Today I spent about an hour getting to know my Banjo. I found a good site on the net that helped me with learning a basic roll. A roll is basically a series of strings played in an specific order. http://www.projectsandhobbies.com/playingthebanjo.htm I practiced playing the 3251 roll. I was really bad at first, but as my fingers got used to playing in the right order I got the hang of it and could play it a little faster. After playing it a few times I would hit the number 4 string. DOH! I am playing without finger picks so can feel the strings. Since the Banjo is already tuned to the key of G, I don’t really have to worry about cords at the moment.
I signed up for an introduction banjo lesson with Janet Beazley an instructor at Old Time Music in North Park. We will be doing a lesson next week and I am looking forward to it and see how this goes.
BTW, Pekoe seem to either really want to sing along with my playing or is really annoyed by it. She meows, jumps on the coach or butts her head into my arm. Everyone is a critic!