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In the case of repetitive motion injury

How do you make one of those picks that farland made, and how do you use it?Continue

Started on Friday

How much interpretation is too much?

Okay so I recorded and uploaded a video of me playing skeleton dance by Norton Greenop. Now it's my interpretation doesn't sound like classic banjo much at all. I'm just wondering if maybe I should…Continue

Started on Thursday

How to play rapidly repeated chords according to Grimshaw
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Sorry for the double post, but I was playing some Farland and I found this interesting, he states " rapidly repeated chords should be played from the wrist and without any separate action of the…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Austin Oct 19.

A glide pinch

Did I invent a technique or is it a known technique? Basically the idea is you strum downward on the string by pinching and letting the first finger glide through three strings and then the thumb and…Continue

Started Oct 18

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Skeleton dance by Norton Greenop

This is my rendition of Skeleton dance played in the classic style.
20 hours ago
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Austin commented on Joel Hooks's video
Friday
Richard William Ineson replied to Austin 's discussion I'm sorry
"OMG"
Tuesday
Jody Stecher replied to Austin 's discussion I'm sorry
"FUNE ID where my banjo is? TKL?  OICURMT !"
Tuesday
Russ Chandler replied to Austin 's discussion I'm sorry
"IKR?"
Monday
thereallyniceman replied to Austin 's discussion I'm sorry
"I get really annoyed when people use TLA's."
Monday
Richard William Ineson replied to Austin 's discussion I'm sorry
"Yes, I see that some people often abbreviate the title to 'FMB' as the tune is so well known, so I just followed suit."
Oct 28
Jody Stecher replied to Austin 's discussion I'm sorry
"OH!   I knew you meant something relevant to the rest of your post but I could not work it out. "
Oct 28
Richard William Ineson replied to Austin 's discussion I'm sorry
"It's a tune called 'Foggy Mountain Breakdown', a chap called Scruggs used to play it."
Oct 28
Jody Stecher replied to Austin 's discussion I'm sorry
"What is "FMB"?  The internet says Forest Management Bureau, Flavored Malt Beverage, and some Tik Tok meaning that is incomprehensible to me. I think you mean something else. "
Oct 28
Richard William Ineson replied to Austin 's discussion I'm sorry
"The fortunes of the banjo in the popularity stakes, ebb and flow. In my opinion it's been as near the centre of things as it is ever likely to get, since 'The Clampetts' hit the TV screens in the 1960s, followed up by…"
Oct 28
Austin replied to Austin 's discussion How to play rapidly repeated chords according to Grimshaw
"Thank you very much! "
Oct 19
thereallyniceman replied to Austin 's discussion How to play rapidly repeated chords according to Grimshaw
"Could I suggest that you watch the "How to play videos" in LEARN TO PLAY? I give a few techniques here..including the "twist" of the wrist:"
Oct 19
Austin posted discussions
Oct 19
Austin posted a video

Starlight polka by Alfred Farland

Figured I'd play a little bit of Farland tonight. I'm learning his etudes currently.
Oct 19

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