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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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Back on the banjo

Hi all. For the last few months I have been concentrating on other stuff and haven't really moved forward on my banjo with respect to new stuff. I have been playing a bit, but just... Read More
From AndyW 6 years ago
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2 Finger Thumb Lead Progress

Since my last post on this, I've gone through the exercises and now getting the completed tune Pretty Polly under my fingers a section at a time. I'm on section 1 now which is the first four... Read More
From pickn5 6 years ago
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Two Finger Thumb Lead

In the last BHO newsletter there was an offer from Josh Turknett for a free beginner crash course on two finger thumb lead style. I also saw that Matt Brown has put up free lessons on a website.... Read More
From pickn5 6 years ago
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Getting Off The Picking Plateau

When I first started learning to play the banjo, Geoff Hohwald's Banjo Primer was the first lesson book that made sense to me. I learned the first three or four tunes from it, never working up to... Read More
From pickn5 6 years ago
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Johns Hopkins study on effective practice

https://getpocket.com/explore/item/a-johns-hopkins-study-reveals-the-scientific-secret-to-double-how-fast-you-learn?utm_source=pocket-newtab
From loonsailor 6 years ago
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Forum Post: (untitled) Linked by pickn5 5 years ago
	Groundhog Linked by pickn5 5 years ago: Fingers just didn't work this day.
	Pretty Polly Linked by pickn5 6 years ago
Blog Entry: Bill Evans Workshop Linked by Judith511 6 years ago
	Pretty Polly 2FTL 1 Linked by pickn5 6 years ago: Working on two finger thumb lead.
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.
Blog Entry: Banjo Picking Goal Reset Linked by pickn5 6 years ago
Blog Entry: Rating yourself as a player Linked by Judith511 6 years ago