Family Program: Beginner Banjo

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Photo courtesy of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

The exterior of the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Visitors can join the museum to learn more about the banjo and try it themselves with guidance from musician and educator Joe Z. Johnson, a multi-instrumentalist, ethnomusicologist and advocate for Black stringband music. This hands-on program will dig into the African and African-American roots of the banjo as well as Middle Tennessee Black banjo history. Participants will also receive a clawhammer technique lesson and learn a song. Old-time banjos provided, or you may bring your own. (Recommended for ages 7 and up. All are welcome)

Limited seating; Included with museum admission; Free to museum members.