Lessons
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.
Megan Lynch Chowning How to End Bluegrass Songs
For this week’s lesson Megan Lynch Chowning teaches how to end bluegrass songs on the fiddle.
Bluegrass Bass Lesson with Nate Sabat
Nate Sabat is a Berklee College of Music graduate who performs with the band Mile Twelve. He has written a wonderful book (with audio) titled “Dirt Simple Upright Bass” which has been published by Mel Bay Publications. In this lesson, Nate gives you a chance to learn some of material from the book in a…
Will The Circle Be Unbroken Dobro Lesson
In this video, Joe Wilson teaches how to play “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” on the Dobro. A play-along audio track is provided on the Bluegrass Unlimited web site Lessons page.
Cross picking Bury Me Beneath The Willow on Guitar
In this video James Allen Shelton demonstrates how to crosspicking “Bury Me Beneath the Weeping Willow” on the guitar. This is an excerpt from the instructional video “Clinch Mountain Guitar” that James made for Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. The guitar tab for this arrangement can be found on the Bluegrass Unlimited Magazine website Lessons page.