What to expect

     This is it! The Holy Grail for banjo pickers! It sounds so wonderfully complex, this magical

tapestry of cascading notes, weaving through the chords and the lyrics. You can learn ‘em the

hard way if you want – note for note, lick for lick. But we’ll try and re-orient our musical mind

around better priorities. We'll use a form of forward roll to unfold it all, but the principles can

then be applied to all the other rolls. First things first.

     
     It’s about a few simple rules of the game. It’s about creating a new

paradigm. It’s about orienting our ear first around the cadence, then the chords and notes.

(With the other stuff in place, the notes almost take care of themselves.) It’s about some hard

work to plow the field so the seed can sprout (brain training for an automatic hand)

but then . . .

oh then, the songs start to come easy and you can almost . . . or maybe you really can - just

kick that thing off and pretty much nail it first try!

     
     Now that’s something worth working for.

I’ll give you the insight, the strategy, the learning techniques, to design your own original and

very credible banjo solos. It’s a big part of Earl’s style, broken down so you can understand

and employ it yourself. No More Tab – Not just copying licks by ear – but Real Playing like Ear!.