Tony Trischka Essential Practice Techniques for Bluegrass Banjo

Homespun presents a nuts and bolts practice session that’s a “must-have” for all bluegrass banjo players!

Videos
Chapter 1 (03:44) - Tony gives us a speedy performance before welcoming you to the series along with a few tips.
Chapter 2 (05:56) - Tony dives into tuning, timing, metronomes, picking and some beginner tips to help you get started on practicing your banjo.
Chapter 3 (06:47) - In this video, Tony starts off by practicing some "right hand rolls". He takes a slow and close look at what happens in rolls so later you'll have a good grasp when things speed up.
Chapter 4 (05:20) - Tony shows you "backward rolls" slowed down and closely analyzed so that you'll see and hear each note. He moves through some different exercises to solidify your fingers and picking.
Chapter 5 (06:56) - In this video, Tony shows us some hammer-on exercises, He then moves through some progressions using hammer-ons, and how to correctly position your fingers to get the best sound.
Chapter 6 (09:37) - Tony shows us "Pseudo Classical in G Minor", progressing through some helpful exercises with some "pull-offs" and other interesting techniques.
Chapter 7 (03:01) - Tony shows us some middle finger exercises and then advances onto some higher speed exercises.
Chapter 8 (07:54) - In this video, Tony talks about ear training, and how to use this in your personal practices. Tony gives us some great advice before playing us one last song.