Testimonials for Ross Nickerson Online Lessons at BanjoTeacher.com
......just wanted to say that I purchased the beginners lessons
and I am very satisfied with the video content. I have been learning
to play the banjo for about two weeks now and I'm really loving
it. The videos are great and I am learning fast. I started with
just learning the rolls and getting them down to where I can play
them at a reasonable pace. I am still not fast but I will get there
with time and practice. I can say however that in two weeks I am
already playing cripple creek at a moderate pace and loving it.
You have done a wonderful job in the video series and I would recommend
them (and have) to anyone.
.....I\'ve gotten further with your FMB download than with any
other form of instruction. I\'ve only been playing since June 2004,
but your Song of the Month has helped me produce sounds that don\'t
scare the cat. Well done!
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......This is just an update to my last post. It has now been
close to two months and I am totaly amazed at how fast I have pick
up the banjo with your courses. I am now playing Cripple Creek to
speed along with Foggy Mountain Breakdown. The videos are superb
and I would recommend them to everyone (I actually do). In two months
I have gone from never holding a banjo to playing in a bluegrass
band and sitting in on Bluegrass get togethers. I am 36 years old
with carple tunnel and arthritis and it has not slowed me down.
My wife is amazed and now my 9 year old is using the courses I have
purchased to learn himself. Thank you for the excelent job you have
done with the video series and helping me realize my dream of playing
the banjo. I have had four banjo instructors who have heard me and
are amazed at how much I have learned in two months. Please keep
in mind I practice about three hours a day. First hour just messing
around, second hour practicing my rolls and the third hour practicing
a song. THANK YOU ROSS!
.....I've been struggling along at a painfully slow rate since
I got my Banjo at christmas. I got a book with a cd but found it
hard going, and I was becoming fed up very quickly. Then I discovered
these online lessons. Now I feel as though I'm getting somewhere,
and more importantly its fun again! I would recomend these lessons
to anyone who cant get to a proper teacher. Nick
.......After searching and purchasing a few beginner dvds I
can't express how Great your instructions, layout and videos are.
Getting everything so promptly (within Hours) was terrific, I downloaded
everything and it all looks greatand is working better than expected.
The way you describe visually in " learning to pick the right
way" is the BEST I have seen. I will be purchasing more Items
I'm sure. I'm HOOKED.....Thanks again I'm thrilled and excited of
what I see with all the documentation and videos....Great purchase
and you can print that!!!! Ginter from CT.
.....Ross is an awesome banjo picker and I just hope I can learn
to pick somewhere close to his calibur. His teaching rates are very
reasonable and affordable so that just about anyone can learn if
they have a desire.
......You probably get this a lot, but thank you Ross for the
extremely valuable service you are providing, and for sharing your
wonderful gifts and talents.You are an absolutely amazing banjo
player and musician. Like so many others, I truly appreciate everything
you are doing, and hope you will please accept my gratitude and
admiration.
......I bought several downloadable lessons and songs and have
been making great progress! Thanks, the downloadable lessons are
great for us overseas students. I'm a lifelong guitar player who
always wanted to learn Scruggs style banjo. Now I'm doing it and
loving it! Thanks again.
...........I just wanted to express my appreciation for the
work you have put into your lessions. I am 36 years old and i am
now realizing my dream of playng the banjo. I ordered my first lession
from your site November 2004 and practiced my heart out until I
just couldn't pick anymore. Due to work I was unable to practice
the month of January because of how late I was getting home. It
is now February and I played with my very first session with a bluegrass
band here in Oregon. I'm sure you can still remember that first
time you played your first song with a group. I still have goose
bumps and it has been a couple of days. Your courses have allowed
me to not just love and listen to bluegrass but also love and play
bluegrass. Even though I am limited to Cripple Creek boy can I go.
Your lessions are very easy to follow even if you have never had
"music ability". You soon will. Keep up the good work
and keep the lessions coming. John Wright
........You have a good product. Your lessons are easy to follow,
and are complete in their directions. I am 68 years old, and learning
to play banjo. Talk about an old dog learning new tricks ! Thank
You ! Jim
......Dear Ross, I am so glad to have found your site. I purchased
your 18 song package about a month ago and can already play your
arrangement of Cripple Creek at a moderate tempo. I really cannot
imagine a better or more complete way to learn an instrument than
using your online video lessons with supporting pdf, midi, and tableture
files. Thanks so much for sharing your techniques and making learning
easy and fun.
Ross…………. Thanks for your contact to insure
I had no problems with downloading the material….I had absolutely
no problem downloading and opening the lessons……..Listened
to a number of them while downloading and cannot thank you enough
for the quality and value of the purchase..….I believe what
I found with your lessons will provide me with everything I have
been looking for, for some time to come………..Your
playing is fabulous, your format and layout is perfect, your instructional
videos are excellent, and you offer an excellent selection of “oldies”
to work with and I am really looking forward to learning what you
have to teach…………
Thank you again……..I know I will be coming back to
your site for more....I have been in business myself for over 30
years and certainly enjoy giving a “recommendation” for
value in products and services offered by anyone)……….
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Now
you can download all the Music, Video and CD Tracks in one zip file.
Online Lessons Frequently
asked questions The "All
the Online Lessons" option, Beginner
Course Option 1, Beginner Course Option 2
and 3, The Must Know
Licks Bundles, the Intermediate
Lessons and all the Song
Lessons are now available for download immediately after you
purchase with a download link that is given to you automatically
after completing checkout!
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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
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
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
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
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 More
details
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 More
details
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 More
details
