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.