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Learning to Listen as a Musician

banjo intermediate

In this lesson

Jake and I sat down to have a conversation about the art of listening while playing with others. Music is like a conversation, and it's important to know how to navigate that conversation—becoming a conversation partner who makes others better!

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  1. Ann Marie Boyd

    โ™ฅ 6

    Question on the tab — is that a hammer-on or a slide going into the B part? Sounds like a slide to my ear but the tab reads hammer.

  2. Patty Lindstrom

    โ™ฅ 2

    Take the capo off and play it in open G a few times, then put it back. Helped me hear it.

  3. picknGrin

    โ™ฅ 1

    I had that exact problem. Turned out my thumb was anchoring in the wrong spot.

  4. Katie Clark Support

    โ™ฅ 30

    There's a slower track in the resources for this one. If you want it slower still, let me know and I'll cut one.

  5. Marcy Kern

    โ™ฅ 5

    The pinky thing goes away, I promise. Took me about three months.

  6. Bill Threadgill

    โ™ฅ 9

    Welcome aboard — you picked a good one to start on.

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