As a blog writer, I sometimes worry about the inevitable “writer’s block”;…
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Notes vs. Chords
Thanks to my desire to learn how to improvise jazz (and the…
Fairy Dust
The absent-minded maestro was racing up New York’s Seventh Avenue to a…
Hero Worship
I just realized an important clarification that I need to make. I…
Complexity
In my last blog, I wrote about simplicity, arguing that the banjo’s…
Simplicity
No doubt about it, the banjo has a well-deserved reputation for fun…
Reasonable Facsimile
This term is used by Buddy Wachter to describe someone who has…
Ambition
This is an addendum to my recent blog, The Best That I…
Are You Ready?
I have had many frustrations in my lifetime regarding banjo milestones. I’ll…
BMG Articles on Scales
A few years back, I wrote a 5-article series on scales for…