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2 New Updates
- I’ve added a Learner’s Path page with some suggested starting materials for new members and newer players. You’ll see a nice big red button on the Courses Page, and you can also see the new page here
- A new mini course drops tomorrow morning for 5 Tune To Send Musicians Screaming From A Session, or something silly along those lines! It’s just a bit of fun, and they’re actually really nice tunes to play.
Marco Polo Video Exchange
Howdy Mastery Program People!
Have you managed to figure out how to use Marco Polo yet? It’s easy and you should have received an email from me with an invite link. If you did not, please let me know info@irishbanjolessons.com
Thanks!
Zoom Link for Sunday’s Workshop with Jonas Fromseier
This Sunday at 5pm Irish Time / 9am Pacific / 11am Central / Noon Eastern / 6pm Central Europe
This will be a great workshop on banjo chords and understanding the fretboard. Jonas is a terrific player with superior knowledge of playing chords on Irish Banjo
Questions and interaction is actively encouraged!
Enda Scahill is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Banjo Workshop with Jonas Fromseier
Time: Jan 26, 2025 05:00 PM Dublin
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 823 9636 7899
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Your Roots Are Showing / Conference Update
I’ve spent the week at Your Roots Are Showing music industry conference in Killarney. From talking on several panels, to showcasing with Gadan, to late night hotel jams, it’s been a fantastic week so far. I hosted a panel on teaching online (I know a little about this!), participated on a very interesting panel discussion about various revenue streams for musicians which ranged broadly from merchandising to royalties and strayed into the world of AI, and I even suggested to some loud gasps, that artists should consider becoming stock investors in some of the mega corporations that we spend so much time creating content for and trying to hack and leverage their reach (Spotify/Meta). That was a fun 90 mins
I’ve gotten to play some incredible music. Yesterday I had a workshop with Ron Block, the banjo player with Alison Krauss and Union Station for 3 decades. Then we jammed last night with some young bluegrass players from Washington and a 5 string banjo player from Spain, Lluis Gomez.
It’s been fascinating, engaging, exhausting and everything in between.
Working on a new YouTube video about lilting and singing!
As a follow on to my video on agogic rhythm I’m revisiting the idea of lilting or singing along with yourself as you play. I think this is actually a transformative practice…… more soon.
