How to Read Three-Finger Style Banjo Tablature is an online tutorial with banjo tab examples supported by embedded MP3 players allowing you to see the banjo tab while listening to the audio samples.
David Jakubiak
David Jakubiak is a contributor to Banjo Newsletter. His site,
Fretmentor.com, offers instructional programs for the banjo, guitar, and mandolin for both beginners and more experienced players, including music theory concepts, chord structure and improvisational techniques for musicians playing individually or with others. Fretmentor is an interactive site that not only teaches the instrument, but also its history.
(external link
to Fretmentor.com.)
Banjo MP3 Audio Links
Best of the MP3s on the BNL Website by Donald Nitchie, BNL Editor
Donald Zepp's clawhammer MP3 page
with dozens of familiar tunes
(external link
to Zepp Country Music, Inc.)
Chuck Lee's banjo MP3 page
(external link
to Chuck Lee Banjo Company)
David G. Hyatt's MP3 page
(external link
to David G. Hyatt - banjo enthusiast & maker of
gourd banjos)
Top 100 Three-Finger Tunes
Bluegrass Banjo Suggested Reading: Top 100 3-finger Tunes Ben Freed's article from the JulyFAQ - 20 Questions by Eddie Collins
Frequently Asked Questions by BNL Contributor Eddie Collins - "Although players new to the banjo often have more questions than that, I've chosen to focus on the ones that come up the most often."Reader's Surveys
1995 Banjo Newsletter Reader's SurveyMaryland Banjo Academy (1997 - 2002)
Review of the 1997 Maryland Banjo Academy event by Donald Nitchie, BNL Editor