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Banjo and Scruggs style

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Difference between Banjo and Scruggs style

Banjo vs. Scruggs style

The banjo is a four-, five- or six-stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity as a resonator, called the head. Scruggs style is the most common style of playing the banjo in bluegrass music.

Similarities between Banjo and Scruggs style

Banjo and Scruggs style have 14 things in common (in Unionpedia): Accompaniment, Arpeggio, Banjo, Banjo roll, Bill Keith (musician), Bill Monroe, Bluegrass music, Clawhammer, Don Reno, Earl Scruggs, Glissando, Keith style, Pizzicato, Plectrum.

Accompaniment

Accompaniment is the musical part which provides the rhythmic and/or harmonic support for the melody or main themes of a song or instrumental piece.

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Arpeggio

A broken chord is a chord broken into a sequence of notes.

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Banjo

The banjo is a four-, five- or six-stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity as a resonator, called the head.

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Banjo roll

In bluegrass music, a banjo roll or roll is an accompaniment pattern played by the banjo that uses a repeating eighth-note arpeggio – a broken chord – that by subdividing the beat 'keeps time'.

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Bill Keith (musician)

William Bradford "Bill" Keith (December 20, 1939 – October 23, 2015) was a five-string banjoist who made a significant contribution to the stylistic development of the instrument.

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Bill Monroe

William Smith Monroe (September 13, 1911 – September 9, 1996) was an American mandolinist, singer, and songwriter, who helped to create the style of music known as bluegrass.

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Bluegrass music

Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music named after Kentucky mandolin player and songwriter Bill Monroe's band, the Bluegrass Boys 1939-96, and furthered by musicians who played with him, including 5-string banjo player Earl Scruggs and guitarist Lester Flatt, or who simply admired the high-energy instrumental and vocal music Monroe's group created, and carried it on into new bands, some of which created subgenres (Progressive Bluegrass, Newgrass, Dawg Music etc.). Bluegrass is influenced by the music of Appalachia and other styles, including gospel and jazz.

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Clawhammer

Clawhammer, sometimes called frailing, is a varied banjo playing style and a common component of American old-time music.

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Don Reno

Donald Wesley Reno (February 21, 1926Trischka, Tony, "Don Reno", Banjo Song Book, Oak Publications, 1977 – October 16, 1984) was an American bluegrass and country musician best known as a banjo player in partnership with Red Smiley, and later with guitarist Bill Harrell.

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Earl Scruggs

Earl Eugene Scruggs (January 6, 1924 – March 28, 2012) was an American musician noted for popularizing a three-finger banjo picking style, now called "Scruggs style", that is a defining characteristic of bluegrass music.

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Glissando

In music, a glissando (plural: glissandi, abbreviated gliss.) is a glide from one pitch to another.

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Keith style

The Keith style of playing the 5-string banjo emphasizes the melody of the song.

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Pizzicato

Pizzicato (pizzicato, translated as pinched, and sometimes roughly as plucked) is a playing technique that involves plucking the strings of a string instrument.

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Plectrum

A plectrum is a small flat tool used to pluck or strum a stringed instrument.

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Banjo and Scruggs style Comparison

Banjo has 208 relations, while Scruggs style has 37. As they have in common 14, the Jaccard index is 5.71% = 14 / (208 + 37).

References

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