To help get your holiday shopping jump-started we're running a telephone-only sale. Call us and order any four DVDs for just $75 (plus shipping). Get one to accompany that new banjo or guitar that will be under the tree and give yourself a present while you're at it! Operators are standing by! (Those operators would… Continue reading Ho Ho Holiday Sale!
Month: November 2010
Another Murphy Method Revelation
This post comes from a Murphy Method student in Arizona, Dave Eisenhuth. I am sure your have a library full of e-mails from frustrated students at different levels of instruction, however I wanted to share this with you. As my instructor you may appreciate it. I do not know if it was divine intervention, the… Continue reading Another Murphy Method Revelation
Thoughts on A Banjo Clinic
By Marty Bacon (Some, but not all, grammar and spelling cleaned up by Murphy in deference to Marty’s wife who is a professional writer!) Hi Murphy, Just finished Nameless Banjo Clinic and thought I would share. What I know from that clinic is I can jam with folks if they will let me define the… Continue reading Thoughts on A Banjo Clinic
Banjo heads: Clear? White? Frosted? Smooth? Genuine imitation leather?
We recently received a question from a student, asking about the head on his banjo. In this case, the banjo had had a clear head on it before he bought it, but has a white head on it now. He asked whether this affected the sound. Well, there's no one answer. Banjo heads are like… Continue reading Banjo heads: Clear? White? Frosted? Smooth? Genuine imitation leather?
Yet More About Improvising
As you can tell, I’m on an improvising kick, and today’s report is on Bob Mc. Normally Bob takes late in the evening about sundown, by which time he’s too tired to pick and I’m too tired to write! But today he came in at, gulp, 9 a.m. Fortunately, I’m somewhat of a morning person.… Continue reading Yet More About Improvising
WOW! — is all I can say!
Response to yesterday's Murphy Method e-mail Newsletter has been terrific. Lots of people have ordered Casey's custom DVD, "Christmas Tunes on the Banjo", which teaches many popular numbers. We've also had many orders for this month's half-price DVD, "Great Banjo Tunes". Thank you all! We've also had a lot of interest in our very first… Continue reading WOW! — is all I can say!
Murphy Method Banjo Camp March 25-27, 2011
Officially announcing our first Murphy Method Banjo Camp! You have asked and finally (finally!) we have answered! Join us for Murphy Method Banjo Camp, March 25-27, 2011 in Winchester, Virginia. Murphy will be your teacher for this banjo-intensive weekend. Hone your skills and open up new doors with three days of Murphy's personal instruction. Attention:… Continue reading Murphy Method Banjo Camp March 25-27, 2011
Just stringing along
Yesterday I was stringing up a mandolin for Murphy's student Zac, and got to thinking about how it's a challenge, at first, for students to change strings on their instruments. Changing banjo and guitar strings is enough of a hassle, the first few times, and changing mandolin strings can be an amazing challenge. Fortunately, though,… Continue reading Just stringing along
More On Improvising
Okay, so this is about me. (Fancy that!) Red and I had an opportunity to play some gospel songs for a friend recently. I had the banjo and Red had the mandolin so we were guitarless, but who said you need a guitar to play bluegrass? The last song we did was Jesus Loves Me… Continue reading More On Improvising
New Custom Lesson Additions
It's been a while since I've updated you on what new custom lessons I have available. I was reminded to do so by this thread over on Banjo Hangout wherein someone asks about my custom lessons and several people responded with good feedback. In the past couple of month I've added the following songs to… Continue reading New Custom Lesson Additions
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