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    Hi. I've got one final set of backing tracks this year - Salt Creek at 85 bpm

    Next week I've got a special interview with Josh Turknett, author of a fantastic book on how your brain works and what that means for how we should practice instruments. It's a brilliant book and full of practical, useful insight - definitely one for all those of us (me included) who tend to set New Years resolutions around practice. I'll post a link next week.

    In the meantime, Happy Christmas and happy picking!

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    Here's the final interview of the year! My guest for this one is Josh Turknett, author of the fantastic book 'The Laws of Brainjo - The Art & Science of Molding a Musical Mind’.

    If you’re anything like me, you’ll be making New Year’s resolutions around practice, so hopefully this will give us all some useful pointers!

    Josh's book is all about how our brains work and, specifically, what that means for learning to play an instrument (any instrument, not just banjo). It's crammed with interesting stuff but, most importantly, with practical advice on what we should do when we practice.

    Josh covers how we can train our brains to learn a new skill, why how we practice matters just as much as how much we practice and, crucially, what the ideal length of a practice session should be (I think you'll like the answer!)

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    Can't wait to listen, I actually just finished his book! Perfect timing Matt!

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    Such a good book isn’t it!

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    First tune of the year on the podcast is Beaumont Rag at 75 bpm - all 4 episodes are live now.

    Happy new year!

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    Hi everyone. This week I've added four brand new episodes for Liberty at 75 bpm. Enjoy!

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    It’s Old Joe Clark on the podcast this week - you can listen and jam along here

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    OK, it’s been five months, now. I’m still overwhelmed in some respects but I’ve really been enjoying those days when I can keep up with these practice jam alongs. I may turn out to be a mandolin player yet! Thanks much, Matt.
    A couple years in, now, and still learning!
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    Thanks Kenny! It’s great to be helping in some way. Stick with it!
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    Hi. There's some mandolin specific content on the podcast this week as I interviewed Jarrod Walker from Billy Strings' band - you can check it out here

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    Hi. I’ve started adding songs to the podcast as well as tunes, for those who want to work on taking breaks on songs too. I know songs can vary in key, depending on the jam and who’s singing, so I’ve started off with Old Home Place in four keys (G, A, Bb and B). Hope they might be useful to some of you!

    You can find them at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...g/id1556697198

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    Quote Originally Posted by Matt Hutchinson View Post
    Hi. I’ve started adding songs to the podcast as well as tunes, for those who want to work on taking breaks on songs too. I know songs can vary in key, depending on the jam and who’s singing, so I’ve started off with Old Home Place in four keys (G, A, Bb and B). Hope they might be useful to some of you!

    You can find them at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...g/id1556697198
    Awesome, this is great timing. I am trying to play and sing more songs rather than pick tunes. Thanks Matt!

    It'd be nice to hear you take a break on these! :-)

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    Thanks! Any particular requests - any songs you’re working on?

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    Thanks! Any particular requests - any songs you’re working on?
    Right now I am going through all the Bluegrass Album Band albums starting with Blue Ridge Cabin Home. :-)

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    Great place to start! I’ll have a go at a couple off their albums in a few keys.

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