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Eddie Collins |
I just posted this in Music Theory Lessons: I put together a video about the Circle of 5ths, specifically for bluegrass players. It helps make sense of those "extra" chords you hear in the trickier tunes heard at jams and provides the language needed to communicate with all the other instruments. Here's the link: https://youtu.be/tskX1ox-QKM
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www.eddiecollins.biz
Playing Since: 1973
Experience Level: Expert/Professional
Interests:
[Teaching] [Helping]
Occupation: musician/author
Gender: Male
My Instruments:
2007 Stelling Hummingbird; 1971 RB-250 w/Huber tonering; Nechville American Vintage
Favorite Bands/Musicians:
Jimmy Bryant; Don Reno, Bill Monroe, Hank Williams
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Created 9/12/2006
Last Visit 3/18/2025
40+ years as a professional player/teacher. I was the founder/editor of 5-String Quarterly and currently am the Beginner's Corner columnist for Banjo Newsletter, specializing in Scruggs and 3-finger style.. Austin, TX is my home base where I teach lessons and perform with many great players, my current band is the Hot Pickin 57s. I give workshops around the country and have 20 banjo instruction books and six CDs featuring banjo available at my website
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