Why Do You Play Terribly Some Days?? (Brainjo Bite)
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- Опубліковано 4 бер 2021
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Josh, I bought/read your book last year. These brief lectures are a perfect companion-piece. I always look forward to the next one. I've played clawhammer for years, but I've never been happy with my use of the thumb--it never seemed in rhythm. So I'm branching off into two-finger-thumb-lead and Round Peak--two styles that lean more heavily on thumb technique--using information from your book and these talks to approach the task. This lecture makes me feel better about some days being much better than others in my pursuit. Thanks.
Awesome, Sean. Thanks so much.
I find myself in awe of those who can play an instrument well. Those who consistently play well are on another level entirely.
My one takeaway, "Forgetting is a feature, not a bug." Lovely.
I love that you guys (you and a few other online banjo instructors that I follow) answer these kinds of questions!
Josh, this is a great video with a great message. What I take away is to be thoughtful about what and how you practice. Whatever bad habits or sloppiness you repeat end up programming you into ruts (as in the snow :) that are hard to break out of. My parents got me my first guitar when I was 14 months old and I’m largely self taught... playing by ear. I’ve had lots of teachers that have shown me things but it wasn’t until I was 55 that I had a teacher with a keen enough focus on helping to recognize and correct all the ruts that were holding me back... you’re holding the guitar wrong, you’re holding your hands wrong, you’re holding the pick wrong, your timing is sloppy, you’re just falling back on “Frank-isms,” you’re not even really paying attention to what you’re doing....Of course, there are many great players that don’t have perfect technique but these things absolutely do constrain your ability to progress. It took about 3 years of very frustrating lessons and feeling like an awkward klutz on the instrument before rewiring the embodied neural wiring to move past where I had been stuck for a long time. Your video is a great reminder to be careful and intentional about how you’re training your brain. Thanks!
Thanks for your comments, Frank! As I’m sure you know, that’s a common story...until you get to the part about spending 3 years going back to basics to create new grooves! Love that story.
Thanks Doctor Turknett for your great neuroscience description behind learning. My brain must still be getting hypoxic at night while trying to sleep, so my short term memory learning during the daytime, doesn't get pushed into long term memory enough for me to keep my fingers moving on my banjo. LOL. Still trying to learn, especially now that one of my grandson's just got a banjo this past Christmas. Keep up the great videos.
Excellent lesson! Your book is a must read!
As usual, enourgaging and informative. :) thanks so much for all you do. I am a better player because of you.
Thanks for the insights about learning. I wonder if you’ve thought about this...I find my mind wanders while performing or even practicing. Sometimes very random and trivial memories surface while playing (this usually during prolonged practices) such as a trip to a 7/11 store that happened years ago. I recall vividly the place and event, an event where nothing memorable occurred. Or a walk, or a drive... It pops up while concentrating on playing. The bigger question is: what do good musicians think about when performing? Choices are: remember to breathe; the fingers actions; am I smiling/frowning; will I mess this tune up; how’s the rhythm; and many others. Is it a matter of self-confidence that makes Bela Fleck, for instance, so smooth? Anyhoo, this is becoming important to me. Thanks for listening.
Hey Jim - thanks for your comments. “What do good musicians think about while performing?” is an excellent question - I’m putting it down as the topic of a future episode.
Thanks...looking forward to it.
The Sultan of Syncopation
You're wonderful, man. Thanks again for helping me learn to play. I've been at it for damn near 15 months now.
Finally able to groove and get into it on some select tunes. I don't know if there's anyone else in the world who allows themselves this dishonest but harmless luxury but when I have that just right mixture of skill and luck (that I smilingly refer to as "skluck") and I'm really jamming, in a relative sense, I pretend for those few moments that no one could ever make a banjo sing so sweetly as I.
The dream ends quickly and rudely but it is a nice one. You take care and have a good one.
Thank you, Domenic. If you’re enjoying yourself, then you’re doing it right. :)
@@ClawhammerBanjo Haha good deal. Thanks for your time. Have a good one.
Thanks for your insights. As one who has an interest in the workings of the brain, I really like your approach. I have a question you might want to consider. From a brain-mechanics point of view what is place of "belief" ? Does a certain amount of optimism . . . a belief that you can eventually master something . . . come into play. Does "discouragement" hinder the learning process? Is there an ideal "mind set" or mood to adopt when learning. Is there is place in the brain, or some pathway, or some mechanism that responds to optimism vs pessimism. From personal experience, if I don't believe I can accomplish something it only slows down my learning process.
This is a great and important question. I’m gonna dedicate an episode to it. Thanks!
We are creating our realities with our thoughts. You are correct that how we think about something is critical to having it happen.
I discovered your channel and wanted to ask if you have an instruction somewhere how to convert a song into clawhammer banjo tabs?