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The Banjo as a sacred instrument
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The Banjo started life as the m'Banza, A Kikongo word describing a communal gathering place. This word was first documented by the Portuguese when they were told the name of the Capitol of the…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Richard William Ineson Nov 11.
Left hand thumb tension, and Barred slurs
Does anyone have any tips for relieving left hand thumb tension wen you're double jointed? Also, barring and pulling off with The second and third finger. Anyone have any tips on that too?
Started Oct 30
Farland's Etudes
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Has no one realized that encoded in Farland's banjo method Is the ability to voice lead on the banjo neck in all 24 keys? Not only that, but they have hidden melodies. No one really cares, but I'm…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Austin Jul 22.
Scribner radio music library
Does anyone have the nine volumes? Apparently it's Nine volumes of pop music transcripts from The early 20th century so I'm thinking there might be classic banjo pieces hidden in there. I was…Continue
Started Jul 4
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"Perhaps I should remind people that this website was created for those who wish to play, and listen to, the CLASSIC STYLE of banjo playing.
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"Indeed. It's an exploration of the timbral properties of the banjo. It's a study of texture rather than Melody. My approach Is attempting to shape that chaos into something. It proves what's possible and I will not stop until I have…"
""Replacing "antiphony" with "call and response" is not doing anything to raise awareness of "hidden" (again, not really; lots of work has been done on this, you just aren't aware of it) black influence on…"
"It has no use in the cultures where the people of Appalachia came from in majority. Irish tradition, Scottish tradition, and English tradition. Or if we were to get really specific the Ulster-Scots.
Call and Response is what the culture calls…"
"A non-eurocentric point of view that's what we stand to gain from making the distinction "
"Antiphony seems like a larger classification in his mind. It may be eccentric but I still don't consider them the same. It makes no sense to me to call these two things the same thing. I'm sorry but bring me my shotgun by lightning…"
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"The Celtic women are very talented; however, they cannot be used as an example of Authentic music from the British Isles. The original is homophonic and linear. Try this:
(3) Christmas Day in the Morning, double jig - YouTube
Joplin considered his…"
"It uses antiphony as a synonym for Call and response when they're not the same thing. Antiphony is like what you would find in Allegri's Miserere mei deus. Clearly not ethnomusicological and very Eurocentric if they see no difference…"
"Yet he used a dictionary definition instead of one rooted in musicology and history.
I'm saying singing a line and then playing a line didn't show up in the U.S from India. It showed up when the culture that had been standardizing…"
The Banjo as a sacred instrument
The Banjo started life as the m'Banza, A Kikongo word describing a communal gathering place. This word was first documented by the Portuguese when they were told the name of the Capitol of the kingdom of Kongo, M'Banza of Kongo. This word traveled to Jamaica but lost its prefix and became Banza when named by travelers like Hans Sloane. That's the origin of the word banjo as far as I know. It was sacred, as observed by Sloane during his stay in the Caribbean. It was used specifically in the…See More
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