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Discuss the Banjo lesson: Banjo Make-a-Break, Featuring Tex Critter

#61

Glad to hear it!

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#62

I love Tex Critter! BanjoBen, Will you be making How to Build a Break for Guitar and Mandolin at some point too?

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#63

I should do that!

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#64

Six years later, and Iā€™m going to have to say that this has been the single most valuable lesson for me on the entire site so far. Some of it seemed a bit abstract at first, but then again, music can be abstract, too. The way Ben put it all together just landed with me.

I especially appreciate the way Ben created a visual of the rising and falling of the melody. Drawing those hills and valleys is something I see in my mind every time a song Iā€™ve never heard comes up at a jam. Itā€™s probably the biggest tool in my bag at this point.

It might be time to rewatch this entire lesson. Iā€™m sure Iā€™ll pick up more nuggets.

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#65

Wow, Iā€™ve not seen this one and itā€™s six years old. Probably because I search for mandolin and guitar videos. On some rare occasions Iā€™ve clicked on and watched some Banjo video lessons. One thing Iā€™ve realized doing so is I always learn something and that there is an application I can use for mandolin and guitar. Everyone reading this, if you only click on videos lessons only for the one or two instruments you play, like I have, you are missing out on opportunities to learn from all @BanjoBen lessons.

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#66

Yeah, this is one for everyone. It applies to any instrument no matter the genre.

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#67

I agree @Mark_Rocka a useful tool to help newbieā€™s visualise music.

This course by the Abbott Family helped me when I was starting out.

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