All Discussions Tagged 'technique' - Classic-Banjo2024-03-29T12:34:03Zhttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/forum/topic/listForTag?tag=technique&feed=yes&xn_auth=noTechniquetag:classic-banjo.ning.com,2019-05-14:2667446:Topic:1372902019-05-14T23:15:24.339ZRob MacKillophttps://classic-banjo.ning.com/profile/RobMacKillop
<p><span>“To obtain the best possible tone from the instrument a delicate “touch” and diligent practice is required…One essential point…is to employ lightness and grace with every movement.” Barnes & Mullins Banjo School, 1898-ish</span></p>
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<p><span>“Yes, my young friend, the banjo can be played with much feeling and expression!…the more expression and intensity he can extract from the instrument, the more artistic the performance.” Letters to the Young Banjoist (in The Crown Banjo…</span></p>
<p><span>“To obtain the best possible tone from the instrument a delicate “touch” and diligent practice is required…One essential point…is to employ lightness and grace with every movement.” Barnes & Mullins Banjo School, 1898-ish</span></p>
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<p><span>“Yes, my young friend, the banjo can be played with much feeling and expression!…the more expression and intensity he can extract from the instrument, the more artistic the performance.” Letters to the Young Banjoist (in The Crown Banjo Method), by Thomas J. Armstrong, 1885</span></p>
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<p><span>"For the <i>Legato</i> or <i>Sostenuto</i> and <i>Pianissimo</i> the strings should be played near the fingerboard in rather a light and fanciful manner…The Vibrato: This effect is worthy of the attention of all banjoists.” Ellis’ Advanced School for the Banjo & Zither Banjo, by Herbert J. Ellis</span></p>
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<p><span>Terms not often associated with banjo playing: delicate, lightness and grace, feeling and expression, expression and intensity, light and fanciful, vibrato...</span></p>
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