Hi everyone, so I've got my beautiful banjo "Sally" (yes I've already given her a name), found an excellent teacher who is teaching me claw hammer and I'm practicing every day without fail at least twice a day for at least 30 minutes per sit down. It is sooooo HARD! Any advice for a complete novice who has never played a stringed instrument in her life to keep me motivated. I am keen to learn to play to accompany myself singing and to eventually play with my band www.facebook.com/paperfishband but that may take a long time!
When I play it is, of course, very slow and sparse, how long does it take to become a player where you start to be able to develop a more complex sound - would be good to know how long I need to remain patient for. And how long will it take before my left hand stops hurting - I have very soft girlie middle-class hands?
Great forum by the way, thanks Louise