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Describe a banjo Describe its appearance its construction its sound and how it is used musically?
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A banjo is a plucked stringed instrument, with strings that run along a neck. Its body is round, with a frame, and its belly is made of leather or a leather-like substance, stretched across the frame much the same way the head of a drum is stretched on its frame. The strings are attached to the frame, run across a bridge, which is not attached to the belly, and along the finger board to a peg box. It may or may not have frets on its neck. It may or may not have a separate back or resonator on its body. It might have four, five, six, or eight strings. Banjos with five strings usually have four running to the peg box, and one running to a separate tuning peg on the side of the neck. Those with four or eight strings are often tuned like mandolins, but there are many ways of tuning banjos.
Banjos have sound that is described as "plunky." The attack is percussive, and the decay is quick.
Banjos are usually used in Country, Folk, Bluegrass, and Dixieland Jazz. They are used elsewhere as novelty instruments.
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A sentence for banjo?
The banjo player singed while he play the banjo.
What stringed instrument is similar to a drum in that has goatskin or calfskin tightly stretched over one side called the head?
banjo
Drum is to beat as banjo is to?
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Ashley banjo's brother name was Jordan banjo
Does banjo have sisters or brothers?
the banjo in banjo kazooie has a little sister named tootie
What music family does the banjo belong too?
The banjo belongs to the music family of the American banjo. There are several different types of banjos, which are classified according to the number of strings they have, and their overall construction. Most banjos use 4 or 6 strings.
What wood is used for a banjo?
The most common woods used in banjo pot construction are maple, mahogany, ash, and cherry. Walnut and koa are sometimes used. Fingerboards are usually rosewood or ebony.
A sentence for banjo?
The banjo player singed while he play the banjo.
What stringed instrument is similar to a drum in that has goatskin or calfskin tightly stretched over one side called the head?
banjo
Does banjo die on banjo threeie?
Banjo threeie was never made (yet)
Drum is to beat as banjo is to?
Drum is to beat as banjo is to pick Drum is to beat as banjo is to strum Drum is to beat as banjo is to frail
What is Ashley banjo brother's name?
Ashley banjo's brother name was Jordan banjo
Does banjo have sisters or brothers?
the banjo in banjo kazooie has a little sister named tootie
Who is Ashley Banjo's mum?
Dannielle Banjo.
Are banjos the same as a ukuele?
No the two are very different instrument's, banjo's are typically 4 or 5 strings and have a much longer fret board. The ukulele is smaller with a guitar type all wood construction. The banjo has a wooden rim with a velum or synthetic material stretched over it. Ukulele strings are usually nylon whereas banjo string is normally wire. Both instruments sound very different, the ukulele has a softer mellow tone often associated with Hawaiian island sounds. The banjo has a slightly harsher plucky tone especially bluegrass resonator banjo's. The hybrid instrument of the two is the banjolele, an instrument that takes aspects of both the banjo and the ukulele.
What is a banjo-mandolin?
A banjo-mandolin is a four-stringed instrument with a body of a mandolin and the neck of a banjo.
Is there a Banjo Kazooie 4 ps2?
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