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Clawhammer Banjo with
Allison de Groot

Master the clawhammer banjo with internationally renowned virtuoso Allison de Groot
  • Elevate your banjo playing skills, whether you’re a beginner, intermediate, or advanced player
  • Master techniques in the clawhammer/overhand banjo styles
  • Expand your repertoire of old-time and traditional standards & tune arrangements
  • Learn essential improvisation techniques & deepen your understanding of music theory
  • Receive personal guidance directly from Allison along every step of your learning journey
Clawhammer Banjo: Learn more about Allison's course
  • Elevate your banjo playing skills, whether you’re a beginner, intermediate, or advanced player
  • Master techniques in the clawhammer/overhand banjo styles
  • Expand your repertoire of old-time and traditional standards & tune arrangements
  • Learn essential improvisation techniques & deepen your understanding of music theory
  • Receive personal guidance directly from Allison along every step of your learning journey
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What's In This Plan?
  • Unlimited Access to Lessons
  • Unlimited Access to Video Exchange Library
  • Unlimited Video Submissions to Teacher
  • Music Theory Workshop
  • Backing Tracks across Instruments
  • VIP Bonus Content
  • 100s of banjo lessons at your own pace
  • All levels and styles of playing welcome
  • Slow Motion & Looping on videos
Experience the Power of Video Exchange Learning®
Video Exchange Explained: how you'll connect with Allison
  • Get personalized video feedback directly from Allison
  • Watch and learn from all the interactions that Allison has shared with her other students
  • The most supportive way to master the clawhammer banjo online
Allison’s Online Clawhammer Banjo Course: A Comprehensive Guide for Every Level of Player
  • 9 sections covering introductory methods to advanced techniques, tunes, & more
  • 100+ multi-angle video lessons for optimal learning and fretboard understanding
  • 40+ professionally recorded play-along backing tracks to accompany the lessons
  • Tablature, notation and supplemental materials included
About Allison de Groot
  • Performed and recorded alongside many of the most renowned traditional musicians in North America and Europe
  • Nominated for “Instrumentalist of the Year” by the Americana Music Association in 2023
  • Performed at iconic international festivals including Newport Folk Festival, Pickathon, Red Wing Roots, Winnipeg Folk Festival, Hardly Strictly, and Celtic Connections
  • 2 critically acclaimed records alongside fiddler Tatiana Hargreaves and 1 alongside percussive dancer Nic Gareiss
  • Has taught at ArtistWorks since November 2024
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Clawhammer Banjo Lessons

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Section 1

Welcome to the Course
Holding the Banjo
Double C Tuning (CC) - gCGCD
Bum-Ditty
Bum-Ditty Exercise 1: Changing Strings
Bum-Ditty Exercise 2: C Major Scale Pattern
Working with Tablature
The Nashville Number System
I-IV-V Chords in Double C Tuning
Miscellaneous Topics - Video Exchange Category
"Old Molly Hare" - Bum-Ditty - Key of C
Split Bum-Ditty
"Old Molly Hare" - Split Bum-Ditty - Key of C
"Mississippi Sawyer" Part A - Split Bum-Ditty - Key of C
Hammer-Ons & Pull-Offs
Bumpa-Ditty
"Mississippi Sawyer" Part B - Bumpa-Ditty - Key of C
"Mississippi Sawyer" Complete Tune - Key of C
"Old Molly Hare" - Faster Tempo - Key of C
"Mississippi Sawyer" - Faster Tempo - Key of C

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Section 2

Allison's Instrument & Strings
Finger Placement, Strumming & Tone
G Tuning - g-D-G-B-D
"Ida Red" - Key of G
Slides
Bumpa-Ditty with Pull-Off / Return
I-IV-V Chords in G Tuning
"Sail Away Ladies" - Key of G
Drop Thumb / Double Thumb - Double C Tuning
Miscellaneous Topics - Video Exchange Category
Double Thumb Exercise
"Old Molly Hare" - Double Thumb - Key of C
The Cross Over Pattern
"Jack Wilson" - Key of C
Rhythm

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Section 3

Old Time Jams & Tunings
Using a Capo & Playing in Different Keys
"Old Molly Hare" - Key of D
"Mississippi Sawyer" - Key of D
A Tuning - a-E-A-C#-E
I-IV-V Chords in A Tuning
"Pretty Little Widow" - Chords - Key of A
"Cluck Old Hen" - Key of A
"Late for the Dance" - Key of A
Miscellaneous Topics - Video Exchange Category
The Roll Pattern
"Late for the Dance" - Adding the Roll Pattern - Key of A
4 Interchangeable Patterns
Rhythm Exercise with Tatiana Hargreaves

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Section 4

"Down the Road" - Key of D
I-IV-V Chords in D Tuning
Thumb for Melody Notes
"Sourwood Mountain" - Key of G
G Modal Tuning - g-D-G-C-D
"Twin Sisters" - G Modal
Alternate Tunings
"Peach Bottom Creek" - f#-D-F#-A-D Tuning
Miscellaneous Topics - Video Exchange Category

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Section 5

F Tuning - f-D-G-C-D
I-IV-V Chords in F Tuning
"Will Davenport's Tune" - Key of F
The Galax Lick
"Old Molly Hare" - Galax Lick - Key of C
"Across the Sea" - Key of C
"Across the Sea" - Galax Lick - Key of C
"Sugar Hill" - Key of D
Ghost Notes
Miscellaneous Topics - Video Exchange Category
"The Rabbit Skipped" - Key of C

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Section 6

"Big Eyed Rabbit" - f-F-G-C-D Tuning - Key of F
Crooked Tunes
Micro Slides
"Who's Been Here Since I've Been Gone" - Key of A
"Buck Creek Girls" - Key of C
"Buck Creek Girls" - Variations - Key of C
"Farewell Whiskey" - Demo with Tatiana Hargreaves
Miscellaneous Topics - Video Exchange Category

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Section 7

"Mississippi Sawyer" Part A Variations - Key of D
"Mississippi Sawyer" Part B Variations - Key of D
"Mississippi Sawyer" Demo with Tatiana Hargreaves - Key of D
The Rhoda Rake
Festival Versions vs. Specific Versions
"Soldier's Joy" - Key of D
"Backstep Cindy" - Key of D
"Backstep Cindy" - Variations - Demo with Tatiana Hargreaves - Key of D
Miscellaneous Topics - Video Exchange Category

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Section 8

The X Shape
"Cumberland Gap" - X Shape - Key of G
"Sail Away Ladies" - X Shape - Key of G
"Touch Me if You Dare" - Demo with Tatiana Hargreaves - Key of G
Chord Inversions
"Jenny Lind Polka" - Chord Inversions - Key of G
"Pretty Little Widow" - Key of A
Mapping the Fretboard
Diatonic Chord Exercise
Miscellaneous Topics - Video Exchange Category
Useful Non-Diatonic Chords - G Tuning

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Section 9

2 Note C Chord Shapes
3 Note Diatonic C Chord Shapes
"Lonesome Blues" - Demo with Tatiana Hargreaves - Key of C
"Ducks on the Millpond" - Demo with Tatiana Hargreaves - Key of D
"Rabbit Where's Your Mammy?" - Demo with Tatiana Hargreaves - Key of D
"Jaybird Died of the Whooping Cough" - Key of G
"Augusta" - Key of F
Altered F# Tuning - f#-B-E-A-D
"Cumberland Gap" - f#-B-E-A-D Tuning - Key of D
Miscellaneous Topics - Video Exchange Category
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