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Article: VERY PRIVATE LESSONS ; A BOOM IN ONLINE MUSIC CLASSES DRAWS EAGER STUDENTS, CELEBRITY INSTRUCTORS

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November 8, 2009
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Tony Trischka, a seasoned banjo virtuoso often ranked alongside masters such as Earl Scruggs and Bela Fleck, was checking in on his latest crop of students the other day. Well, it was actually around midnight, and he was nowhere near a classroom with the usual chalkboard and cluster of desks.

From the privacy of his New Jersey home, maybe even in his pajamas, Trischka was online at his new School of Banjo. He was watching videos students had submitted to the site, mostly one- minute clips of them playing basic banjo tunes and inquiring why they were getting a buzzing sound on certain frets. Sometimes Trischka was just a click away; from the chat menu, students could immediately connect with ...

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