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Category: Beyond Chord Melody

The Jazz Improv Spectrum

As I’m sure you know by now, my overriding goal on the…
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Posted on: 10 Jul 2020 Written by: Ron Hinkle

Imagination

One of the most frequent questions I get in regards to scales…
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Posted on: 15 Jun 2020 Written by: Ron Hinkle

Circle of 5ths Exercise

Here is a new exercise I’ve written; it is a simple arpeggio…
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Posted on: 13 May 2020 Written by: Ron Hinkle

Online Workshop: May 10, 2020

This blog is meant to support my online lesson today. Because I…
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Posted on: 10 May 2020 Written by: Ron Hinkle Comments: Comments: 2

Picking Hand Exercises

There is a big difference between “picking” and “strumming!” Strumming refers to…
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Posted on: 25 Mar 2020 Written by: Ron Hinkle

All The Right Notes

Who am I to judge whether a note is “right” or “wrong?”…
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Posted on: 10 Feb 2020 Written by: Ron Hinkle Comments: Comments: 2

Plectrum Banjo Challenge Part 2

And now, just what you have all been waiting for with bated…
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Posted on: 31 Jan 2020 Written by: Ron Hinkle

Plectrum Banjo Challenge Part 1

I would like to present a challenge for plectrum banjoists. I’m going…
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Posted on: 21 Jan 2020 Written by: Ron Hinkle Comments: Comments: 6

What Is This Thing Called Jazz?

“Ahhh – those Jazz guys are just makin’ that stuff up!” Homer…
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Posted on: 30 Nov 2019 Written by: Ron Hinkle Comments: Comments: 1

Evolution

No, this is not a blog about the “theory of evolution”; I…
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Posted on: 19 Oct 2019 Written by: Ron Hinkle

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Ron Hinkle has been playing the four-string plectrum banjo for over 40 years, and writing/teaching for 25 years.
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