Irish Tenor Banjo Lesson: Learn Ornamentation + Toss the Feathers [Reel]

Learn a great new Irish tune called 'Toss the Feathers' and get some top technique tips to improve your banjo playing.

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00:00 Introduction
00:59 Tune demonstration
02:31 Learning the first part
07:48 Playing the first part
09:51 Learning the second part


This Banjo Technique course is aimed at the improving banjo player who has already mastered the basics of the instrument. Paddy Cummins introduces a wide array of banjo techniques in his series of twelve lessons including triplets, slides, flicks, position playing, using chords, methods of creating tonal variation on the banjo, melodic variation, and bridging. As the lessons progress, the ornamentation and techniques taught progressively advance. The tunes that Paddy teaches are predominantly well-known popular session tunes; he teaches a different tune each lesson and uses it to demonstrate a new technique. In the course of these lessons, Paddy continually builds on the techniques introduced in previous lessons. By the end of the series, the student will have a firm grasp of various Irish tenor banjo techniques and a new repertoire of twelve popular Irish dance tunes that fit well on the banjo.

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