This plan guides teachers in exercising audiation techniques to develop aural skills for young musicians. These skills can be continually developed in warm-ups and literature in call-and-response style instruction.

Episode 1: This video discusses the most common instruments used in old time and bluegrass music. While the fiddle, guitar, and bass are largely unchanged in recent history, the banjo has consistently evolved to reflect advances in technology and manufacturing techniques. Music Historian and Program Director for Junior Appalachian Musicians' Jim Lloyd is joined by banjo player Lincoln Hensley to show the evolution of the banjo, the two main banjo playing styles, and tuning techniques.