Decahedron

A few thoughts about learning the banjo. Playing the banjo is one of the easiest musical instruments to learn although it appears to be the most difficult. No one can learn it overnight even if the person has a background in music. Learning any instrument is a joy as long as practice is fun. No one should ever be made to learn. People get good at things that they like doing. I play many musical instruments and enjoy them all, but I generally don’t play them all during the same time frame. I hit plateaus where I can’t seem to learn new things and/or the excitement is just not there with a particular instrument. That’s is ok for me. I have taken a five year break from an instrument before. During that time I learn to improve my skills on other instruments. That’s just the way I am. Most people pick up one instrument and stay with it. They manage to learn more and more until they get really good. What kind of musician will you be? Hopefully one that has fun, no matter what. Also, see my section on finger picking the guitar. Much of the same ideas apply to this section – PS I stole this text