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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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Tension

What tension do you keep your banjo heads at? I'm thinking of tightening the head a little bit. I bought a drum dial just for that Continue

Started Jun 22

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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Farland and his injury
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I think Farland damaged his hand because he wasn't doing the one finger tremolo correctly or at least safely. The way he describes it in his book creates a lot of excess tension because he plants all…Continue

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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
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Tension

What tension do you keep your banjo heads at? I'm thinking of tightening the head a little bit. I bought a drum dial just for that See More
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Ethan Schwartz replied to Austin 's discussion Can anyone tell if this is in A notation?
"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…"
Jun 11
Austin replied to Austin 's discussion Can anyone tell if this is in A notation?
"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. "
Jun 11
Joel Hooks replied to Austin 's discussion Can anyone tell if this is in A notation?
"Austin, Bela explains how he did it in one of the interviews I posted."
Jun 10
Jody Stecher replied to Austin 's discussion Can anyone tell if this is in A notation?
"I asked no questions in the post to which you are replying,  so "No" is a curious response. "
Jun 10
Jody Stecher replied to Austin 's discussion Can anyone tell if this is in A notation?
"You cannot "write" it but you can compose with full understanding of how the orchestral instruments work. All you need is an assistant or even a computer program to write down what you sing or play.  You may not like it but that is…"
Jun 10
Austin replied to Austin 's discussion Can anyone tell if this is in A notation?
"No. And I wouldn't call all composers musicians. Closer to architects drawing up plans that the conductor and the orchestra are responsible for constructing."
Jun 10
Austin replied to Austin 's discussion Can anyone tell if this is in A notation?
"You cannot write for orchestra without some understanding sheet music at least to some degree."
Jun 10
Joel Hooks replied to Austin 's discussion Can anyone tell if this is in A notation?
"She is a "Genius Grant" and gets top billing over Steve Martin. "
Jun 9
Jody Stecher replied to Austin 's discussion Can anyone tell if this is in A notation?
"Take it from someone who has met Bela Fleck several times: he knows the history of the banjo. He knows about A tuning. Anyway I introduced the idiot idea in relation to Gershwin.  Bela's non-idiot status was gratis. "
Jun 9
Jody Stecher replied to Austin 's discussion Can anyone tell if this is in A notation?
"Where did this unfortunate conversation take place? You may be dealing with a haughty "stuck up" individual who has no business accusing others of being insulting. However there is a context to the perception common to non-readers that…"
Jun 9
Joel Hooks replied to Austin 's discussion Can anyone tell if this is in A notation?
"Austin, did you miss the quotes from Bela that I posted above? His words, not mine. "
Jun 9
Austin replied to Austin 's discussion Can anyone tell if this is in A notation?
"Not implying he's an idiot. If he's musically illiterate why would he even bother learning about the difference between c notation and a notation? I don't think he's musically illiterate at all. If he was I don't think he…"
Jun 9
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