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rgoad - Posted - 04/12/2013: 19:06:59
That's pretty good in less than four months. Rhythm is pretty steady, too. That seems to make the tune work or not. This one worked!
Chadman - Posted - 04/13/2013: 01:35:12
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Originally posted by rgoad
That's pretty good in less than four months. Rhythm is pretty steady, too. That seems to make the tune work or not. This one worked!
Thanks! my banjo teacher thought I did good too.. kinda pleased about it.. now learning how to vamp the backup parts to this.. it's all coming together
today was lesson 16 i believe.. i had mentioned the same thing to my teacher today, not too bad for about 4 months worth of lessons, i feel i'm getting my money's worth.
FlyingHellfish - Posted - 04/13/2013: 08:48:04
I have returned. I am nearly at the 3 month mark of self-teaching and I feel like I have made some good progress.
Attached is a slightly more complicated version of Cripple Creek than the last one I posted. The biggest issue I see in this file is that my slides are not very defined, as well as my tempo is not super consistent. I know I can play them better, but obviously still need to work on my consistency.
Anyway, (try to) enjoy!
Edited by - FlyingHellfish on 04/13/2013 08:51:55
rgoad - Posted - 04/13/2013: 09:18:53
Does not sound too bad at all, Fly (May I call you Fly?) As a fellow beginner I have found slides give feedback to my tempo because they occupy more than one beat space in the tune. If I am rushing my tempo the slide won't fit! I find that I speed up in parts I either know or really like to play. I recommend playing witha metronome. There is a lot of controversy about metronomes. My recommendation should not carry much weight, but I only repeat the advice of people whose advice should carry weight. Besides, if it is not for you, then you can turn it off. I have a free one on my phone that has a cool tap feature so I can tap the beat to a recording, then it plays back the click at the same beat and I can practice at that speed.
rgoad - Posted - 04/13/2013: 09:20:12
Chad, there are few things that give more happiness than the approval of a teacher, is there?
Chadman - Posted - 04/13/2013: 13:58:16
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Originally posted by rgoad
Chad, there are few things that give more happiness than the approval of a teacher, is there?
yip!
ITACUD - Posted - 04/13/2013: 16:14:48
You guys are sounding great~~!!!!
Shake-Boy - Posted - 04/22/2013: 09:56:13
Hi All,
Love this thread. Here's my first contribution. Old Joe Clark at about 11 weeks and Ballad of Jed Clampett at 14 weeks.
I played brass instruments from age 8 through the end of high school. I'm 50 now. This is my first foray into the world of stringed instruments. Instruments that can only play one note at a time sure seem to be easier!!!
I'm trying the self-taught route and feel pretty good about my progress. I've got no job, no wife, no kids and no television so damn near all I do is practice...at least a couple hours a day, often times more. I'm sometimes worried I'm going to permanently cramp up my hands. They get pretty sore. When they do I take a day or two off.
I had to resist the urge to try and get perfect recordings, which would probably take about a thousand tries.
Songs played on a Goodtime 2 Classic. Here goes!
Shake-Boy (Paul)
rgoad - Posted - 04/22/2013: 10:06:57
That is amazing for 11 Weeks.
pickn5 - Posted - 04/24/2013: 07:51:36
Paul,
Great job for 11 and 14 weeks. Man, I gotta practice more, your an inspiration.
Shake-Boy - Posted - 04/25/2013: 14:14:20
Thanks Rick and Jeff,
I've been working really hard at this, maybe as hard or harder than anything I've worked on in my life with a heavy and disciplined focus on boring drills and fundamentals. I'm really disappointed in myself that I haven't done anything with music for 32 years. I'm trying to make up for lost time I guess. I wasn't sure how this would go after all these years, especially a stringed instrument requiring manual dexterity. I'm surprised and thrilled at the progress I've made.
With that said, here's Foggy Mountain Breakdown recently recorded at 15 weeks. Syncopation is off but the notes are all there. I'll try and get the timing down over the next couple weeks.
Oh....almost forgot. I used Bob Bourassa's EXCELLENT series of youtube videos to learn this song. I highly recommend his videos. I also used his Cripple Creek and Old Joe Clark videos.
Links to the individual lessons in this thread: banjohangout.org/topic/157339
Paul (Shake-Boy)
Edited by - Shake-Boy on 04/25/2013 14:14:46
rgoad - Posted - 04/25/2013: 19:09:57
Another good 'un. You have a real knack for this. Sounds like that if you focus on the beat and rhythm you'd have it all.
Ribtickler - Posted - 04/25/2013: 22:39:07
Hey guys me again,
Well I pretty much finished my second banjo just needs fret board inlays which will me nar whale tusk, but anyways here is what she sounds like oh and i`ve been playing now for about 2.5 months
This new one is a woodie, curly maple and morado with a hidden fifth string which puts the tuner on the head, and I like it!
Ribtickler - Posted - 04/25/2013: 23:40:38
Here is a new one I`m working on called blackberry blossom, still don`t have it right but it`s getting there.
rgoad - Posted - 04/27/2013: 07:58:25
Ron, very pretty banjo and sound pretty good, too! I guess since you are a welder you can make pretty much anything you can think of, but I am still impressed that you decided to build a banjo after only 2.5 months of playing (love that '0.5'. Surely a welder of close tolerances!). It make me wonder two things: first, how do you know what structural features and assembly procedures affect the sound? I think of Jason Romero who is an exemplar player and crafter. The second question is really an observation: if you are going to build things after such short experience I wonder what would have happened had you taken up the pipe organ!!!
wnellis - Posted - 04/28/2013: 10:19:13
Hi, I hope the is the right place for this. I've been self taught for the past 11 months. Thanks in advance for any feedback.
Wade
Ribtickler - Posted - 04/28/2013: 11:13:53
hey thanks for the complements rgoad, well I don`t really know what or how everything effects the sound or tone, I just do a bunch of research on the subject then select my materials and go to work!, this new banjo took a few turns from my original thoughts but seems to have turned out pretty good. I have a little back ground in machining and wood working as well, the machining is where the tight tolerances come from..lol
rgoad - Posted - 04/28/2013: 17:13:23
Wade, that is terrific! And self-taught. Some folks just have it. Do you play with friends or jam?
rgoad - Posted - 04/28/2013: 17:14:17
Ron, you may have a future making instruments. Have you had any pros play them and give opinions?
Ribtickler - Posted - 04/28/2013: 18:40:22
No I haven`t, apparently five string pickers are rare in my area..lol, seriously though, I stopped at every music store in edmonton, some in Calgary, and one out here in Terrace B.C and either their five sting player wasn`t there, or just stepped out!! you know how bad I want to hear a tune busted outta this new banjo, it`s been frusterating to find someone to play it. I did find one guy but he only plays a tenor, and what he played sounded nothing like blue grass more like a kid plunking on a piano if you know what i mean.
thanks for the complements anyway
Ron
rgoad - Posted - 04/28/2013: 20:39:57
Well don't give up yet. There are some awesome Canadian players who play in the traditional Old Time Claw and Two finger styles. I would be very surprised if Calgary does not have a bunch once you get your network started. It's getting on Summer, too. Gonna be festivals and various events that will draw players out of the woodwork. BC has gotta be The Place for that sort of thing. Alberta his fairly famous for musicians, too. I bet you just need to get the connections through music stores and playing venues. Heck, haul one down to some USA festival and make it a vacation. Let people play it and take notes. Maybe you'll sell it and pay for part of the trip!
stetix01 - Posted - 04/29/2013: 04:08:09
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Originally posted by WayneConrad
What a great topic. Thanks, Itacud. You guys are pretty good!
I'm two months into banjo, going through the Janet Davis book. I took a break from the book to learn "I'll fly away," a very pretty tune. This is Rick McKeon's arrangement
The pops are not there for old-timey effect. There's something amiss in my computer's sound system.
Nice playing and I really like this version. Is it tabbed anywhere?
Chadman - Posted - 05/11/2013: 19:59:11
last several weeks tried working on vamping.. the long and short of it.. i DONT like it! LOL after 2 weeks of giving it a try my teacher decided to get me on a new lesson last week.. she must have done it to keep my interest up.. pickin Wabash Cannonball.. neat little tune.. should be able to post something by next friday.. my teacher couldn't meet this past friday as she was under the weather.. gave me another week to practice it.. will post it up this coming friday before heading to my lesson.
rgoad - Posted - 05/12/2013: 04:31:58
What is vamping? I see where people say to do it playing in jams. Could you do it along with a recording? How do you know what to play?
Chadman - Posted - 05/12/2013: 09:34:06
here is a link believe it belongs to one of the guys on the site here.
Vamping is for backup playing, older technique that isn't used as much anymore. My teacher is teaching mostly the lead breaks or chorus for picking. What she had me doing was playing the verses in vamping. The tune i was practicing with was Country Roads. So you would be vamping the chords for the verses.. then picking the chorus. Vamping takes a bit of practice to get the right sound and rythm out of the banjo. The link explains it quite well, much better than I can explain! lol it is a technique that I want to learn, just not happening at this time! lol
youtube.com/watch?v=d0fALiLhlSY
rgoad - Posted - 05/12/2013: 13:16:57
LOL!! That is John Boulding. He is a member her eon BHO and has a lot off instruction videos posted here. Check out his home page link to his videos. I like his tool shed. Thanks for the link. I guess I could have looked it up myself!
Edited by - rgoad on 05/12/2013 13:24:29
Chadman - Posted - 05/17/2013: 10:42:56
k, here's my version of the Wabash Cannonball... my lesson is tonight so hopefully I got it down half right! lol
bluenote23 - Posted - 05/17/2013: 12:22:57
Really nice. I can hear a lot of improvement over the last month!
rgoad - Posted - 05/20/2013: 19:37:52
Chad, sounds good! You are improving fast. Do you practice with a metronome?
Chadman - Posted - 05/21/2013: 00:46:58
Thanks guys! nope no metronome, she keeps at me about timing so I try to work the timing out in my head so that my fingers are working to what i'm thinking.. if that makes any sense.. for now no metronome if I can help it.
this weeks tune which I haven't had much time yet to practice is Will the Circle be Unbroken. Has a few new pick patterns in it.. for me what has been working is learning each measures pick pattern, one at a time.. do them about 30 or 40 times til it flows.. once I've done them all then I start piecing them together from start to finish at which point I've pretty much memorized them.
Ribtickler - Posted - 06/05/2013: 09:51:08
Well guys I`m back from my Guiding adventures in British Columbia, and it was a great time as usual! had quite the adventure for sure! unfortunately I could only practise maybe once a week but seemed to progress just fine.
Here are a couple tunes I`m working on with the banjo I made.
rgoad - Posted - 06/05/2013: 10:38:58
Ron, both are very nice. 'Blackberry Blossom' is pretty intricate. 'John Henry' is one of my favourites; it was a goal of mine for the first three years to learn it. I like the way you play it.
If your clients won't let you pick on the trips you need to get better clients!!!
ITACUD - Posted - 06/05/2013: 10:51:52
I'm liking John Henry!!!! What was in season?
Ribtickler - Posted - 06/05/2013: 13:05:17
Thanks guys, I bet I`ve played them tunes hundreds of times trying to work out the bugs and I play them pretty well till it comes time to record them..lol
I was guiding Black bear and Grizzly on the north west coast of B.C. This was my first solo guide of grizzly this year, i`ve been on other grizzly hunts before, but never just me and the client. We had a hoot!, got his shot and a bunch of other things video`d on my GoPro video cam. He was shooting with a bow so we were close and things got intense for a little!
truittsosebee - Posted - 06/05/2013: 21:00:07
My 13 year old son, Jacob, playing FMB. He's only been playing since Christmas, and I think he's doing very good.
youtu.be/QWdU60UsvYw
Chadman - Posted - 06/06/2013: 10:40:25
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Originally posted by Ribtickler
Well guys I`m back from my Guiding adventures in British Columbia, and it was a great time as usual! had quite the adventure for sure! unfortunately I could only practise maybe once a week but seemed to progress just fine.
Here are a couple tunes I`m working on with the banjo I made.
I like both of them, not easy ones to play!
bluenote23 - Posted - 06/06/2013: 11:46:32
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Originally posted by truittsosebee
My 13 year old son, Jacob, playing FMB. He's only been playing since Christmas, and I think he's doing very good. youtu.be/QWdU60UsvYw
He sounds very good indeed. Past the beginner stage I would say.
ITACUD - Posted - 08/04/2013: 08:56:52
Coming up on a year since i bought my banjo. Thought I'd record something and prepare my nerves for the banjo challenge......still trying to decide whether to tackle something new for that or pick something I know already.
rgoad - Posted - 08/07/2013: 08:43:28
Cripple Creek was the entry you made to kick this thread off. Maybe you should play that one? Give you a chance to show of a year of progress.
Ribtickler - Posted - 08/07/2013: 17:07:43
Here we go guys, its been a while since I posted anything in here, but I think it`s time. I`ve been working on Clinch Mountain Backstep, which is a favoright of mine so I thought i`d try to learn it, this is 2 days into learning it. don`t laugh too hard..lol
rgoad - Posted - 08/08/2013: 04:18:03
I like it! The slow tempo gives it a ballad sort of feel. Actually discovered something you did.
Ribtickler - Posted - 08/08/2013: 08:09:34
Lol, that slow tempo is actually about as fast as I can play it without many screw ups, but hey your right!
rgoad - Posted - 08/12/2013: 09:32:22
Very nice, Alan. Could you have licked a more difficult tune to learn Drop Thumb? LOL!! I think my first real drop thumb tune was Sugar Hill or maybe Sandy Boys.
I recommend researching 'Rabbit Skip'. It is a traditional teaching piece from Maggie Hammonds that is being carried forward by Dan Gellert. He teaches it in seminars and camps. It really helps a lot and actually fun to play.
whytelaydie7 - Posted - 08/13/2013: 05:16:27
I'll have to check out "rabbit skip"
Thanks!
ITACUD - Posted - 08/14/2013: 18:21:03
Ya'll are rockin' it....so to speak.... with your banjo's. Nice work.
reywilnc - Posted - 08/14/2013: 18:49:52
Great I will try and post something after our trip to the mountains of NC going to a bluegrass festival and Jamb class been trying the banjo for abt 6 months, guitar for over 25 years and still learning :)
Chadman - Posted - 08/16/2013: 12:29:11
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Originally posted by Bluegrass89
youtube.com/watch?v=7h1bSBasOIg Blackberry blossom 1 week of banjo.
And here is Foggy mnt breakdown as fast i can play it, some mistakes.. Been playing 2 weeks and 3 days on this clip, never played banjo before and i love it.
youtube.com/watch?v=GElN_RV8Wfs
nice! I like the blackberry blossom tune.. good job!
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