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Good Progression from Beginner/Intermediate Rhythm

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I’ve made it through both the beginner and intermediate rhythm series, and have plenty to practice there to gain speed. What’s a good next lesson to explore? I was going to just roll through all the beginner course checklist, but I’m wondering if it would be better to move to specific next steps for rhythm.

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#2

@dakotah.barnes, hello and welcome to the forum!

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#3

Hi @dakotah.barnes Dakotah welcome to @BanjoBen 's Forum If you’ve worked your way through the beginners learning path and feel comfortable about taking on a challenge then just jump right in and choose something that appeals to you. There is no next lesson beyond the beginner section. Banjo Geography and the Waypoints lessons will expand your knowledge but there are some really great tunes to try out which are both challenging and fun to learn.

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#4

Man, it would be really cool to create an advanced rhythm course. We don’t have one at the moment, but definitely check out the Bag o’ Licks Rhythm Transition lessons in the meantime. 3/4 Guitar Rhythm is also a great course.

You probably have already learned most of the major concepts in this lesson, but Inside Cabin Camp: Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar will probably contain some good tidbits for you.

The next direction I would point you in for advanced rhythm techniques is anything with Tony Wray:

https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/guitar-rhythm-with-tony-wray-guitar-advanced
https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/wray-rhythm-color-chords-guitar-advanced
https://banjobenclark.com/lessons/pro-picker-case-study-guitar-with-tony-wray-guitar-advanced

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#5

Welcome @dakotah.barnes!

Nothing motivates me like learning a song. Whether it be vocally, lead, or some rhythm backup technique I’ve ever tried.

Here are a few suggestions that have really helped me.

  • Pick a song you are familiar with and try to play backup using some of the techniques Ben teaches.

  • Keep a binder of song tabs and exercises that interest you. Try to work through it all every day.

  • Use a metronome! Write down the tempo of how fast you feel truly comfortable playing and put a date on it. Super motivating to come back to something in a few months and see how far you have progressed.

  • Take videos of yourself playing periodically. Really fun to actually hear how much better you have gotten after a month a year, five years.

  • Work thru the beginners series and keep coming back to the beginner series there is some great content that is worth revisiting even after you have been playing a while.

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