Banjo with Tony Trischka
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Course Structure Banjo with Tony Trischka
Each lesson builds on the last, taking you from zero to hero!
Master banjo with Banjo Hall of Fame legend Tony Trischka. Over 365 lessons from first-time player beginner basics through advanced concepts, old-time fingerpicking, and tunes in melodic, single-string, and Earl Scruggs styles.
Level 1: Beginner
Start your banjo journey with tuning, essential rolls, chords, and your first songs. Discover beginner banjo skills: hand position, tab reading, and classic melodies. Build confidence with basic rolls, chords, and simple tunes to get started.
Bob Carlin: An Introduction to Clawhammer
Level 2: Intermediate
Explore other tunings, backup techniques, expressive soloing and a ton of jam standards. Build your repertoire with Double C, D tuning, and a range of backup and solo styles. Learn creative improvisation, advanced backup, and tunings to deepen your banjo skills.
Level 3: Advanced
Deepen your skills with advanced theory, Béla Fleck’s techniques, and creative improvisation. Refine your playing through advanced rolls, unique tunings, and expressive solo work. Explore complex theory, fast picking techniques, and tools for composing your own music.
Old Time Fingerpicking
Discover unique tunings and classic banjo pieces inspired by Dock Boggs and other pioneers. Explore iconic tunes and tunings from banjo masters like Snuffy Jenkins and Roscoe Holcomb. Build your skills through timeless banjo styles and traditional melodies in unique tunings.
Classic Style Banjo
Explore elegant parlor-style picking and play refined, expressive banjo arrangements. Build classic banjo skills with intricate melodies and graceful parlor-style arrangements. Learn sophisticated parlor techniques and bring timeless banjo pieces to life.
Celtic Tunes
Playing Backup
40 Warm Up Exercises
30 Day Challenge
Earl Jam Tunes -NEW!
Explore roots-inspired tunes with fun, accessible arrangements and a touch of bluegrass flair. Play lively acoustic arrangements blending folk, blues, and classic pop styles. Enjoy approachable renditions of traditional and popular tunes with a rootsy feel. Tony breaks down his transcriptions of recently unearthed jams from Earl Scruggs
About Banjo with Tony Trischka
Tony Trischka has created a definitive video library that includes hundreds of banjo lessons, special guests, exclusive interviews, and performances. Students have unlimited access to all these online banjo lessons plus banjo tabs, backing tracks, and other study materials. What ultimately sets these banjo lessons apart from other online offerings however, is the ability to submit a video for review using the ArtistWorks Video Exchange® learning platform. Tony Trischka reviews each submission and records a video response, offering tips about how to improve. All students can access Tony’s Video Exchange library, which has been steadily expanding since 2009 and may contain the key to unlock your playing.
About Tony Trischka
Tony Trischka has inspired countless bluegrass and acoustic musicians for more than 4 decades now. Trischka made his recording debut in 1971 on 15 Bluegrass Instrumentals with the band Country Cooking. He went on to record three solo albums between 1974 and 1976: Bluegrass Light, Heartlands, and Banjoland. Since 1978 he has played with artists such as Peter Rowan, Richard Greene, and Stacy Phillips, and countless others. His Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular album, which came out in 2004, received multiple IBMA awards and a Grammy Nomination. In 2010 he produced Steve Martin's highly acclaimed Rare Bird Alert album, which was nominated for Bluegrass Album of the Year. Trischka was the musical director for the documentary "Give Me the Banjo", which aired on PBS in 2011. Aside from teaching, Tony continues to push the boundaries of banjo music on stage and in the studio.
What students are saying!
Wonderfull!
Tony is a great teacher! It's a pleasure to be his student!
Tony just LOVES banjo
This guy typically is holding one of his several banjos. He dreams banjo. Besides his family nothing rates higher. Also he has been teaching for 40 years and is very kind, patient,...
I love Tony trischkas lessons
We love Tony’s lessons he is a absolutely amazing teacher and banjo player and he responds to my video exchanges within a day or two he is very nice and gives you a direst and pers...
Banjo with Tony Trischka
I have been learning the banjo with the on-line lessons with Tony Trischka for a few years now and it has been great. I will be doing this for many more years. Thanks Tony!
Just Excellent
I have been a student here continuously for 13 years I credit Tony’s excellent instruction with everything I know about banjo playing and a good del about life as well. Tony’s resp...
Great Response Time!
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Banjo with Tony Trischka
Tony is a remarkable banjo instructor. My banjo skills have vastly improved under Tony’s guidance. Tony provides straight forward feedback on where I’ve hit the mark as well as con...
Very nice
You could spend a lifetime mastering all the content of this course, very thorough indeed. What a time to be alive and have access to this knowledge.
Well done! (And I'm not talking about my steak.)
I love this teacher, this curriculum, this website, this entire experience. I love the lessons, the tabs, the interviews, the performances, and the forums. It still blows me away t...
Review of banjo lessons taught by Tony Trishka
Tony has designed a careful progression of lessons so students can learn new skills and practice them along with Tony, get feedback on videos sent in, watch videos of other student...
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