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My Nan used to play the banjo ( many many moons ago ) she was known as “Ena and her banjo”.
Unfortunately her banjo has fallen into disrepair over the years . However her musical genius (apparently a blooming brilliant singer too)has skipped the last 3 generations .We are looking for a recommendation for someone/company to do a sympathetic repair as a surprise for our mums 80th birthday next year .We live in Leicestershire (England) can any one advise us please
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"SOMEWHERE IN DIXIE" Banjo 2
Hello, I wrote a Banjo 2 accompaniment for Somewere in Dixie, as there was none. Is it possible to put it in the music library?
Posted by Alexandre Derycke on October 20, 2024 at 20:06 — 2 Comments
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"Yah. This is why we have conductors...to interpret composer's ideas, which sound good in their heads.
The computer does additive volume, so the levels just go up and up as instruments are added. Trem seems to have its own dynamic value that is…"
"Yikes, the forte tremolo sounds like a baritone dentist drill. I like it anyway."
"OK, here's the A part. This is 38 measures X 13 instruments = 494! No wonder orchestral composers have a rep as lunatic hermits!
Sadly, there are only 54 measures in this sheet music. I think that will only cover the A and B parts of the tune.…"
"LOL.
I used Shaeff's dynamic markings but the plectrum and mando trem overwhelms even at p. Once I get done, I'll go in and rebalance for the final mp3."
"That's sounding good to me! The images I got were probably not intended. The orchestra is on stage in a theatre before a full house. Everything goes well until the mighty tremolo which is so enormously tremulous that the power goes out.…"
Sammy On Parade, orchestral score by Bernard Shaeff...work in progress!
I haven't had much time to work on this but today I got page 1 entered into Musescore. I've done orchestral scores for the more usual sets of instruments (Piccolo, Banjeaurine, 1st & 2nd Banjos, Cello Banjo) but that's it. This thing has 13…See More
"The only complete run I have is the BMG. I have, and will eventually scan, dribs and drabs of various magazines. Keynotes, Dallas Monthly, Melody, Harmony, etc.
I've scanned all the US magazines I know that I have (does…"
"Useful. These are scans of the copies in the Bodleian. I took a look at them while there a few months ago. It's almost a complete run, I think a few were issues missing..."
Barnes and Mullins Troubadour Magazine
This recently became available on Google Books. I'm considering adding it to the archive for better accessibility. It is very zither banjo focused.Volume 6…See More
Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff
"Fantastic, thanks Marc. The extra section indeed fits comfortably on the fretboard. I'll definitely be adding it from now on!"
Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff
"Just for fun, I've taken Bernard Sheaff's "Gavotte" and added back in the missing part (Trio?). I basically went out and found notation for BWV 1006 (a violin partita in Emaj), transposed the "Gavotte en Rondeau"…"
Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff
"Thank you all, I'm pursuing your suggestions as I write. I have gone through many of the methods, but I don't recall seeing Green's method or the relevant pages in Barnes & Mullins 'Banjo School' -- both of which look…"
"Here's another. While I don't have a good answer for what is and isn't jazz as of 2026 (does anybody?), jazz or blues (e.g., Grimshaw's "Banjo Blues" and several pieces by Weidt) in the classic banjo context seems to…"
Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff
"Joel also posted this treatise on tremolo a while back. It is a very concise instruction on a variety of tremolo styles. I highly recommend the study of this book.
Sostenuto (Tremolo for Banjo) Method : B. Sheldon Green : Free Download, Borrow, and…"
Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff
"Then I recend. I will say that a little tremolo goes a long way in my opinion.
Pretty much all methods published after about 1880 will have something about tremolo, some better than others.
If I remember correctly, I did the…"
Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff
"Steven,
If you haven't already done so, read the tremolo instructions on p.58 of Herbert J Ellis' 'Advanced School' tutor book and also, the use of finger tips and nails in the instructions for the right hand on p.10.
On p.43 of…"
Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff
"I have 2 thoughts.
If you hold the tremolo finger parallel to the vellum and perpendicular to the string it is going to be awkward and the difference in sound between down and up will be extreme. If when playing tremolo you don't change the…"
Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff
"Joel, I should clarify that I play without nails on both guitar and banjo. The unevenness is from the fact that the upstroke of the tremolo is with flesh alone, while the downstroke uses the back of the nail. I wondered if perhaps the nail is…"
Bach Gavotte from BWV 1006, arr. Sheaff
"Having long fingernails, modern classical guitar school style, will likely produce an uneven tone. I expect that there is a good reason why the Spanish guitar version of tremolo, alternating ring, middle and index, took control post Segovia…"
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