From the course: Banjo Lessons: 1 Fundamentals
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How to practice
From the course: Banjo Lessons: 1 Fundamentals
How to practice
- Okay, how much have you practiced today? There is my question. Well, hopefully some, hopefully a lot. I know it's hard, when you're a little bit older you have a job, you have a family perhaps, and I know from my own experience that I don't always practice quite as much as I would like, but this is what I do for a living so I have the banjo in my hands a lot. But, when you practice, you get better, it's an amazing thing, and there are no absolute rules for what you should practice, how long you should practice, anything like that. One thing I would say, though, even before we start talking about practicing, make sure your banjo is out of its case in a safe place, but if it's stocked away in a case in a closet, you're gonna be less apt to play it. If it's staring right at you there, you're gonna be much more apt to play it, so, there are various instrument stands you can get that you can use to just have your banjo hanging out in your practice room, or your den, or your bedroom, or…
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How to practice12m 17s
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Osborne roll: "Boil Them Cabbage Down," the F chord4m 6s
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Osborne roll: “Boil Them Cabbage Down, ” variation on the 5th fret7m 27s
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Osborne roll: Fingering1m 7s
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Osborne roll: "Sourwood Mountain"4m 48s
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Rolling backup5m 20s
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D chord4m 24s
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Note emphasis7m 41s
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