Guided Courses – Irish Banjo Lessons

Learn Irish Banjo from Enda Scahill — Billboard #1 artist, Steve Martin Banjo Award winner, and founding member of We Banjo 3

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Enda Scahill

Galway born banjo player Enda Scahill is one of the most critically acclaimed banjoists in Ireland today. Enda has long established himself as one of the finest exponents of traditional Irish banjo playing and is widely recognised for his technical prowess and banjo teaching abilities.

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Guided Courses

Step-by-step courses on specific tunes, techniques, and styles, taught by Enda and guest musicians.
Pick one, work through it at your own pace, and build real skill one course at a time.

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Complete Beginner Irish Tenor Banjo Course

The complete 9-hour foundation course, from holding the banjo to your first tunes.

101 Right Hand Exercises – Perfect Your Picking

101 exercises to build speed, precision, and tone in your right hand.

Enda’s Banjo Tutorial Book 1: Essential Foundation Techniques

Enda’s original 2008 tutor book, 40 tunes with full video lessons.

Ten Minute Warm Up Exercise Drills

These exercises are designed to practice a wide range of techniques from alternate picking, string crossing and finger strength and individuation We start at 60 beats per minute, and progressively speed up tempo and add complexity through to the 120 beats per minute option Pick the one that is best suited for your current level. Practice daily!

Guest Instructor courses

The John Carty Banjo Course

Instructor: John Carty

An eclectic selection of unusual tunes including a fling, a march, a barn dance and several jigs and reels

Elaine Reilly Course – Mastering Rhythm & Flow

Instructor: Elaine Reilly

Rhythm, groove and phrasing with guest player Elaine Reilly.

Brian McGrath Teaches 12 Great Session Tunes

Instructor: Brian McGrath

12 session tunes taught by Four Men and a Dog founder Brian McGrath.

Beginner level courses

Focus on Finger Work // Fretting // Left Hand

A series of tunes to develop and challenge your fret board finger work

Simplifying the Dreaded 7th Fret!

A course of tunes dealing with the High B note on Fret 7 – including workarounds and alternative options

Refine Your Picking

A course of carefully selected tune lessons designed to refine and deeply embed good alternate picking patterns in your playing

Simple Tunes – Easy Wins

A selection of easy, simple tunes for you to build confidence and repertoire

Get Session Ready: Master the Irish Session in Galway

45 essential session tunes, recorded live in Galway’s famous Crane Bar.

How To Accompany Irish Ballads & Songs On Tenor Banjo

Chord Theory Cheat Code // Strumming Patterns // Ten Well Loved Ballads

Intermediate level courses

Hornpipe Heaven: Let’s Fix Your Rhythm

Master hornpipe swing and rhythm to sharpen your reels too.

The Art of Banjo Ornamentation

Everything about triplets, slides, hammer-ons and pull-offs.

Session Tunes – The Tarbolton Set

The classic Tarbolton reel set, from beginner melody to full ornamentation.

Session Tunes – 5 Fun Tunes We Love To Hate

5 fun session tunes across 11 video lessons.

Session Tunes – Lucky in Love: 5 Banjo Love-Themed Tunes

5 love-themed tunes across 21 video lessons.

Sessions Tunes – Top Ten Irish Session Tunes

The ten most useful session tunes, 17 video lessons.

Essential Old Time & Bluegrass

A selection of essential old time and bluegrass tunes arranged for Irish banjo

How To Use: Chords & Double Stops

This course will help you develop your chord theory and how to add colourful double stops to your playing

Iconic Banjo Classics

This course features some of the most loved iconic Irish banjo tunes

Simplifying the Dreaded 7th Fret!

A course of tunes dealing with the High B note on Fret 7 – including workarounds and alternative options

After The Jigs And Reels – What’s Left?

A selection of more unusual tune types – waltzes, airs, barn dances, flings, hop jigs

Develop Groove – Nyah, Bounce and Swing

Instructor: Enda Scahill

This course will help you hear, understand and develop groove, swing and bounce in your playing

Advanced courses

80 Tunes Arranged for Irish Banjo Performance

80 performance-ready reels, jigs and hornpipes for competition standard.

Finger Twisters and Brain Benders

A selection of strange, unusual and challenging tune lessons

Using Jazz Style Chords on Irish Banjo

Jazz-style chords for Irish banjo, 2 tunes across 8 video lessons.

Using Variations – The How, Why and When of it all

A course focused on the magic of adding variations to your banjo playing. How, why, where and when