EP6 - The Quest For Speed! - Increasing Your Speed on the Banjo Without Losing the Quality of Your Playing.
Happy Picking! All Things Banjo PodcastShow Notes
Hello and welcome to the Happy Picking! Podcast.
In today's episode we take a deep dive into the topic of playing at speed and increasing your picking speed on the banjo.
It can be quite a daunting task to get this progressing and it's so easy to approach it incorrectly and tarnish your playing.
This episode will discuss safe ways to build your speed, avoid harming yor play and give you exercises and some other food for thought...
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