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Strummin’ Along!Let’s Learn About theBanjo!
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WHAT IS A BANJO?Banjo is a stringed musical instrumentwith a long neck and a round bodythat is played by plucking. It is usedespecially in American folk music.
WHERE DID BANJOS COME FROM?The banjo is originally fromAfrica, and was brought toAmerica with enslavedAfricans in the 1700s.Those banjos were made ofa dried gourd with ananimal skin head, and had 3or 4 strings.
WHERE DID BANJOS COME FROM?The African banjo evolved from twoinstruments: the Akonting and N'goni.Akonting is used by the Jola people, inGambia, and Guinea-Bissau in WestAfrica.It has a skin-headed gourdbody, two long strings, andone short string.
WHERE DID BANJOS COME FROM?The N'goni is a traditionalguitar of Mali. Its body is madeof wood with dried animal skinhead stretched over it.
WHERE DID BANJOS COME FROM?In the 1800s, whiteAmericans starting usingthe instrument.The popular "Boucherbanjo" was developedand sold by a drummaker. This hints to theshape of the banjo today.
BANJO TODAY!A modern banjo is made of woodand metal, which makes itheavy!It also has four or five stringsmade of metal, and the bodythat has a plastic head instead ofanimal skin.It's built like a drum with stringsacross it!
BANJO TODAY!These changes over timehave made the banjo muchlouder.It's a very loud instrument,much louder than a guitar,it makes it really easy foraudiences could hear it!
PARTS OF THE BANJOHeadpieceNeckBridgeTuning PegsTailpieceBody
PARTS OF THE BANJOThe body is shaped likea drum. The front iscovered with a plastichead. The back isusually made of wood.Some banjos don’thave a back at all!
PARTS OF THE BANJO4 strings are held in placeswith tuning pegs in theheadpiece at the top. The 5thstring is attached to the neck.The strings are held at thetailpiece at the bottom.Above the tailpiece is thebridge, a small piece of woodand metal that raises thestrings off the neck.TailpieceBridge
HOW TO PLAY BANJOBanjo players often play using 3 picks:one on the thumb and two fingers.Having 3 picks allows players to playvery fast!When learning to play banjo, you usethe 3 picks to learn different patterns.These patterns are called rolls. Eachroll pattern has its own specific soundto it.
BANJO INNOVATOR - EARL SCRUGGSThe inventor of this styleof banjo playing is EarlScruggs.He performed his newbanjo style when he was ateenager in the 1940s,and played professionallyfor almost 70 years!ScruggsScruggs (right) with his longtimemusical partner Lester Flattin 2005
BANJO INNOVATOR - EARL SCRUGGSMany people considerhim the greatest banjoplayer of all time. Hisstyle is so important thatmany banjoists refer to is“Scruggs style”.Watch and hear Earlperform:
BLUEGRASSEarl Scruggs played Bluegrass.This type of music is oftenconnected with the banjo.Bluegrass started in theAppalachian region and is a kindof country music that is playedon acoustic stringedinstruments: upright bass,mandolin, guitar, fiddle and,of course, banjo.Bill Monroe (on mandolin) was the Fatherof Bluegrass. Hear him and his BluegrassBoys perform the song Uncle Pen.
NOTABLE BANJOISTSBanjo player Bill Keithinvented something called“melodic style” banjoplaying, that copied themelodies that fiddleswould play, instead ofusing roll patterns.Hear Bill Keith perform Dizzy Gillespie’s jazz tune “ANight in Tunisia” using his melodic style.
NOTABLE BANJOISTSRoni Stoneman is abanjo player andcomedian who becamewell-known forperforming on the TVshow Hee Haw. Now inher 80s, Roni is stillperforming banjo!Hear Roni sing and play “The House of the Rising Sun”
NOTABLE BANJOISTSThe Carolina Chocolate Dropsis a Grammy Award-winning,old-time string band fromNorth Carolina. All of themusicians sing and tradeinstruments including banjo,fiddle, guitar, harmonica, snaredrum, bones, jug, and kazoo.
NOTABLE BANJOISTSBela Fleck is a modern banjoplayer who plays everythingfrom bluegrass to jazz toclassical and everything inbetween. He even playselectric banjo!Fleck is a master banjo playerwho has had a major influenceon many other players.Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
NOTABLE BANJOISTSKristin Scott-Benson is a5-time InternationalBluegrass MusicAssociation's Banjo Playerof the Year. She is part ofthe Bluegrass band, TheGrascals, and is consideredone of the nation's topbluegrass banjo players!
NOTABLE BANJOISTSOur Native Daughters is a quartetof Black women musicians who singand play banjo (and many otherinstruments).Their aim is to reclaim banjo musicthat was taken from enslavedpeople by white Americans. Theycelebrate the often unheard anduntold history of their ancestors.
PERFORMING ARTS AND VISUAL ARTThe rich musicalhistory of the banjohas inspired manyvisual artists.The Old Plantation, isan anonymous folkpainting from SouthCarolina. It waspainted in the 1700s!
PERFORMING ARTS AND VISUAL ARTThe Banjo Player is apainting by WilliamSidney Mount from1856. Mount paintedmany African Americansover his career.The musician featuredplaying banjo is GeorgeFreeman.
YOUR TURN TO “ROLL”In the video, Keithshowed examples of howyou can practice rollpatterns on your own.You can tap on your desk,a table, or your leg usingthree fingers:MiddleIndexThumb
YOUR TURN TO “ROLL”We will use the abbreviations: T for thumb, I for index andM for middle. Repeat these patterns a few times, that’s howbanjo players do it!The first pattern is The Square.T-I-T-MThe second pattern is The Forward Reverse Roll.T-I-M-T-M-I-T-M
YOUR TURN TO “ROLL”Try these patterns with your body, tooIFor example, you can make your left hand thethumb, use your right hand instead of your indexfinger, and tap your foot for your middle finger.You can even make roll patterns of your ownusing the letters T I M!
Listen to the world around you forbanjo in movies, TV, and more. Youmight be surprised by what you find.Maybe you’ll decide to learn how toplay, too!
You can learn more aboutbanjo by listening toThe Picky Fingers BanjoPodcast.It’s available whereveryou listen to podcasts orat banjopodcast.com
Slides written and organized by Will Bibyin collaboration with Keith Billik.
HOW TO PLAY BANJO Banjo players often play using 3 picks: one on the thumb and two fingers. Having 3 picks allows players to play very fast! When learning to play banjo, you use the 3 picks to learn different patterns. These patterns are called rolls. Each
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