New to old style playing - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-29T12:31:08Zhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/forum/topics/new-to-old-style-playing?xg_source=activity&feed=yes&xn_auth=noStart with Briggs tuning, not…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2018-09-23:2477478:Comment:1752172018-09-23T21:20:19.987ZStrumeliahttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Strumelia
<p>Start with Briggs tuning, not clawhammer tuning.</p>
<p>Here's Tim Twiss' good video on how to do that:</p>
<p><a href="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/video/tuning-wmv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/video/tuning-wmv</a></p>
<p>Start with Briggs tuning, not clawhammer tuning.</p>
<p>Here's Tim Twiss' good video on how to do that:</p>
<p><a href="http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/video/tuning-wmv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/video/tuning-wmv</a></p> Amazon has a couple of beginn…tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2018-09-23:2477478:Comment:1752542018-09-23T18:22:11.522ZRob Mohrhttp://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/RobMohr
<p>Amazon has a couple of beginning books: Minstrel Banjo and More Minstrel Banjo, which is Briggs and yellow Converse all tab. timtwiss.com has free downloads most in musical notation and a few tab. I basically worked out of the two books and used YouTube to hear the songs. I don't read music (trying to learn), so YouTube is valuable. </p>
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<p>I have heard of some people using a pick backwards or maybe a nylon or plastic folk guitar pick, Mich easier on the nylgut strings. Start slow.…</p>
<p>Amazon has a couple of beginning books: Minstrel Banjo and More Minstrel Banjo, which is Briggs and yellow Converse all tab. timtwiss.com has free downloads most in musical notation and a few tab. I basically worked out of the two books and used YouTube to hear the songs. I don't read music (trying to learn), so YouTube is valuable. </p>
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<p>I have heard of some people using a pick backwards or maybe a nylon or plastic folk guitar pick, Mich easier on the nylgut strings. Start slow. It helps to find a few songs you like. Or we can always recommend some easier songs. Briggs is alphabetical. Converse works easiest to most difficult. They'll get you on your way to stroke style. Also, don't be too proud and skip the exercises. Juba and Old Dan Tucker are fairly elementary, along with Miss Lucy Long.</p>