Banjo Technique, Left Hand Technique |
MASTERING THE BAR CHORD BANJO TECHNIQUE 7 Since I began teaching banjo some three plus decades ago, I’ve had the pleasure of helping hundreds of banjo students attain a level of facility on the instrument. Along the way, I’ve noticed a common issue that...
Banjo Technique, Right Hand Technique |
Poring over online clawhammer forums this morning, I was struck by the amount of confusion there is over which finger to use – index or middle – in the clawhammer strum. Before I take a crack at this question, let me first provide some background. When I started...
Banjo Technique, Right Hand Technique |
Thinking back to the days when I was beginning my clawhammer journey, I remember picking up a copy of Ken Perlman’s “Everything You Wanted to Know About Clawhammer Banjo” at my local library. That night, I began working through the book starting from page one. Things...
Banjo Technique, Right Hand Technique |
As a banjo teacher with years of experience helping beginning banjo students find their sea legs as bluegrass players, one issue that always seems to crop up is the age-old problem of getting your picks to stop scraping against the drum head while playing. And, as...
Banjo Instrument Information, Banjo Technique |
(Above photo courtesy of Rhiannon Giddens) If you’re somewhat new to banjo, one thing you may have noticed is how many different types of banjos are actually out there. Banjos with resonators, open-back banjos, 4-string banjos, banjos with ridiculously long necks...
