BANJO BROTHERS CUSTOM BANJOS & RIMS

[size=4][red]Teach yourself to play Banjo Online[/red][/size=4]

You get one year of full access to all videos,Mp3s Lessons and more.

For the beginner, there are hundreds of online Bluegrass banjo Practice MP3's, videos, Tab files, laid out step-by-step lessons, Bluegrass Music History and more.

Beginner Self Learning Course Outline:

1. History Read these Articles to get a basic understanding of Bluegrass and the Key Banjo Players that started it all. (First Article is free sample)http://www.wwbluegrassacademy.com/index.php/home/bluegrass-banjocomments/history

2. Equipment This Section Lets you know what Equipment you will need to learn the banjo.

3. Banjo Tech Info Describes the major parts of the banjo.

4. How To Read Tab Tablature is important In this section there are 7 lessons that will teach you how to read tab. (First Lesson is free sample) http://www.wwbluegrassacademy.com/index.php/home/bluegrass-banjocomments/howtoreadtab

5. Banjo Rolls Learn the Basic 5 Rolls. This will get you fingers use to what strings they are suppose to pick. That will make it a lot easier to learn songs. (First Lesson is free sample) http://www.wwbluegrassacademy.com/index.php/home/bluegrass-banjocomments/banjo-rolls

6. Banjo Chords Before you start picking you will need to know some basic chords. This section has The 3 basic cords and a few more.

7. Start Pickin :This section has 12 lessons that teaches you the 3 major fretting hand techniques. The Slide, Hammer and Push Off. Playing rolls with the 3 major cords. Picking the song Cripple Creek while Using videos , Tab and MP3's that you play along with. (First Lesson is free sample) http://www.wwbluegrassacademy.com/index.php/home/bluegrass-banjocomments/start-pickin

8. Once you have completed all 7 sections you'll be able to go

to the song section and learn new tunes.

What songs go with the beginner ? Bil-em Cabbage Down, foggy Mt,

Bury Me Beneath The Willow, Dooley, Ill Fly Away. Whoa Mule,

Nine Pound Hammer, Old Time Religion ,Shady Grove,

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Capo

http://www.wwbluegrassacademy.com/index.php/bluegrass-banjo/equip/79-capos

New Free Stuff (Tab for I'll Fly Away)

http://www.wwbluegrassacademy.com/index.php/bluegrass-banjo/banjosongs/161-banjo-ill-fly-away

New Free Stuff 8/19/09

Free tab to will-the-circle-be-unbroken http://www.wwbluegrassacademy.com/index.php/bluegrass-banjo/banjosongs/169-banjo-will-the-circle-be-unbroken

If your a member Of BanioAcademy I added 6 diffrent endings with tab and video. http://www.wwbluegrassacademy.com/index.php/banjo/banjo-endings

[size=3]If your not a member Heres some free stuff [/size=3]

Standard Ending #1http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpbjmTYLEyA

[img]http://www.banjohangout.ws/banjohangout.org/storage/photos/large/7816-1353291482009.jpg[/img]

\

NEW>>>7-16-09

Heres the new way i make lessons on the BanjoAcademy site.

I have found a way to put Tab and video together so if you caint read tab you can still use the video.

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1025846945222

or

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93k7G4wO2lo

Old stuff

http://www.wwbluegrassacademy.com/index.php/banjo/banjosongs/15-songs

OR

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y0M4m1W1Dk

Basic Rythmn

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1021868445762

Banjo-Cumberland Gap

Saturday, 24 January 2009 21:09 Glenn Bluegrass Banjo - Banjo Songs Cumberland Gap. This song was writen about a location in the Apalachian Mountains

This is the intro version for those just starting to learn to play up the neck. It is designed to teach you how to play up the neck from a lower part with out stoping. First we break the song into 2 parts. The low part and the high part.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Low Part

Cumberland Gap's low part is made up of 3 licks. The first lick is used at the begining and the end of the low part.

Lick 1 Click here to see video >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6F392TlYZE

[img]http://www.wwbluegrassacademy.com/images/stories/cumberland%20gap%20lick%201.jpg[/img]

Lick 2 Click here to see video >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IJY0gmaf5Y

[img]http://www.wwbluegrassacademy.com/images/stories/cumberland%20gap%20lick%202.jpg[/img]

Lick 3 Click here to see video >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4lU8ib9LHQ

[img]http://www.wwbluegrassacademy.com/images/stories/cumberland%20gap%20lick%203.jpg[/img]

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The Low Part

Learn all 3 licks and put them together as the low part of the song.

This video is for the low part Click here to see video >>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQUOTGB-WxQ

[img]http://www.wwbluegrassacademy.com/images/stories/cubberland%20gap%201st%20half.jpg[/img]

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The High Part is also made of of 3 licks

Up The Neck Lick 1 Click To See Video >>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPMSzEj2SFc

[img]http://www.wwbluegrassacademy.com/images/stories/cumberland%20gap%20up%20the%20neck%20lick%201.jpg[/img]

Up The Neck Lick 2 Click To See Video>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lD5O3NPOOMo

[img]http://www.wwbluegrassacademy.com/images/stories/cumberland%20gap%20up%20the%20neck%20lick%202.jpg[/img]

Up The Neck Lick 3 Click To See Video>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK10wAGCWeA

[img]http://www.wwbluegrassacademy.com/images/stories/cumberland%20gap%20up%20the%20neck%20lick%203.jpg[/img]

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The High Part

Now that you know all the licks lets put it all together. Click To See Video>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZAqNgBn-s8

[img]http://www.wwbluegrassacademy.com/images/stories/cumberland%20gap%202nd%20half.jpg[/img]

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Now that you know Both the low part and the high part lets put it all together.

Click To See Video>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFt-nNNdenc

Use the practice MP3s (At the www.BanjoAcademy.org ) and play it till you get it nice and smooth.

[img]http://www.wwbluegrassacademy.com/images/stories/cumberland%20gap.jpg[/img]

Check Out www.TheBluegrassAcademy.com

Thank you Glenn this is wonderful for our site members.