Ross Nickerson

Beginning the Five-String Banjo

Tracklist

1
Opening introduction
0:50
0:50
2
Tuning description
0:39
0:39
3
Notes for tuning to
1:04
1:04
4
Timing explanation and instruction
0:24
0:24
5
TIming examples 1
1:33
1:33
6
Timing examples 2
1:59
1:59
7
Basic three finger roll pattern
0:31
0:31
8
Banjo Rolls description
0:46
0:46
9
Alternating thumb roll
2:56
2:56
10
Forward roll
1:27
1:27
11
Forward-Reverse roll
2:22
2:22
12
Backward roll
3:54
3:54
13
Foggy Mountain Breakdown roll
3:04
3:04
14
Forward-Backward Combination roll
3:01
3:01
15
Doug Dillard roll
1:46
1:46
16
Single String roll
1:40
1:40
17
Each roll at a med speed for practice
0:22
0:22
18
Alternating thumb roll - Med speed only
0:42
0:42
19
Forward roll - Med speed only
0:37
0:37
20
Reverse roll - Med speed only
0:39
0:39
21
Backward roll - Med speed only
0:40
0:40
22
Foggy Mountain roll - Med speed only
0:39
0:39
23
Combination roll - Med speed only
0:46
0:46
24
Doug Dillard roll - Med speed only
0:41
0:41
25
Single String roll - Med speed only
0:42
0:42
26
Fretting hand exercises
5:45
5:45
27
Learning chords description
1:49
1:49
28
Chord demonstration
1:14
1:14
29
Playing a song with rolls and chords
0:43
0:43
30
Chords/roll exercise - (Boil that Cabbage)
0:46
0:46
31
Timing Exercise 1
0:34
0:34
32
Timing Exercise 2
0:33
0:33
33
Timing Exercise 3
0:35
0:35
34
Timing Exercise 4
0:38
0:38
35
Timing Exercise 5
0:38
0:38
36
Timing Exercise 6
0:34
0:34
37
Timing Exercise 7
0:41
0:41
38
Timing Exercise 8
0:39
0:39
39
Timing Exercise 9
0:40
0:40
40
Boil That Cabbage Down - forward roll - slow
1:02
1:02
41
Boil That Cabbage Down - forward roll - med
0:45
0:45
42
Boil - Foggy Mt. Breakdown roll - slow
1:02
1:02
43
Boil - Foggy Mt. Breakdown roll - med
0:45
0:45
44
Boil - forward-backward roll - slow
1:02
1:02
45
Boil - forward-backward roll - med
0:45
0:45
46
Banjo in the Hollow - slow
1:02
1:02
47
Banjo in the Hollow - medium
0:45
0:45
48
Slide, pull-off, hammer-on description
2:55
2:55
49
Slide demonstration - Exercise 1
0:37
0:37
50
Slide demonstration - Exercise 2
0:45
0:45
51
Slide demonstration - Exercise 3
1:17
1:17
52
Pull-off description
0:41
0:41
53
Pull-off demonstration - Exercise 1
0:32
0:32
54
Pull-off demonstration - Exercise 2
0:17
0:17
55
Pull-off demonstration - Exercise 3
0:33
0:33
56
Hammer-on description
1:00
1:00
57
Hammer-on demo - Exercise 1
0:34
0:34
58
Hammer-on demo - Exercise 2
0:22
0:22
59
Hammer-on demo - Exercise 3
0:26
0:26
60
Slide, pull-off, hammer-on together - slow
0:35
0:35