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a place for those new to the irish tenor banjo to share the learning experience and hear from those who are further along.

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Practice/amount?

Started by Alan Jones. Last reply by Alan Jones Mar 27. 16 Replies 0 Likes

I just thought it would be interesting to hear how often/long beginners practice, I try to get in at least two hours everyday and feel a bit peeved if I am two busy to do it. Being retired time is…Continue

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Comment by Joan on April 3, 2013 at 1:02am: Thanks Kevin! It is helpful to know that being a beginner yourself, I can now look for your videos for some guidance. If anyone else reading my or Kevin's posts, if you can provide info on which videos in the library would be more suitable for the beginner tenor banjo player, that would save time finding the appropriate ones. Thank you all!

Comment by kevin sexton on April 1, 2013 at 3:28pm: well Joan I am a beginner and I've uploaded a few videos but as far as beginners go I don't think they have there own video section but it would b a good idea

Comment by Joan on April 1, 2013 at 2:31pm: Hi all,

Where can I find the "N.B. Banjo YouTubes are in our Video Library"? Are they categorized/separated in the library or are they together with all others? Where would I find them? I hope I didn't confuse you!

Thanks,

Joan

Comment by martin fenlon on March 12, 2013 at 10:30am: Around an hour a day, at wkends maybe 2hours or longer .

Comment by Peter Fenzel on March 11, 2013 at 3:35pm: Francis, I am in awe of you. The only other stringed instrument I can play is the kite.

Comment by Francis Strong on March 11, 2013 at 1:13pm: hello everyone. i haven't posted anything for awhile, so i thought i would check in. i'm glad to see that our little corner of the i.t. banjo website continues to grow. i must admit that i have been playing very little. i've been captivated by classical guitar, an instrument i had studied about 20 years ago but, for a variety of reasons, let slide. i put a new one under the christmas tree and have been playing it regularly since. i've made a practice, though, of playing the banjo at least once a week--not enough to do much more than maintain my current level, but good for that. i've been struck by how the two fretted instruments enrich each other. at this point, that means i play cg with very deliberate precision and itb with abandon--both good for the other. hope all goes well with everyone. fran

Comment by Peter Fenzel on February 19, 2013 at 8:11pm: Dear Alan and Martin,

How grand it is to hear that your dear wives have begun to recognize your banjo play as music! More loath I am to add ballast to your mood, yet thousands of years of Western civilization cannot be ignored. Such unsolicited praise can only be the precursor to an inordinate household expenditure involving either new appliances or some other necessity like a Persian rug. Beware!

Comment by Alan Jones on February 19, 2013 at 2:44pm: Thanks for all the advice, My playing is getting faster and smoother with the triplets starting to fit in well, and like your wife Martin my wife also tells me it sounds okay and I never got that with the fiddle!! The Anxiety facing an audience is all I have to overcome now so hopefully if I keep on facing them I'll settle onto it. Oh and Peter I do usually af a pint or two at our local folk clubs. LOL.

Comment by martin fenlon on February 19, 2013 at 11:10am: Playing Banjo should be fun, the better you get the more you enjoy it and the more disciplined you have to become, I played guitar for nearly 20 years before taking up banjo so had some knowledge but after 3 years I'm still learning a good teacher is great if you can find one,rare in the uk, I read that some guys in the states drive over a 100 miles for lessons that's dedication for you !

Now instead of my wife saying Oh my god whats that, I get Oh that sounds nice whats that called, Which is a good sign i think LOL

Comment by Mark Carlson on February 16, 2013 at 6:37am: Hello again, my friends!

I just read the entire set of newbie comments, starting at Day One. Very interesting! First time I read them all....

If you're interested in getting on the email list for the O'Flaherty Irish Music Retreat, please send a message to Ken Fleming, at kenfleming@irishtradmusic.org. If you're brave you can tell him that I sent you!

I don't at this moment remember which of you recommended it, but I just downloaded the King Street Sessions Tunebook. It has 1009 tunes included (that's not a misprint)! Thank you!

One more thing before bedtime: I just opened the "home page" of each of us Newbies and see only three of our group, not including me, have a photo/head shot that shows us with any semblance of a banjo! I will rectify the situation on my page as soon as I find anyone with a working camera. Stay tuned!