
Plus other general information about what other instruments I teach. See my lesson grid and choose a time slot for yourself. Click here to see my Lesson Schedule Get more info about pricing and availability. You'd think I'd be sick of that song by now, but I love it. Is the banjo at least semi-decent to begin with? (Too many aren't.) Is it set up properly? Do you have picks and know how to wear them properly? (Don't be ashamed, it's really counter-intuitive.) Then it's on to open string rolls, a few basic chords and licks, and everybody’s starting-off tune, Cripple Creek! Still one of my all-time favorites. they all learned differently, but they all shared one thing in common: the same love for and fascination with the five-string bluegrass banjo that I've had ever since I could remember.

I've taught retirees, waitresses, grade schoolers and college kids, doctors and lawyers. I teach bluegrass banjo lessons in my home studio right here in Little Rock. On this site you will find banjo instructional videos, tablature for several popular banjo tunes, plus other tools and advice to help the beginner as well as the more experienced picker. I teach 5-string, Scruggs-based bluegrass style banjo.

I've played banjo since I was in high school in the mid-70's.

My name is Bill Nesbitt and I play and teach banjo in the central Little Rock area.
