Lessons
Sally Goodin Fiddle Lesson
Brian Wicklund, of the American Fiddle Method, was featured in the April 2022 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited. Here Brian gives us a sample introductory lesson to share from his American Fiddle Method lesson series using the tune “Sally Goodin.”
Bluegrass Fiddle Lesson: Stuart Duncan – Rebecca
In the first edition of “Essential Bluegrass Solos”, bluegrass fiddle transcription class with George Jackson, we look at how to play a bluegrass fiddle solo in the key of B through a study of Stuart Duncan’s incredible solo on the tune “Rebecca”, from Jim Mill’s 1998 album “Bound To Ride”. For a full written transcription…
Bluegrass Bass – Beyond the Root and Fifth
Working with a very common I-IV-V chord progression, Anne Luna gives you some great ideas about how to spice up your bass playing beyond the standard alternating root and fifth technique.
SonnyOsborneTuningTechnique
Casey Henry provides a great banjo lesson this week teaching how to quickly keep your banjo in tune after placing your capo on your instrument. She uses a technique that she learned from Sonny Osborne.
Five String Banjo Lesson – Willie Coleman’s
In the April 2022 issue of Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine, we reviewed a new Mel Bay Publications book titled “The Complete Tune Playing Toolkit for 5-String Banjo” by Jamie Francis. For this week’s video lesson Jamie has graciously sent us a video teaching one of the tunes from the book, a jig titled “Willie Coleman’s”
Fiddle Tune Phrasing Part 1
In this video Mickey Abraham teaches an approach to learning the language of fiddle tunes for flatpicking guitar players by examining fiddle tune phrasing, and more.