arrrrrrrgghhhhhhh.....

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Posted by anetc99 on Sunday, March 1, 2009

i'm sure that i've already blogged with that title but i don't care.

aaaarrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhhhh!

i'm practicing, not perfectly but still practicing. i've gotten "Worried Man" just enough to pull out the melody but it's totally sloppy. And that doggone 'Grey Goose' still get's sloppy as well. (blogging here is a bit challenging for me as cursing is my native tongue)

i'm trying not to get discouraged but it's hard. i see some progress but it's soooooooooo slow. i tried to record myself but the mic adds another level of anxiety so i don't record anything worth uploading.

somebody sent me a tip about making banjo more fun than work by playing along with a cd but i don't get it. i mean i don't get how to play along. i really don't, not the actual doing.

i'm just getting cranky i know but i've put in this effort and i can't see any real daylight. i want a teacher but i can't afford one.

i guess i just want to vent. think i'll see if anyone else is feeling this way.

4 comments on “arrrrrrrgghhhhhhh.....”

Guy Says:
Sunday, March 1, 2009 @1:13:26 PM

Sounds like you do with a couple of lessons from a good tutor. Someone who can point out what you are doing well and shine a light in the direction of what you're not.

jimbowe Says:
Sunday, March 1, 2009 @6:04:09 PM

Annette,

I thought that I was the only one who could spell "aaaarrrrrrrrggggggghhhhhhhhhhh."

I too am a new player and get frustrated. Don't you give up! Hang in there, keep at it. Think positive and you will overcome. And the day you have a "leap" you'll be doing the Rocky Balboa dance. It's out there keep practicing.

Jimbowe

Koala_in_pjs Says:
Sunday, March 1, 2009 @6:36:17 PM

I know the feeling. Are you able to rip your CD onto your computer then use some sort of program such as Audacity to slow it down to around 65BPM and try playing along with that. Then when you can do that without wanting to throw the banjo across the room try bumping the BPM up a tiny bit

I know that I get jumble fingers and can't do anything right if I try and play along to my teachers recording he's done at a 'medium' pace.

Kip

Brentk5s Says:
Sunday, March 1, 2009 @7:48:13 PM

I'm with Kip (again) audacity is a terrific tool for slowing things down while maintaining pitch. AS I move away from tab it's been a huge help to me.

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