A Typical Banjo Lesson may include...

Sometimes people put walls around certain styles of music, and try to isolate a genre and not contaminate it with any other style. I do agree that it is important to understand the "pure" historical context of the banjo and it's evolution, however there is only one Eric Clapton, one Earl Scruggs, and one Ralph Stanley. Banjo lessons are focused on YOU, encompassing many approaches, genres, and techniques. Banjo lessons may include-

• Traditional Earl Scruggs style banjo
• Fiddle tunes
• Beatles tunes
• Scales and music theory
• Chord shapes and progressions
• Composing your own songs and improvisations
• Finger picking and Clawhammer/ Frailing/ Strumming the Banjo
• Singing and playing
• How to practice/get better/memorize songs/play everyday
• Bluegrass, folk, pop, jazz, blues, metal, country, gospel, or experimental music applied to the banjo

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Please feel free to use the contact link if you have any questions about lessons, beginning banjo, scruggs vs. clawhammer style, method books, etc.

Bob Hamilton plays and recommends Deering Banjos and highly recommends the Goodtime banjo as a starting banjo.

Click here to watch this 8 year old play Cripple Creek by Earl Scruggs. He had been playing for about 4 months.