[Dixielandjazz] How to Play 6-String Banjo??

Sat, 5 Oct 2002 20:00:56 EDT

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Dear DJML Listmates,

I mostly lurk & learn from you pros about the highs & lows of your 
profession, and attend the occasional Jazz Festival & enjoy your work & play 
firsthand -- well, not first hand, can't even get near the stage usually!  
But besides all that, I play at the piano for fun & amateur events, classical 
training but now play ragtime for club meetings & ragtime fests.  Over the 
years I've tried to learn a bit of accordion, violin, guitar (slide) and 
assorted smaller objects (I'm glad I don't have to tune the tambourine, next 
will be the washboard).

My latest proud purchase is a Deering 6-string banjo and now, how to learn 
how to play it?!!  I have searched the Internet & gotten lost & stranded and 
abandoned in places with almost no success whatsoever.  I specifically wanted 
at least some training video and music books.  

Out of desperation, I did decide to buy directly from Mel Bay Publishing 
three music books/CDs of ragtime guitar arrangements of the rags of Scott 
Joplin & others, which would be my focus at this time.  I can tell right 
away, by looking at the combined music staff/tablature that this can be a 
very longterm project.  

My inquiry for guidance & advice from this list is, does anyone know of any 
videos out there demonstrating how to play a 6-string banjo?  I need to SEE 
how as well as listen.  And any other advice that you professionals might 
have for this old piano player who doesn't have much of a clue?

I'm NOT going to send the banjo back to the catalog company!!!

-- Nancy Kleier
"Li'l Ol' Rag Lady from Pasadena"
StenoStar@aol.com
KD6AQH - Amateur Radio

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<HTML>Dear DJML Listmates,
 
 I mostly lurk &amp; learn from you pros about the highs &amp; lows of your profession, and attend the occasional Jazz Festival &amp; enjoy your work &amp; play firsthand -- well, not first hand, can't even get near the stage usually! &nbsp;But besides all that, I play at the piano for fun &amp; amateur events, classical training but now play ragtime for club meetings &amp; ragtime fests. &nbsp;Over the years I've tried to learn a bit of accordion, violin, guitar (slide) and assorted smaller objects (I'm glad I don't have to tune the tambourine, next will be the washboard).
 
 My latest proud purchase is a Deering 6-string banjo and now, how to learn how to play it?!! &nbsp;I have searched the Internet &amp; gotten lost &amp; stranded and abandoned in places with almost no success whatsoever. &nbsp;I specifically wanted at least some training video and music books. &nbsp;
 
 Out of desperation, I did decide to buy directly from Mel Bay Publishing three music books/CDs of ragtime guitar arrangements of the rags of Scott Joplin &amp; others, which would be my focus at this time. &nbsp;I can tell right away, by looking at the combined music staff/tablature that this can be a very longterm project. &nbsp;
 
 My inquiry for guidance &amp; advice from this list is, does anyone know of any videos out there demonstrating how to play a 6-string banjo? &nbsp;I need to SEE how as well as listen. &nbsp;And any other advice that you professionals might have for this old piano player who doesn't have much of a clue?
 
 I'm NOT going to send the banjo back to the catalog company!!!
 
 -- Nancy Kleier
 "Li'l Ol' Rag Lady from Pasadena"
 StenoStar@aol.com
 KD6AQH - Amateur Radio</HTML>

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