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Pritch |
Well, I may as well fill this in so I can keep track of my progress and bore anyone who's got nothing better to do than read this... which I'm sure there are very few.
So, I started playing the 5 string banjo. I 've always said that I wanted to learn to play the banjo and for my birthday last year my girlfriend bought me one. I must admit I have been very slow to get into it. I've taught myself to play a few instruments in the past andpicked up a some bad habits along the way. I don't want to take this route with the banjo so I am hanging on until I can find somebody local that gives lessons.
In the meantime, my other half and I took a trip to Dublin last week and I've been obsessed with Tenor banjos ever since. I bought myself a book called "The Complete Guide To Learning The Irish Tenor Banjo by Gerry O'Connor", tuned my 5 string to tenor notes and have been fiddling away. It's not the best option I know but I can't afford to go out and get a Tenor at this moment in time so it will do.
I picked the book up for the first time two days ago and I'm already plucking my way contently through Molly Malone, The Wild Rover and the Kerry Polka.
I am definitely enjoying myself and loving the sound that my pretty much silent banjo has been producing these past two days. I think that my next step is to learn as many scales as I can and work my way through the book whilst saving my pennies for a proper tenor.
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