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Scales and arpeggios

#1

I’ve been thinking about concentrating on scales and arpeggios. Partially to gain a better understanding of the fretboard geography and to work on fingering, both left and right hand. Any thoughts on this and its importance to playing banjo?

#2

Not sure if this can apply to banjos or not, cause I don’t know any, but when I play guitar, I often find patterns even more helpful.

eg. the five patterns of the minor pentatonic scale.

#3

I think it’s quite important though not as impending as other instruments. When you play a roll on a banjo, you are playing an arpeggio. @randyimhoff, have you done my intro to melodics?

#4

Thanks. I have not done that lesson yet. I’m working my way through the beginners lessons. I will look at the intro to melodics though. Have a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

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