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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
H. Marc Lewis
Retired Software Programmer, Spokane WA
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.
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!
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.
when you subscribe, you get access to:
200+ BANJO LESSONS
and both the bluegrass and clawhammer schools
A PERFECT LESSON
MULTIPLE CAMERA ANGLES TO CLEARLY SEE THE LEFT AND RIGHT HAND AS WELL AS THE INSTRUCTOR.
TABLATURE
ALL SONGS COME WITH TABLATURE (A MUSICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE SONG) AND WE TEACH YOU HOW TO READ IT. YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THEM OUT.
CHAPTER MARKERS
USE CHAPTER MARKERS TO JUMP TO A PARTICULAR MEASURE OF THE SONG YOU ARE PRACTICING. TRY IT ON “PONY EXPRESS” BY CLICKING ON THE THREE LINES WITH DOTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VIDEO PLAYER BAR.
A PERFECT LESSON
MULTIPLE CAMERA ANGLES TO CLEARLY SEE THE LEFT AND RIGHT HAND AS WELL AS THE INSTRUCTOR. CHECK IT OUT IN “SHADY GROVE.”
TABLATURE
ALL SONGS COME WITH TABLATURE (A MUSICAL REPRESENTATION OF THE SONG) AND WE TEACH YOU HOW TO READ IT. YOU CAN ALSO DOWNLOAD AND PRINT THEM OUT.
CHAPTER MARKERS
USE CHAPTER MARKERS TO JUMP TO A PARTICULAR MEASURE OF THE SONG YOU ARE PRACTICING. TRY IT ON “PONY EXPRESS” BY CLICKING ON THE THREE LINES WITH DOTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VIDEO PLAYER BAR.
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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