Lessons

In this video Dan Miller demonstrates how to play “Old Joe Clark” in the melodic style. He then demonstrates how you can mix the Scruggs, single-string, and melodic styles to create an interesting solo to “Old Joe Clark.”

In this video Dan Miller demonstrates how to create a single-string style banjo solo from the simple melody by using the tune -Old Joe Clark” as an example.

In this video Dan Miller demonstrates how to create a banjo solo from the simple melody by using the B part of “Old Joe Clark” (the A part was demonstrated in Part 1). You will learn a simple Scruggs-style arrangement, and learn some variations of that arrangement.

In this video Dan Miller teaches you how to create a solo on the banjo from the simple melody by using the A part of the song “Old Joe Clark” as an example. You will learn a simple Scruggs-style arrangement, learn how to modify that arrangement, and learn a more complex arrangement that adds embellishments…

This is a continuation of a video series about how to create a guitar solo around a melody using various techniques. In the first video Dan Miller taught the Carter style technique, tremolo, double stops, hammer-ons, pull-offs, and slides, and adding bass runs. In this video he demonstrates how to add the techniques of crosspicking,…

In this video Dan Miller demonstrates how to take a song melody and prepare a Carter style arrangement on the guitar. He first shows a basic arrangement in the open position in the key of D. He then demonstrates moving that arrangement to the key of C, with the capo on the second fret. He…