This One Weird Trick Will Transform Your Playing - Lilting/Humming/Zen Banjo

[@evandalton6714]

I picked up my banjo as it was right beside me and low and behold my fingers were moving as if my voice was commanding them!!! Thanks Enda!!

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

It’s a crazy experience!!

[@captainpandora5024]

Great video Enda. It reminds me of when we were discussing about overcoming the ego and playing without the mind. That was when I knew you were the right teacher for me.

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

It’s a constant job of work!

[@aoifehorgan3617]

Brilliant! Thanks, Enda!

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

Glad you liked it!

[@trevorleat8906]

Watch out sessions...here come the lilting banjo players! 🤣 Great lesson Enda 🙏

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

Yes!!! Bring it on!!

[@garymollenkopf5228]

Great video. I’ll do it!

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

Go for it!

[@paddyladdie.]

This video is such a coincidence. I have found that singing or humming definitely helps with playing and only a few weeks ago, I started to pair throat singing with the banjo.

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

Yeah it’s great!

[@troymillar1333]

hugely appreciated info, thank you Enda

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Biscuits2]

this is insane

[@jeremiah.doherty]

Grand advice that I’m going to try tonight. Exciting! Thanks, Enda

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

Have fun!

[@dannymccambridge7746]

Good info Enda.Thanks.

[@arynelhefe7726]

I've had a similar thought regarding people who think they can't sing or hold a note. it's like trying to sing like someone else. If you can get used to how you sound, I think many more people will be able to find their own voices. Awesome lesson! When I'm working on ornamentation, this happens to me... your video makes me think that it's because I don't know what I want the ornamentation to sound like; maybe lilting can help with that.

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

Hope it helps!

[@garywhite6646]

Brilliant technique! Thank you, Enda-- timely advice in my case.

[@rLof89]

It's a really fun trick 🙂

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

Thanks!

[@billwixon7162]

Paddy Kiernan showed me this trick when teaching me the five string. He was assuming I could do two things at once 😅.

[@IrishTenorBanjo]

Paddy’s a great player

[@michaeladams2644]

Sean nos Lilting!!❤

[@Ratstick58]

To your point of not having to be a good lilter (which you do seem to me), Glenn Gould, classical piano and organ prodigy can be heard humming out of tune off the mic in many of his recordings. He is genius level. So this has benefits even if they’d laugh you off at karaoke!

[@noelgorman9410]

The best way to that is to first learn to recognize notes. i e. if you hear a C or a G You need to be able to tell what note it is. To do that Listen to scales for about 20 mins every day for about 3 to 4 months or until you can tell what each note it is that you hear. La la the scale until it embeds in tour brain. Most of all , be patient with yourself