How is a minstrel banjo different than a modern banjo? Do I need picks to play? How do I play a banjo without frets? How hard is it to read tablature banjo music? What IS a minstrel banjo? The older, and lesser known minstrel banjo is the grand daddy of the modern clawhammer banjo. Minstrel banjo music goes back to the early 1800's when the two finger stroke style was popular. LEARN MINSTREL BANJO answers the common questions asked by minstrel beginners and interested clawhammer players. Using illustrations, diagrams, and thorough explanations, the student will learn banjo maintenance, chords, fingerings, practicing tips, and gain a primary knowledge of banjo tablature. With all this information, a banjoist can save hours and hours of frustration and make rapid strides playing the minstrel style, or adapting mountain music to a minstrel banjo, and very often both. The author is a minstrel banjo maker, offering special insights into the instrument itself - a long necked, big rimmed shapely banjo with a natural skin and earthy sound. This book was originally a companion to the Bell Banjo, and is now being offered separately. The music of the minstrel banjo dominated the stages, saloons, campfires, and covered wagons before, during, and after the American Civil War. Modern banjo players are blowing the dust away to discover a national musical treasure in the glorious open back banjo of the 1800's. Easy to read and sized to fit in a banjo case or bag.
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