"It's been hard not to follow. I've been checking for the past few months. I've been excited to tackle the Home Study Lessons for banjo! Plus, The Orchestral Banjoist and Amstrong's Harmony for Fretted Instruments are both very…"
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Classic style composing and arranging
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I listened to the Gordon Dando's Classic Banjo documentary a while back on Chris Sand's youtube…Continue
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W.M. Huntley Songs in 12 Keys
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In the quest to have well rounded banjo audio pallet, I've been looking for these songs by Huntley so that I can hear the banjo all around the circle. Does anyone have a copy of these songs that are…Continue
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"Laughing Eyes" Waltz - Huntley
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I decided to go ahead and send this to Ian for upload to the Music Library. Thanks a bunch Ian and I hope everyone enjoys the piece! Continue
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""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…"
"Good idea, Ethan. Let's put an end to this nonsense. I'm done as well. No point in talking to a wall. "
"This will be my last reply as this whole thing is clearly a waste of time and a distraction from what could otherwise be a productive and practically useful discussion about arranging for the banjo.
1. This hypothetical distinction assumes…"
"Byron, I *think* Austin means treating a single banjo as an orchestra, bringing out different tone colors and doing this at once by a single player.
This was not the norm in during the "Golden Age" of recording of classic…"
"I just printed this out. What a beautiful piece!"
"Examples of use from these cultures has been presented. While it's great to have these discussions, keeping it on topic would help out. At this point you would be better off starting a new discussion(s) so that you can get more concise answers…"
"You're still banging on about Appalachia? "
"I'm presenting the song "I saw three ships" as part of my argument, not the Celtic Woman group. They just happen to be the vessel but are representing the style of call-and-response for this song that comes from the British Isles.…"
"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 "
"There may be light at the end of this tunnel. Yes, antiphony is a broad category. Yes, antiphony in classical music has a different feel from anything in African-American music. No, you don't get to decide on the meaning of words.…"
"Austin, it's not my job to convince you that you are wrong (and when people who are older than you, more experienced, and better studied tell you outright that you are wrong, you should at least consider the possibility that you are, indeed,…"
"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…"
"Samuel Floyd Jr is not typically described as an ethnomusicologist per se (no disrespect to him), although his work is certainly relevant. Fine. Here's how I know you haven't actually read him (or have, but didn't understand it).
In…"
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Lonesome Mama Blues - Fred van eps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SJvohQlpTk
This is just one of my favorites of Fred Van Eps. Something about this song just speaks to me. Is there a score of his playing from this recording?
Posted on December 21, 2020 at 18:00 — 6 Comments
7 String banjo sheet music
I've been playing around with a 7 string banjo for about 6 months now and I'm am now looking for some 7 string sheet music. I'm currently working through what is available for the scan of Ellis' Thorough School for the 6 or 7 String Banjo which is missing pages but is still a pretty solid Tutor. I already found posting with The Devil Still Pursues Her and Horace Weston's Grand March which are both great pieces if anyone ever wants to tackle them on the 7. Grand March is looking to be a…
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