Getting Started - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-29T08:32:22Zhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/getting-started?id=2477478%3ATopic%3A17779&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYea, use this stuff, but keep…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2012-08-26:2477478:Comment:724832012-08-26T03:26:27.918ZTim Twisshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TimTwiss
<p>Yea, use this stuff, but keep it alive with discussions. Always something new and useful will pop up.</p>
<p>Yea, use this stuff, but keep it alive with discussions. Always something new and useful will pop up.</p> This very nice stuff Tim, Tha…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2012-08-26:2477478:Comment:724802012-08-26T03:13:07.428ZJeffhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JeffFauver
<p>This very nice stuff Tim, Thank you for taking the time to post this... I was just about to email you and ask of all the touter books which one would you say someone should start with? But, I guess this would be a better start and then move on to the touters... </p>
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<p>This very nice stuff Tim, Thank you for taking the time to post this... I was just about to email you and ask of all the touter books which one would you say someone should start with? But, I guess this would be a better start and then move on to the touters... </p>
<p> </p> Thank you for this!
tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2012-08-14:2477478:Comment:721302012-08-14T22:09:04.042ZJohn Litzhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/JohnLitz
<p>Thank you for this!</p>
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<p>Thank you for this!</p>
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Added today…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2012-06-12:2477478:Comment:688162012-06-12T18:57:24.375ZStrumeliahttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Strumelia
<p><br></br> <br></br> <cite>Tim Twiss said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/getting-started?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A68894&xg_source=activity#2477478Comment20589"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Added today is a Briggs' type version of "Buffalo Gals". Is is pretty easy, and has a "pull" in it. I use a "p" to signify a pull.</p>
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<div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Tim....could be I'm blind in addition to the…</p>
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<p><br/> <br/> <cite>Tim Twiss said:</cite></p>
<blockquote cite="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/getting-started?commentId=2477478%3AComment%3A68894&xg_source=activity#2477478Comment20589"><div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Added today is a Briggs' type version of "Buffalo Gals". Is is pretty easy, and has a "pull" in it. I use a "p" to signify a pull.</p>
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<div><div class="xg_user_generated"><p>Tim....could be I'm blind in addition to the 'pine pollen issue', but can you point me to where this "Buffalo Gals" is that you added?</p>
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</div> I am just now seeing this as…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2012-06-12:2477478:Comment:687102012-06-12T18:22:37.546ZStrumeliahttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Strumelia
<p>I am just now seeing this as well, after Tim 'featured' it. It's so incredibly helpful for us beginners, and so easy to understand. thank you thank you thank you!!</p>
<p>I am just now seeing this as well, after Tim 'featured' it. It's so incredibly helpful for us beginners, and so easy to understand. thank you thank you thank you!!</p> Tim,
I know you posted this a…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2012-06-12:2477478:Comment:688942012-06-12T17:33:51.547ZGenford Brewingtonhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/GenfordBrewington
<p>Tim,</p>
<p>I know you posted this a while ago, but I am just seeing it now. Thanks so much for this and all your hard work. This really helps us newbies out a lot. I read notation for brass/wind instruments and piano, but was also daunted as to how it applies to banjo (which note or which octave goes to which string?) and only played by tab or by ear. However, seeing this and also the Banjo Rosetta has inspired me to try to learn to play to play banjo by notation, too. Well done,…</p>
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<p>I know you posted this a while ago, but I am just seeing it now. Thanks so much for this and all your hard work. This really helps us newbies out a lot. I read notation for brass/wind instruments and piano, but was also daunted as to how it applies to banjo (which note or which octave goes to which string?) and only played by tab or by ear. However, seeing this and also the Banjo Rosetta has inspired me to try to learn to play to play banjo by notation, too. Well done, sir!</p> Added today is a Briggs' type…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-01-25:2477478:Comment:205892011-01-25T13:33:49.000ZTim Twisshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TimTwiss
<p>Added today is a Briggs' type version of "Buffalo Gals". Is is pretty easy, and has a "pull" in it. I use a "p" to signify a pull.</p>
<p>Added today is a Briggs' type version of "Buffalo Gals". Is is pretty easy, and has a "pull" in it. I use a "p" to signify a pull.</p> I just received my new banjo…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-01-24:2477478:Comment:205832011-01-24T20:07:11.000ZDaniel Pownallhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/DanielPownall
I just received my new banjo and these links have been helpful to me in learning the minstrel style.<br />
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I just received my new banjo and these links have been helpful to me in learning the minstrel style.<br />
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Daniel I just wanted to bump this…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2011-01-24:2477478:Comment:205802011-01-24T19:12:23.000ZSteve Jeterhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/SteveJeter
<p> I just wanted to bump this page. Lots of great info on here. Especially for beginners</p>
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<p> I just wanted to bump this page. Lots of great info on here. Especially for beginners</p>
<p> Steve</p> Good, and I hope this materia…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2010-09-13:2477478:Comment:181212010-09-13T23:09:58.000ZTim Twisshttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/TimTwiss
Good, and I hope this material brings a favorable result. This is what I would have done, had it been laid out for me when I started out. I know everybody is anxious to get to the tunes (myself included), but it is SO worth the time to get a basic feel for the technique. It feels very awkward at first, but the transformation is unbelievable as it settles in. I developed some bad habits that took an entire winter to undo. I learned by reading the music, and hearing it, but never <i>seeing…</i>
Good, and I hope this material brings a favorable result. This is what I would have done, had it been laid out for me when I started out. I know everybody is anxious to get to the tunes (myself included), but it is SO worth the time to get a basic feel for the technique. It feels very awkward at first, but the transformation is unbelievable as it settles in. I developed some bad habits that took an entire winter to undo. I learned by reading the music, and hearing it, but never <i>seeing</i> it. Going to the first AEBG was a real eye opener. Now, with the videos of everybody playing, it is better. It's a matter of discipline to get it to work, but then it is easy and there is a lot of enjoyment ahead if you stick with it. No matter how unnatural it feels, stick with it. I would have spend a little more time developing the technique. The Briggs' Movements, Rice Strikes, and Converse Combinations give you all the technique you need. I don't think we can improve on what has already been said in these studies, but we can revisit it in different ways.