How to Play Air Banjo

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Play the role.

   Get dressed to play the air banjo like you think musicians would
   - think country attire.
   
   Leather boots and a large brimmed hat are always recommended.
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   Step 2: Play some authentic tunes.

   Put on an album that has some real banjo music and play along.
   
   This will help develop a rhythm because you are dancing and strumming your fingers to the beat of an actual banjo song. , Rock the neck of the banjo up and down constantly while playing.
   
   Keep in tune with the music, exaggerating you finger's movements when the music builds up and vice versa. , Keep in tune with the music, exaggerating you finger's movements when the music builds up and vice versa. , Try spinning around on one foot during the banjo solo if the song has one.
   
   Lip sync the words if you know them.
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   Step 3: Lift your left hand and pretend to grip the neck of the banjo.

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   Step 4: Lift your right hand and pretend to be pluck the strings of the banjo.

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   Step 5: Rock out!

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