This is Not a Banjo: Essays about making music
(and other stuff) by Patrick Costello & Dear Old Dad
The book collects 27 essays and online workshops written by Pat & Patrick Costello over the last twelve years. Subjects range from banjo & guitar instruction to music theory, thoughts on the learning process and much more.
Over the years my father and I have used just about every medium to teach, but when it comes down to brass tacks the written word – as simple and low-tech as it may be – is still the most direct and powerful tool in our arsenal to get technical ideas and concepts across.
In these pages you will find a collection of workshops and essays we created over the years. Some are direct answers to questions, others are our own random observations and a few are just instances where we were experimenting with ways to present technical data to our online students.
~from the introduction by Patrick Costello
This is Not a Banjo is currently available only in PDF format. 113 pages filled with playing tips, examples and songs.