Banjo Hangout Logo
Banjo Hangout Logo

Premier Sponsors

2351
Banjo Lovers Online


Page: 1  2   3   4   Next Page   Last Page (4) 

Jan 13, 2025 - 8:35:10 AM
like this
177 posts since 4/19/2024

I follow Tom Collin’s both in his YouTube channel and his Patreon and find all of his info to be valuable.

A recent post in his Patreon is also on YouTube

m.youtube.com/watch?v=RJWJTuOObO8

The video is actually a “play by play” analysis like a football analyst covering a NFL game and it’s both fascinating and cringeworthy to hear the despair in the musicians beginning musician’s voice.

I point this out because a recent post I made discussed what worked and didn’t work for me in my first 11 months of playing. One thing that I can say didn’t work was playing with or even going to be part of music being played live.

The most common advice I received in this forum was “play with others” and “listen to others play music live”. I can share that as a beginner this activity was not helpful and was not inspiring and was not joyful or helpful to me at all.

I echo the person in this video. In the jam session I attended it was about 15 people with instruments ranging from banjo to guitar to mandolin to upright bass and that thing you lay on your lap. Everyone knew each other, everyone knew the songs, everyone knew the keys, they merely nodded and everyone played their instruments at lightning speed with more notes per measure than I’ve ever heard at a comcert and there was no context or way for me to even consider taking my instrument out of the case. I left feeling that the gulf between playing a couple of bars from boil dem cabbage down and whatever they played was a bit like choosing my first fun run as the Boston marathon and my pace group as the Kenyan national team.

I know that a lot of people in music actually want others to join in, become a part of the community and learn to appreciate the music. I think there is a big gap between going to a jam session and appreciating a concert style set of musicians.

In my town there are a number of bicycling groups. I’m not part of one but friends are. One of them is not “beginner friendly”. Their pace is very fast, they leave the parking lot as a group at the specific time they state in the get together, they do not wait for breaks in the group to catch up from stoplights or slowdowns, if you get lost you’re on your own and if you have a flat or mechanical failure you’re on your own. Their objective is a workout for each individual enhanced by the group who are riding together. A beginner showing up for their weeknight workout could find the camaraderie to be lacking in this group. And their information is sparse. This elite group does not share that you’re going to be “dropped” and not helped if you can’t handle the pace in their meetup information for rides and are not apologetic about this expectation.

Another group rides out of a local bike shop and they want beginners there. They have group leaders and take time to explain the routes, people actively ensure that paces are understood and they make sure that the last person back at the starting point is a regular riding behind any newbies. If you have a flat you are personally not allowed to change it so that the whole group stops. These people probably do not get in nearly the workout that the first group I mentioned above have. Often the second group finishes their rides at a bar or local breakfast place.

I think as a newbie if you stumbled into a jam session that was full of musicians getting in their fix of high level music and thought it was going to be a “beginner friendly” crew you would learn very quickly that the music was at a level that was a minimum of X decades of consistent music practice.

One person described a brilliant concept on my other thread that was a music group called “dare to suck” with a focus obviously different than a jam session of people who are seasoned music teachers, studio professionals and multi decade musicians which I think is the group I found locally.


One other topic I have on this is that I feel like there is a desire among mature musicians to bring appreciation to the craft. I believe that music appreciation is actually a skill that is wholly different from music playing. Some people may not ever develop the skill even if they learned to play an instrument. I think that the appreciation of music can be linked to learning to play and likely at a high level of playing one must also be good at music appreciation. I know from experience as a professional in a field at a high level that I can read an academic publication and appreciate every aspect of the article from the research methodology to the data collection to the science and conclusions. But I never see myself wanting this in music similar to never wanting to cycle in any way more than just riding my bike around a local park.

I think where some advice goes wrong is in assuming that someone wants to play banjo in any way more than just knowing a few songs and learning some basic techniques similar to a kid learning their first year of piano and playing in a recital.

Jan 13, 2025 - 8:49:57 AM
Players Union Member

tonygo

USA

194 posts since 12/29/2022

That last line. I think that comes with age and maybe success in another area of life.

Jan 13, 2025 - 9:01:08 AM

17 posts since 12/8/2023

Hey jsinjin, so I’ve been playing banjo about one year and it’s not easy. I’ve been to a few jams and the folks around here are somewhat pleasant except you have a few semi profs that are not. That said I guess I’m stubborn. I play some guitar which kinda led me ukulele playing, which I love but I’ve always loved hearing the banjo and mandolin. I bought a cheap mando and my head isn’t fast on the scales so I wasn’t very good so I bought a banjo thinking it can’t be to hard since I play other instruments kinda. Not a flat picker, only finger pick. So yea after a year I still don’t take my banjo to jams but if there are no other banjos, and we meet at a music store that will let me use one of there banjos, I will borrow one. Not very good at the rolls yet and I usually try and play background. I do know a few chords and up the neck a little but I don’t bg roll pick well and my ch style is a long way from being there but I can always hit a couple of melody notes now and then. It’s hard not being good at something and I will prolly never be real good but I love playing it and listening to what others do with it. Stick to it and like everyone says it will get better. I could practice a lot more but I’m lazy and have to force my self. Sorry so long winded but if you want to do anything good, you have to work at it. Good luck and don’t give up! Kent

Jan 13, 2025 - 9:13:36 AM
likes this

11 posts since 12/7/2024

jsinjon—go back to the original post and read the followup comments, very inspiring. Even Deering added a comment of support and contacted Wernick about the banjo camp issue. Wernick wrote back to the op and basically reinforced what Tom had said in his critique and encouraged him to come to the camp. In all a very positive reaction from the banjo community.

Like you I really have no desire to do more than sit on the back porch and claw out a few old tunes on a warm summer evening.

Jan 13, 2025 - 10:47:58 AM
like this

279 posts since 12/27/2019

Yeah those spandex roadie snobs -- ugh

Jan 13, 2025 - 11:10:25 AM
like this

884 posts since 11/9/2021

SO if you can, look for what is known as a 'slow jam' in your area. Here on Long Island NY, a desert of BG music, the LI BG club runs a monthly jam. Some times its a lot of high level players and sometimes its a mix. On the mixed times, we try to slow things down somewhat for the newbies. BUT, remember its a jam session and not a lesson. Its not fun at all to try and jam with newcomers exclusively, with uneven tempos, hesitant chord changes and simplistic breaks. No one says you need to be in the thick of things at a jam, its OK to sit off to one side and try to pick up on what is going down.

Jan 13, 2025 - 11:28:51 AM
like this

222 posts since 6/22/2016

quote:
Originally posted by jsinjin

I believe that music appreciation is actually a skill that is wholly different from music playing.

...

I think where some advice goes wrong is in assuming that someone wants to play banjo in any way more than just knowing a few songs and learning some basic techniques similar to a kid learning their first year of piano and playing in a recital.


1) Music appreciation has nothing to do with skill.  It has to do with opening one's mind to sounds and translating those sounds to personal impressions.  While there is much to learn about a particular type of music that may enhance your appreciation, you either like music or you do not like music.

2) When a mature musician offers advice, you might assume that he or she is capable of understanding your level of skill in music, and does not judge you on your aspirations.  But there are some basic things you must learn in order to simply attain the level of skill that will enable you to enjoy playing a simple piece.

I'm sure I'm not the Lone Ranger among teachers who run across individuals who just can't deal with being a beginner in a different discipline, and who can't bear to make mistakes in front of other people.  I handle this by telling every mature learner that I understand they may be accomplished at something else, and that it takes a certain amount of courage to humble oneself by being a beginner at music.  The remedy is to find nice people to study and/or play music with and let go of the ego.

Jan 13, 2025 - 11:32:11 AM

4978 posts since 10/13/2005

Watch out! The Spandex Banjo Mafia is on the way! banjered

Jan 13, 2025 - 11:35:34 AM

177 posts since 4/19/2024

quote:
Originally posted by Eulalie
quote:
Originally posted by jsinjin

I believe that music appreciation is actually a skill that is wholly different from music playing.

...

I think where some advice goes wrong is in assuming that someone wants to play banjo in any way more than just knowing a few songs and learning some basic techniques similar to a kid learning their first year of piano and playing in a recital.


1) Music appreciation has nothing to do with skill.  It has to do with opening one's mind to sounds and translating those sounds to personal impressions.  While there is much to learn about a particular type of music that may enhance your appreciation, you either like music or you do not like music.

2) When a mature musician offers advice, you might assume that he or she is capable of understanding your level of skill in music, and does not judge you on your aspirations.  But there are some basic things you must learn in order to simply attain the level of skill that will enable you to enjoy playing a simple piece.

I'm sure I'm not the Lone Ranger among teachers who run across individuals who just can't deal with being a beginner in a different discipline, and who can't bear to make mistakes in front of other people.  I handle this by telling every mature learner that I understand they may be accomplished at something else, and that it takes a certain amount of courage to humble oneself by being a beginner at music.  The remedy is to find nice people to study and/or play music with and let go of the ego.

 


I don't think it's ego especially if you watch that video with overlay narration  by Tom Collins.   I think it's a matter of choosing a group to play with.   I maintain that if you go to a jam filled with pro or multi decade musicians geared up to play without room for someone learning the ropes or having skill level commensurate with their abilities then it's a waste of your time unless you're just there to try and appreciate the music.   A kid I know is a super elite track runner racing for Olympic spots every four years.   I get zero benefit as a hobby jogger either running with him or watching him run except for the joy of maybe seeing someone I know run.   
 

same thing with this music group.   I didn't know a single song, I had no idea how they played, the music was a blur and I had no way to even understand how they were playing and certainly no time to figure out keys or chord progressions or even knowledge of the kind of music whether bluegrass or clawhammer or something else and they weren't exactly the friendliest of bunch.

Jan 13, 2025 - 1:27:33 PM
likes this

3641 posts since 4/19/2008
Online Now

Music is actually simple math when you use the Nashville system. I’ve had absolute beginners that actually never even played an instrument sit by me at a jam and I would explain what’s happening as the songs are played and by the end of the night, they actually not only could play simple Backup but understood what they were doing.

Jan 13, 2025 - 4:53:52 PM
like this

Owen

Canada

16404 posts since 6/5/2011
Online Now

 Eulalie:   "When a mature musician offers advice, you might assume that he or she is capable of understanding your level of skill in music .... ."

I dunno ^^.  My experience is that most* have little appreciation of the breadth of abilities/inabilities out there, and even after they're told, they still don't actually believe it.   One red flag for me is somebody telling me that something  or other about music is "easy."   

Are explanations that a learner can't comprehend really explanations? 

* but I try to cut non-teachers considerably more slack than I do for teachers.  

Edited by - Owen on 01/13/2025 16:54:46

Jan 13, 2025 - 6:26:07 PM

177 posts since 4/19/2024

quote:
Originally posted by mmuussiiccaall

Music is actually simple math when you use the Nashville system. I’ve had absolute beginners that actually never even played an instrument sit by me at a jam and I would explain what’s happening as the songs are played and by the end of the night, they actually not only could play simple Backup but understood what they were doing.


I’m an absolute beginner even at 11 months and I still can’t pick out chord changes in songs even when reading strum machine.  For me at least it’s not intuitive.  I'm very good at math but pitch is much easier for me to hear with an oscilloscope or tuner than to guess in a song.   

Jan 13, 2025 - 10:49:05 PM
likes this
Players Union Member

BruceS2

USA

85 posts since 12/30/2017

I can so relate to this. I've been watch the guy in question through his 2,000 hours of banjo Youtube. It's hard enough learning to play the banjo but to do it totally exposed to the public takes some guts. Having gone through this transition from learning to play alone to playing in jams, I get what he is going through. He is in the wrong jam but I think he is not really ready without some more direct instruction and practice. Once you learn to vamp backup AND learn the chord structures of a few songs played in the jam, it's much easier to get something out of the jam. And learning to play lead in front of others is another thing...like play the song a 1,000 times...and you still mess it up in the jam:). In my case I first went to a beginners jam and tried to play there...it was almost worse than playing at a "pro" jam...everyone was playing with a book in front of them, typically picking songs to lead that they didn't know. Lots of train wreaks (and not the O'97 type). I got past this by hosting my own jam with a few friends, all learning...we agreed on a handful songs and just worked them each week...so more like a band practice. After a year of that, I learned a lot. Been doing that for 10 years now (really?!), and now I can hold my own at a jam. Still hard to make up a lead on fly...working on that next. Its a long journey for some of us:)

BTW, I'm a road bike guy too. So I get the pack mentally and I don't like to ride with those groups that just want to drop the newbies. But is fun to go fast in a pace line...can be hard sport to break into. Playing banjo feels the same at times...great analogy. Bikes, banjos and beer! Now the beer part, that's the easy one:)

Jan 14, 2025 - 2:55:14 AM
likes this

Bill H

USA

2337 posts since 11/7/2010

It takes time to build a repertoire and the skills for playing fast. Every jam group seems to have their own repertoire of music, and it may not sync with what you have been working on. I went to a new jam last
Sunday and they played pretty fast and had many tunes that I was not familiar with. But and jam worth your time will be friendly and welcoming. These folks were happy to work in some of the tunes that I know and the organizer emailed me a tune list of things they frequently play. This is how old time music works. We learn from one another and share. If the group you connected with is not willing to do this, then they may be the wrong group for you.

It has taken some time for me to build my jam skills. One thing I discovered earl on was that the very ornate melodic tunes I practiced so hard are near impossible to play at jam speed, or what I think of as fiddle speed. So I began to simplify my arrangements. Another skill that I think is useful is a knowledge of chords. Most old-time tunes consist of two or three chords. As long as you know the key, you can get at least one chord right.

Building skills takes time. Finding others to play with also takes time and possibly trial and error. One way I practice i to find something on YouTube that I am working on and slow it down. Play it over and over until you can keep up. Simplify your arrangement if needed. It is also helpful to practice with a metronome. Start slow and practice a tune until you can play is halfway okay and then increase the tempo and repeat. It has been worth all the time and effort of practicing and building skills to play with others because when you are in sync and in the groove with the tune, it is magic.

Jan 14, 2025 - 4:43:34 AM
likes this

222 posts since 6/22/2016

quote:
Originally posted by Owen

 Eulalie:   "When a mature musician offers advice, you might assume that he or she is capable of understanding your level of skill in music .... ."

I dunno ^^.  My experience is that most* have little appreciation of the breadth of abilities/inabilities out there, and even after they're told, they still don't actually believe it.   One red flag for me is somebody telling me that something  or other about music is "easy."   

Are explanations that a learner can't comprehend really explanations? 

* but I try to cut non-teachers considerably more slack than I do for teachers. 


I reckon you've run across the wrong sort of teachers.  Each and every person has a different path to learning and, in my book, a teacher must tailor his or her methods to match the individual.  This is difficult but essential for a good result.  And nothing is easy. 

Jan 14, 2025 - 4:47:06 AM

222 posts since 6/22/2016

quote:
Originally posted by jsinjin

I’m an absolute beginner even at 11 months and I still can’t pick out chord changes in songs even when reading strum machine.  For me at least it’s not intuitive.  I'm very good at math but pitch is much easier for me to hear with an oscilloscope or tuner than to guess in a song.   


Despite the plethora of know-it-alls on yucktube, you simply need a good teacher to explain those fundamentals in a way that makes sense to you.

Jan 14, 2025 - 5:06:13 AM
likes this

177 posts since 4/19/2024

Thanks all! I think that at some level I really enjoy practicing music and beyond any rational comprehension, I don’t enjoy even the idea of playing with other people. This comes up a lot and to be honest I think this forum caters more toward people who like to play together. I’ve made a lot of progress with a teacher and practice and I haven’t just not enjoyed the idea of jamming with others, it’s the last thing I want to do. I thoroughly enjoy pulling out old calculus textbooks and setting a timer to solve random problems to stay sharp but I don’t try to convince others that they need to see the joy in sitting and solving math problems. I think for me I can get to a level I enjoy with my banjo and a teacher and never set foot in a jam or a conference or a group setting because those things aren’t fun, haven’t been welcoming and just aren’t my style. But I think this is ok and it’s not a bad way to learn.

Jan 14, 2025 - 3:38:17 PM

RV6

USA

1504 posts since 2/3/2012

I started clawhammer/old time music on the banjo 12 years ago when I was 65.  I had a  teacher at first but it didn't work out for me as I didn't have a music background and couldn't read music.  I used Josh Turknet's old time jam collection of tunes and some tab and taught myself.   My former teacher, who I now jam with most every week heard me play at our annual Living History Days after I'd self taught for a couple of years and asked if I'd like to join the jam.  Wow!  I was really excited and nervous about joining but things seemed to work out just fine.  I now play with some of the best old time players in a wide area.  I still don't understand what some of my fellow jam members talk about when discussing music--notes and chords as I don't read music. But, after playing with them, all of the sudden, I found that I was playing along with tunes I'd never heard. That was pretty wild when that happened!

5 years ago, after playing with these folks for 8 years or so and becoming fascinated with the fiddle players, I bought a fiddle.   I'm still intimated when it comes to playing my fiddle with them and don't do so very often.  But, I'm hooked on the fiddle now and only play my banjo at our weekly OT sessions.   I made lots of recordings of our sessions, edited out everything not music, and play along with the tunes I recorded.   I also use Turknett's OT jam tunes.   I've got lots of tunes on my computer that I put on my phone (and computer) and use the "Music Slow Downer" app n my android phone to isolate sections and slow down and learn tunes on the fiddle.  IOW, I mainly jam to those tunes and can now play around 70 tunes on my fiddle, up to speed.  I find tunes on YouTube that I like and record them to my phone, slow em down, loop segment, etc.  So, I spend most of my time jamming and learning by myself and I can jam with others any time I want to. 

I started with tab when first starting on the fiddle and decided that tabs got in the way.  I now learn tunes by ear and that has helped me with banjo and fiddle playing immensely.

Jan 14, 2025 - 5:20:54 PM

177 posts since 4/19/2024

 

I started with tab when first starting on the fiddle and decided that tabs got in the way.  I now learn tunes by ear and that has helped me with banjo and fiddle playing immensely.

 


Wow!   That's the exact opposite of me.   I just don't hear music very well and after a year I still can't even tell if my banjo is in tune or not and on Josh T's website with him playing songs like happy birthday or twinkle teinkle little star in the "right way" and "wrong way" even after nearly a year of playing music I truly get "are you sure your were listening, your results are no better than random chance" on the test

https://www.brainjo.academy/fingerstyle-the-ear-training-laboratory/

I just can't hear chord changes or discern notes very well at all.  It just doesn't sound natural to me   I downloaded a program for ear training and I can totally tell if one note is higher than another when I compare one to another but guessing  what one note is out of 4-5 choices is kinda random chance for me every time on the app called ear training.   
 

I rely 100 percent on my electronic tuner for tuning the banjo and have no idea what my teacher is trying to share about "this kind of tone creates tension"   I just don't get it.   
 

but it's ok. That's not how I'm learning because I know how frustrating and difficult it is for me.

It's part of why I just don't think I would enjoy jamming 1) I'm a severe introvert and dislike groups and 2) I just don't like the idea of playing music for or with others.

 

but I do appreciate all the talented musicians and those whose goal is to learn to play by ear and join groups and play music of complexity and harmony.

Jan 15, 2025 - 8:40:01 AM
like this

130 posts since 3/16/2014

Just to throw it out there, it's taken me many years of playing to get to any depth of hearing. I strummed guitars and banjos for years before meeting a fiddler (who is also a great banjo picker) that just happened to be looking for someone to play with. We've now been playing twice a week for over 13 years.
For the first few years playing together i'd just have to learn the songs (from tab or i'd video my buddy playing it) and played them straight without 'ears' and the fiddler would have to sort of meet me where i was. But over time, i started to see the patterns on the fretboard that were available depending on which tuning i was in. After more time, i started to hear all the bad notes i was hitting. Then i began to actually hear enough to find the right notes. And the better my hearing has become, the more familiar all music is.
But it's been a long journey and I don't think i could of rushed it. Learning to tune the banjo by ear sounds like good advice to me, but I was at least a few years in before i even entertained the idea. And even then, i would only tune by ear before checking with the tuner, more of a little fun challenge than a study thing..
I'm a slow learner and nothing has come 'naturally' for me. But lots has come with time and joyful dedication. And as many people say, if your having fun then your doing it right!

Jan 15, 2025 - 9:39:36 AM
likes this

222 posts since 6/22/2016

quote:
Originally posted by jsinjin

...I just don't hear music very well and after a year I still can't even tell if my banjo is in tune or not...

I just can't hear chord changes or discern notes very well at all.  It just doesn't sound natural to me   I downloaded a program for ear training... 
 

Verily I say unto you, these are issues that can be overcome with the help of an empathetic teacher—not that I'm volunteering.   

You appear to grasp logic and scientific principles.  It may surprise you to learn that music was once considered a science, and it was grouped among the quadrivium of sciences that comprised the seven liberal arts.  Understanding music is a logical process that can be taught if a teacher is patient and a student is receptive.

As a self-described introvert, you are seriously limiting your options by rejecting opportunities for social music.  I am and always have been an introvert, but as a professional musician it was a condition that had to be overcome.  It is possible if your drive to become accomplished (even at a basic level) enough to play music that is satisfying.

But this illusion that self-instruction via tech toys will guide your musical development is no more than a fantasy.  Playing an instrument is a tactile experience that benefits from observable example.  I say no more.

Jan 15, 2025 - 9:58:53 AM
likes this

177 posts since 4/19/2024

“ I am and always have been an introvert, but as a professional musician it was a condition that had to be overcome. ”

I think that’s the part of the quote that’s different for me. I have no desire to be a professional or even decent amateur musician. I simply love practicing music. Literally love to sit and practice a single measure 500 times and count it. Love to speed up and slow down. Love the act of practicing and showing no one but my back porch or campfire what I am doing.

In other disciplines I also love practice: I have a single racing scull that I row every non lake whiteout day at varying intensity and with passion on the lake behind my house but I will never enter a race or compete

I lift weights and enjoy the strange technical difficulty of Olympic lifting but I will never enter a gym or be part of a competition.

I keep a journal and write for myself many notes and stories and events but will never try to publish my work.

I have never played any organized softball besides one or two events at scout camp yet I love to go to the batting cages when frustrated by work, buy a stack of tokens and bring my fancy bat and crank the ball often while filming my form to review later but I don’t play games and have no interest in ever playing in a league.

And I play the banjo for myself and my porch. It’s a soothing meditative event. I do have a teacher and I meet with her weekly teaching progress and follow all of her recommendations. She watches my hands and fingers intently through a very good camera and microphone that I have.

What I have found is that practice brings me joy. Playing with others brings me frustration, anxiety and the opposite of joy. It’s not as though I don’t embrace hard things; foreign languages, new sports, tough concepts, difficult arguments. But when something is the opposite of joy, even if it is joyful to others, I don’t want to put my personal effort into it. Professional musicians all had a journey. I would say that math and physics professors did too. I would never tell someone “keep working calculus equations in front of people even when you don’t want to and can’t get the concepts” because those people may be much better off and happier just learning some math and statistics and using that the rest of their life. And they may be great competitive rowers or softball players.

Jan 15, 2025 - 10:14:11 AM
like this

6366 posts since 3/6/2006

I haven’t followed this thread very carefully but I just wanted to ask: are you actually seeking advice or do you just want to talk about how much you enjoy practicing? This forum actually has “advice” in the title. Hence my confusion.

Jan 15, 2025 - 10:45:05 AM

Owen

Canada

16404 posts since 6/5/2011
Online Now

John, does the joy stem from practicing per se, or from making progress / improvement?   Maybe I'm confounded by the term practice as opposed to simply doing something for enjoyment [eg. When I was trying to play competitive (?) hockey, we "practiced."   After that, I still enjoyed playing knock-around hockey/shinny ... but nobody would call it "practicing."]

I might be in the wrong thread, but I also wonder about your teacher and the stuff about "tension" in music.  Was it something that was simply mentioned in passing or something that's integral to your music?

Jan 15, 2025 - 5:33:22 PM

177 posts since 4/19/2024

Practice. I love practicing repeat processes. I love calligraphy; the dedication of perfecting a line and a curve. In deadlift I love making a video to see if the bar path moves up and back down perfectly straight. In banjo I like making sure I can hit each string with the same timing and intensity without touching the other strings over and over again. I like to see if my drop thumb ditty hits the same timing as a subsequent bum ditty. I love to make sure I have every chord in each key up and down the neck memorized and the notes of each string at each fret known for each chord. It’s like memorizing all the rivers in a given country and trying to get them right or naming all the rivers elements in order. I love practice. Exercises, casting a fly with a fly rod, so many things to practice if you find things you enjoy. I enjoy practicing the banjo.


My teacher was playing a minor chord and talked about how it sounds like there is tension. I wasn’t getting it.


But I enjoy practice. I like to say I’m going to play a specific set of two measures 1000 times with 100 at a time at a given speed and volume using a metronome.

Jan 15, 2025 - 5:35:18 PM

177 posts since 4/19/2024

Oh no. I was just sharing about Tom Collin’s talk about the difficulty of a beginner with a jam and the whirlwind of advice that comes about playing in jams. I shared how I felt in Jams and why I don’t like them but like to practice and it just kept going.

I can definitely stop now.

Page: 1  2   3   4   Next Page   Last Page (4) 

Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Privacy Consent
Copyright 2025 Banjo Hangout. All Rights Reserved.





Hangout Network Help

View All Topics  |  View Categories

0.5273438