Lesson: Getting drive with Liza Jane

Here are some ideas for adding drive, which I define as "danceability." The video looks at how to:

1. Vary the volume of individual notes using right and left hand techniques

2. Vary the duration of individual notes (anticipating a beat; M-skip)

I use a generic version of Liza Jane in A. See the tab at http://banjomeetsworld.wordpress.com/2008/10/23/lesson-getting-drive-with-liz...

The video is intended for intermediate players who already know some version of Liza Jane and are comfortable with drop-thumbing.

I'm playing my Gold Tone OT-800 banjo.

--Cathy Moore

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[d2majzoub]

What a wonderful lesson! I love your website, too. Thanks so much for making  your instructional clips. You're a fantastic teacher. Thumbs up to you.

[Dracapalley]

Great playing! Glad I found you today. I'll be back!

[ohbdave]

No offense, but I wanted to dance to all of them. :)

Nice lesson. Enjoyed.

[Databug13]

Thanks a lot for this, your playing has lots of dancebility.

[threebrain]

this is so true! it's all about the dance-ability of the music. When i finally get good enough to play some places I want to get people dancing and the way you add drive here totally makes me want to get up and start boppin around! Great video! and it's nice the way you put the tab in there! Thanks

[moonshineV]

you rock

[fiddlerosin]

You gave me some great ideas on syncopation and M-skip. I have tried variations with drop thombing and this will help a lot. Also the Mississippi sawyer video was too cool!

[gotbanjer1]

these are the best lessons on the Net, I am convinced.

Thanks Cathy!

[thedevilsbox]

Let's talk about drive.

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[canerods]

Cathy... you rule! Excellent instruction and I love the way you play! Thank you.