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Curriculum of the Academy of Bluegrass

BANJO

Level 1: Beginner

Title:
Welcome
Holding The Banjo
Tuning Part 1
Tuning Part 2: Fun With Tuning
Intro to Chords G C D7
This Little Light of Mine
Right Hand Position Part 1
Right Hand Position Part 2
Reading Tablature
Ode to Joy Part 1
Ode to Joy Part 2
Alternating Thumb Roll Exercises
Forward Roll: Boil Them Cabbage Down
Mixed Rolls Part 1: Boil Them Cabbage Down
Mixed Rolls Part 2: Boil Them Cabbage Down
The Slide: Boil Them Cabbage Down
How to Practice
Osborne Roll Part 1: The F Chord - Boil Them Cabbage Down
Osborne Roll Part 2: Fingering
Osborne Roll Part 3: Sourwood Mountain
Rolling Backup
D Chord
Finger Picks
Michael Row the Boat Ashore
The Watermill
Call For Videos
Separation of Notes Part 1
Separation of Notes Part 2
Hitting the Head with the Picks
Playing with Others Part 1
Playing with Others Part 2: Beginning Back-up
Playing with Others Part 3
Using the Capo Part 1
Using the Capo Part 2
Metronome
Beginning Hammer-Ons Part 1
Beginning Hammer-Ons Part 2: Shady Grove
Beginning Hammer-Ons Part 3: Mole in the Ground
Tone
Pull-Offs Part 1
Pull-Offs Part 2: 3-2
Pull-Offs Part 3: The Old Cat Died
Choking the 2-3 Slide
John Hardy Part 1: Playing the Syllables
John Hardy Part 2: Tag Ending
John Hardy Part 3: Alternate Chorus
John Hardy Part 4: Backup
Finding the Melody: When the Saints Go Marching In - Part 1
Finding the Melody: When the Saints Go Marching In - Part 2
Record Yourself
Up the Neck Part 1: Boil Them Cabbage Down
Up the Neck Part 2: Skip to My Lou
Up the Neck Part 3: Call for Videos
Changing a String
Working on Speed
Roll with No Name Part 1
Roll with No Name Part 2
Roll with No Name Part 3: "A" Part Variation

Level 2: Intermediate Banjo

Title:
Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms Part 1
Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms Part 2
Harmonics
Grandfather's Clock Part 1
Grandfather's Clock Part 2
Bridge Placement
Endings
Fancier Backup Part 1
Fancier Backup Part 2
Fancier Backup Part 3
Fancier Backup Part 4
Fancier Backup Part 5
Fancier Backup Part 6
Don't Get Trouble in Your Mind: More Key of C
3-0-2 Lick/Black Mountain Rag Part 1
3-0-2 Lick/Black Mountain Rag Part 2
Intermediate Hammer-Ons Part 1
Intermediate Hammer-Ons Part 2
Lonesome Road Blues
Happy Birthday (Key of G)
Transposing 1: I'll Fly Away (Key of G)
Transposing 2: I'll Fly Away (Key of C)
Transposing 3: I'll Fly Away (Key of D)
Sally Goodin Position - Part A
Sally Goodin Position - Part B
Developing Scruggsy Solos Part 1
Developing Scruggsy Solos Part 2
Worried Man Blues
Worried Man Blues: Up the Neck
Sandy Boys
Sitting On Top of the World
Sitting On Top of the World - Up the Neck: Part 1
Sitting On Top of the World - Up the Neck: Part 2
Scruggsy Improvisation Part 1
Scruggsy Improvisation Part 2
Little Rabbit
Melodic Style Part 1: Devil's Dream
Melodic Style Part 2
Melodic Style Part 3: Boil Them Cabbage Down
Melodic Style Part 4: Sandy River Belle
Melodic Style Part 5: Sore Fingers Hornpipe 1
Melodic Style Part 6: Sore Fingers Hornpipe 2
Melodic Style Part 7: Black Mountain Rag
Melodic Style: Skip to My Lou (Key of C)
Redwing
Redwing: Melodic Style
More Metronome Work
D Tuning Part 1
D Tuning Part 2: Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
D Tuning Part 3: Soldier's Joy 1
D Tuning Part 4: Soldier's Joy 2
Theory - Scales
Theory - Chords
Theory - Major Chords
Theory - Minor Chords
E Minor Part 1: Pretty Polly (Down the Neck)
E Minor Part 2: Pretty Polly (Up the Neck)
E Minor Part 3: Red Rocking Chair
Bluesy Solo
Chord Extension Theory Part 1
Chord Extension Theory Part 2
Chord Extension Theory Part 3
Transposing
Earl's Back-Up for "My Little Girl in Tennessee" Part 1
Earl's Back-Up for "My Little Girl in Tennessee" Part 2
Earl's Back-Up for "My Little Girl in Tennessee" Part 3
Melodic Style: Skip to My Lou (Key of D)
Fiddle Tunes in D Part 1
Fiddle Tunes in D Part 2: Fox Chase 1
Fiddle Tunes in D Part 3: Fox Chase 2
Fiddle Tunes in D Part 4: Chinquapin Hunting 1
Fiddle Tunes in D Part 5: Chinquapin Hunting 2
Fiddle Tunes in D Part 6: Arkansas Traveler
Backup in D Without a Capo
Chords in Proximity Part 1
Chords in Proximity Part 2
Roving Gambler Part 1
Roving Gambler Part 2: Second Break
Roving Gambler Part 3: Backup
Roving Gambler Part 4: Backup 2--Up the Neck
Earl Scruggs: The Girl in the Blue Velvet Band
Single String Part 1
Single String Part 2
Single String Part 3: Boil Them Cabbage Down
Single String Part 4: Bill Cheatam
Single String Part 5: Arkansas Traveler
Single String Part 6: Chordal Approach
Single String Part 7: Green Fields of America
Travis Style Part 1: Yankee Doodle
Travis Style Part 2: Buckdancer's Choice
Arpeggios in G Part 1
Arpeggios in G Part 2
Arpeggios in G Part 3
Arpeggios in C Part 1
Arpeggios in C Part 2
Arpeggios in D Part 1
Arpeggios in D Part 2
Arpeggios in D Part 3
Blues Etude Part 1
Blues Etude Part 2
Great Big Taters in a Sandy Land Part 1
Great Big Taters in a Sandy Land Part 2
Composition Part 1: Noodling
Composition Part 2: Numbers
Composition Part 3: 30 Seconds to a Minute Part 1 - Napa Scramble
Composition Part 4: 30 Seconds to a Minute Part 2
Happy Birthday (Key of C)
Sixths Part 1: First and Third Strings 1
Sixths Part 2: First and Third Strings 2
Sixths Part 3: Second and Fourth Strings
Thirds
Thirds: John Hardy

Level 3: Advanced Banjo

Title:
Single String Scale Exercises Part 1
Single String Scale Exercises Part 2
Single String Scale Exercises Part 3
Single String Scale Exercises Part 4
Don Reno: When You and I Were Young Maggie Part 1
Don Reno: When You and I Were Young Maggie Part 2
Sally Johnson
Backward Alternating Thumb Rolls Part 1
Backward Alternating Thumb Rolls Part 2
Shelton Roll 1: Boil Them Cabbage Down
Shelton Roll 2: Salty Dog
Shelton Roll 3: Ending Lick
Advanced Scale Techniques 1
Advanced Scale Techniques 2
Improvisation Technique: Ron Cody Part 1
Improvisation Technique: Ron Cody Part 2
Improvisation Technique: Ron Cody Part 3
Four in a Row 1: John Hardy
Four in a Row 2: FMB Lick
Four in a Row 3: Etude
Four in a Row 4: Salty Dog
Blackberry Blossom
Salt River: Playing in the Key of A Without a Capo
Drop C Tuning: Espanoletas
Cattle in the Cane Part 1: Playing in the Key of A Without a Capo
Cattle in the Cane Part 2
Double Forward Roll 1
Double Forward Roll 2
Transposing: Turkey in the Straw in G and C
Death March
E Flat Part 1
E Flat Part 2
E Flat Part 3: Whiskey Before Breakfast
Advanced Improvisation 1
Advanced Improvisation 2
Cherokee Shuffle: Noam Pikelny's Break
Plantation Symphony Part 1
Plantation Symphony Part 2
Plantation Symphony Part 3
Bela Arpeggio Technique
Bela Scale Technique
Bach Violin Sonata
Mixolydian Mode Part 1
Mixolydian Mode Part 2

Old Time Fingerpicking Banjo

Title:
New Tuning: Calloway
Dock Boggs Part 1: Pretty Polly
Dock Boggs Part 2: Coke Oven March
Dock Boggs Part 3: Sugar Baby
Snuffy Jenkins Part 1: Cripple Creek
Snuffy Jenkins Part 2: Wood Pile

Classic Style Banjo

Title:
Picking In The Parlor- Classic Style Banjo
Watermill
Home Sweet Home
This House Is Haunted
Plantation Symphony Part 1
Plantation Symphony Part 2
Plantation Symphony Part 3
Washington Post March Part 1
Washington Post March Part 2
Black Jack Grove

MANDOLIN

Beginner Mandolin

Title:
Introduction to Beginner Mandolin
About the Mandolin
Sitting Position
Sitting Vs. Standing
Tuning
The Right Hand - Part 1
The Right Hand - Part 2
The Left Hand - Part 1
The Left Hand - Part 2
Open Chords - Part 1
Open Chords - Part 2
Open Chords - Part 3
Old Joe Clark Part 1
Old Joe Clark Part 2 - With Metronome
Liberty Part 1
Liberty Part 2 - With Metronome
Boil Them Cabbage Down
Woody's Rag
Build Your Own Exercise
Fun With Theory - Part 1
Fun With Theory - Part 2
Way Downtown
I Am a Pilgrim
Finding Minor Chords
Minor Chord Progression Exercise
Finding Moveable Chords
The 7th or Dominant Chords
7th Chords as Dominants
Playing 1-4-5 in Minor
Bluegrass Chop Chords - Part 1
Bluegrass Chop Chords - Part 2
Down and Up Picking Basics
This Little Light of Mine
Nine Pound Hammer
Fiddle Tune - Devil's Dream in A
Banjo Tune - Cripple Creek in G

Intermediate Mandolin

Title:
Introduction to Intermediate Mandolin
Fun With Theory
Moveable Chords
Three Moveable Chords
Cookoo's Nest
Red Haired Boy
Salt Creek
Positions
Fisher's Hornpipe - Part 1
Fisher's Hornpipe - Part 2
How to Practice
Target Notes - Golden Slippers
Target Notes - Liberty
Speed
Old Joe Licks - Sittin' On Top of the World
Old Joe Licks - Little Maggie
June Apple
Little Maggie with Salt Creek Licks
Little Maggie - Part 2
Ear Training
The Mandolin's Place in the Band
Turnaround Licks 1-5-1
Bill Cheatum
Stretching Exercises and Finger Busters
Tremelos
Harmonizing the Melody
Doable Double Stops
Doable Double Stops - Part 2
Scale Patterns - Part 1
Scale Patterns - Part 2
Scale Patterns - Part 3
Playing Fills Behind a Vocalist
Kickoffs - Part 1
Kickoffs - Part 2
Three Main Inversions - part 1
Three Main Inversions - part 2
Three Main Inversions - part 3
Three Main Inversions - part 4
Three Main Dominant Chords
Sitting on Top of the World - Performance
Blues Scale - Part 1
Blues Scale - Part 2
Sitting on Top of the World - Blues
1-6-2-5 Progression

Advanced Mandolin

Title:
Introduction to Advanced Mandolin
What Makes an Advanced Player - Part 1
What Makes an Advanced Player - Part 2
Grooving
Practicing for Speed - Part 1
Practicing for Speed - Part 2
Advanced Arpeggios - Part 1
Advanced Arpeggios - Part 2
Playing Out of Closed Position
Old Home Place
Chief Sitting in the Rain
Ride the Wild Turkey
Scotch and Swing - Part 1
Scotch and Swing - Part 2
Making Simple Tunes Difficult - Part 1
Making Simple Tunes Difficult - Part 2
Making Simple Tunes Difficult - Part 3
Scales With Four Fingers - Part 1
Scales With Four Fingers - Part 2
Reharmonizing Traditional Melodies
Little Maggie
Other Genres - Nao Me Toques Part 1
Other Genres - Nao Me Toques Part 2
Other Genres - Nao Me Toques Part 3
Nao Me Toques - Performance
Final Finger Buster

FIDDLE

Beginner Fiddle

Title:
Introduction to Basic Fiddle
Tuning the Fiddle Part 1
Tuning the Fiddle Part 2
The Names of Notes and Where They Are Part 1
The Names of Notes and Where They Are Part 2
Principles and Gear Part 1
Principles and Gear Part 2
Principles and Gear Part 3
Practicing for Pitch
Standing Stance
Sitting Stance
Right Hand Bow Hold: Part 1
Right Hand Bow Hold: Part 2
Left Hand Position
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
"Rubber Dolly"
Rosining the Bow
Up - Bows, Down - Bows, Upper Half and Lower Half
Speed Vs. Pressure
Exercise 1: Smooth
"Way Downtown"
Exercise 2: Dot, Dot, Dot
"Why D'ya Wander" Explanation
"Why D'ya Wander" Tune
Beginning Shuffles
"Old Joe Clark"
Crossing Strings
"Liberty" Explanation
"Liberty" Tune
The Fingerboard
The Major Scale in A
Double Stops
"Little Rabbit" Part 1
"Little Rabbit" Part 2
The Natural Minor Scale
"Kitchen Girl"
The Mixolydian Mode
"Old Joe Clark" Mixolydian Mode
The Dorian Mode
Major Arpeggio
Minor Arpeggios Part 1
Minor Arpeggios Part 2
"Golden Slippers" Part 1
"Golden Slippers" Part 2
"Sally Goodin" Part 1
"Sally Goodin" Part 2
"Ginseng From Mr. Blake"
"Fire on the Mountain" Part 1
"Fire on the Mountain" Part 2
Bowing: Sally Anne
Bowing: Soldiers Joy
More Thoughts on Bowing
Simple Tags - Part 1
Simple Tags - Part 2
Simple Tags - Part 3

Intermediate Fiddle

Title:
Introduction to Intermediate Fiddle
Mastery Means that it Feels Easy!
A Great Left Hand Exercise
Developing Speed Means Playing Slow First!
The Blues Form
The Blues Scale: Part 1
The Blues Scale: Part 2
"Blues on Gravel"
"Carrol Country Blues": Part 1
"Carrol Country Blues": Part 2
Numbering the Notes
Intervals
Pentatonic Scale
"Sally Johnson" in G Part 1
"Sally Johnson" in G Part 2
Minors
The Greek Medley
Rhythmic Bowing Part 1
Rhythmic Bowing Part 2
"Brushy Fork of John's Creek"
"Salt Creek" Part 1
"Salt Creek" Part 2
Major Arpeggios Part 1
Major Arpeggios Part 2
Minor Arpeggios
First, Second, Third, Half and Fourth Part 1
First, Second, Third, Half and Fourth Part 2
One Tune to All Keys: "Blues On Gravel" in E
Closed Keys: Using that Pinky!
Only Four Keys Part 1
Only Four Keys Part 2
"Dark Hollow"
Practicing Shifting Positions
Trouble Keys: F# Db Bb
Transposing Tunes Around Keys
Getting to and from Third Position
Sequence Tunes
"Bill Cheatham"
"Blackberry Blossom"
"Big Sciota"
Sequence Tunes: Summary
Vibrato
Double Stops: 5ths
Double Stops: 4ths
Double Stops: 6ths
"Florida Blues"
Double Stops: 3rds
"Farewell Blues"
Double Stops: Unisons, 2nds, and 7ths
Double Stops: "Dark Hollow" and "Whistlin' Rufus"
Modal and Older Movement: "Rueben's Train"
Numbering Chords Part 1
Numbering Chords Part 2
7ths Chords
"Salty Dog Blues"
Solo: Phrases and Form
Solo: "Why D'ya Wander"
Solo: Bluegrass Kickoffs
"Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms"
Bluesy Bluegrass Phrasing
Solo: Constructing Melodies
Solo: Double Stops
Solo: Rhyming Phrases
Solo: Mandolin Chop Position
Loud and Soft Playing
Backing Up the Singer
Two Tactics, One Song: "Way Downtown"
Fourth Finger Workout: "Sally Goodin"
Fourth Finger Workout: "Back Up and Push"
Backing Up a Singer "New River Train" with Scott Law
The Mystery Note: "Salty Dog Blues"
Phrasing
Shuffles
"Tennessee Waltz"
Vowels and Consonants
The Infamous Chop Part 1
The Infamous Chop Part 2
The Infamous Chop Part 3
Crossing the Bar Line
Evening Prayer Blues - Performance
Evening Prayer Blues Key of E - Breakdown Part 1
Evening Prayer Blues Key of E - Breakdown Part 2
Fisher's Hornpipe - Key of E
Fisher's Hornpipe - Key of F
In Love With Another Woman
Muleskinner Licks in Chop Position
Pentatonics - Part 1
Phrasing Part 2 - Be Sound and Alert
Swingy Styles
Pentatonics - Part 2

Advanced Fiddle

Title:
Introduction to Advanced Fiddle
Man of Constant Sorrow
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Ride the Wild Turkey - Part 1
Ride the Wild Turkey - Part 2
Grey Eagle
Midnight on the Water
Golden Eagle Hornpipe
Whiskey Before Breakfast
Scotch and Swing
Hangman's Reel
Banks of the Ohio
California Blues
Sally Johnson
Tonal Gravity
Tricks and Ideas - Dark Hollow
Beaumont Rag
Banjo Tunes to Fiddle
Basics of Improvising - The Worked Out Solo
Basics of Improvising - Phrasing
Basics of Improvising - Five Paths - Part 1
Basics of Improvising - Five Paths - Part 2
Basics of Improvising - Five Paths - Part 3
Basics of Improvising - Five Paths - Part 4
Basics of Improvising - Building a Solo
Basics of Improvising - Long Soloing
Diatonic Arpeggios - Part 1
Diatonic Arpeggios - Part 2
Diatonic Arpeggios - Part 3
Forcing Chord Changes
Playing in B
Sequences - Part 1
Sequences - Part 2
The Diminished Chord - Part 1
The Diminished Chord - Part 2
Toggling on 1-4 - Part 1
Toggling on 1-4 - Part 2
Turnaround Kickoffs - Part 1
Turnaround Kickoffs - Part 2
Nine Pound Hammer - 5 Minor Sub for 1-7
Cherokee Shuffle - Part 1
Cherokee Shuffle - Part 2
Jeremy Reel - Part 1
Jeremy Reel - Part 2
John Hardy Substitutions

GUITAR

Basic Guitar

Title:
Introduction to Bluegrass Guitar
Holding the Guitar
Tuning the Guitar
Holding the Pick Part 1
Holding the Pick Part 2
Holding the Pick Part 3
Holding the Pick Part 4
Left Hand Position on the Neck
Left Hand: Holding Down the Notes
Let's Get the Pick Moving
Combining the Left and Right Hands: Part 1
Combining the Left and Right Hands: Part 2
Rhythm and Chords Overview
The Chords G, C, and D
The Chords A and E
The "Boom Chuck" Sound Part 1
The "Boom Chuck" Sound Part 2
Changing Chords in Rhythm Exercise 1
Changing Chords in Rhythm Exercise 2
Changing Chords in Rhythm Exercise 3
Changing Chords in Rhythm Exercise 4
"You Are My Sunshine"
"Wildwood Flower"
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
"Blue Moon of Kentucky"
Introduction to Single Note Playing
The Major Scales G and C
The Major Scales D and A
The Major Scales F and E
The Pentatonic Scales G and C
The Pentatonic Scales D and A
The Pentatonic Scales F and E
Practice Tips
Chord Theory Part 1
Chord Theory Part 2
Introduction to the Walking Bass
Walking Bass Part 2
Walking Bass Part 3
Reading Tablature
Beginning Hammer-Ons
Hammer-Ons: Exercise 1
Beginning Pull-Offs
Pull-Offs: Exercise 1
Beginning Slides
Slides: Exercise 1
Using a Capo
Tune: "Turkey in the Straw" Part A
Tune: "Turkey in the Straw" Part B
Tune: "Turkey in the Straw" Playing Rhythm
Tune: "Red Haired Boy" Part A
Tune: "Red Haired Boy" Part B
Tune: "Red Haired Boy" Playing Rhythm
Tune: "Jimmy Brown"
Tune: "Gold Rush" Part A
Tune: "Gold Rush" Part B
Tune: "Gold Rush" Playing Rhythm
Tune: "Give Me Back My 15 Cents" Part A
Tune: "Give Me Back My 15 Cents" Part B
Tune: "Give Me Back My 15 Cents" Playing Rhythm
Tune: "Soldier's Joy" Part A
Tune: "Soldier's Joy" Part B
Tune: "Soldier's Joy" Playing Rhythm
Daley's Reel - Part 1
Daley's Reel - Part 2
Kitchen Girl
Over the Waterfall

Intermediate Guitar

Title:
Introduction to Intermediate
Fretting Hand Review
Hammer and Pull Exercise 1 in G
Hammer Exercise 1 in C
Hammer and Pull Exercise 1 in D
Picking Hand Review
Expanded Chord Voicings for Bluegrass - Part 1
Expanded Chord Voicings for Bluegrass - Part 2
Playing Alternate Downbeat Notes
Intermediate Rhythm Exercise
Moving Beyond the Boom Chuck
The G Run
Listening and Common Sense
"Dark Hollow" in C
"The Tennessee Waltz" in C
"John Hardy" in G
"Nine Pound Hammer" in A
G Major Scale 2nd Position Closed
C Major Scale 2nd Position Closed
D Major Scale 2nd Position Closed
A Major Scale 2nd Position Closed
F Major Scale 2nd Position Closed
G Pentatonic Closed Position
C Pentatonic Closed Position
D Pentatonic Closed Position
A Pentatonic Closed Position
G Minor Pentatonic 3rd Position Closed
C Minor Pentatonic 3rd Position Closed
D Minor Pentatonic 3rd Position Closed
A Minor Pentatonic 3rd Position Closed
Opening Up the Fretboard Part 1
Opening Up the Fretboard Part 2
Three Shape Exercise 1
Three Shape Exercise 2
Three Shape Exercise 3
Fretboard Exercise 1
Fretboard Exercise 2
Fretboard Exercise 3
Major Scales Up the Neck in G
Major Scales Up the Neck in C
Major Scales Up the Neck in D
Developing Groove and Pocket Part 1
Developing Groove and Pocket Part 2
Feel Exercise Part 1
Feel Exercise Part 2
Crosspicking Part 1
Crosspicking Part 2
Crosspicking Exercise 1 in G
Crosspicking Exercise 1 in C
Crosspicking Exercise 2 in G
Crosspicking Exercise 2 in C
Crosspicking with Hammer-Ons Exercise in C
"Turkey in the Straw" A Part
"Turkey in the Straw" B Part
"Red Haired Boy" A Part
"Red Haired Boy" B Part
"Jimmy Brown"
"Gold Rush" A Part
"Gold Rush" B Part
"Give Me Back My 15 Cents" A Part
"Give Me Back My 15 Cents" B Part
"Soldier's Joy" A Part
"Soldier's Joy" B Part
Daley's Reel - Part 1
Daley's Reel - Part 2
Kitchen Girl - Part 1
Kitchen Girl - Part 2
Over the Waterfall

Advanced Guitar

Title:
Introduction to Advanced
Advanced Alternating Strums & Scales Part 1
Advanced Alternating Strums & Scales Part 2
Strum and Scales with Closed Shapes
Rhythm with Crosspicking
Rhythm with Crosspicking Exercise 1
Rhythm with Crosspicking Exercise 2
Advanced Rhythm Exercise 1 "Banks of the Ohio"
Advanced Rhythm Exercise 2 "Big Sciota"
Advanced Rhythm Exercise 3 "Salty Dog"
Introduction to Improvisation in Bluegrass and Flatpicking
The Powerful Relative Minor Part 1
The Powerful Relative Minor Part 2
The Powerful Relative Minor Part 3
Relative Minor Exercise 1
Relative Minor Exercise 2
Adding Attitude Part 1
Adding Attitude Part 2
Soloing Over Chord Patterns Part 1
Soloing Over Chord Patterns Part 2
Soloing Over Chord Patterns Part 3
Improvising Over a Fiddle Tune - Blackberry Blossom - Part 1
Improvising Over a Fiddle Tune - Blackberry Blossom - Part 2
Improvising Over a Fiddle Tune - Salt Creek - Part 1
Improvising Over a Fiddle Tune - Salt Creek - Part 2
Improvising Over a Fiddle Tune - Liberty
Bluegrass Improvisation: "Down the Road"
Bluegrass Improvisation: "Love is Like a Flower"
Bluegrass Improvisation: "Bury Me Beneath the Willow"
Introduction to Etudes
Etude 1 in G
Etude 1 in C
Etude 1 in D
Etude 2 in G
Etude 2 in D
Bluegrass Guitar Etude in D - Part 1
Bluegrass Guitar Etude in D - Part 2
Bluegrass Guitar Etude in C
Bluegrass Guitar Etude in G
Bluegrass Guitar Exercise 1 in G
Bluegrass Guitar Exercise 1 in D
Bluegrass Guitar Exercise 2 in G
Slide & Crosspick Exercise
Advanced Crosspicking Exercise in E minor
Advanced Flatpicking Etude in A minor
"Turkey in the Straw" A Part
"Turkey in the Straw" B Part
"Red Haired Boy" A Part
"Red Haired Boy" B Part
"Jimmy Brown"
"Gold Rush" A Part
"Gold Rush" B Part
"Give Me Back My 15 Cents" A Part
"Give Me Back My 15 Cents" B Part
"Soldier's Joy" A Part
"Soldier's Joy" B Part
Daley's Reel - Part 1
Daley's Reel - Part 2
Kitchen Girl - Part 1
Kitchen Girl - Part 2
Over the Waterfall - Part 1
Over the Waterfall - Part 2

BASS

Beginner Bass

Title:
Your Playing Position
Learning Names and Tunings
Understanding the Root and 5 Part 1
Understanding the Root and 5 Part 2
Introducing the Metronome
Disappearing the Click
Subdividing
Left Hand Technique
Your Hand as an Interval
Hand Interval Exercise 1
Hand Interval Exercise 2
Your Thumb
Basic Concepts Part 1: Closed Notes and Open Notes
Basic Concepts Part 2: Muting
Basic Concepts Part 3: Callouses
Body Energy: Using Your Body
Bass Setup
Strings
Major Scale Across 3 Strings: Part 1, G Scale
Major Scale Across 3 Strings: Part 2, A Scale
Major Scale Across 3 Strings: Part 3, C Scale
Major Scale Across 3 Strings: Part 4, B Scale
Practicing Major Scales
Minor Scale Part 1
Minor Scale Part 2
Right Hand Technique
Right Hand Exercise Part 1: Developing Alternating Finger Strength and the "Follow Thru"
Right Hand Exercise Part 2: Developing Dexterity and Finger Control
Finding G, C, and D
Finding A, D, and E
Two Dollar Bill in G
John Hardy in G
Will the Circle Be Unbroken in A

Intermediate Bass

Title:
The Role of the Bass in Bluegrass
Getting Good Tone: Tips vs. Meat
The Numbering System: Part 1
The Numbering System: Part 2
The Numbering System: Part 3
Playing in Different Keys Using Numbers: Part 1
Playing in Different Keys Using Numbers: Part 2
Using the Number System: "Old Home Place" in A
Using the Number System: "Old Home Place" in B
"Little Maggie" in A
Walking Lines: Part 1 Boogie Woogie Bass
Walking Lines: Part 2 Common Bluegrass Runs
"Head Over Heels" in G
Inverting the Root and 5
How to Play in Waltz or 3/4 Time "Rank Stranger"
Single String Scales
Single String Scales Descending
Metronome Exercises
Basic Slapping: Part 1 Single Slap
Basic Slapping: Part 2 Double Slap
The Soft Slap
Slapping Solo: "Ground Speed" in G
Embellishments, Accents, and Supporting the Soloist
Learning the Melody: Tune Breakdown

Advanced Bass

Title:
Introduction to Advanced
Building Your Own Walking Basslines: Part 1
Building Your Own Walking Basslines: Part 2
"Blackberry Blossom" in G
Embellishing the Melody "You Are My Sunshine" in G
Swing Feel: Accenting the 2 and 4
"Sweet Georgia Brown" in F
Vibrato: How to Do It and When to Do It
Ghost Notes in the Night
Groove: The Holy Grail, An Introduction
Groove: Part 1 Grooving with the Mandolin
Groove: Part 2 Grooving with the Guitar
"Cincinnati at Night" Double Stops
"Inside Out" Double Stops and "Drop Thumb"
"Silver Lake" 3rd Finger Drone
"Bells of Norfolk" Brushing the Strings

DOBRO

Basic Dobro

Title:
Introduction To Basic Dobro
History of The Dobro
Parts of The Dobro
How To Hold The Dobro
Picks, Capo, and Gear
Names of the Strings and Tuning
Changing Your Strings
How To Wear The Picks
How To Read Tabs
Basic Right Hand Technique
Under The Bar
Basic Left Hand Technique
Getting The Hands Working Together - Part 1
Getting The Hands Working Together - Part 2
Mary Had A Little Lamb - Part 1
Mary Had A Little Lamb - Part 2
The Key of G - Part 1
The Key of G - Part 2
Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Part 1
Will The Circle Be Unbroken - Part 2
Slides - Part 1
Slides - Part 2
Introduction To Chords
C Major Scale - Open
C Major Scale - Closed
Wildwood Flower - Key of C - Part 1
Wildwood Flower - Key of C - Part 2
Basic Chord Progressions - Part 1
Basic Chord Progressions - Part 2
The Camptown Races - Part 1
The Camptown Races - Part 2
Basic Rhythm Chops - Part 1
Basic Rhythm Chops - Part 2
Beginning Forward Rolls
Beginning Reverse Rolls
D Major Scale - Open
D Major Scale - Closed
Midnight On The Stormy Deep - Part 1
Midnight On The Stormy Deep - Part 2
Playing Standing Up
Using a Capo - Part 1
Using a Capo - Part 2
Right Hand Technique - Part 1
Right Hand Technique - Part 2
Learning The Neck
How To Learn Songs By Ear
Amazing Grace

Intermediate Dobro

Title:
Introduction
Efficiency of Motion
Rolls Part 1
Rolls Part 2: "Salty Dog Blues"
Picking Patterns: Alternating Bass Strings
Expanding The Key Of D
Expanding The Key Of D Part 2
"Angeline The Baker"
Closed Position D Minor
Open and Closed G Minor
Octaves
Intonation
Sound Quality
Playing Over 12 Bar Blues
The Blues
The Blues: Rhythmic Elements
The Blues: Vocabulary, Riffs, and Licks
The Blues: Vocabulary and Expression
The Blues: 7th Chords
"12 Bar Blues"
Chopping: The Next Step
Chopping: Minor Chords
Chord Backup
"Wildwood Flower" Chord Melody
Reducing Excess Noise
Minor Chords: Other Open Chord Options
Minor Chords
Expanding the Key of G: 2nd Position Major Pentatonic
Expanding the Key of G: 2nd Position Minor Pentatonic
"Cluck Old Hen"
Hammer-ons and Pull-offs
Harmonics
"Silver Bells"
Slants: Two Note, Forward Slants
Slants: Three Note, Forward Slants
Slants: Reverse Slants
Slants:"Wildwood Flower"
Old School Dobro
"Wabash Cannonball"
Embellishments
A Blues Open Positions
E Blues Exercises
"Deep Ellum Blues"
A Minor Scale
"Shady Grove"
E Minor Scale
B Minor Scale
Playing in 3/4 or Waltz Time
"Dead Cedar Waltz"
Metronome: The Next Step
"May The Circle Be Unbroken"
Major Arpeggios
Minor Arpeggios
"Wayfaring Stranger"
Left Hand Efficiency Over Chord Changes
How To "Dobroify" A Melody If Needed

Advanced Dobro

Title:
Pick Blocking
Behind The Bar
Chicken Pickin
"Forked Deer"
Low String Bass Notes
Playing With Intent
Rolls: The Final Frontier - Banjo Style
Melodic Style Playing
"Arkansas Traveler"
Fiddle Tunes On The Dobro
"St. Annes Reel"
Swing Tunes and using The 6th Note
More Rhythm Techniques
Open B Position
"Angeline The Baker" (in open D)
"Black Rock"
Alternate Tunings Part 1: Open D
Alternate Tunings Part 2: Pedal Steel Sound
Alternate Tunings Part 3: E Minor and G 6th
Alternate Tunings Part 4: D6
Theory and Chord Scales
Improvising and Writing
Right Hand Dynamics
Hammer-ons and Pull-offs: The Next Step
Diminished Scales and Chords
Passing and Chromatic Notes
Ear Training: The Copycat Exercise
Building Solos
Solo: "Always You"
Kickoffs and Endings
The Mental Game of Performance
Advanced Right Hand Technique
"Soldiers Joy"
Major 7 Arpeggios
Chord Substitutions
Alternate Picking