Weekly Lesson 12/08/2021: Music Theory Lesson #5 - The Pentatonic Scale
Weekly Lesson 12/08/2021: Music Theory Lesson #5 - The Pentatonic Scale
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Weekly Lesson 09/02/2020 - 2 FINGER THUMB LEAD STYLE [BASICS]
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Weekly Lesson 09/09/2020: Two Finger Banjo Arranging Method
Weekly Lesson 09/16/2020: Two Finger Banjo: Lena Hughes Variations
Weekly Lesson 09/23/2020: Two Finger - Lena Hughes - Melinda
2
Weekly Lesson 09/30/3030: Two Finger - Waltz Time
Weekly Lesson 10/07/2020: 3 Finger Fundamental Concepts
Weekly Lesson 10/14/2020: 3 Finger Roll Applications
2
Weekly Lesson 10/21/2020: 3 Finger Style Further Applications
Weekly Lesson 10/28/2020: 3 Finger Style Charlie Poole
Weekly Lesson 11/04/2020: 3 Finger Style: Charlie Poole "If I Lose"
Weekly Lesson 11/11/2020: 3 Finger Style: Charlie Poole "Milwaukee Blues"
Weekly Session 11/18/2020: 3 Finger Instrumental Break "Crawdad Song"
Weekly Lesson 11/25/2020: Lena Hughes "Dubuque's Hornpipe"
Weekly Lesson 12/02/2020: Right Hand Studies - Upstroke Styles
Weekly Lesson 12/16/2020: Repertoire Builder - Upstroke Styles
Weekly Lesson 12/23/2020: 3 is Magic
Weekly Lesson 12/30/2020: Hobart Smith's "Graveyard Blues"
Weekly Lesson 01/06/2021: Under the Hood "Graveyard Blues"
Weekly Lesson 01/13/2021: Behind the Banjo "Mole in the Ground"
Weekly Lesson 01/20/202: Under the Hood Series "Improvising Fiddle Tunes"
Weekly Lesson 01/27/2021: 2 Finger Style - "Girl I Left In Sunny Tennessee"
Weekly Lesson 02/03/2021: Repertoire Builder - "Sailor on the Deep Blue Sea"
Weekly Lesson 02/17/2021: Exploration & Application - Chord Formulas
Weekly Lesson 02/24/2021: Exploration & Application - Chord Substitutions
Weekly Lesson 03/03/2021: Repertoire Builder - "Harlem River Blues"
Weekly Lesson 03/10/2021: Skill Building Exercises
Weekly Lesson 03/17/2021: Skill Building Exercises Continued - Pentatonics
Weekly Lesson 03/24/2021: Skill Building Exercises - Double C Tuning Improvisation
Weekly Lesson 03/31/2021: Skill Building Exercises - Further Explorations in Improvisation
Weekly Lesson 04/07/2021: Repertoire Builder - "Lulu Walls"
Weekly Lesson 04/14/2021: Two Finger Repertoire Builder "Groundhog"
Weekly Lesson 04/21/2021: Harmonized Scale Studies
Weekly Lesson 04/28/2021: Harmonized Scales Studies Repertoire Builder "Wait Till the Clouds Roll By"
Weekly Lesson 05/05/2021: Repertoire Builder "Going Across the Mountain"
Weekly Lesson: 05/12/2021: Repertoire Builder "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"
Weekly Lesson 05/19/2021: Repertoire Builder "Foggy Mountain Breakdown Pt 2"
Weekly Lesson 05/26/2021: Improvisation Exploration
Weekly Lesson 06/02/2021: Improvisation Exploration 2
Weekly Lesson 06/02/2021: Improvisation Exploration 3
Weekly Lesson 06/09/2021
Weekly Lesson 06/15/2021: Tabata Timer
Weekly Lesson 06/23/2021: "Old Yellow Dog Come Trottin' Through the Meeting House"
Weekly Lesson 06/30/2021: "Wild Bill Jones" Arrangement and Analysis
2
Weekly Lesson 07/07/2021: Mapping the Fretboard - Double C Tuning
Weekly Lesson 07/14/2021: Double C Tuning - Variations and Embellishments
1
Weekly Lesson 07/21/2021: The Changing of the Strings
2
Weekly Lesson 07/28/2021: Derroll Adams "The Mountain"
Weekly Lesson 08/04/2021: Bits and Bobs - Alternate Picking and Chromaticism
Weekly Lesson 08/11/2021: Bits and Bobs - Alternate Picking and Chromaticism Continued
Weekly Lesson 08/18/2021 - Circle of Fifths Part 1
Weekly Lesson 08/18/2021 - Circle of Fifths Part 2
Weekly Lesson 08/25/2021: Pillars of Progression Part 1
Weekly Lesson 09/01/2021: Pillars of Progression Part 2
Weekly Lesson 09/08/2021: Pillars of Progression Part 3
Weekly Lesson 09/15/2021: Pillars of Progression Part 4
Weekly Lesson 09/22/2021: Repertoire Builder "Hot Tamales (And They're Red Hot)"
2
Weekly Lesson 09/29/2021: 4/5 Banjo Strategy: Part I
Weekly Lesson 10/07/2021: 4/5 Banjo Strategy: Part II
Weekly Lesson 10/13/2021: 4/5 Banjo Strategy: Part III - Single Line Melody Playing and Improvisation
Weekly Lesson 10/20/2021: 4/5 Banjo Strategy Part IV: Alternate Thumb Fingerpicking Styles
Weekly Lesson 10/27/2021: Memphis Minnie's "Goin Back Home" [Alt Thumb Picking - Repertoire Builder]
Weekly Lesson 11/03/2021: How to Practice with Jam Tracks
Weekly Lesson 11/10/2021: Music Theory Lesson #1 - The Musical Alphabet
Weekly Lesson 11/17/2021: Music Theory Lesson #2 - The Chord Alphabet
2
Weekly Lesson 11/24/2021: Music Theory Lesson #3 - The Major Scale
Weekly Lesson 12/01/2021: Music Theory Lesson #4 - The Major Scale - Part 2
Weekly Lesson 12/08/2021: Music Theory Lesson #5 - The Pentatonic Scale
Weekly Lesson 12/15/2021: Music Theory Lesson #6 - Basic Chord Theory
Weekly Lesson 12/22/2021: Music Theory Lesson #7 - Chord Theory Continued
Weekly Lesson 01/05/21: Music Theory Lesson #8 - Keys & Chord Progressions
3
Weekly Lesson: 01/12/2022 Music Theory Lesson #9 - Diatonic Harmonization Concepts
Weekly Lesson: 01/19/2022 Music Theory Lesson #10 - Theoretical Analysis
Weekly Lesson: 01/26/2022 Music Theory Lesson #11 - Theoretical Applications - Part 1
Weekly Lesson: 02/01/2022 Music Theory Lesson #12 - Theoretical Applications - Part 2
Weekly Lesson 02/15/22: Music Theory Lesson #13 - Modes: A Practical Understanding
Weekly Lesson 02/23/22: Upstroke Style Repertoire Lesson - Dock Boggs: Prodigal Son
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Weekly Lesson 03/09/22: Dock Boggs - Sammie Where Ya Been So Long
Weekly Lesson 03/16/22: Makin Bigguns Outta Littluns...
Weekly Lesson 03/23/22: Up Pick Style - Bascam Lamar Lunsford Two Finger Style
Weekly Lesson 03/29/22: Transcribing & Arranging - Black Muddy River
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Weekly Lesson 04/06/22: [PART TWO] Transcribing & Arranging - Black Muddy River
2
Weekly Lesson 04/13/22: Arrangement/Transcribing Strategies [GOSPEL PLOW]
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Diminished Chords: Weekly Lesson 04/27/22
Walkin Stick: Diminished Chord Application & Repertoire Lesson | Weekly Lesson 05-04-2022
2
Chord Scale Studies - Exploration & Demonstration: Weekly Lesson 05-11-2022
An Admonition to Get Going With Wathcya Got...
5
Deconstructing Steamboat Whistle Blues: Diatonic Harmonization Studies Continued
Minor Key Progressions & the Harmonic Minor Scale
Determine the Chords of a Key PART 2
Weekly Lesson ASSIGNMENT: Transposing a Song/Tune
The Galax Lick: What is it? How to Play It.
Variations & Embellishments: A Casual Introduction
How to Improvise: The CAGED System
1
How to Improvise: C Shape Studies
How to Improvise: A Shape Studies
How to Improvise: E Shape Studies
How to Improvise: G Shape Studies
How to Improvise: D Shape Studies
How to Improvise: 3 Improv Patterns and How They Relate
4
How to Improvise: Answering the Challenge (no. 1)
Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet: Repertoire Builder
How to Improvise: Chordal vs Scalar
How to Improvise: Quick Tip - Exercise in G
How to Improvise: Transcribing Solos [Part 1]
How to Improvise: Transcribing Solos [Part 2]
How to Improvise: Transcribing Solos [Part 3]
How to Improvise: Contained Chromatics
3
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Weekly Lesson 09/02/2020 - 2 FINGER THUMB LEAD STYLE [BASICS]
1
Weekly Lesson 09/09/2020: Two Finger Banjo Arranging Method
Weekly Lesson 09/16/2020: Two Finger Banjo: Lena Hughes Variations
Weekly Lesson 09/23/2020: Two Finger - Lena Hughes - Melinda
2
Weekly Lesson 09/30/3030: Two Finger - Waltz Time
Weekly Lesson 10/07/2020: 3 Finger Fundamental Concepts
Weekly Lesson 10/14/2020: 3 Finger Roll Applications
2
Weekly Lesson 10/21/2020: 3 Finger Style Further Applications
Weekly Lesson 10/28/2020: 3 Finger Style Charlie Poole
Weekly Lesson 11/04/2020: 3 Finger Style: Charlie Poole "If I Lose"
Weekly Lesson 11/11/2020: 3 Finger Style: Charlie Poole "Milwaukee Blues"
Weekly Session 11/18/2020: 3 Finger Instrumental Break "Crawdad Song"
Weekly Lesson 11/25/2020: Lena Hughes "Dubuque's Hornpipe"
Weekly Lesson 12/02/2020: Right Hand Studies - Upstroke Styles
Weekly Lesson 12/16/2020: Repertoire Builder - Upstroke Styles
Weekly Lesson 12/23/2020: 3 is Magic
Weekly Lesson 12/30/2020: Hobart Smith's "Graveyard Blues"
Weekly Lesson 01/06/2021: Under the Hood "Graveyard Blues"
Weekly Lesson 01/13/2021: Behind the Banjo "Mole in the Ground"
Weekly Lesson 01/20/202: Under the Hood Series "Improvising Fiddle Tunes"
Weekly Lesson 01/27/2021: 2 Finger Style - "Girl I Left In Sunny Tennessee"
Weekly Lesson 02/03/2021: Repertoire Builder - "Sailor on the Deep Blue Sea"
Weekly Lesson 02/17/2021: Exploration & Application - Chord Formulas
Weekly Lesson 02/24/2021: Exploration & Application - Chord Substitutions
Weekly Lesson 03/03/2021: Repertoire Builder - "Harlem River Blues"
Weekly Lesson 03/10/2021: Skill Building Exercises
Weekly Lesson 03/17/2021: Skill Building Exercises Continued - Pentatonics
Weekly Lesson 03/24/2021: Skill Building Exercises - Double C Tuning Improvisation
Weekly Lesson 03/31/2021: Skill Building Exercises - Further Explorations in Improvisation
Weekly Lesson 04/07/2021: Repertoire Builder - "Lulu Walls"
Weekly Lesson 04/14/2021: Two Finger Repertoire Builder "Groundhog"
Weekly Lesson 04/21/2021: Harmonized Scale Studies
Weekly Lesson 04/28/2021: Harmonized Scales Studies Repertoire Builder "Wait Till the Clouds Roll By"
Weekly Lesson 05/05/2021: Repertoire Builder "Going Across the Mountain"
Weekly Lesson: 05/12/2021: Repertoire Builder "Foggy Mountain Breakdown"
Weekly Lesson 05/19/2021: Repertoire Builder "Foggy Mountain Breakdown Pt 2"
Weekly Lesson 05/26/2021: Improvisation Exploration
Weekly Lesson 06/02/2021: Improvisation Exploration 2
Weekly Lesson 06/02/2021: Improvisation Exploration 3
Weekly Lesson 06/09/2021
Weekly Lesson 06/15/2021: Tabata Timer
Weekly Lesson 06/23/2021: "Old Yellow Dog Come Trottin' Through the Meeting House"
Weekly Lesson 06/30/2021: "Wild Bill Jones" Arrangement and Analysis
2
Weekly Lesson 07/07/2021: Mapping the Fretboard - Double C Tuning
Weekly Lesson 07/14/2021: Double C Tuning - Variations and Embellishments
1
Weekly Lesson 07/21/2021: The Changing of the Strings
2
Weekly Lesson 07/28/2021: Derroll Adams "The Mountain"
Weekly Lesson 08/04/2021: Bits and Bobs - Alternate Picking and Chromaticism
Weekly Lesson 08/11/2021: Bits and Bobs - Alternate Picking and Chromaticism Continued
Weekly Lesson 08/18/2021 - Circle of Fifths Part 1
Weekly Lesson 08/18/2021 - Circle of Fifths Part 2
Weekly Lesson 08/25/2021: Pillars of Progression Part 1
Weekly Lesson 09/01/2021: Pillars of Progression Part 2
Weekly Lesson 09/08/2021: Pillars of Progression Part 3
Weekly Lesson 09/15/2021: Pillars of Progression Part 4
Weekly Lesson 09/22/2021: Repertoire Builder "Hot Tamales (And They're Red Hot)"
2
Weekly Lesson 09/29/2021: 4/5 Banjo Strategy: Part I
Weekly Lesson 10/07/2021: 4/5 Banjo Strategy: Part II
Weekly Lesson 10/13/2021: 4/5 Banjo Strategy: Part III - Single Line Melody Playing and Improvisation
Weekly Lesson 10/20/2021: 4/5 Banjo Strategy Part IV: Alternate Thumb Fingerpicking Styles
Weekly Lesson 10/27/2021: Memphis Minnie's "Goin Back Home" [Alt Thumb Picking - Repertoire Builder]
Weekly Lesson 11/03/2021: How to Practice with Jam Tracks
Weekly Lesson 11/10/2021: Music Theory Lesson #1 - The Musical Alphabet
Weekly Lesson 11/17/2021: Music Theory Lesson #2 - The Chord Alphabet
2
Weekly Lesson 11/24/2021: Music Theory Lesson #3 - The Major Scale
Weekly Lesson 12/01/2021: Music Theory Lesson #4 - The Major Scale - Part 2
Weekly Lesson 12/08/2021: Music Theory Lesson #5 - The Pentatonic Scale
Weekly Lesson 12/15/2021: Music Theory Lesson #6 - Basic Chord Theory
Weekly Lesson 12/22/2021: Music Theory Lesson #7 - Chord Theory Continued
Weekly Lesson 01/05/21: Music Theory Lesson #8 - Keys & Chord Progressions
3
Weekly Lesson: 01/12/2022 Music Theory Lesson #9 - Diatonic Harmonization Concepts
Weekly Lesson: 01/19/2022 Music Theory Lesson #10 - Theoretical Analysis
Weekly Lesson: 01/26/2022 Music Theory Lesson #11 - Theoretical Applications - Part 1
Weekly Lesson: 02/01/2022 Music Theory Lesson #12 - Theoretical Applications - Part 2
Weekly Lesson 02/15/22: Music Theory Lesson #13 - Modes: A Practical Understanding
Weekly Lesson 02/23/22: Upstroke Style Repertoire Lesson - Dock Boggs: Prodigal Son
2
Weekly Lesson 03/09/22: Dock Boggs - Sammie Where Ya Been So Long
Weekly Lesson 03/16/22: Makin Bigguns Outta Littluns...
Weekly Lesson 03/23/22: Up Pick Style - Bascam Lamar Lunsford Two Finger Style
Weekly Lesson 03/29/22: Transcribing & Arranging - Black Muddy River
1
Weekly Lesson 04/06/22: [PART TWO] Transcribing & Arranging - Black Muddy River
2
Weekly Lesson 04/13/22: Arrangement/Transcribing Strategies [GOSPEL PLOW]
2
Diminished Chords: Weekly Lesson 04/27/22
Walkin Stick: Diminished Chord Application & Repertoire Lesson | Weekly Lesson 05-04-2022
2
Chord Scale Studies - Exploration & Demonstration: Weekly Lesson 05-11-2022
An Admonition to Get Going With Wathcya Got...
5
Deconstructing Steamboat Whistle Blues: Diatonic Harmonization Studies Continued
Minor Key Progressions & the Harmonic Minor Scale
Determine the Chords of a Key PART 2
Weekly Lesson ASSIGNMENT: Transposing a Song/Tune
The Galax Lick: What is it? How to Play It.
Variations & Embellishments: A Casual Introduction
How to Improvise: The CAGED System
1
How to Improvise: C Shape Studies
How to Improvise: A Shape Studies
How to Improvise: E Shape Studies
How to Improvise: G Shape Studies
How to Improvise: D Shape Studies
How to Improvise: 3 Improv Patterns and How They Relate
4
How to Improvise: Answering the Challenge (no. 1)
Who's Gonna Shoe Your Pretty Little Feet: Repertoire Builder
How to Improvise: Chordal vs Scalar
How to Improvise: Quick Tip - Exercise in G
How to Improvise: Transcribing Solos [Part 1]
How to Improvise: Transcribing Solos [Part 2]
How to Improvise: Transcribing Solos [Part 3]
How to Improvise: Contained Chromatics
3