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Banjo Lessons: 2 Hammer-Ons and Pull-Offs

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Overview

Learn how to play banjo with award-winning banjo player Tony Trischka. Achieve a more professional sound, master increased speed, and incorporate hammer-ons and pull-offs.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
1. Playing with Others
  • Separation of notes: Part 1
  • Separation of notes: Part 2
  • Hitting the head with the picks
  • Keeping a positive attitude
  • Playing with others: Part 1
  • Playing with others: Part 2, beginning backup
  • Playing with others: Part 3
  • Using the capo: Part 1
  • Using the capo: Part 2
  • Metronome
2. Basic Embellishments
  • Beginning hammer-ons: Part 1
  • Beginning hammer-ons: Part 2, "Shady Grove"
  • Beginning hammer-ons: Part 3, "Mole in the Ground"
  • Tone
  • Pull-offs: Part 1
  • Pull-offs: Part 2, the 3-2 pull-off
  • Pull-offs: Part 3, "The Old Cat Died"
  • "The Old Cat Died": Up the neck
  • Pull-off etude: Part 1
  • Pull-off etude: part 2
3. Variations on Basic Tunes
  • Choking the 2-3 slide
  • "John Hardy, part 1: Playing the syllables
  • "John Hardy," part 2: Tag ending
  • "John Hardy," part 3: Alternate chorus
  • "John Hardy," part 4: Backup
  • 3/4 time, "Down in the Valley": Part 1
  • 3/4 time, "Down in the Valley": Part 2
4. Posture and Ear Training
  • Standing position
  • Ear training: "Will the Circle Be Unbroken"
  • Finding the melody, "When the Saints Go Marching In": Part 1
  • Finding the melody, "When the Saints Go Marching In": Part 2
  • Record yourself
5. Playing Up the Neck and Building Speed
  • Up the neck, part 1: "Boil Them Cabbage Down"
  • Up the neck, part 2: "Skip to My Lou"
  • "Old Dan Tucker"
  • Changing a string
  • Working on speed
Conclusion
  • ArtistWorks and Next Steps

Taught by

Tony Trischka

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