“If you already know how to tie your shoes, then we can teach you how to play the banjo!” says the Deering Banjo Company! Known for their innovative approach in their banjo line, Deering’s sales manager Barry Hunn has created the “2-finger banjo method” aimed at showing people who have a heart-felt desire to play the banjo, just how easy it can be. This hour long, 2-part DVD, available free from the Deering Banjo Company for a modest $4.95 shipping/handling charge, includes an informative 30 minutes on their popular Goodtime line of American-made banjos as well as a fun-filled 30 minute banjo lesson showing how you can play the banjo with only 2-fingers! Barry Hunn, an experienced professional banjo player before coming to Deering as their world-wide sales manager, created the method after hearing so many individuals say “they could never play the banjo” even though they had a great desire to do so.
The banjo is very uniquely suited to getting even non-musical people into making music because it is tuned in a “G”chord. This means that because the 5 strings are already tuned to the notes in a G chord, you need only support the banjo neck with your left hand and simply strum across the 5 strings with one finger of your right hand and you are automatically playing a “G” chord. With the help of the DVD lesson, viewers will learn how to create two other simple one-finger chords (C, D) by just using the index finger of their left hand to “bar” across the strings at two other positions on the fingerboard. These 3 chords are used in a number of popular songs and those watching this entertaining DVD will learn all three chords and 3 songs in just 30 minutes using only the index finger of each hand!