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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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Still Picking

So I Am still here and picking although a little more slowly. Fell in the winter and hurt my left ring finger so now both index and ring are stiff. They warm up with practice. Got a new puppy in the... Read More
From Judith511 5 years ago
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Pretty poor Polly

Pretty Polly learning took a bit of a hit as any banjo time has been taken up by me getting used to my new fretless. Here is a few seconds of Pretty Polly on that... Read More
From AndyW 6 years ago
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Fretless

Just bought a fretless banjo. Plenty of practice will indeed be required.
From AndyW 6 years ago
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Pretty Polly

Started on Fred Cockerham's Pretty Polly again after kinda sidelining it for other stuff (5 tunes of which I've properly learned 3). I was having a hard time getting the melody... Read More
From AndyW 6 years ago
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Back To Three Finger Picking

I was trying two finger thumb lead, liked the style, and may revisit it in the future. I posted a short video of Pretty Polly a while back. I had a problem getting my middle finger going again... Read More
From pickn5 6 years ago
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Blog Entry: Goals for the New Year Linked by Judith511 9 years ago
Blog Entry: Goin' bad to get better Linked by blazo 9 years ago
Blog Entry: Practicing chords for "Crazy" Linked by WayneConrad 9 years ago
Blog Entry: Why doesn't Bela Fleck show his finger work? Linked by Boadicea 9 years ago
Blog Entry: The Hillbilly Gypsies Linked by Judith511 9 years ago
	Mandolin Orange - Next To Nothing Linked by Boadicea 9 years ago: Another banjo debut!
Blog Entry: A couple of tunes Linked by Judith511 9 years ago
Blog Entry: Demotivated - finding it hard to do the basics of practising strumming & rolling! Linked by Boadicea 9 years ago: Not so enthusiastic today...but discussing procrastinating about practising, tiny bits of practising and low end of practising is as important as practising the flow days of practising.
Blog Entry: Recording as a means of practicing Linked by WayneConrad 9 years ago
Blog Entry: The Alexander Technique (for Judith511) & Banjo Playing Linked by Boadicea 9 years ago: My very clumsy attempt to explain The Alexander Technique,which is something that you experience, and not think through.