Peghead Nation

In this Bass lesson on Peghead Nation, Zoe Guigueno teaches "Waterbound" by Dirk Powell. Zoe shows you his Transatlantic Sessions version, which has phrases of five long beats, which can be thought of as two and a half measures in 4/4 or a bar of 6/4 and a bar of 4/4. Check it out!
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In this month's Weekly Mandolin Workouts, Ethan Setiawan offers some challenges in the key of G, including major and pentatonic scale patterns, chord shapes, and arpeggios exercises. Then he shows you “Old Beech Leaves,” a great traditional fiddle tune from Kentucky. Join us!
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In this Irish Flatpicking Guitar lesson on Peghead Nation, Flynn Cohen - Acoustic Guitar shows how to play "The Drunken Landlady." This popular session tune in the key of E minor has an AABB format, with a few phrases that repeat in both parts. Flynn shows you some ornaments that give the tune an authentic feel, starting with a roll in the first bar. Join Flynn for this lesson and new material each month!
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In this Irish Fiddle lesson on Peghead Nation, Dale Russ starts off with an introduction to Irish Fiddling, where you will learn the basic Irish dance rhythms and how to think of them in groups of twos or groups of threes. You’ll also learn how the feel differs between reels, hornpipes, and jigs and how you can use bow pressure to differentiate the rhythms with your bow. Join us!
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In his latest Octave Mandolin lesson on Peghead Nation, Joe K. Walsh shows how to play "Less and Less." This Tim O’Brien original is a great example of his approach to the instrument. The song is in the key of D with an AABA format, and Joe tries to convey as close to a note-for-note rendition of O’Brien’s playing in this lesson. Join us!
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In his latest Western Swing Guitar lesson on Peghead Nation, Matt Munisteri teaches “South,” a popular jazz and swing standard that was a hit for the Light Crust Doughboys in 1940. Matt teaches a hybrid guitar part that combines the melody with a harmony similar to what one of the Doughboy fiddlers would have played. Join Matt for this lesson and new material each month!
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In this Old-Time Mandolin lesson on Peghead Nation, John Reischman shows how to play “Little Rabbit,” a popular old-time tune in the key of A. Join John for this lesson and more than 50 old-time mandolin lessons and tunes!
https://ow.ly/9NLN50Z1hEc

In his latest Jazz Violin lesson on Peghead Nation, Aaron Weinstein shows how to play "I’ll See You in My Dreams." Aaron’s compact violin solo for this enduring jazz standard is in the key of F. Aaron takes you through the solo step-by-step, and explains which improvisational devices he’s applying to each passage. Join Aaron for this lesson and new material each month!
https://ow.ly/LCoq50Z1b0O

In this Intermediate Flatpicking Guitar lesson on Peghead Nation, Scott Nygaard will help you increase your repertoire of kickoffs or lead-in lines that lead to every potential melody note in the key of G. Check it out!
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