Banjo Picks: Metal or Plastic? Instrument Information 7 Which banjo picks should you choose? Metal or plastic? If you’ve recently embarked on your bluegrass banjo journey and have begun looking at fingerpicks (or perhaps have already bought a set), you’ve...
Using The Index or Middle Finger for Clawhammer Banjo SKILLS 7 If you’re reading this you are probably wondering “Which finger should I use for the clawhammer strum? The index or middle finger? Poring over online clawhammer forums this morning, I was...
REFRAMING THE DROP-THUMB Banjo Technique, Right Hand Technique 7 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...
HOW TO STOP SCRAPING YOUR PICKS AGAINST THE BANJO HEAD BANJO TECHNIQUE, RIGHT HAND TECHNIQUE 7 How do you get your picks to stop scraping against the drum head while playing? As a banjo teacher with years of experience helping beginning banjo students find their...
PICKS OR NO PICKS: PICKING YOUR WAY THROUGH THE PICKING PICKLE In the years I’ve spent teaching bluegrass banjo, I’ve often been asked by students if it’s imperative to use fingerpicks. Perhaps you, too, have grappled with this question and have...
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