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Anyone play clawhammer style Banjo?
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<blockquote data-quote="aestus" data-source="post: 2021602" data-attributes="member: 2989"><p>In Feb, I picked up a banjo online to teach myself to play. I've always been a bit non-traditional when it comes to learning new instruments. I've always fiddled with it and learned to play things by ear with a mix of melodies I know or hear in more contemporary music. It's only after I teach myself the basics the "wrong way" do I then go back and learn the classics. Because of this I tend to skip a whole lot of the basic fundamentals and then go backwards.</p><p></p><p>I started to document some of my progress but have gotten lazy and stopped recording my progression after the summer. Won't let me embed more than 1 video, so here are the direct links</p><p></p><p>3 days after I received the banjo</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cye-SAzSbDc" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cye-SAzSbDc</a></p><p></p><p>Day 37</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyI9zdDJxjk" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyI9zdDJxjk</a></p><p></p><p>Day 116</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq2uEL-83GY" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq2uEL-83GY</a></p><p></p><p>Day 117</p><p><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v91lGtu22g" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v91lGtu22g</a></p><p></p><p>You can hear how I progressed by learning to play more contemporary style chords and melodies and then went backwards to learn the fundamentals and classic clawhammer style old timey songs. Some of the really old-time songs are just so melancholy and sad and just soooo great! <img src="/images/smilies/biggrin.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" data-shortname=":D" /> If it has strings on it, I can pretty much learn to make some tunes out of it. Currently in my collection, I have various guitars, violin, mandolin, accordion, hammond organ, sitar, and now banjo plus other crap like irish tin whistles and various digital / midi keyboards.</p><p></p><p>Last time I seriously practiced, I was trying to incorporate some drop thumb techniques. One of these days I'll start on the road to learning the Skruggs style 3 finger pick and roll... but for now, clawhammer is where it's at.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="aestus, post: 2021602, member: 2989"] In Feb, I picked up a banjo online to teach myself to play. I've always been a bit non-traditional when it comes to learning new instruments. I've always fiddled with it and learned to play things by ear with a mix of melodies I know or hear in more contemporary music. It's only after I teach myself the basics the "wrong way" do I then go back and learn the classics. Because of this I tend to skip a whole lot of the basic fundamentals and then go backwards. I started to document some of my progress but have gotten lazy and stopped recording my progression after the summer. Won't let me embed more than 1 video, so here are the direct links 3 days after I received the banjo [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cye-SAzSbDc[/url] Day 37 [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyI9zdDJxjk[/url] Day 116 [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq2uEL-83GY[/url] Day 117 [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v91lGtu22g[/url] You can hear how I progressed by learning to play more contemporary style chords and melodies and then went backwards to learn the fundamentals and classic clawhammer style old timey songs. Some of the really old-time songs are just so melancholy and sad and just soooo great! :D If it has strings on it, I can pretty much learn to make some tunes out of it. Currently in my collection, I have various guitars, violin, mandolin, accordion, hammond organ, sitar, and now banjo plus other crap like irish tin whistles and various digital / midi keyboards. Last time I seriously practiced, I was trying to incorporate some drop thumb techniques. One of these days I'll start on the road to learning the Skruggs style 3 finger pick and roll... but for now, clawhammer is where it's at. [/QUOTE]
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