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- Steve Martin Banjo Prize
- AMA Instrumentalist of the Year
Clawhammer Banjo with Allison De Groot
Steve Martin Banjo Prize winner teaches her clawhammer approach to old-time technique, alternate tunings, and traditional repertoire.
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About this school
300+
Video lessons
60+ hours
Content
Beginner - Advanced
Skill range
300+
Video exchanges
About this course
Allison de Groot has created a definitive video library that includes hundreds of online banjo lessons. Students have unlimited access to Allison's entire banjo method, plus banjo tablature, play-along tracks, and other study materials. What ultimately sets these banjo lessons apart from other online offerings is the ability to submit a video for review using the ArtistWorks Video Exchange learning platform. Allison reviews each submission and records a video response, offering tips about how to progress. All students can access the Video Exchange library, which is constantly expanding and may contain the key to unlock your playing.
What you’ll learn
- Clawhammer technique
- Bum-ditty rhythm
- Alternate tunings
- Double thumbing
- Old-time repertoire
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300+ lessons · 10 levels
300+ video exchanges. All yours.
Video exchanges are lessons between the educator and student. Every student has access to the full library of exchanges recorded in this school. Learn from real feedback on real playing, even when it isn't your own.
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About the educator
Allison de Groot
An acclaimed clawhammer banjo player in Americana and roots music, she was a 2023 Americana Music Association "Instrumentalist of the Year" nominee. Half of an award-winning duo with fiddler Tatiana Hargreaves, she performs internationally across North America and Europe.
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