"If you want a good way to practice this particular movement,from the fourth to the F shape, Grimshaw's first exercise in how to excel on the banjo practices it."

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"What is "plastic banjo"  ? "

"The answer is "yes". Plenty of American publications too.  The Walter Jacobs Banjo Collections have several "odd" key pieces. It seems that you are new to "classic banjo".  I recommend a course of study in…"

"Morley's 'Moonlight Revels' has a movement in E major, Lawes' 'En El Camino' has a movement in Db major if I remember rightly  and one of Bill Ball's pieces has a movement in Gb major. "

"For other-than-ragtime, check out, for instance Emil Grimshaw's Kentucky Memories or Plantation Episode. Or Colonial March by Parke Hunter (F and B flat).   And most of the vast C major repertoire of all sub-genres moves into F in the…"

"There are  pieces in F, Bb, Eb and even Ab.  Many of these are within the ragtime repertoire. The library here is full of such pieces.  For instance check out the "Ragtime Oriole" (4 flats/ A flat major) or "Grace and…"

"Modulation is quite common, esp in the trio. Most of these are simple modulation, I-V, I-IV and then relative and parallel minors. The most common keys live in the band between 3 sharps and 2 flats...but there's always room for other stuff on…"

"Gotcha! Thanks, Joel!"

"There are thousands and thousands of pieces composed or arranged for classic banjo. "Ragtime" would be a genre inside of classic banjo, the same as marches, schottisches, polkas, jigs, reels, hornpipes, waltzes, mazurkas, cakewalks,…"