Banjo with Barrow W.

Learn authentic old time and/or minstrel style five-string banjo through an immersive study of traditional sources including the earliest documented banjo music from the 1800s and older Appalachian banjo players such as Wade Ward, Hobart Smith, Oscar Wright, Tommy Jarrell, Lee Hammons, and many others. Our study of old time banjo will emphasize regional styles, predominantly clawhammer, utilizing a variety of traditional tunings. Students will be exposed to ear-training, tablature, and standard written notation. Lessons and overall course of study are tailored to each student's unique interests, tastes, abilities, and goals within the range of material I cover. Having played banjo and fiddle since my teens, studied under master musicians, participated in the old time music community, and interpreted traditional music at historic sites across the Southeast, as your teacher I bring decades of experience and dedicated research to our lessons which I am excited to share with my students. Passing on this music to future generations is as important to me as learning it is to you!