Open Live Lesson Slots

In April I have two in-person lesson slots coming open:

• Mondays at 11:00 a.m. (eastern)
• Fridays at 10:30 a.m. (eastern)

I can do in-person, Skype, or Facetime. Rates are $160/month, which is for four 30-minute lessons. Shoot me an email at gibsontb11@gmail.com if you are interested.

New Lessons

These are the new lessons I've recorded this month. They (and all the lessons on the big list) are available 2-for-$30 on my special newsletter order page.

◊ Unwed Fathers (I) Watch clip. - This John Prine song has a nice medium-tempo lope.

     ◊ Different Levels of Knowing A Tune
       (Short Spiel Posted In Full on YouTube)

     ◊ Sonny Osborne Tuning Technique
        (Or How To Get In Tune Faster After Capoing)
       Posted on bluegrassunlimited.com.

$5 Sale Lessons

This month's theme is Spring and flowers (and blowing up your TV for some reason, because I just felt like throwing that in there...) They can be ordered for $5 each my special newsletter order page.

◊ Your Love Is Like A Flower (I) Watch clip. - One of the truly classic Earl Scruggs breaks.

◊ Little Annie (A) Watch clip. - This break is in D tuning and comes from the playing of the great Don Stover.

         ◊ Spanish Pipedream (aka Blow Up Your TV) (I) Watch clip. - I've always loved this John Prine song.

        ◊ Sunshine On My Shoulders (I) Watch clip.- A very sweet John Denver song.

        ◊ Sunny Side of Life in G (I) Watch clip. - A Carter Family standard.

        ◊ You Are My Sunshine (I) Watch clip. - This tune always brings a smile to my face.

Beginner's Corner Workshops
April: Bury Me Beneath The Willow (Roly Polys)

Sunday, April 3rd at 1:00 p.m. eastern time we will gather on Zoom to study Bury Me Beneath The Willow from New Beginning Banjo 2. No need to attend live as everyone gets a download link afterwards.

This is the second song where we use the roly poys to match licks up to the chord progression (which is the very first step to improvising). To prepare just go through Murphy's lesson (and you might want to also do my tag lick tutorial over on YouTube). Hope to see some of you there!

Murphy Method Banjo Camps 2022

NEXT WEEK! Murphy Method Intermediate Banjo Camp
April 8-10
Winchester, Va.
We still have a couple of slots open, if any of you are last-minute types... My mom and I will be your instructors and we will focus on jamming skills: playing with others, improvising, playing in different keys with and without the capo, and minor chords.

Murphy Method Women's Banjo Camp
July 29-31
Winchester, Va.
If you've never had a chance to play with all women before, the camp will be a real treat. The joy and supportive atmosphere cannot be equaled anywhere. Make sure you've got your prereqs covered and come join us chicks with picks!

Intermediate/Advanced Banjo Lessons and Banjo Setups in Asheville, NC

My friend Derek Vaden, the wonderful banjo player with the Larry Stephenson Band, has started to offer upper-intermediate and advanced lessons in Asheville, NC or online. He is very rooted in Earl Scruggs's playing, as well as Sonny Osborne's and especially excels at backup. It could be a great opportunity for some of you more advanced players (I know you're out there!) to expand your horizons.

He also does banjo setups. If your instrument is not sounding its best a setup can really help.

If interested you can contact him via email or Instagram.

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