I started with Ben in late 2012. Ben was my only lesson source and I learned how to play only with his lessons.
I started with the Section Rolls lesson. I played that for about 10 days straight (maybe two weeks) an hour or two a day. Then I went on to Cripple Creek. Now after 10 days with Section Rolls, I still had no control over my fingers and I could not really play. Cripple Creek sounded crippled but not like a banjo tune!
For the the first 2 or 3 years, I practiced 3 - 5 hours a day, every day.
It’s 2020 now, and I can kind of play, well enough to fool strangers who don’t know about banjo playing.
Ben taught me 100% how to play. It was worth every penny!