https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/good-king-wenceslas-build-a-break-banjo
We start with the basic melody in the key of G, then add rolls and fillers to thicken it. Finally, we’ll import some cool licks for a solo hotter than a Christmas fire!
Discuss the Banjo lesson: Good King Wenceslas Build-a-Break
This is a beginner song! Good Lord I suck! Thought I was getting better for a sec but this song is giving me trouble.
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Hi Dave, It has a lot of beginner elements in it. As you work though the lesson it progressively gets more challenging. Don’t try to consume the whole cake in one serving. Just work through it a bit at a time. Stick with it. I know you can do it.
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Dave, I agree that there are elements that are quite a bit tougher than some of the other beginner track songs. The good news is that the song song good played at a more moderate speed than the performance speed that Ben demos it.
Thanks all for the words of encouragement! Not giving up. I struggle when it goes off the melody.
I agree with Mr Dave. Although I’ve only been playing since May, so I am really a beginner. Doing some of the fret changes is hard still, but I’m getting better.
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I think its important to practice the basic melody, first break, until you can play it without looking at the tabs and when you have problem areas to just loop those measures over and over until they are easy. At least that’s what I have been doing lately and it seems to help me stay in time and to have the melody burnt into my memory. I think once the melody is burnt into memory its time to go on to the next part, adding rolls. That’s where I’m at now and I’ve been working on this every Christmas a little bit. Every year I can go deeper in the lesson and keep on time. Also I am trying to change the way I hold my left wrist and my right hand so that I’m more efficient and if I’m looping a few measures over and over and over it gives me time to adjust my posture.
Hey @edneb1949!
You’ll need to change your video settings to unlisted or public, as it’s currently set to private.
But also, please make a new post here in this category by creating a new topic. We want to reserve this thread for comments about the lesson itself, thanks! https://banjobenclark.com/forum/c/video-feedback
Yes, I know, but you’re submitting video of you playing. This thread is reserved for folks asking questions about the lesson, thanks!
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I got them for ya!
Hey Ed,
You posted your video in a reply to the “About the Video Feedback category” thread. This thread doesn’t show up in the recent area of the forums, as it was just intended to be a description thread. Instead, what you should do is create a brand new thread and post your video there:
@Michael_Mark Don’t you have the ability to split/create a new thread and move the video. I am sure when I was a Mod I had that access
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I guess I’m having a hard time posting where I want to. I wanted to post my progress with this lesson, because my video is part of this lesson but when I look at my options the only option I see is to continue the conversation, reply to the thread. You are indicating I should start a new thread in this lesson and I don’t see where that is an option, the only option I see is continue discussion. I only want someone to look at my video pertaining to this song. When I hit reply it replies to the thread, I think I understand that now, but where do I post a new line of thought. I don’t want to disrupt this conversation for sure but want to add to it. When I posted it to video feedback it is not related to any lesson, is that correct?
