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Whether your dream is to play clawhammer or bluegrass, you can learn banjo and learn quickly. Just follow our lessons in order.
you will learn both
Bluegrass Banjo…
Also known as three-finger style or Scruggs-style (after Earl Scruggs whose innovative approach influenced generations of players) the picking consists of an up-picking motion by the fingers and a down-picking motion by the thumb.
Traditionally the player wears finger picks on the thumb, index and middle fingers.
…and you will learn
Clawhammer Banjo
A much older style of banjo playing, often referred to as “old-time banjo”, clawhammer picking is primarily a down-picking style.
The hand assumes a claw-like shape and the strumming finger is kept fairly stiff, striking the strings by the motion of the hand at the wrist and/or elbow, rather than a flicking motion by the finger.
praise from our
banjo mountain community
Belinda M.
Adirondacks, NY
I started playing banjo about a year ago. I started with bluegrass style as I really wanted to play along with my husband and his guitar. Later I decided to try claw hammer style as well. Banjo Mountain has both!
I have corrected some bad habits I learned while using Youtube and I am really doing well now. Banjo Mountain lessons are very helpful and I am feeling more successful!
Joe S.
NY
Craig Mills
Stateside via the U.K.
Eureka! I found it. After 3 years of frustration, being stuck at the same old stage in banjo lessons, I suddenly realized my classes were being taught by Guitar Players and not Banjo players.
I searched the web for a solution. And there it was: Banjo Mountain.
It has fantastic go-at-your-own-pace lessons that are reasonably priced with great instruction and online help. Simply the best banjo classes available. ANYWHERE!
Ethan F.
California
As a chiropractic teacher, I recognize that not everyone who is good at something is equally good at teaching it, and John is very, very good at both teaching and playing.
He is detailed without over-laboring the student. He does not miss steps because they come so easily to him, as some instructors do, but knows what the next easy small step is and teaches it clearly.
Banjo Mountain makes learning banjo fun and I look forward to getting better every day.
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MULTIPLE CAMERA ANGLES to see both hands close up as well as the traditional “Student” view.
TABLATURE with every song and we teach you how to read tablature.
“CHAPTER MARKERS” to jump to a specific measure of the song.
STREAM TO YOUR TELEVISION (streaming hardware needed, Apple TV as an eg.).
John has been teaching both Bluegrass and Clawhammer Banjo for over 30 years to students ranging from 5 years old to folks in their mid-seventies. He has toured the world playing banjo as well as recorded for artists like The Wrecking Crew.
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