Bluegrass Music Lessons

By Warren Yates   

April 2002   How to know if the bridge is in the right location. The best piece of information that I can share is:, Banjo

May 2002   Common excuses why we can't learn. Banjo

June 2002   Working with tones, plus more. How to play together as a group. Tips for all instruments.  Banjo
July 2002    Why do my strings go dead? Let's compare Bluegrass to Blues and Jazz. Guitar
August 2002   How to calculate the location of the frets on any instrument. Why do we have to learn things other than how to play? Guitar, Mandolin 
Sept. 2002 How to find other musicians in your area.  How to have fun with Bluegrass and kids.  Banjo
Oct. 2002  How to play music by ear.  Banjo

Nov. 2002  Trying to Work the Bugs Out of That Instrument.  Mandolin / Fiddle

Dec. 2002 I Can't Remember How to Start the Songs!  Getting Fancy With the Bass
Jan. 2003  How to Get the Most Out of Your Banjo Playing!  Lessons for all of the instruments this month.  

Feb. 2003  How to play "Amazing Grace" on the banjo.  How to play "Soldier' Joy" on the mandolin.  How to salvage broken strings.

Mar.2003  The Practice Anywhere Banjo, Preventing Strings From Breaking,  If I am just starting out in bluegrass, where should I start? How to play, "Soldier's Joy" in the Key of "D" Part Two on the mandolin.

April 2003 Where should a person start when learning to play the guitar?  What are mp3 files?  How to play an ending to most any song on the banjo.

May 2003 Superstition or Real? Why do people do the things that they do?  Guitar

June 2003 What is the proper etiquette of a bluegrass festival?  Mandolin, Guitar

July 2003 Tuning the banjo in a minor.  Guitar chords for the beginner.  Piano chords and all of the rules.

September 2003  How to play "Blackberry Blossom" on the Guitar.  What is an improvisation. 

October 2003  How to play "Blackberry Blossom" on the Banjo. Tuning up!

November 2003 How to play "Blackberry Blossom" on the Mandolin.  Get more out of your sound system.

December 2003 How to play "Blackberry Blossom" on the Mandolin and banjo part two.

January 2004 Finding Bluegrass.  Searching the internet.  Having fun with pictures. Better understanding the fiddle.
February 2004 Health and music.  Let the strings ring.  New bass fiddle set up page.  

March 2004 Melodic Banjo.  Learning tab.  How to play "Banjo in the Holler".

April 2004 Making your Banjo Complete, Bringing Musicians Together, How to play "Clinch Mountain Back Step" on the banjo and more.
May 2004 Making Bluegrass Grow, Bluegrass Guitar Rhythm and How to Drive it, and How To Keep Your Instrument Clean.
June 2004 I can't seem to fine time to practice.  Getting This Banjo Stuff to Work.  Nine Pound Hammer with a video clip for the banjo.
July 2004 Learn some hot licks on the Guitar and Banjo.
August 2004 Banjo The introduction to "The Old Home Place"  What is vamping?  Banjo / Mandolin.  New banjo and lots of video clips.
September 2004 Playing the Band and the Audience
Nov/Dec 2004 The Forward / Reverse Roll, and Picking the Banjo Faster

Jan-Feb 2005 The Forward Roll on Banjo and Exercises to us it. 

March 2005 Picks Guitar and Banjo, Keeping Time
April-May 2005 How to Make Bluegrass Grow Everywhere.  
June-July 2005  How to Join a Jam Session, Helping the Strings to Slip Through the Nut, Banjo, Rattlesnake banjos, Playing Banjo rolls on the Guitar.
Aug-Sept-Oct-Nov 2005  How to add a little professionalism to your band’s performance.  (Banjo) Hanging around the third fret.
Dec2005-Jan2006  Fancy licks on the Banjo
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