[Dixielandjazz] Would anyone have any recommendations learning tenor four string banjo tuned gdae

[Ron L'Herault]

Steve Caddick, a Banjo Hall of Fame member teaches banjo on line.

Ron L

-----Original Message-----
From: philwilking [mailto:philwilking at cox.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2019 3:32 PM
To: Ron
Cc: Dixieland Jazz Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Would anyone have any recommendations learning
tenor four string banjo tuned gdae

I play tenor banjo with standard viola (C-G-D-A) tuning.

To raise everything up a fifth to violin tuning you are going to have to use

such small gauge strings, especially on the first string, that you are going

to break them frequently as you play. If you don't use very light gauge 
strings, your first string is going to break more often than not as you tune

up.

Really, do try the standard tuning for a while. There are several home study

books available. Jurgen Kulus of Germany arranged to reprint the one by 
Harry Reser. These home study courses use the "G" (treble) clef, not any 
strange moveable "C" clef for viola. Tenor banjo band parts are all on the 
treble clef, popular song piano/vocal music has the melody part on the 
treble clef, and the slash notation for chords doesn't care what clef you 
use.

Phil Wilking - K5MZF
www.nolabanjo.com

"Only two things are infinite:
the Universe and Human Stupidity.
And I am not sure about the Former."
Albert Einstein

-----Original Message----- 
From: bass for Ever

Would anyone have recommended books for learning the four string tenor banjo

tuned gdae violin tuning 


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