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Pious Pete posted:Clawhammer is hella confusing. I've tried to learn a handful of times, but none of it seems to stick. I play clawhammer banjo, so I hope it's ok to post in the thread. It took me a while to get the rhythm and figure out what to do with my right hand, but with enough repetition I got the hang of it. For now I play on an entry level Gold Tone. I played a few Deering banjos and didn't like the feel of it, but it's been a while and I can't remember specifically what I didn't like. Anyway, I know a handful of songs in open G, Double C, G-modal, and maybe one or two other tunings. Other than strumming around on a guitar once in a while, banjo is the first instrument that I've received instruction on. It's a really, really fun instrument, even for a music dumb-dumb like me! I've plateau'd with my skill, and one problem I'm running into is finding new tabs to play can be a pain. Banjo (particularly clawhammer) isn't exactly popular, so I just try and pick stuff out by ear because I can't find it online.
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Planet X posted:Aren't there any jams in your area? That's helped me the most. Sorry for the delay in responding; I got probated for trolling the GBS. There are a few jams in my area, but I've had night school classes at that time. I'm graduating in a few weeks, so those nights should be free! One thing in particular that I know I need to work on is keeping tempo, as I'm prone to speed up or slow down at irregular intervals. I could play with a metronome, but that's not as fun. I'm going to start taking lessons again in the next month or two, so I need to brush up on drop thumbing. I got lazy and sloppy and use it only in a few places, but to get better I know I have to utilize that technique. Do you like to sing when you play? I do, which is particularly fun with a couple of the sillier songs I know. It's a surprisingly good party trick/novelty to play a song like "Old Ground Hog" and give people the lyrics. I should make friends with a fiddle player and we could get all the jams.
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N183CS posted:
The only way I hear about jams is through a folk music school in my city. (http://www.oldtownschool.org/) There are fliers all over the place for people that want to jam, although few are actually looking specifically for a banjo player. I don't know how else I would find jams if it wasn't through the school.
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