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The origins of Le banjo

Not sure if this is the place to post this, but I believe the origins of Louis Moreaux Gottschalk's Le Banjo Is actually the tune ride on King Jesus. An old spiritual. Upon first glance they don't…Continue

Started on Thursday

The perfect method part 2
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Something stuck with me the last time I posted about the fact that I wanted to write my own method eventually. "What more could be said on the topic?" I don't think much more could be said on the…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Joel Hooks Apr 16.

Plectrum
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It seems to me that the same concert banjoists that played classic style also played plectrum. I know I'm going to focus on classic style first, but Plectrum seems fascinating. What are some…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Richard William Ineson Apr 8.

Tone bar
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I recently took a lesson from Douglas Back and let me just say he is an amazing teacher who fixed my posture and he has a thing called a tone bar that allows him to plant his pinky while keeping his…Continue

Started this discussion. Last reply by Austin Apr 2.

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The origins of Le banjo

Not sure if this is the place to post this, but I believe the origins of Louis Moreaux Gottschalk's Le Banjo Is actually the tune ride on King Jesus. An old spiritual. Upon first glance they don't look similar, but when it gets past the intro they start to look near the same. I'm not talking about John W Works arrangement from the book "American negro songs" I'm talking about oddly the orchestral arrangement done by a man by the last name of Johnson. (I don't know his first name) The intro to…See More
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Austin replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Human Hand?
"But playing the A and C simultaneously is impossible"
Apr 21
Austin replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Human Hand?
"That makes perfect sense actually"
Apr 20
Austin replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Human Hand?
"I'm not sure I understand. How can you play the C with your fourth finger?"
Apr 20
Austin replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Human Hand?
"Barring with the first finger and the second finger simultaneously"
Apr 20
Austin replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Human Hand?
"This is true as well. There's a really weird cord that he puts in there an inversion of a D minor where the F is in the bass while double barring so I think Emile just had large hands"
Apr 20
Austin replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Human Hand?
"You could probably pluck it with the thumb of the left hand if you had a long enough thumb. I would hold it down with the finger of the right hand but that's just because I'm weird and love experimenting."
Apr 20
Austin replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Human Hand?
"Either that or hold down the F with the right hand and pluck with the thumb."
Apr 19
Austin replied to Jody Stecher's discussion Human Hand?
"I don't think it's possible to hold the F. I would interpret it as it being an implication rather than an actual held note. Much like Beethoven notating his piano sonatas with fo fp. That effect is not possible on a piano, but he's…"
Apr 19
Joel Hooks replied to Austin 's discussion The perfect method part 2
"Frankly, I'm not sure what you are after Austin.  There will not be any etude or exercise that will magically flip the switch on any problem you are trying to correct.  Nor will any be a shortcut to proficiently.  Really, you…"
Apr 16
IAN SALTER replied to Austin 's discussion The perfect method part 2
"Take the Morley or Bradbury book, start with the last exercise and corresponding tunes and then work your way through to the first exercise. It may prove to be challenging enough for you, for a while."
Apr 16
Banjowaif replied to Austin 's discussion The perfect method part 2
"You could make the basic scale exercise more interesting or, perhaps more importantly, more beneficial by varying the rhythm, focusing on tone or dynamics, missing out every other note, up 3 notes back down 2. I am sure there are others who can chip…"
Apr 16
Austin replied to Austin 's discussion The perfect method part 2
"I noticed that as well. The bass string is very important to the overall tone."
Apr 16
Austin replied to Austin 's discussion The perfect method part 2
"Fair enough. I looked at Parke Hunter's scale exercises, they are good for teaching the standard scales, but they're just a representation of the scale rather than interesting pieces in their own right. Has anyone done a melody made of…"
Apr 16
Joel Hooks replied to Austin 's discussion The perfect method part 2
"I just feel like you are leaping to conclusions before you have worked through all that is available.  Sort of like when you told us all that you were going to work out a system of using 5 fingers which would be better than anything we do."
Apr 16
Austin replied to Austin 's discussion The perfect method part 2
"I just feel like they could be more than just a run-up the scale and then back down. Douglas actually taught me a pretty good one for the left hand. What he calls triangle shapes up the neck. "
Apr 16

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