Free online banjo video lessons
The easiest way to learn banjo from your own home
"Definitely the best beginner banjo video I've seen." - Bryce Timmons
Begin your journey into the wonderful world of banjo music with these free video lessons.
On this website, there are over 100 free video lessons that will give you the skills to start playing the banjo. Below we've recommended some of the best stuff to get you started right away. Scroll down the page to find the best starting point for you.
Get Started playing the banjo
“Joff, just saw your tutorial. You have inspired me to think that maybe, just maybe, I can learn to pick a 5-string.” – Ted McPherson
Want to know the easiest way for a complete beginner to play?
We can have lots of questions come up when we first start learning the banjo. Don’t know one end of a banjo from the other? Don’t know how many different types of banjo there are or what kind of music you can play on each type? If you’re a complete beginner we’ve got you covered. We’ve created an entire section just for beginners who know nothing about playing the banjo to easily get started. Click the button below to take your first steps playing the banjo.
Play your favourite well-known song
“I am enjoying my new banjo a lot, thanks.” – Francis Wood
We all have our favourites.
That’s why we created the easy song page. So you can easily play a famous banjo song that everyone will recognise. Learning a banjo song doesn’t have to be difficult.
Classic banjo songs can be easy to learn if you know the right technique.
After years of experimenting with different teaching methods, I found that you can play many popular banjo songs easily, even if you’re a total beginner.
With just four simple left-hand fingerings you can play the melody of many well-known songs. You will be amazed by how many different melodies you can get from just a few musical notes. There are 50 free videos from Johnny Cash, Beatles, John Denver, children’s nursery rhymes, folk songs and more on the easy song page!
Go ahead and pick a song you like and start playing today. Click the button below.
The One Secret To Easily Play The Banjo Songs You Love Fast, Even If You've Never Picked Up The Instrument Before!
WATCH HOW
Two of our most played songs
Students keep coming back to these songs. My simple hand position technique gives you everything you need to play these classics easily. Even if you've never played before.
Learn to play the traditional banjo song Cripple Creek
Cripple Creek is a great old-time banjo song that many people know and love.
“Thanks, Joff I am 78 years old I had a banjo since I was 22 didn’t have no-one to teach me. I learnt Cripple Creek in two weeks” – Charles Low
Impress your friends by playing the old-time classic song ‘Cripple Creek’ with a complete series of three tutorial videos.
I first released an online tutorial video for Cripple Creek on YouTube. Popularity grew fast because students were learning so quickly. Now, these videos have already received a million views on Youtube, and thousands of people have successfully learned to play this great song! Be one of them! Click the button below to get started.
Play Duelling Banjos – the most famous banjo song in musical history
Duelling Banjos was made famous by the film deliverance. It’s recognised worldwide and many of my students come to me with the wish to learn this classic tune. I’ll teach you the first part of duelling banjos absolutely free. I’ve also create a premium course focused just on this song.
“Your videos of Duelling Banjos for beginners are clear and easy to follow.” – Mark Ross
It’s easier than you think to play the most famous banjo tune of all, Duelling Banjos.
Watch the free video and with a little bit of practice, you will be able to play the walk up and down section using only simple Left and Right-hand fingering techniques.
Learn to play something on the banjo that everybody will recognise! Click below to get started.
Old-Time Banjo
The Roots of Five-String Banjo
Explore the roots of banjo music with the Old Time Single Thumb pattern as used by Charlie Poole back in the 1920s and 30s.
You can also use this pattern to back yourself or someone else singing, or to play along with other people, once you have learnt to play a few simple chords.
Learning to tune the banjo can be difficult.
The main problem is your ‘musical ear’ still needs some practice. Before that skill is fully developed, it’s easy to miss the mark while trying to tune the banjo.
That’s why I had my team create a banjo tuning game, so you can go ahead and do just that!
Develop your Musical Ear with Joff Lowson’s Tuning Game
Do you think you have no musical ear? Don’t worry, you can develop your musical listening skills with this free interactive Tuning Game. It’s very simple. You start the game with a banjo sound, then another sound plays that is either higher or lower. Click the higher or lower button to win points and at the same time develop your musical ear! Click below to get started.
