Online DVD - How to Practice the Banjo

Ross Nickerson Online DVDs
How to Practice the Banjo 

Table of Contents of what is taught in each segment is listed at the bottom of the page
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Segment 1 chapters
How to Practice Banjo introduction and overview
Building Skill, Not  just learning songs
Practice Builds Confidence
Relaxing when you play
How much time should I spend developing my skills
How I learned to play the banjo
Learning banjo is a physical Challenge / Not Mental
Being Aggressive in Practice, Examples of Being Aggressive in practice
Segment 2 chapters
Raising the Bar on Yourself and Isolating areas that need practice
Working on the Fretting Hand
Do you I need to always sound good during practice?
Setting Goals
What we are going to cover
When to turn the page and move on
Splitting  up what you practice  
Lesson Plans
Segment 3 chapters
How to learn a song from tablature
Learning the chords to the song first
Learning the timing to the song,
Understanding the timing
Learning the fretting hand parts  
Learning the picking part  
John Henry / Picking hand only
John Henry / Fretting hand only 
Combining the picking and fretting hands
Segment 4 chapters
Learning the most difficult part of the song first   
Demonstration / Learning the most difficult parts
Practicing accenting melody notes   
Fretting Hand Stretching Exercises   
Metronomes Demonstration
Segment 5 chapters   
More stretching exercises 
Fretting accurately 
Making chord shapes 
Practice Chord Progressions 
Chord Progression Demonstration  G D F C 
Chord Progression Demonstration  G Em Am D7 
Other ways to practice chord progressions 
Segment 6 chapters
Working on the Picking Hand
Varying the picking
Varying the forward roll 
Practicing how to pick faster   
Using a “Go to” Roll  
Segment 7 chapters 
Working with play along CDs/DVDs  / Jamming   
Working through rough spots in picking 
Fretting hand practice and help 
Learning the notes on the neck 
Each note on the neck
Exercises / Slides, Pull-offs, Hammer-ons , Chokes  
Pull-off Exercises 
Segment 8 chapters  
Slide Exercises   
Hammer-on Exercises     
Chokes and Bending Exercises   
Memorizing Tips
Segment 9 chapters  
Your Practice Environment   
Building Muscle Memory  
More on practicing things separately 
More on Memorizing Tablature  
Counting out the notes  
Segment 10 chapters
Demonstrations of quarter and eighth note combinations  
Closing Remarks   

Special Features
Ross Nickerson Performance Video
Stoney Point
How I Arranged Stoney Point

Banjo and Equipment used  by Ross Nickerson