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Brains, Banjos, & Beyond with Josh Turknett

Exploring the art of music-making, the neuroscience of learning and human potential, and other objects of curiosity!

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It Started with a Banjo

The "story" that changed my life.

They say it's the Next Big Idea!

Pre-order the book, and I'll send you my Genius Toolkit.

Born This Good?

Where did Bryan Sutton's guitar-playing genius really come from?

How 3x Grammy Winner Bryan Sutton Gets Out of His Own Way

Bryan Sutton is a three-time Grammy and ten-time IBMA guitarist of the year winner.

Five Titles Didn't Make Him Immune

How Nelson Dellis Beat the Panic Before His 6th Title, plus a Banjo Break

There's No Such Thing as a Good Memory | Performance Neurology Podcast

Six-time memory champion Nelson Dellis on how an ordinary brain builds an extraordinary memory.

My most important work yet

Which is kind of terrifying.

In Defense of Banjo Face

Plus tab and demo for "High On A Mountain" (clawhammer and 3 finger banjo)

Why the Most Talented People Fall Apart When It Matters Most

And why more practice isn’t the answer

Doc Watson Shouldn't Have Been Possible

What a 1996 study on pianists reveals about what we get wrong about aging