Banjo
Banjo Lesson: Right Hand Positioning with Tony Trischka
It may seem like a simple concept, but understanding the proper approach to positioning and planting your right hand is one of the most critical, if not the most important, first steps when learning how to play the banjo. Right hand positioning and technique impacts your time, dexterity, stamina, speed, tone, and even your tuning. In fact, it’s the foundation on which you will build all your other performance skills. So, getting this crucial technique mastered is extremely important.
Banjo Lesson: Right Hand Positioning with Tony Trischka
It may seem like a simple concept, but understanding the proper approach to positioning and planting your right hand is one of the most critical, if not the most important, first steps when learning how to play the banjo. Right hand positioning and technique impacts your time, dexterity, stamina, speed, tone, and even your tuning. In fact, it’s the foundation on which you will build all your other performance skills. So, getting this crucial technique mastered is extremely important.
Celebrating One Year of “Banjo with Noam Pikelny!”
We’re excited to announce that this past Thursday, April 15, 2021, marked one year since we launched one of our newest online music courses, “Banjo with Noam Pikelny,” with 3-time Grammy-nominated banjo player and founding member of the Punch Brothers, Noam Pikelny.
Celebrating One Year of “Banjo with Noam Pikelny!”
We’re excited to announce that this past Thursday, April 15, 2021, marked one year since we launched one of our newest online music courses, “Banjo with Noam Pikelny,” with 3-time Grammy-nominated banjo player and founding member of the Punch Brothers, Noam Pikelny.
Tony Trischka Banjo Lesson: Rattling Clog
The banjo is a timeless instrument whose rich history dates back centuries. While it’s tempting to start your banjo journey with more modern songs, it oftentimes pays off tenfold to first look backwards in time and dissect the tunes that laid the foundation for today’s music. Let ArtistWorks banjo master Tony Trischka take you back to the past with his lesson on the classic Septimus Winner tune “Rattling Clog.”
Tony Trischka Banjo Lesson: Rattling Clog
The banjo is a timeless instrument whose rich history dates back centuries. While it’s tempting to start your banjo journey with more modern songs, it oftentimes pays off tenfold to first look backwards in time and dissect the tunes that laid the foundation for today’s music. Let ArtistWorks banjo master Tony Trischka take you back to the past with his lesson on the classic Septimus Winner tune “Rattling Clog.”
Tony Trischka on Banjo Rolls
Are you a beginner banjo player who is struggling with banjo rolls? Here’s a quick pop up lesson from our master banjo player, Tony Trischka, as he breaks down the banjo roll technique for the famous Earl Scrugg's classic Foggy Mountain Breakdown. Read More
New Banjo Lessons Just Added
Brand New! Tony's just added a new up the neck version of Cripple Creek for the beginner banjo players. There is a basic version already in the beginner lessons and now you'll find this up the neck version. This new video gives you an opportunity to expand your playing once you've mastered the basics. This lesson also offers tablature to help you find the notes, making mastering up to neck playing easier than ever. Just click here to dive in!
Read on to see what else has been added!
Tony Trischka Talks Banjo with Marcy Marxer
In this fun interview Tony joins up with Marcy Marxer (the other half of the Grammy winning duo with Cathy Fink) to jam some tunes and learn about Marcy's many instruments and styles of banjo. Marcy is largely responsible for popularizing the cello banjo in modern times and in these first 2 installments she demonstrates on 3 different styles of banjo both solo and in duet with Tony. There's much more in store so check back each week for more updates to this series. Find it all in the Special Guests area or just click here!
Update: all parts of the session are now available.