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Inside Cabin Camp: Intro to Melodic & Single-String with Bill Evans

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At my Fall 2024 Texas Cabin Camp, Bill Evans gave the banjo campers a crash course in melodic and single-string playing! This session is a great introduction for any Scruggs-style oriented players who would love to dip their toes into the waters of melodic and single-string. Bill teaches the campers scales and licks to get them playing right away, and also briefly discusses the history of melodic and single-string banjo playing throughout the lesson.

Bill Evans Melodic Banjo Single-string

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  1. FifthStringFred ·

    Is there a jam track for this at a slower tempo? 90 is still a bit quick for me.

  2. Sam Whitlock ·

    Take the capo off and play it in open G a few times, then put it back. Helped me hear it.

  3. Patty Lindstrom ·

    Count it out loud. Everyone says it and everyone's right.

  4. Buddy Vann ·

    That's the one that made me finally understand backup. Stick with it.

  5. Wes Pittman ·

    Recording yourself is humbling but it's the fastest fix I've found.

  6. Ben Clark Instructor ·

    Answered over in the tab thread too, but short version: play what's comfortable, the tab is a map not a law.

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