Enda is a cool guy without a doubt . Great intro to anyone who wants to learn about the playing of an Irish tenor banjo. Lock in with this guy and you will not need to look any further
Enda !!! Thank you .. I have watched your playing on you tube etc and just love the ease with which you play. .. I have finally found time to watch this intro to playing tenor banjo (I’ve owned one for four years now, but had no idea how to start). I find your teaching style calm , clear , informative and so straight forward to grasp. Brilliant presentation, can’t wait to try another lesson and practice ! 🪕🪕🪕👌😜😎
I have been self-learning for a few months now and I started off back then by viewing this video. Good stuff to pick up here. I am back watching it now just so I can review holding the pick, right arm placement, etc... making sure I am progressing in the proper direction with the song I am learning to play. I will be checking out his website as well.
I watched even though i don't own nor play tenor banjo, but I love to hear friends play and love to play backup piano for the melody players. I like the philosophy about it being just a series of one notes. Kinda helps if they are the right notes though 😂 Also, I was glad you got to rip into a tune at the end. Must have been hard to hold back all that time!
Outstanding video! I've watched it several times and have picked up something new every time. You really address the questions I have as a beginner. Well done!
@@user-is3zs6ve6r it will be on www.irishbanjolessons.com eventually! In the meantime I’m starting a month of picking practice exercises on www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjo
Enda, the video blurring filter that you're using is blurring the headstock of the banjo and consequently the tuning pegs can't be seen, otherwise a perfect intro to getting acquainted to the instrument.
Thanks Enda! I've played very sporadically since I was 10 (now 26), self taught, only ever learnt tab and never progressed passed 15 tunes. Picked up it again for the first time since having children 3 years ago. Any recommendations on where you start on your material?
Hi enjoyed this video but unfortunately due the camera angle/blur l couldn't tell what the left hand fingers were doing during the exercises if anything other than hoovering over frets? Thank you
Hi Enda, Thank you for the brilliant video. I just bought my first banjo yesterday and your beginners ebook. Unfortunately the arm rest of my banjo is the second one you mentioned, but I am interested in the Irish style. I'm a girl and for my tiny wrist, the gap between the armrest and the tail is very uncomfortable. Is there anything you recommend I could place there to improve the comfort (but that won't ruin the instrument)? 😃🪕🪕🪕
Almost all arm rests can be moved, they are generally attached to the banjo and thus moveable. If you have access to anyone who repairs guitars are fiddles are banjos then they will easily be able to move it. Even somebody with experience of work or mechanics might even be able to do it!!
Hi. I might be very late here but I can't even tune my banjo with a tuner😮 I have a very old banjo that I dismantled, cleaned and put back together again. I'm a complete novice. I bought the tuner and the new strings but I'm pretty sure I haven't wound the strings on correctly. I managed to find G and D but I'm blowed if I can find A on the second string. I've found everything other than but not A. And there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. I go from B to G to G5 to C to D, but no A. I've had to put the banjo away for now. I'm not having any fun and I'm contemplating turning the banjo into a cricket bat. 😊
@@IrishTenorBanjo .016? Possibly. Those numbers are next to the A string. 2A/.016. I've sort of managed to tune it in using 'Chromium' on the tuner. Not sure if that's meant to work but it's sounding a bit better than it did. Thanks for the reply. :)
Enda is a cool guy without a doubt . Great intro to anyone who wants to learn about the playing of an Irish tenor banjo.
Lock in with this guy and you will not need to look any further
Thank you!
Enda !!! Thank you ..
I have watched your playing on you tube etc and just love the ease with which you play.
.. I have finally found time to watch this intro to playing tenor banjo (I’ve owned one for four years now, but had no idea how to start). I find your teaching style calm , clear , informative and so straight forward to grasp. Brilliant presentation, can’t wait to try another lesson and practice ! 🪕🪕🪕👌😜😎
Thank you! I’ve actually just launched a 9 hour complete beginner banjo course on my website www.irishbanjolessons.com
I have been self-learning for a few months now and I started off back then by viewing this video. Good stuff to pick up here. I am back watching it now just so I can review holding the pick, right arm placement, etc... making sure I am progressing in the proper direction with the song I am learning to play. I will be checking out his website as well.
www.irishbanjolessons.com brand new 9 hr beginner course just launched!
Thank you for this great introductory lesson! I just ordered my banjo.
Absulutely brilliant. Ive been playing 35 years. Jist heading out to a gig. I do this before gigs one string.
I've been playing for 6 months now. But I think I'll start all over again now! Thank you, Enda!
I watched even though i don't own nor play tenor banjo, but I love to hear friends play and love to play backup piano for the melody players.
I like the philosophy about it being just a series of one notes. Kinda helps if they are the right notes though 😂
Also, I was glad you got to rip into a tune at the end. Must have been hard to hold back all that time!
Thanks Enda. I’ve been playing badly for a few years. Pretty much self taught. Wish this short video had been available when I started.
Got my tenor yesterday...gunna work through all your vids...thanks
Enjoy!
Outstanding video! I've watched it several times and have picked up something new every time. You really address the questions I have as a beginner. Well done!
Glad it was helpful! Full beginner course coming soon. With multi camera angles!
@@IrishTenorBanjo just wondering where I can access this?
thanks
@@user-is3zs6ve6r it will be on www.irishbanjolessons.com eventually!
In the meantime I’m starting a month of picking practice exercises on www.patreon.com/endascahillbanjo
Thanks for that Enda,I have been playing for 2 years now but great advice in the video 👍👍
Brilliant stuff. Really enjoyed that.makes me want pick up the banjo right now but it's after midnight 😂😂😂😂
Deadly stuff enda! Top notch advice
Thanks Enda, great stuff
Nice And lively EndA you really can make it Sing ❤
well worth coming back to and seeing/correcting the bad habits youve picked up over time. A checklist.
Absolutely signing up to your patroen after watching this, thanks a mill Enda
Awesome, thank you!
Enda, the video blurring filter that you're using is blurring the headstock of the banjo and consequently the tuning pegs can't be seen, otherwise a perfect intro to getting acquainted to the instrument.
Happy to see the goat sticker
Thanks Enda! I've played very sporadically since I was 10 (now 26), self taught, only ever learnt tab and never progressed passed 15 tunes. Picked up it again for the first time since having children 3 years ago.
Any recommendations on where you start on your material?
Start with the big picking lesson on The Wind That Shakes The Barley and then the Ornamentation one on Sporting Paddy
Hi enjoyed this video but unfortunately due the camera angle/blur l couldn't tell what the left hand fingers were doing during the exercises if anything other than hoovering over frets? Thank you
Yeah the facetime portrait mode did that. Live and learn!
Hi Enda, Thank you for the brilliant video. I just bought my first banjo yesterday and your beginners ebook. Unfortunately the arm rest of my banjo is the second one you mentioned, but I am interested in the Irish style. I'm a girl and for my tiny wrist, the gap between the armrest and the tail is very uncomfortable. Is there anything you recommend I could place there to improve the comfort (but that won't ruin the instrument)? 😃🪕🪕🪕
Almost all arm rests can be moved, they are generally attached to the banjo and thus moveable. If you have access to anyone who repairs guitars are fiddles are banjos then they will easily be able to move it. Even somebody with experience of work or mechanics might even be able to do it!!
Thank you so so much for the tip. I got that done during the weekend and it's already much better 🤩
Hi. I might be very late here but I can't even tune my banjo with a tuner😮 I have a very old banjo that I dismantled, cleaned and put back together again. I'm a complete novice. I bought the tuner and the new strings but I'm pretty sure I haven't wound the strings on correctly. I managed to find G and D but I'm blowed if I can find A on the second string. I've found everything other than but not A. And there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason to it. I go from B to G to G5 to C to D, but no A. I've had to put the banjo away for now. I'm not having any fun and I'm contemplating turning the banjo into a cricket bat. 😊
what gauge is the A string that you put on?
@@IrishTenorBanjo .016? Possibly. Those numbers are next to the A string. 2A/.016. I've sort of managed to tune it in using 'Chromium' on the tuner. Not sure if that's meant to work but it's sounding a bit better than it did. Thanks for the reply. :)
@@stephentuffin6520yeah that’s a n A string - 0.16/0.17 or 0.18 will work
Good stuff Enda, until you had to go showing off there at the end!!😅
😂 trying to be inspiring!!!
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