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Banjo Breakthrough: Jay Whitehair

“Banjo Breakthroughs” is a recurring series that highlights the successes of members of the Breakthrough Banjo course.

BANJO BREAKTHROUGH: Jay Whitehair

“Scary Progress”

 

On Breaking Out of the Rut

58 year old Jay Whitehair first picked up a banjo roughly 35 years ago, but it had lay dormant most of that time. As is so often the case, Jay would pick it up for a bit and then reach a plateau that he found it difficult to push through:

“Prior to Breakthrough Banjo, I always dug a hole in my home practice sessions and then fell into it. Boredom prevailed and then my banjo would end up in the closet again. “

Having already had a fair amount of playing experience at the start of the course, Jay learned how important a rock solid foundation is to future progress:

“I hadn’t played much in years. Then I recall starting Breakthrough and thinking I might skip a lot of the beginner section – But Josh thought I should take a look at it. I picked up lots of small tips and found it a challenge right from the start.

 

Jay On Finally Playing With Others

At the start of the course, Jay set the goal of playing in front of others in one year. Just a few months later, he’d conquered that goal…and then some.

“A goal of mine was to play in front of somebody one year ago… but by mid summer, I was leading an open play group. Scary progress….

After 35 years of fits and starts with the banjo, it would have been all to easy for Jay to conclude that he just didn’t have what it took to break free from the rut he often found himself in. But, thanks to his persistence and the right learning path, he’s now doing things he still finds hard to believe.

When asked of his favorite thing about Breakthrough Banjo, Jay replies:

“The progress… I was amazed how fast I was picking up tunes. Breakthrough should be called Breakaway…. that’s what happened…

It’s never too late.

Kudos to Jay for making his Breakaway.

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