http://banjosrule.com/blog/your-banjo-pleases-more-than-the-earspart-1-of-4/ Once I coodn't even spel bango pikker...now I are one! Mon, 31 May 2010 18:24:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://banjosrule.com/blog/your-banjo-pleases-more-than-the-earspart-1-of-4/comment-page-1/#comment-636 Your banjo music pleases more than the ears (part 3 of 4) | My banjo life Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:54:45 +0000 http://banjosrule.com/blog/?p=1062#comment-636 [...] When I work with banjo students, fairly early on in the journey I begin introducing the idea of realizing that when you pick your banjo, your job isn’t to just pick your banjo. It’s never too soon to start embracing the fact that you are an artist. As an artist, you want to let your artistry come alive and to emanate from your banjo picking. Much like a painter or sculptor, we work with a palette of colors and we appeal to the senses of the recipient of our art. Getting a full understanding of exactly what this means takes a very long time, and likely you’ll spend a lifetime trying to be a better artist. It may be a worthwhile endeavor to take a look at exactly how your 5 string banjo music is received by the listener and just how it affects the listener. This is part 3 of 4 parts. To start at part 1, click here [...] [...] When I work with banjo students, fairly early on in the journey I begin introducing the idea of realizing that when you pick your banjo, your job isn’t to just pick your banjo. It’s never too soon to start embracing the fact that you are an artist. As an artist, you want to let your artistry come alive and to emanate from your banjo picking. Much like a painter or sculptor, we work with a palette of colors and we appeal to the senses of the recipient of our art. Getting a full understanding of exactly what this means takes a very long time, and likely you’ll spend a lifetime trying to be a better artist. It may be a worthwhile endeavor to take a look at exactly how your 5 string banjo music is received by the listener and just how it affects the listener. This is part 3 of 4 parts. To start at part 1, click here [...]

]]> http://banjosrule.com/blog/your-banjo-pleases-more-than-the-earspart-1-of-4/comment-page-1/#comment-635 Your banjo music pleases more than the ears (part 4 of 4) | My banjo life Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:50:43 +0000 http://banjosrule.com/blog/?p=1062#comment-635 [...] When I work with banjo students, fairly early on in the journey I begin introducing the idea of realizing that when you pick your banjo, your job isn’t to just pick your banjo. It’s never too soon to start embracing the fact that you are an artist. As an artist, you want to let your artistry come alive and to emanate from your banjo picking. Much like a painter or sculptor, we work with a palette of colors and we appeal to the senses of the recipient of our art. Getting a full understanding of exactly what this means takes a very long time, and likely you’ll spend a lifetime trying to be a better artist. It may be a worthwhile endeavor to take a look at exactly how your 5 string banjo music is received by the listener and just how it affects the listener. This is part 3 of 4 parts. To start at part 1, click here [...] [...] When I work with banjo students, fairly early on in the journey I begin introducing the idea of realizing that when you pick your banjo, your job isn’t to just pick your banjo. It’s never too soon to start embracing the fact that you are an artist. As an artist, you want to let your artistry come alive and to emanate from your banjo picking. Much like a painter or sculptor, we work with a palette of colors and we appeal to the senses of the recipient of our art. Getting a full understanding of exactly what this means takes a very long time, and likely you’ll spend a lifetime trying to be a better artist. It may be a worthwhile endeavor to take a look at exactly how your 5 string banjo music is received by the listener and just how it affects the listener. This is part 3 of 4 parts. To start at part 1, click here [...]

]]> http://banjosrule.com/blog/your-banjo-pleases-more-than-the-earspart-1-of-4/comment-page-1/#comment-634 admin Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:20:21 +0000 http://banjosrule.com/blog/?p=1062#comment-634 Ha! Love it. Your comment made me laugh. You've made a good observation though Steve. Ha! Love it. Your comment made me laugh. You’ve made a good observation though Steve.

]]> http://banjosrule.com/blog/your-banjo-pleases-more-than-the-earspart-1-of-4/comment-page-1/#comment-633 Robes Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:41:29 +0000 http://banjosrule.com/blog/?p=1062#comment-633 "Your banjo music moves people" .... it used to....from the front of the house where I practice, ....to the back of the house. :-) Seriously,....if you listen to enough banjo music, you can hear the emphasis on the melody. If the emphasis isn't there, it all seems to blend in and sometimes I have a hard time hearing what song is being played. “Your banjo music moves people” …. it used to….from the front of the house where I practice, ….to the back of the house. Seriously,….if you listen to enough banjo music, you can hear the emphasis on the melody. If the emphasis isn’t there, it all seems to blend in and sometimes I have a hard time hearing what song is being played.

]]> http://banjosrule.com/blog/your-banjo-pleases-more-than-the-earspart-1-of-4/comment-page-1/#comment-630 Your banjo music pleases more than the ears (part 2 of 4) | My banjo life Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:54:27 +0000 http://banjosrule.com/blog/?p=1062#comment-630 [...] the listener and just how it affects the listener. This is part 2 of 4 parts. To start at part 1, click here. // < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ google_ad_client = "pub-0889015266834983"; /* Full banner for pages */ [...] [...] the listener and just how it affects the listener. This is part 2 of 4 parts. To start at part 1, click here. // < ![CDATA[ // < ![CDATA[ google_ad_client = "pub-0889015266834983"; /* Full banner for pages */ [...]

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