weasel82 - Posted - 05/10/2013:  19:07:49

So, I'm in a place where I don't have my banjo, but at the same time, I just want to do something that will still help me learn more.

What do ya'll do when your banjo isn't around, but you still want to practice...

Edited by - Bill Rogers on 05/10/2013 20:13:07

J-Walk - Posted - 05/10/2013:  19:09:28

Listen to the type of music you like to play. Sit back, have a cocktail or two, close your eyes and visualize it. Almost as good as actually playing. 

eMike - Posted - 05/10/2013:  19:46:41

Get on the BHO and look around.  You will learn lots of things that are banjo-related.  

DaveInCA - Posted - 05/10/2013:  19:47:31

That's when you need one of those little handy-dandy thingamajigs that's just like a 5-string banjo (the 5 strings, anyhow, sort of) but a lot shorter and quieter and is worn on the belt or thereabouts, IIRC. Someone prolly knows the name. 

mrphysics55 - Posted - 05/10/2013:  20:19:51

I tend to hum fiddle/banjo tunes.

My wife sometimes makes note of this by humming along ... rather loudly.

Paul R - Posted - 05/10/2013:  22:29:43

Listen, listen, listen.

steve davis - Posted - 05/11/2013:  03:32:04

I do other things when I don't have my banjo in my hands.

Ric in Richmond - Posted - 05/11/2013:  05:55:10

John Boulding (Banjophobic) on Youtube.   

youtube.com/user/banjophobic

 Months of learning on there and sometimes you have to watch it a couple of times then try it on the banjo later.

R

BDCA - Posted - 05/11/2013:  05:58:14

I travel a lot and always have my Eleuke Peanut with me. I play tenor so I have it tuned like a mandolinand I can learn tunes on the plane, in the lounge, on a shuttle, etc. It has a built in preamp and and MP3 input to play along with a recording. I am going to play around with tuning it to double dropped C and use it for learning melody and chords up the neck:

Cya!

Bob

wizofos - Posted - 05/11/2013:  06:37:46

Get yourself one of these. I don't think even an airline baggage damager could hurt this.

thebanjohut.com/childs_banjo_t...en_5.html

1935tb-11 - Posted - 05/12/2013:  18:23:38

i am at work

terry m