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Beginner Banjo Courses

Now in addition, these beginner courses now include close-up videos on how to hold the banjo, put the picks on and attach a strap. Also a detailed video on how to tune your banjo, change a string, tighten the head, set the bridge and a video segment of Ross Nickerson pointing out the parts on the banjo. The lessons all include a booklet with supporting pictures, text instructions and tablature

Get started on the right foot and create good habits. Learn essential basics, proper right and left hand technique, songs, timing, chords and much more with these tailored Beginner Courses at BanjoTeacher.com.


24 Song lessons including Dueling Banjos, Foggy Mountain Breakdown and The Beverly Hillbillies Theme. Sample videos below.

1.The Ballad of Jed Clampett
2. Rocky Top
3. Jesse James
4.
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
5. Dueling Banjos
6. Roll in my Sweet Baby's Arms
7. Two Dollar Bill

8. Foggy Mountain Breakdown
9. Bill Cheatum

10. America The Beautiful
11. Wreck of the Old 97
12. Joy to the World
13. Banjo in the Hollow
14. My Old Kentucky Home
15. John Henry
16. Cripple Creek

17. Blackberry Blossom
18. I'll Fly Away
19. Old Joe Clark
20. Hark the Herald Angels Sing
21. Cumberland Gap
22.
Crying Holy
23. Battle Hymn of the Republic
24. Turkey in the Straw
And Bonus Song: Amazing Grace

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Must Know Banjo Licks

1. Beginnings, Endings and Turnarounds
2. Must Know Scruggs Style Licks G, C and D
3. Melodic and Single String Style Banjo
4. Backup Banjo
5. Up the Neck Banjo
6. Slow Banjo Styles
7. Blues Banjo
8. Chromatic, Triplets, Hot Licks
9. Bending the Strings

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Lessons available for download immediately after you purchase.


Important Fundamentals Lessons

1. How to use a Metronome and Timing Exercises
2. Playing a Song with a Basic Banjo Roll and Chords
3. Learning the Chord Forms

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Backup Band to Play Along and practice with Online Banjo Student Lesson
1. Boil That Cabbage Down
2. Banjo in the Hollow
3. Cumberland Gap
4. Wildwood Flower
5. Cripple Creek
6. John Henry
7. Red River Valley
8. Eight More Miles to Louisville
9. My Old Kentucky Home
10. Blackberry Blossom

 


Intermediate and more advanced

1.Backup Banjo for Beginners and New Intermediates
2. Up The Neck for Beginners and New Intermediates
3. Secrets to Building Speed in Your Right Hand
4. Adapting an Easy Melody to Bluegrass Banjo

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Buy all the banjo video lessons available for one low price

Beginner Course Option 1
1. Learn to Pick the Right Way
2. Learn the Slide, Pull-off, Hammer-on and Cripple Creek
3. Left Hand Exercises Video
Includes Banjo Basics Videos on: How to hold the banjo, put the picks on, attach a strap, tune the banjo, the parts of the banjo pointed out, how to change a string, tighten the head, set the bridge and more.

12.95
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Beginner Course Option 2
1. Learn to Pick the Right Way
2. Learn the Slide, Pull-off, Hammer-on and Cripple Creek
3. Left Hand Exercises Video
4. Includes Three Songs demonstrated at 3 speeds in both split screen video and separate audio tracks
.
The Three songs are
Cripple Creek
Banjo in the Hollow
John Henry
Includes Banjo Basics Videos on: How to hold the banjo, put the picks on, attach a strap, tune the banjo, the parts of the banjo pointed out, how to change a string, tighten the head, set the bridge and more.
19.95
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Beginner Course Option 3
Option 3 includes these
additional lessons to
Option 2 and two more
songs too.
4. How to use a Metronome
and Timing Exercises
5. Playing a Song with a
Basic Banjo Roll and Chords
Five Songs demonstrated at 3 speeds in
both split screen video and
separate audio tracks
.
The Five songs are
Cripple Creek
Banjo In the Hollow
John Henry

Two Dollar Bill
Blackberry Blossom

Includes Banjo Basics Videos on: How to hold the banjo, put the picks on, attach a strap, tune the banjo, the parts of the banjo pointed out, how to change a string, tighten the head, set the bridge and more.
24.95
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Some Beginner and Intermediate Online Lessons by Ross Nickerson are now available on CD-ROM if you'd prefer to have a hard copy.


New Banjo Computer E-books with CD tracks to download

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