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Learn to play Tenor Banjo...
Banjo lessons are on a one to one basis and lesson plans are tailored to the needs of each individual student. Students may move to small group lessons if this better suits their needs as they progress.
Tunes are thought using a variety of methodologies and music theory is also covered to the extent best suited to the goals of the student.
Taking SCT Exams, studying music as a subject for Junior or Leaving Cert, competing at county, regional or All Ireland level ,being able to join in a session, playing in a group - whatever the goal, we can work towards it.
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Irish Tenor Banjo ...
The Tenor Banjo has either 17 (short neck) or 19 frets and has 4 strings which are tuned in 5ths - similar to a fiddle - and played with a plectrum/pick.
The banjo was introduced to Ireland via America having been introduced there from Africa. It had a variety of forms but the Tenor Banjo as we currently know it was first produced in the early 20th century.
Originally the standard tuning of A,D,G,C was used - particularly in dance halls where the high pitch of the banjo worked well with the accordion in an acoustic setting.
The banjo received a boost in popularity through the playing of Barney McKenna of the Dubliners and the tuning that he used - G,D,A,E (an octave below the fiddle) - is now the most common tuning for Irish traditional banjo players.
With a specific competition for the Banjo at the Fleadh Cheoil and recordings now available from a host of virtuoso banjo players the banjo has surely taken up a spot in the irish music tradition.
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