles of 3 lessons for $15 / All Three Bundles $30
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Bundle 1
1. Beginnings,
Endings and Turnarounds
2. Must Know Scruggs Style Licks
in G, C
and D
3. Melodic and
Single String Style Banjo
Bundle 1 15.00
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Bundle 2
4. Backup
Banjo
5. Up the Neck Banjo
6. Slow Banjo Styles
Bundle
2 15.00
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Bundle 3
7. Blues Banjo
8. Chromatic, Triplets, Hot Licks
9. Bending the Strings
Bundle 3 15.00
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All
Three Bundles $30
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Song lessons including
Dueling Banjos, Foggy Mountain Breakdown and The Beverly
Hillbillies
Theme. Sample videos below.
1.The Ballad
of Jed Clampett
2. Rocky Top
3. Jesse James
4. Will
The Circle Be Unbroken
5. Dueling Banjos
6. Roll in my Sweet Baby's Arms
7. Two Dollar Bill
8. Foggy Mountain Breakdown
9. Bill
Cheatum
10. America The Beautiful
11. Wreck of the Old 97
12. Joy to the World
13. Banjo in the Hollow
14. My Old Kentucky Home
15. John Henry
16. Cripple Creek
17. Blackberry Blossom
18. I'll Fly Away
19. Old Joe Clark
20. Hark the Herald Angels Sing
21. Cumberland Gap
22. Crying
Holy
23. Battle Hymn of the Republic
24. Turkey in the Straw
And Bonus Song: Amazing Grace
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Must Know Banjo Licks
1.
Beginnings, Endings and Turnarounds
2. Must Know Scruggs Style Licks G, C and D
3. Melodic and Single String Style Banjo
4. Backup Banjo
5. Up the Neck Banjo
6. Slow Banjo Styles
7. Blues Banjo
8. Chromatic, Triplets, Hot Licks
9. Bending the Strings
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Important Fundamentals Lessons
1.
How to use a Metronome and Timing Exercises
2. Playing a Song with a Basic Banjo Roll and Chords
3. Learning the Chord Forms
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Backup
Band to Play Along and practice with Online Banjo Student
Lesson
1.
Boil That Cabbage Down
2. Banjo in the Hollow
3. Cumberland Gap
4. Wildwood Flower
5. Cripple Creek
6. John Henry
7. Red River Valley
8. Eight More Miles to Louisville
9. My Old Kentucky Home
10. Blackberry Blossom
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Intermediate and more advanced
1.Backup
Banjo for Beginners and New Intermediates
2. Up The Neck for Beginners and New Intermediates
3. Secrets to Building Speed in Your Right Hand
4. Adapting an Easy Melody to Bluegrass Banjo
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Course Option 1
1. Learn
to Pick the Right Way
2. Learn the Slide, Pull-off, Hammer-on and Cripple
Creek
3. Left Hand Exercises Video
Includes Banjo Basics Videos on: How to hold the banjo,
put the picks on, attach a strap, tune the banjo, the parts
of the banjo pointed out, how to change a string, tighten
the head, set the bridge and more.
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Course Option 2
1. Learn to Pick the Right Way
2. Learn the Slide, Pull-off, Hammer-on and Cripple
Creek
3. Left Hand Exercises Video
4. Includes Three Songs demonstrated at 3 speeds in
both split screen video and separate audio tracks.
The Three
songs are
Cripple Creek
Banjo in the Hollow
John Henry
Includes Banjo Basics Videos on: How to hold the banjo,
put the picks on, attach a strap, tune the banjo, the parts
of the banjo pointed out, how to change a string, tighten
the head, set the bridge and more.
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Beginner
Course Option 3
Option 3 includes these
additional lessons to
Option 2 and two more
songs too.
4. How to use a Metronome
and Timing Exercises
5. Playing a Song with a
Basic Banjo Roll and Chords
Five Songs demonstrated at 3 speeds in
both split screen video and
separate audio tracks.
The Five
songs are
Cripple Creek
Banjo In the Hollow
John Henry
Two Dollar Bill
Blackberry Blossom
Includes Banjo Basics Videos on: How to hold the banjo,
put the picks on, attach a strap, tune the banjo, the parts
of the banjo pointed out, how to change a string, tighten
the head, set the bridge and more.
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