LEARNING BANJO IS EASY.

Whether your dream is to play clawhammer or bluegrass, you can learn banjo and learn quickly. Just follow our lessons in order.

LEARNING BANJO IS EASY.

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

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.

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.

“I WANTED TO LEARN BANJO SINCE THE 1980’s…”

Just before my 78th birthday, I decided it was about time to actually learn the banjo, something I’ve wanted to do since the 1980’s.  I bought a new Deering Goodtime 5-string and searched YouTube for beginner lessons.  I tried several before I discovered The Banjo Mountain, but when I did, I knew I’d found the right place to start.

H. Marc Lewis

Retired Software Programmer, Spokane WA

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.

your lessons start with

foundational banjo skills

To create rock solid banjo playing we start with the fundamental video lessons of how to hold the banjo, right hand position and techniques, left hand position and techniques, fretting, tuning and then into reading tablature and many more.

Just follow one video lesson after the other and drill the skills before moving on.

then you will play

your first banjo song

Having developed the foundational skills to playing banjo we take you into playing your first song.

Next up, we take you through our Beginner Banjo Songs course. Each song has tablature and we’ve taught you how to read it (it’s easy!)

It’s official: you’re a banjo player.

then you will

jam with others

At this point you’ve learned many beginner banjo songs and are ready to spread your wings.

Our Intermediate courses teach you the skills you need to play banjo with others. As you develop your intermediate skills you will also develop new techniques for more complicated banjo songs.

now comes

advanced banjo playing

Having learned intermediate skills and songs, we now take you into advanced techniques and our advanced banjo song library.

The dream has been realized and you are at the top of the mountain!

now comes

advanced banjo playing

Having learned intermediate skills and songs, we now take you into advanced techniques and our advanced banjo song library.

The dream has been realized and you are at the top of the mountain.