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For/to help beginners/improvers indulging in deliberate practice to improve their banjo playing. An open group.

88 Members, Created 11/6/2017 -

Administrators: AndyW (owner) , Boadicea , WayneConrad

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Starting Clawhammer Guidence

Hello all, My name is Jason, but around here, please call me Junior... Quick Back story... While helping my gal's parents, I found an abandoned Banjo in the basement. Never knew... Read More
From Junior_co 8 years ago
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Following Guitar Player's Chords

We've talked about this - when you don't know the chords in a jam - you watch the guitar player. So the youtube below is a good example of how to do this. The tune is Dixie... Read More
From n1wr 8 years ago
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Books Wanted ... Ideas for Authors of CH Banjo books

In my musical journey I was fortunate to find, "Clawhammer Banjo from Scratch," which provided good direction and 12 songs to focus on. Now the Double C and Double D keys are in my... Read More
From Deleteme 8 years ago
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We probably all know scales

I was bored this morning and did a simple little exercise. I drew out the fretboard 1-5. I marked in all the notes(Double D tuning). Then I circled all the notes commonly used in tunes I have been... Read More
From AndyW 8 years ago
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Busking Preparation

In line with my 2018 busking goal, I have been downloading the backing tracks for the tunes I can play. I then practice along with the backing track which I have transferred to my MP3 player. I... Read More
From pickn5 8 years ago
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Forum Post: (untitled) Linked by pickn5 6 years ago: Info on Matt Brown's site for two finger thumb lead. I'm working on the picking patterns, G scale, and Groundhog now.
Blog Entry: How To Play 2 Finger Thumb Lead Banjo in 7 Essential Steps: a crash course for the total beginner Linked by pickn5 6 years ago: I'm giving two finger thumb lead a try. Today will be the 3rd day. This blog is what got me interested and thought some others in the group might be interested.
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