All Videos Tagged tune (Minstrel Banjo) - Minstrel Banjo2024-03-29T09:46:16Zhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/video/video/listTagged?tag=tune&rss=yes&xn_auth=noBeginner Tune of the Month - (May2016) Old Joetag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2016-05-01:2477478:Video:1447082016-05-01T22:32:05.474ZStrumeliahttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/Strumelia
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</a> <br></br>I'd like to post this as the Beginner Tune of the Month for May 2016...<br></br>
Old Joe, a banjo tune from Thomas Briggs' banjo tutor book of 1855. Here played in minstrel 'high bass tuning' in the key of D...tune your minstrel banjo to d-ADF#A. (You can also play this in regular Briggs 'low bass' tuning if you simply avoid hitting the bass string, since the tune…
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</a><br />I'd like to post this as the Beginner Tune of the Month for May 2016...<br />
Old Joe, a banjo tune from Thomas Briggs' banjo tutor book of 1855. Here played in minstrel 'high bass tuning' in the key of D...tune your minstrel banjo to d-ADF#A. (You can also play this in regular Briggs 'low bass' tuning if you simply avoid hitting the bass string, since the tune as written does not utilize the bass string)<br />
This is one of the easiest tunes to learn in stroke style/minstrel style banjo, and most of the moves will be familiar to clawhammer players already. But it's a satisfying tune or song for any level of minstrel banjo player. Darkey Money Musk (Briggs, 1855)tag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2016-04-15:2477478:Video:1430842016-04-15T22:03:07.877ZAndy Chasehttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/anchase
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</a> <br></br>I'm continually surprised by the tunes that have slipped under my radar; I've been looking at the Briggs book for 6 years now and listening to Tim's CDs for almost that long, and somehow this one never grabbed my attention... until this morning. Still a little rough around the edges but what the heck - feels good to work up a new (to me) tune, it's been a…
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</a><br />I'm continually surprised by the tunes that have slipped under my radar; I've been looking at the Briggs book for 6 years now and listening to Tim's CDs for almost that long, and somehow this one never grabbed my attention... until this morning. Still a little rough around the edges but what the heck - feels good to work up a new (to me) tune, it's been a while. First "Selfie" Video: Minstrel Banjo Warmup Tune W/ Bloopertag:minstrelbanjo.ning.com,2014-06-16:2477478:Video:1142752014-06-16T01:25:31.938ZMark Baileyhttps://minstrelbanjo.ning.com/profile/MarkBailey
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</a><br />Recorded on my Android pad. Me on my tackhead, fretless homemade minstrel-style banjo. Key of "Whatever" at the moment. Played with bare fingernails & no audio frills.
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</a><br />Recorded on my Android pad. Me on my tackhead, fretless homemade minstrel-style banjo. Key of "Whatever" at the moment. Played with bare fingernails & no audio frills.