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Bennett Sullivan playing a five-string bluegrass banjo — Bennett Sullivan · Banjo

Jon Stickley flatpicking an acoustic guitar on stage — Jon Stickley · Guitar

Here's where most players get stuck...

Years of tabs, rolls, and isolated licks — and it still falls apart at the jam.

You freeze on your break, you can't hear the chord changes, and improvising feels out of reach. The problem usually isn't effort or time.

It's the method.

Banjo Licks and Guitar Licks both start with foundations, so you understand the music instead of copying it.

Banjo & Guitar Licks — Your Teachers

Learn from working professionals

Two musicians who use these skills
to make a living.

Bennett Sullivan

Banjo — Pro Picker & Educator

A sought-after banjo player, session musician, and educator based in North Carolina — and the teacher who has helped more players stop memorizing and start hearing bluegrass.

Performed with: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Billy Strings, Del McCoury
Heard in: Bright Star on Broadway, The Greatest Showman, Poker Face
Taught: 11,000+ students worldwide

Jon Stickley

Guitar — Flatpicker & Bandleader

One of the most respected acoustic guitarists in modern bluegrass. What made him right for Guitar Licks wasn't only his playing — it's that he teaches music from the inside out.

Played in: Jon Stickley Trio, Town Mountain, Broke Mountain
Covered by: The New York Times, NPR's World Cafe, Premier Guitar
Leading his trio: Since 2012 — a decade-plus of touring