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Beginning Banjo with Avram Siegel

Name: Beginning Banjo with Avram Siegel
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Duration1h 35m

Modules33

LevelBeginner

LanguageEnglish

Lesson Plan (1h 35m)

- 01. Introducing the five string banjo
  1:21
- 02. hand position
  3:12
- 03. tuning
  2:16
- 04. introducing scales
  1:10
- 05. Right hand patterns
  3:10
- 06. Basic Chords
  1:42
- 07. Your first song
  Free lesson
  2:09
- 01. More Right hand patterns
  3:05
- 02. Expanding the scale
  1:09
- 03. Worried man blues
  6:01
- 04. Learning Eliza Jane to develop time feel
  4:46
- 01. Left hand techniques - the slide
  6:54
- 02. Hammer on
  1:51
- 03. Putting all together with Cripple Creek
  3:26
- 01. Round the world roll
  1:23
- 02. Forwards and Backwards Rolls
  2:25
- 03. Putting rolls into practice - 'Cumberland Gap'
  1:34
- 04. Pull offs + Reverse Roll
  1:33
- 05. Down the road
  2:44
- 06. Mastering Forward Rolls
  1:24
- 07. Fireball Mail
  4:20
- 08. Experimenting with Rolls
  1:00
- 01. Chord shapes
  4:43
- 02. chord sequences
  1:07
- 03. Vamping - Worried Man Blues
  2:31
- 04. Vamping - Cripple Creek
  1:07
- 05. Vamping - Fireball Mail
  1:21
- 01. Old Joe Clark
  7:51
- 02. The tag lick
  1:16
- 03. Foggy Mountain Breakdown
  5:14
- 04. Foggy Mountain Breakdown Vamp - minor chords
  3:57
- 05. Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms
  6:11
- 01. Takeaways
  1:21

About this course

Avram Siegel is a respected banjo player and teacher on the California bluegrass scene, and this is his tried-and-tested method for the five-string banjo. He starts from the very beginning - hand position, tuning, and the classic three-finger rolls - and puts every technique straight into a real tune.

You learn more than eight standards along the way, including "Cripple Creek", "Bile 'Em Cabbage Down", "Foggy Mountain Breakdown", "Fireball Mail" and "Cumberland Gap", picking up slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, vamping and the tag lick as you go. Every lesson comes with downloadable tablature, and you can slow down and loop any passage to get it under your fingers. It suits complete beginners, players crossing over from guitar, and anyone wanting to firm up the basics.

Please note this course was converted from a DVD licensed from MVD Entertainment Group, and is therefore in standard definition quality.

Who it's for

Total beginners who've never picked up a banjo
Guitarists or other string players crossing over
Self-taught banjo players filling in the basics

What you'll learn

Play classic bluegrass tunes from start to finish
Use rolls, slides, hammer ons and pull offs cleanly
Read tablature and follow along with chord changes

What you'll need

A five string banjo, any condition
A clip on tuner or a free tuning app
A few minutes most days, regularity matters more than length

Meet the Guru

Avram Siegel

Avram Siegel is a banjo player and a mainstay of the California bluegrass scene. He has played with the Kathy Kallick Band and True Blue, among many others, and has taught for decades - his step-by-step method has turned out some of the state's most respected young players. In his courses he breaks down three-finger Scruggs rolls, backup and melodic playing so you can build clean timing and tone at your own pace.

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