Learn Banjo: Level 1
Starting with the simplest levels, you'll quickly be picking with easy clawhammer, old-time and bluegrass styles - even if you've never played before! Each of these instructors is a master player who also knows how to teach with clarity and patience.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS ONLY A PARTIAL LIST. WE INVITE YOU TO EXPLORE OUR WEBSITE FOR OTHER GREAT LESSONS AT THIS LEVEL.

A Bluegrass Banjo Christmas
Bill Evans
Learn Seven Beloved Songs and Carols
Master banjo picker Bill Evans has made a joyous lesson for novice and intermediate players, bringing the holidays to you through seven classic songs and carols that you can play in bluegrass style. While learning these tunes, you’ll also be gaining invaluable banjo techniques that will help you with any song or instrumental you want to play.
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Beginning Bluegrass Banjo
Pete Wernick
Through his books, videos, classes and workshops, Pete (Dr. Banjo) Wernick has probably gotten more people playing bluegrass banjo than just about anyone. This is the perfect course for those who want to play three-finger style bluegrass banjo from scratch. You may never have touched a banjo before, but Pete will have you picking right from the opening minutes ...
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Bluegrass Slow Jam for the Total Beginner
Pete Wernick
A Super-Easy, No-Fail Play-Along Session
Anyone, with any instrument, can get into this bluegrass jam session, even if you've never tried it before. All you need to know are four basic chords (G, C, D and A) to be able to play along with the band! This video will give you the practice and the confidence you'll need to join a real jam ...
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Clawhammer Banjo
Ken Perlman
From Basic Frailing to Melodic Style
This complete course by one of America's best-known players and teachers takes you from the most basic banjo skills through complex melodic clawhammer style. Ken Perlman breaks down more than 40 great tunes, including old-time banjo songs, fiddle tunes and Irish and New England dances to provide you with a rich repertoire and months of exciting study. The pieces ...
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Clawhammer Banjo: The Basics and Beyond
David Holt
“You’ll never be sorry you spent time learning the banjo.” - David Holt Want to play clawhammer banjo? Here’s a nearly foolproof way to learn this popular old-time mountain style! David Holt’s easy-to-follow instructions, friendly approach and invaluable exercises will have you picking and singing in no time. David gets you started in the simplest way, with an open G ...
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Five-String Banjo For Beginners
Happy Traum
The emphasis of this easy, hands-on lesson is on traditional folk picking styles and song accompaniment, and almost anyone can do it. Newcomers to the five-string banjo will be playing and singing along with Happy Traum within minutes! Happy starts with the basics - how to hold and tune your banjo - then quickly moves on to teach basic chords along with ...
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Get Rolling
Pete Wernick
An Ultra-Easy, No-Fail Introduction to Bluegrass Banjo
You can make good banjo music almost immediately with "Dr. Banjo" himself! Pete Wernick has taught thousands of people, young and old, to play three-finger style bluegrass "Scruggs" picking. This super-easy lesson has been time-tested at Pete's many workshops and music camps, and he will have you playing along in the very first minutes. With only two chords (one ...
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Get Started On 5-String Banjo
David Holt
You've bought a brand new banjo. You take it home and pull it out of the case. Now what? Well, you open it up in your digital library, learn the parts of the banjo, how to hold it, and how to get it in tune... and start to play! With his easy, good-humored manner, David Holt introduces you to ...
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How To Play The 5-String Banjo
Pete Seeger
Take a lesson with America's most beloved banjo picker! You'll learn the techniques Pete used to make his songs come alive-- up-picking, frailing, whamming, double-thumbing, hammering-on and pulling-off, two- and three-finger picking and more. Pete teaches more than a dozen songs including Darlin' Cory, Lady Gay, Risselty Rosselty, Sloop John B., Dink's Song, Leather Britches, Coal Creek ...
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Jens Kruger's Banjo Method for Beginners
Jens Kruger
An Easy and Joyful Way to Start Picking
Banjo virtuoso Jens Kruger has devised a uniquely satisfying way for beginners to get started on this great American instrument. His is a completely different approach to learning to play the banjo: it's liberating, inspiring and will allow anyone to make music in minutes. Even if you already play the banjo there will be revelations here for you. Jens ...
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Learning Plectrum Banjo
Buddy Wachter
This unique, much-requested lesson by one of the world's virtuoso 4-string banjo artists will benefit beginners and experienced players alike. Buddy's clear, easy-to-follow instruction will have you playing right from the first minutes of the video. It's filled with innumerable tips and priceless advice for the learning player and is an essential addition to every 4-string player's collection.
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