HAHA LOL @Archie Sounds like an old man is losing his memory 
Discuss the Banjo lesson: G Major Scale Study for Banjo
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Much much more than just my memory 
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Yes yes @Archie. I know, you can’t play as good as JD Crowe. But, suck it up. Neither can any of the rest of us.
JK
Such a simple exercise but such a valuable lesson. Years ago I fashioned a similar version to limber up my left hand before playing but yours is so much more expansive and useful. Thanks a bunch.
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“It’s a joke…”
LOL!!!
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Paintballs! Take cover!
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I don’t know why it is but the thing I hate most about playing banjo is learning scales they are so boring!
So what on earth motivated me to click on this link today and spend the last six hours working so attentively through this lesson on scales and astonished to find myself really enjoying this particular lesson over others that cover this same topic.
Can anyone come up with a reasonable explanation of why after so many other times I have tried to get my head round scales, this lesson has inspired me to study and actively enjoy practicing these scale exercises?
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Your growing…
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Old! I know that Dave
Hey! I’m fairly new to the site/community, and I wanted to do a “shout out” to this exercise!
In learning it, I feel like I have combined a lot of the parts and pieces from some of the other beginner lessons in a technical (but still fun!) way.
Going up and down the neck has made me feel more comfortable doing “stuff,” no distinct roll patterns allowed me to focus on the sound of the notes I’m actually playing, and even giving me the flexibility of chord shape scale patterns with no explicit requirements for fingering on the neck caused me to “see” (discover) the obvious patterns.
Anyways, thanks a lot! Loving the site!
-Jeremiah
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Hi @jeremiahthomas316 Jeremiah 
to @BanjoBen 's Forum glad to hear your making progress. Any questions just holler and we will do our best to help where we can.