Casey Henry
Just a quick update on a few new custom lessons I have recently done that haven’t yet made it onto the complete list. Today I just taped a lesson for Earl’s break to “Pearl, Pearl, Pearl.” If you’re not familiar with that tune, you need to watch more Beverly Hillbillies.
“Faded Love” is also ready. That’s a popular tune with fiddles, but tricky to play on the banjo. I think I’ve come up with a playable break that most intermediate students should be able to handle.
Two variations for “John Hardy.” This standard is a staple of the beginning banjo repertoire, so it’s understandable if you’re sick of the one break that we teach on the Beginning Banjo DVD. These two breaks (one low, one high) are the ones that Murphy recorded on the Stelling Banjo Anthology CD. They’re definitely harder than the regular break, but totally doable.
And to complete the list, the walkdown and high break for “Earl’s Breakdown,” and a tune called “Sasha.”
If you’re interested in copies of any of these ($30 per song), just email me: themurphymethod@gmail.com.
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