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I have been playing banjo for several years now after a 40 year interruption. My first teacher, 93 yo, played banjo and guitar for Peter, Paul and Mary. He taught only by std. notation so I learned to play by that, second teacher of last couple years taught by the numbers and my third teacher would not recognize the number system-drove me nuts with counting.I have no idea how anyone can count and play the banjo. Learn by the count and play by ear!!!? I found Mike Heddiing while struggling with the counting guru. It takes forever to learn to play some of Mike’s arrangements,eg.Keep on the Sunnyside-one year!I’ve been working on the B/O lessons and find them great. This skill test was a wake up call. My score was 15, maybe too hard on myself, but that’s where I think I am. Have no idea how to find a jam session-the numbers teacher had her own group of jamming students, but I was not ready for it as she said. Unfortunately she passed away. Will redouble my efforts and have written out the check list to refer to now and then. As they say-keep on trucking!!! Thanks, Mike your skill level is amazing and tutorials great. Bob
This seems like a great backup lesson. But, you don’t have the tab rolling with the video and the downloaded tab doesn’t really match what you are doing. I wonder if you could go back and do a tab that follows the backup in the lesson. It’d be a great backup to learn. Thanks, Bob
Mike,
Okay, not being shy. I’ve been working on this lesson and the up the neck Scruggs beginning one. Also, I’m confused about the 1st and 2nd string exercises and pentatonic scales which seem to be pretty closely related but not exactly. Could you explain the connections or lack therof? And, most of all I can’t for the life of me figure how to put the Scruggs back up licks into a song. Maybe you could do a lesson on how to take these licks and put them into a song. The practice tracks just don’t do it for me.
Michael,
So, you may be looking for other “classic” BG songs. How about doing a lesson on Song of the South??? Or, Shenandoah!
Mike, this is a great fun lesson and song to work on. I’m wondering about the note designations like the e note in measure 3 with the flag on the bottom-I’m not sure I’ve ever seen that before. How do you read those-they appear throughout the tune. Thanks, Bob
Mike,
I’m wondering how the Soundslice thing works to slow down tracks like those above? Do you have an explanation of how it works somewhere??? Thanks, Bob
Mike,
I’m working thru this bo lesson, but no way can I keep up with the practice track even at 50 until I memorize the different patterns. So, I’m wondering if you could make a track that loops with each separate roll throughout the excercise so it can be repeated as need be. Especially later this is great practice jumping around the frets. Fabulous lesson-Thanks, BobMike,
Really loved the mini-lesson. You lost me toward the end when you said one could move from the G scale to the C and then D. Could you explain how that works and what the finger positions are? Then, sometime it could be great if you’d put together something on how to use these three string positions for back-up. I’ve learned the four finger chord positions, not fast enough yet to move ahead. I’m struggling with learning how to play back-up. thanks, Bob
