"OH! "Not that he was playing with his fingers" as a stand-alone clause meant that "classic" signified his excellence rather than his technique, and it didn't mean that he was not playing with his fingers, which is what…"
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Hello all,I took a break from writing for a period but am back again working on Wikipedia articles. I just created a new article about …Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jody Stecher Oct 6, 2020.
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I thought to introduce myself, since I have been hanging around and reading. I’m Jack, from Wyoming, new to the banjo, but already enjoying it. After playing mandolin for several years, fourths and…Continue
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"Sorry if I was not clear. It would have gone without saying that he was playing with fingers, inferred as the default method."
"What a good and thorough response, Joel. I have a question and a comment.
Question: if Huntley was not using fingers did he wear thimbles on his toes or what?
Comment: don't forget that the traditional folk players also had been playing in…"
""Classic banjo" in the context that we use it today-- to refer specifically to bare fingers on gut/silk/nylon strings playing in the popular 5 string banjo music style of +/- 1860 to 1930 is a development of the 1970s (as best as I can…"
New and expanded articles for Wikipedia
Hello all,I took a break from writing for a period but am back again working on Wikipedia articles. I just created a new article about William A. Huntley and expanded the pre-existing article about John H. Lee. I envision, after creating enough biographies, in taking on a classic-banjo history article.I…See More
"Being an ear player or being a note reader is not a choice for a note reader. One may be both. A non-reader may play well without reading but a reader cannot play well without listening.
A musician can be at once an ear player and…"
"Joel is of course correct about ear playing. I wasnt thinking of the ear learning courses offered by Dobson et al. I was thinking more in line with modern ear playing like one finds in the old-time community. My point was that from the earliest days…"
"well, looks like I got it wrong, was there some other famous player I may be thinking of ? I am sure I read somewhere that one of the "greats" played exclusively by ear, unless this sheer boredom period is making me crazy and, that is…"
"Just reread Ossman’s interview. He had over 200 arrangements complete with orchestra accompaniment written out to sell to Clifford Essex. He also mentions the importance of studying scales and how he has studied harmony.
I would be interested…"
"I don’t know where you got that Nick, Ossman not only did a mountain of arrangements, all written in notation, that he sold to CE but he also composed."
"was not Vess Osmann an ear player ? or have I been misinformed ?"
"The mandolin hit big in the 1880s. It is a funny story of mistaken identity. I am not an expert but the story is easy to find. It all began with the touring act of the Spanish Students. Prior to the early 1880s the mandolin was…"
"Can anyone opine what books are more current? Is current research only online or in journals?"
"I think a lot of this stems from the fact that you are citing out of date research. "
"Hi John,
I think there may be a difference of opinion between sources, especially as the the term "classical." However, I am going to prefer this group's input as preferable (seeing, for instance, connection to the American Banjo…"
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