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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 1 hour ago.
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
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Can anyone tell if this is in A notation?
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I'm curious because it's a piece by Gershwin that Bela Fleck recorded. The picture is not the best quality (it was taken from Bela's Instagram), but I think I'm seeing an A below middle C. Am I…Continue
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"How do you feed them to ChatGPT, Austin?"
"So me and chat Gpt were going through Farland's etudes and discovered that the first one is definitely A reflection on the following tune Annie Laurie. The melody lies between the tenor voice and the alto voice and it's only a whisper but…"
"I'm looking forward to learning all about it. "
"Sounds good, give us a few examples please."
Polka no.1 in C major Alfred A. Farland (score and recording)
A revival of Alfred A. Farland’s Sue polka. Performed by Austin in C major.This video brings Farland’s original spirit back to life - not as museum artifact,...
"Within the etudes is a puzzle. A musical puzzle. Hidden melodies that you have to learn to bring out. At first they look like arpeggiated chords. Nothing special, but then you realize they're actually duets between The tenor voice and the alto…"
Farland's Etudes
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 here to change that. Darn it. This method is basically the well-tempered clavier of banjo music, and I will not stop until people see it as such.See More
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 thinking of getting the set just to quell my curiosity. Does anyone have experience with this particular collection? See More
"What program did you use for this beautiful engraving?"
"That hasn't been my experience at all. Most serious composers have basic proficiency on at least one instrument (the notable exception being composers who work entirely in a DAW; the DAW, in effect, becomes a digital instrument). The problems…"
"I was agreeing that the page is not music. But the other side of that is that composers aren't musicians most of the time, although they usually have piano skills at the very least. "
"Austin, Bela explains how he did it in one of the interviews I posted."
"I asked no questions in the post to which you are replying, so "No" is a curious response. "
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