jamesl - Posted - 01/17/2007:  17:34:51

i've been learnin the five string for a few months and lovin it i have pretty much all the instructional books dvds etc to learn this but i have nothin for the tenor ,can anyone tell me where i can find any instructional stuff for this and which would be the best.

"forget wat ya mum said keep pickin at it "jim"
jim_bob_lewis@hotmail.com

diarmaid - Posted - 01/17/2007:  20:59:28

Gerry O'Connor Irish Tenor Banjo Complete Techniques is great for EADG tuning

banjofanatico - Posted - 01/23/2007:  20:51:26

I know what you mean. Tenor banjo materials are really hard to find. I would suggest the following two sites :

http://www.patterryjr.com/lessons.htm

http://www.timallan.com/merchandise.html

The first is probably better for a beginner. The second one has lots of intermediate and advanced stuff. They aren't glitzy Mel Bay-type books, but the musical quality is extremely high.

David

billmill22 - Posted - 01/24/2007:  07:42:08

I have down loadable chord charts for standard tenor, Irish tenor, as well as plectrum. Also the same for scales and audio examples of all chord inversions for standard tenor as well as plectrum banjos on my website at no cost; http://www.banjoseen.com/SiteIndex.html
Check it out, then you can make a better choice when buying instructional material.
Bill

http://www.banjoseen.com
"Where there is a Tu-ba-phone Banjo,
there you will find musical happiness."

jamesl - Posted - 01/27/2007:  02:57:33

thanks all. i appreciate the help, and i checked out your website bill "good stuff" thanks mate.

"forget wat ya mum said keep pickin at it "jim"
jim_bob_lewis@hotmail.com

chigger8118 - Posted - 01/30/2007:  14:23:09

here n kansas city we have several stores that carry the 4 string music, instructional etc what is hard to find are the 4 string banjo's themselves no stores actually carry them but will order them for you.....

2manyTaylors - Posted - 01/31/2007:  19:38:32

Where in Kansas CIty? I am in KC, the only store I know is Mountain Music Shoppe. They are "purty good".

"I'll fix it! Bring me a hammer and some duct tape."

chigger8118 - Posted - 02/02/2007:  14:13:27

actually im45 miles north of kc on I35 antioch music just north of the antioch mall carries quite a bit. moutain music, jekins up on north oak. i have taken 2 tenors to moutain music to be set up one was a museteer and the other is a vega ranger. my wife and i and her mother are all taking lessons from a friend that is a shriner as well as i am when we singed up for lessons i guess we were signed up to join the KCBB and another little group that plays at the fun house pizza on 40 hwy in independence and i got signed up to be in the ararat shrine banjo band and i cn't play a lick yet. btw come over to fun house on the 2nd and 4th thursady kinda a pratice jam session. bring what ever you play guitar 4 string whatever.

banjoepp - Posted - 02/24/2007:  13:56:14

Hmmmm. Tenor Banjo Instruction materials. One comprehensive but out of print method is "The McNeil Chord System", of which I have a copy. It's for a "serious" student. If you are not serious, it will overwhelm you. Lots of reading, studies, technique, scales, songs, and sychopation examples. Most probably you will need a teacher to guide you through the journey of this book, and to demonstate the techniques included in the instruction. Example- DUO FORM, a technique where a single banjo is played so it sounds as if 2 banjos are playing. It just so happens that I DO TEACH TENOR BANJO in the Kansas City area. Feel free to ask me any other questions as well about the tenor banjo. It's a joy to see someone take an interest in this fabulous instrument!!

chigger8118 - Posted - 02/25/2007:  00:12:18

where in Kc? im by lathrop

Wurzel - Posted - 02/25/2007:  07:57:48

It was never a problem when I played irish tuning...id just work mainly from Mandolin Tabs and Charts!
Now Ive changed to tenor tuning...and more focused on playing jazz style rather than irish...is anyone aware of ANY Jazz tenor tunes in Tab format on the internet especially those that are ...dare I ask... at no cost? Anyone got any they're keen to share even? ;) What are peoples views on public domain sheet music anyway-should there be more?...especially if the tunes are considered "standards"?
I guess the one upside of this lack of tabs/music for tenor is that its taught me to read other music and adapt it to the banjo a lot more than I used to...however slow and painfully :(

mikeyes - Posted - 02/25/2007:  11:39:54

Wurzel,

Get on Yahoo! and join the fourstringbanjo@yahoo.com group. They will have a lot of answers to your questions.

Mike Keyes
http://www.banjosessions.com
http://www.mikekeyes.com

Edited by - mikeyes on 02/25/2007 11:40:24

banjoepp - Posted - 02/27/2007:  23:20:08

I'm North of the River in KC

scotty22 - Posted - 02/28/2007:  02:41:37

Wurzel,

Do you want tabs, or charts? There's an excellent source on the net for good standards charts.

Wurzel - Posted - 02/28/2007:  06:34:33

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Originally posted by scotty22

Wurzel,

Do you want tabs, or charts? There's an excellent source on the net for good standards charts.

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