Session Sets
Once you’ve learned lots of tunes and you want to head to the pub for a session, it’s handy to practice playing several tunes together. In these lessons I’ve added backing tracks and guest musicians to create the feel of a session. … This content is for members only. Log in or sign up to […]
Songs & Song Accompaniment
The lessons here demonstrate a variety of different techniques such as cross picking and chord playing, and also venture a little into the world of chord theory and strumming patterns … This content is for members only. Log in or sign up to access hundreds of exclusive banjo lessons and tutorials!
Old Time & Bluegrass Tunes
Old time and bluegrass music works beautifully on Irish tenor banjo, and the stylistic adaptations needed to play it well benefit your overall technique and flexibility. In this course you’ll learn about cross picking, old time rhythms, some chord theory and ornamentation like pull offs, hammer ons and slides. Every tune starts with a fully […]
Reels
Here you will find a vast library of Irish reels in lots of varying keys. Every tune starts with a fully transcribed, slow version of the basic melody, making it easy to follow and learn. I teach in a step-by-step, graduated fashion, with each lesson building on the previous one. As we progress, I introduce […]
Jigs, Slips Jigs & Hop Jigs
Jigs, slip jigs and hop jigs! I’ve listed the lessons at the top that have a specific technique focus, and all the others are arranged like all my lessons in a graduated fashion beginning with simple melodies and progressing through ornamentation and chords to a challenging fully fledged version at the end. … This content […]
Hornpipes
Here’s a list of hornpipes and barndances. Lots of flowing triplets, opportunities for alternate picking practice and tons of ornamentation … This content is for members only. Log in or sign up to access hundreds of exclusive banjo lessons and tutorials!
Slides & Polkas
What’s a Galway man doing teaching slides and polkas? Let’s find out!! … This content is for members only. Log in or sign up to access hundreds of exclusive banjo lessons and tutorials!