@jambongris Of course, and you, are you specialised ,in the style? Can you play some songs with a public (of friends of course)? I discovered bluegrass with Neil young songs and after I became a fan of Billy Strings... and I discovered the old blue grass artists etc..
@thib I picked up a guitar for the first time in my life three years ago during Covid when a guitar store opened up in my neighbourhood and learned the basic open chords and strummed songs from my youth, like The Beatles, etc. and was enjoying that. I've played piano for years so I have some degree of dexterity which is helpful, especially for flat picking so when an abbreviated CGO lesson appeared on my YouTube feed, I signed up to get the complete lesson and one year on, am really enjoying building a country/bluegrass repertoire that I can play for myself and friends. I tend to get performance anxiety though and I envy you your ability to record yourself and put the recorded performance "out there". That I would find difficult.
Not Taking anything away from Devin, There's a guy on YouTube called Eddie Collins he has posted a lesson on Dueling Banjos and its easy enough to follow
you should check it out Thib.
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@jambongris Cool, bravo!
Oh it's a fight for me to post videos on myself playing... In fact I hoped advices or commentariy of Devin to progress
@thib When I first started piano, my parents paid for group lessons where the teacher taught a group of us and after that I took private lessons where it was just me and the teacher. Maybe Devin gives private lessons where he might comment and give advice. You could look into that.
@jambongris Thanks Monsieur de Jambon, i'll continue learning on the website like other members, and ask Devin if it is necessary on a specific problem
@thib I was thinking about your comment about being disappointed that Devin didn't give you feedback on the videos of you playing and it came to me that if he did, he' be setting a precedent and would need to comment on all those posting videos and I know that there haven't been that many lately, but with the new and simplified method for recording oneself on he Community Forum, there might be a lot more in the near future. Maybe even me, once I figure out how it works.
@jambongris Yes for sure It can be a lot of work, I understand!
There is a version where banjo parts and guitar parts are played on guitar... of course too much difficult, ... but a kind of this simplified is what I was searching
An adaptation by Devin would be fantastic to learn it!
@thib Oh man, this dude is probably a banjo player and he's basically transcribed the banjo part for guitar. Yes, it would be nice if Devin could come up with an arrangement for solo guitar that was doable for the average player, but didn't completely butcher the essence of the piece. That might be difficult to do though. If you ever want to see the original dueling instruments composition, you might want to check out Mozart's Symphonie Concertante, K.364 for violin and viola.
@jambongris Hello, I checked mozart k 362... but didn't recognized the theme ???
@thib Sorry Thib and thanks for checking. Not sure which composition is K.362, but I did day K.364, the Synphonia Concertante for Violin and Viola. I also said that it was the original dueling instruments composition meaning that there were similarities because it featured two instruments (with orchestral backing), soloing alternately, playing the same "riffs" (similar to what the do in Dueling Banjos). The theme is not the Dueling Banjo theme though, but you might like it all the same. The first time I heard it, I was blown away. Classical music isn't for everyone and sometimes, like a lot of music, it requires repeated listenings to appreciate. If you are seeking jingle bell action during this Christmas season, check out Gustav Mahler's Symphony No.4.
@jambongris I'll listen, thanks for classical advices!
