"A good tune to drop in is Blaze Away which was at least arranged by Grimshaw.
It used to be used as the theme tune to a Saturday morning kids cinema club so folks of a certain age will tend to break out in a big grin and sway along when they hear…"
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I'm in the early stages of planning an informal banjo performance for April/May. At a certain point, I realized I was already working mostly on pieces by British composers, so I decided to stick with…Continue
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Technique: sixteenth-note triplet + eighth
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This particular figure seems to pop up everywhere, at least for up-beat tunes. I go back and forth between fingering it T-I-M-I and T-I-M-T depending on the situation and how nimble my fingers are…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Joel Hooks Feb 9.
New custom banjo
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Hi all, I wanted to show off my latest acquisition. This is a custom banjo by Zachary Hoyt (https://hoytbanjos.com/) in upstate…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Trapdoor2 Jan 26.
Transportation to ABF rally
Hi all, I'm wondering if anyone going to the ABF rally next month will be passing through or nearby Connecticut and would be interested in carpooling. I'll pay for gas! I might have my own wheels by…Continue
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"Another tune in a similar vein, is 'Andante In F' on pages 80-81 of the same book. I haven't played either of these on an ordinary banjo, so I don't know how different they would sound to my zither banjo, for which they seem…"
"Hi Ethan,
I don't know about having to have it, but maybe look at 'Entr'acte' by Ellis, on page 74 of his 'Advanced School For The Banjo & Zither Banjo'."
"My favorite Oakley piece (he co-wrote it) is Sweet Jasmine. It's a bit of a project to learn though because it has many parts.
So many good Cammeyer Pieces: Down Devon Way, Dancers Dream, Yeoman's Call are the first 3 that come to…"
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I'm in the early stages of planning an informal banjo performance for April/May. At a certain point, I realized I was already working mostly on pieces by British composers, so I decided to stick with that theme for the performance (also considering that for American audiences, "British Banjo Music" may generate more initial interest than, well, "American banjo music"). I need maybe two more pieces for the set. They should be musically interesting but not too difficult -- I don't have much time…See More
"Thanks Richard, I’d like that."
"I've probably got a copy of the original MS of 'The Blackbird' (this is the same as the recording whereas, from memory, the CE 'Blackbird is another bird altogether) I'll see if I can find it and you can make your own…"
"Yes. I wasn't doubting that Morley used the index on string 1 after the triplet. Not at all. I was just surprised. "
"Looks like Blackbird is a New Clifford Essex publication, sadly, I am not a fan of the tab over notation system of doubling the page count."
"I just plucked a Joe Morley tune, 'The Drum Major' at random from the pile. This tune is stack full of these triplets fingered x . .. or TIM, followed by the repeated eight note on the first string played with the index finger or . or I.…"
"There are exercises in the Barnes and Mullins tutor that have the first string played with the thumb, first and second fingers. The Essex and Cammeyer book says that the thumb and first finger are sometimes used on the first string and gives as…"
"The thumb-index movement is related to how a plectrum is used. Although the plectrum movement is *powered* by the wrist or forearm, the thumb *guides* the pick downward and the index guides it up. As a mandolinist since age 12, I naturally…"
"Yes, and I use that "Morley style" I-T alternate fingering wherever possible, although there are still instances where I-M is unavoidable. As the preface to Joe Morley's Banjo Tutor states:Although the Author invariably uses the…"
"Yes, that's what I'm saying. That is the usual order. But Joe Morley in his tutor book is the only one of his era who advocated or even permitted the thumb to touch the 1st string. So I was surprised that he advised +. .. . for…"
"x . .. . starting with the thumb on the third string and finishing with the first finger on the first string."
"Right. That's the usual annotated fingering. It's a bit of a surprise to me since Morley differs from most others in using the thumb on the 1st string. I would have thought he'd indicate x . .. x (TIMT)"
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