We’ve been taking a look at the key ways that your music touches your listeners and thinking about why it’s worth it to embrace the artistic, creative side of yourself as a musician. There is nothing like touching a listener deeply and causing any range of human emotion to be elicited. Click the headline above to learn about the fourth way in which we touch our listeners and why it’s important to take the artistic side of your music seriously…. Continue Reading
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Your banjo music pleases more than the ears (part 3 of 4)
Music is an all-over, body-wide experience. It’s a powerful, magical moment when someone is captivated by what you do on the banjo. When you display your artistry and someone else taps their foot, snaps their fingers, and takes an intellectual interest in what you are doing, that’s a spiritual connection for sure. Are you working on your musicianship so as to be a good steward of this gift that we’re all given?… Continue Reading
Your banjo music pleases more than the ears (part 2 of 4)
We know that when we exude the beat, our listener picks up on this and has a physical reaction to it. When we don’t exude the beat we don’t move the listener. In this series I’m simply reminding you that your listener is listening with more than their ears, and when you are taking your music to heart, having fun with it, and letting the artist in you shine and come out, you can get some great physical feedback from your listener which tells you that you are doing a great job…. Continue Reading
Your banjo music pleases more than the ears (part 1 of 4)
When a banjo picker isn’t doing that great a job in his playing, it can sometimes be less-than-pleasant to hear. But…deliver a good, polished right hand that is really mindful of the beat, and the listener absolutely can’t help but be drawn in. It’s fun to watch someone be captivated by your music and to note just how they display that enchantment with what you are picking…. Continue Reading
Report from Peter Wernick’s Advanced Banjo Camp: week in review
I’ll be blogging many nights this week about my experiences and impressions from banjo camp. This entry: the week in review… Continue Reading
Report from Peter Wernick’s Advanced Banjo Camp: day 3
I’ll be blogging many nights this week about my experiences and impressions from banjo camp. This entry: day 3…. Continue Reading
Report from Peter Wernick’s Advanced Banjo Camp: day 2
I’ll be blogging many nights this week about my experiences and impressions from banjo camp. This entry: day 2…. Continue Reading
Report from Peter Wernick’s Advanced Banjo Camp: day 1
I’ll be blogging many nights this week about my experiences and impressions from banjo camp. This entry: day 1…. Continue Reading
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