Tag: Peter Wernick | Banjos Rule!

Banjo playing technique problems? Put your nose up against a tree

Posted on March 1, 2010 by admin • 2 Comments

This blog is part conversation. Part teaching tool. Part news source. And, hopefully, part entertaining and part valuable. Well, alright, hopefully LOTS valuable! In today’s blog post we take a look at some general advice for helping you to get beyond any particular fretting or picking problem you might be having. Click the headline above to learn more!… Continue Reading

Filed Under: Beginner tips, Miscellaneous

The Foggy Mountain Banjo album instructional series. Part 1: Ground Speed

Posted on February 26, 2010 by admin • 6 Comments

Join Banjo Paul as he takes an in-depth look at the iconic banjo album: Foggy Mountain Banjo. This series will stretch out over several months as we dissect and analyze this important instrumental album by Flatt & Scruggs. We’ll look at tips and tricks for learning the songs, we’ll look for the pitfalls and traps that might trip you up as you try to roll the songs out, and we’ll discuss the key licks, tips, and tricks that you’ll need for absorbing this material into you banjo arsenal.

Along the way, if you need advice on any of the songs, or if you have questions about the material, I’ll invite you to leave comments at the bottom of each blog post in the series. I’m also looking for people to give me information for my education about the album. Click the headline above to check out the details of this project and see what it’s all about…. Continue Reading

Filed Under: Instructional series

5 string banjo players: to learn your craft, study the past

Posted on January 28, 2010 by admin • 0 Comments

I’m looking forward to beginning a deeper study of Earl Scruggs and his techniques. I’ll engage in that study through listening to his songs more closely and by gathering up all the footage that I can find of his performances. Along the way I’ll also be studying pickers like J.D. Crowe and Jimmy Mills (and others) to see just how these modern-day pickers pay tribute to the master while adding their own influences. I’m looking forward to it making me a better picker.