Tag Archives: Scruggs

Different Kinds of Banjo Students

Posted on August 26, 2009 by Pgibson

One of my students and I were talking just recently and I was referring to all the different kinds of students that a teacher interacts with: young and old, talented and not-so-talented, progressive and traditional, by the book and outside the … Continue reading →

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Google Trends

Posted on June 13, 2009 by Pgibson

Have you checked out Google Trends yet? It’s a powerful way to find comparative information from data on Google. For example, let’s say you’d like to know if there is more buzz on the internet about Scruggs style banjo playing … Continue reading →

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Setting Bluegrass Standards

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Pgibson

Not everyone can set standards for how we do things in this world. If we all did, then there would by definition no longer be any standards. Both famous and not-so-famous people have contributed in creating most of the standards … Continue reading →

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