$27.00 USD

Get personalised feedback from me on your playing! Send in a video or audio recording of you playing Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss, and I'll respond with a 10-15 minute video with specific advice on improving.

 

Learn the key to playing old time fiddle tunes on the banjo in about an hour

How to play in Double C tuning - the perfect first alternate tuning

Hey banjo players!

Do old time fiddle tunes feel out of reach? So many classics are better suited to double C tuning:

  • Arkansas Traveler
  • Soldier's Joy
  • Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
  • I'll Fly Away
  • And so many more!

But learning a new tuning feels hectic. So if you haven't learned the fun of playing in double C, I'm here to help! 

I'll teach you the basics in a fun, easy to understand way that will have you feeling comfortable playing songs in the keys of C and D. 

Here's what's in the class

  • A 65 minute instructional video that will teach you the fundamentals of double C tuning. We'll go over
    • Why double C tuning
    • How to get into double C tuning
    • How to use a capo to play in the key of D
    • The most important chords in first position
    • The most important chords one position up the neck
    • Getting your chord changes smooth
    • Applying it all to learning a fiddle tune: Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
    • Arranging songs in double C - including basic clawhammer patterns, learning from melody and embellishing. 
  • Practice playthrough videos to help you learn Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss and work on building your own arrangement. 
  • Double C workbook with chord charts, exercises and tabs for Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss
  • Lifetime access so you can learn, review and progress with double C tuning anytime. 

 About the instructor 

Hello! I'm Jack. I've been a musician my whole life and a banjo player for the past 13 years. I created BanjoSkills to share my love of music and help other folks have fun and feel confident with their playing.

My Guarantee

If you don't enjoy the class - if you feel like you didn't learn anything useful, no problem. Just let me know within 2 weeks of buying the course, and I'll refund you. No questions, no fuss, no muss! If you're not happy, neither am I.