• Grammy nominee
  • IBMA

Banjo with Tony Trischka

Banjo legend teaches his complete approach from Scruggs rolls to melodic style and single-string technique.

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About this school

1,100+
Video lessons
100+ hours
Content
Beginner - Advanced
Skill range
12,500+
Video exchanges

About this course

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.

What you’ll learn

  • Scruggs-style rolls
  • Melodic banjo style
  • Single string technique
  • Clawhammer basics
  • Bluegrass repertoire

Sample Lessons

Level 1: Beginner sample lesson preview

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Bob Carlin: An Introduction to Clawhammer sample lesson preview

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Level 2: Intermediate sample lesson preview

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1,100+ lessons · 10 levels

12,500+ 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

Tony Trischka

An influential banjo player and pioneer in modern bluegrass music, he's a Grammy-nominated artist and producer of Steve Martin's Rare Bird Alert. He has collaborated with Peter Rowan, Richard Greene, and other leading acoustic musicians, and was musical director for PBS's Give Me the Banjo.

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