Hi all,

I have a digital copy of the Stahl´s banjo method. However, this file does not have the initial pages. Is there any chance that someone could have these pages?. I would like to learn the two first etudes from this book.

Regards,

German

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Sorry German,

The copy that you have seems to be the one generally available on the net. Mine too starts at page 17.

I hope that someone will  be able to help.

I have lots of vintage tutors buried in the stacks...and I believe one is Stahl's. If I can remember, I'll see if I can dig it out. If I have it, I'll copy off the pages you need.

Thanks for the update. I will appreciate the help. For now, I will continue learning the two remaining etudes from this book, and of course, more tunes of it.

I have the same one on the Classic Banjo website. In addition, I have MIDI files for each of the tunes that are played throughout the book. You are free to download them. Look under Songbooks and click away.

There is some great stuff on Hal's Classic Banjo website. I strongly recommend the Podcasts to those who have not listened to them:

CLASSIC BANJO PODCASTS   on classicbanjo.com

Thank you Hal good to see you again!

Ian

I've had a quick sort thru some of my boxes... I found Stalh's "New Method For Plectrum Banjo" circa 1920 and frankly, the first 17 pages of it are the same as that for the Fingerstyle method...with minor updates to discuss the "Pick or Plectrum." In fact, the very first 'exercise' (page 13) has a N.B. that says, "As the 5th string is seldom used in plectrum playing it is not represented in the above."

Pages 1-13 consist of the old standard "Rudiments of Music", reading the staff, rhythm, rests, signs, dynamic marks, abbreviations, grace notes, tuning, fingerboard diagrams (including the 5th string), chord diagrams, scales and a bit about tremolo. Pages 14-16 are open string rhythm studies. As in the fingerstyle method, page 17 starts the etudes and tunes...there the two books diverge more substantially as the plectrum method has a different set of tunes in it. 

I can copy off pages 1-16 of the Plectrum method for you if you like. However, most of the other period tutors contain very similar introductory pages.

Thanks for the offer and the comments. The book you mentioned I found it on internet. I do not know if it´s ok because the copyright, but I easily found it by Google.

I wanted to perform the four etudes in a single video, instead I will focus in the last two and the other tunes inside it...there area great stuff to play!...In addition, I will look at the plectrum book. 

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