Advanced Techniques For The 5 String Banjo

What You Will Learn?

• In this course, you will learn many of the essential techniques and musical ideas that have helped me in my 20 year career as a Bluegrass banjo player. You will learn challenging arrangements of tunes such as BlackBerry Blossom, Red Haired Boy, Bill Cheatum and more. You will learn Hot licks for improvisation. You will learn Diatonic triads to help you understand the fretboard as a whole. You will learn advanced right hand patterns to get you out of the same old habits! I will discuss the use of triplets so you can add new time values into your solos. You will learn new Chord inversions such as 7th Chords and how to apply them to your solos. You will also learn how to add color into your solos by superimposing chord and scale tones to give them a more interesting sound. Practice Tip: ( Make sure to listen to each recorded example of the tunes and exercises very closely) Ear training is very important! Also, try your best to play along with the recorded examples in each video lesson. This will help you absorb the material quickly. This course features multiple camera angles to give you a clear viewing experience! There is also downloadable tablature so you can follow along note for note. With regular practice, I know this course will add new and exciting techniques to your playing! Enjoy and Keep picking! Chris Elliott.