REVISED AND ENLARGED EDITION, FRANK B. CONVERSE'S ANALYTICAL BANJO METHOD, comrarnane. {H ADDITION TO THE RUDIMENTS OF MUSIO, ETS, 40 DIAGRAMS OF THE FINGER- BOARD, IcEueTRATG A GREAT YARLERY oy FORME EVERY KEY AND CHORD UPON TAH BANJO, : “cgether with Copious -Exercises, and Explicit aaiyses oF am the Movementa in Both the GUMRAR AND BANJO STYLES OF EXECUTION, AND A CHOICE COLLECTION OF NEW AND ORIGINAL PIECES. HAMILTON S. GORDON, 139 Fifth Ave., New York. m DIVISION NO. (amnesty sf mrvtsion xo. ts, | Propaite Tiers Gitar Spb — Pec aes 3) Jere 7 Sut Bock of Genet Instn, va atin ‘ owe ner ea ret z arnt tene afttetone El eicrirted 5 Beroechet area) {[Rescremerimanwanun — 3/Seaane ae : Biveetnry Primiplowut Muay 16 Lseaones, 8 campnot an omlan, (The) w Beets re Mae [Egnirinisn gimme : Seer Hester eee oe ren . seateeclacnae ‘Hier comnts Magnet ames ay : Po nabcten ons ESSE SS eles . 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Stady of the Banjo Style, REE DATBOGESSARSAKETAR SHAR eeuaneeues contents. asin Hs Batman Dane, Tob Deesnge's ek naptomn Hace Trak, Bie Yon os, ferns me, ser, (snp Sted ey Mast ey Ra en, veto eae. nan, Took Ras, pions Moe tot nil at in My tore ea Lea, ee Very aoe (Pete Det, aed la, isiuoroeels Qk Mp, Sours Hee sere Cae oy, Sanco an, protean, DIVISION NO, 4, Misrelleneras lends Senta bane ts, an a Po) Baer, |B) Brae” eau Tendo, 12 Huger ata, eK EE beim wee aie eisonctoet, ie es fox su, wp ici tb Crea be Emenee Progressive Pieoin. Banjo Style mente Was, (La Measham Bere teat ere x8 Slag rt 1 peat (ME) Fo Heirons Beta ce ens 25) Fem rt So0 sm dai Wa, | gansta v0 Se end at] favenarite 0 Keno Boos S|itmeswot toe. crema | iemcetwea ene, (Eaton) # retan ate 1B) tage Pas 2 Eom ein Hod, "4 aspen Wl Cn 2 Seeacdedinan 1 Galata o 8 Puede a, Pe ‘peindan i (Fa ta til etutela aon a 22 | penn Wao a, is 1 sete Bouin wm tt econ eet te a 1 potn Pee Pee) i serio Hoan, ro itsns vou cnn (ore Beak 8 ti [mcs ae ta tones rs con) i Fancatit em ie iad Gam CH oa Seo ema = ‘Sharam Re it i ‘oman eg eet tote, era Binary (rte) dea Orns HG FET Toma Bo OF MUSIOAL TERMS. aaa, eset Meme, ant em, ovcnion oes de oan Heme tocan aioe eat [VO ar ant ad ‘Sola tue mere ‘BEAD ATTENTIVELY THE PLAN OF THIS WORK. athe gouera amungomentof fa kor the alm hat Repu lo prypusy sa Instmution Hook whch dhaakt iw not aip ‘Gorongb aod couptshensins, bat concn, praskueble, and eooconlst 3 We; wits conduit thin ond the ter Lat Geemed Ib expedient ta cusfy the costes nde four Uso cul, erlsllons, wMt:—BSVERAG IAGIBOCTUOTj URACTIOS er Guava SevUx ; PRAGripe BAM Ros Sus, sod Aa ATONE ADEN, wie we ge explained ue olor et, Gummnas Irsraeriou, ‘hia division ia tntondod prnepals to ater Uke eguisauon ofa Text Bol Tem ‘nvens bu olauentary piles of mule al Uae eal apoleable ta the pratlen analpaee ant loaisvaeat te venoms marnnents ox eft, ani miveanzous nfrcaton. “Her enovanlsona of reteuce ta vorausaabjcts hace been aynogad la pnugeahe and uamberet and wil be re to hrongocut the grote by sppropeiata numsers where roy wounds or aunty Taqouitg exianaton bane Seen irtedeed, AL Puarniox wren GOrPAR SHTLE, Tho extosas und pecan aontload 1 cia aos, ut Kw one ola yas boon compra i tugod exznoely ith we to cart peti advancement— both ithe srotaecton of are sui in exeovtion and wi ganeruly te uo ocvuntagoons to parson tha iad a nivoged Freqoeaty, jon cheep ton of a movement ur pusago tha Bageneg has oe vad we chaigelyHumoby enggoning a alee, a3 Rall ACIAH ‘he sant of selon. ‘Tho puvtogs dovulad > Canary, ADYAKOED ABMMOEIO PLLewOY, ec have hean plaend here deemad mod cuLvrA ea Suv ae eefenenna or perce whl proecuting ith the ogulay ena, Sd. Fricmer neon Baszo Semi, A thorough atalpela of tas valowa meremeulé talagiog ta tis arias enbar berate, and affertvesgle of axecutlo, folly inersted i a eaten a etedly rachel eaerenas am pac, oben he learnt au to bight ogres of proseney ty thi es, An, Minassian sous Pra. \ hole fopertuie of iitns gad eerie places semana arangerrent i sth ‘of extoutn, and arempish tue wasn yocpls, movements les ch said i thie method, CONCERNING THE KEY OF 4, AND THE FITCH. 1a the atuly ot msl, the Key (ores) uf Cin the Aas eoneenn ain emg ER ls eos — fa eqndring share orf, (42 $8). Ts tho moda sata? to with all oer afer ooo ala aaee conform at amogemeu? of ter tae oterals (266 § 26 and 24). hia moron, beleDge to the Thoony of Wass, cud fa uo wes leap ‘hat aby avny of tho Bago shavldelter be Ged Gor be Htc to thag lane 9 elke, From Mang wba” tho Iotars 4,7, Op ani’ 2 ro boen ose to name rengeeive'y, the tb, 23," ta and set swings af dbo Banja, the ttre cobiog do dren trace on wall sad, theorticuliyonablishiny ae Ry of A espe firoof Bo pile of thefosmument; eno» Lay Volefirad “he, eK she haf, the que ue pra A aMTATy, And TI He mudd bycempscateet, for instance, chen paving with utr faatrameata ot aga, mben seconparsing te ries, 1 the lailustaave o void dons aneuaipaunwos te ptch of 2h neem anon Bo aN ta age, Hr oye withthe le rede, nd “ia wap he enavall by x few cane tica iba the elo ute pin ene further be tured from tha above thas se sede ty realog mae, chang the pick of « string does: hang ft mini ia bv ea, fo este, A la ein uted ta ang Agen of thm ale Wout sed A. Toe example, shou ha esiubla bun paging sith ¢ Has to pitea te Rojo a0, tha 4 fhwat stlag mala ae toad ty ‘es toan Pawo ad the remtoiog pleiagaelanaly to tnesadlsued intervalva the aod:nd” toning 09 “Tad TOES cw mas Rswzy" ula $95) aud, athnogh wat suas: ba tha Plas, the peer ous bo pli ia Re Key of FH ED ‘vould ev only of che cangaed ko," fy, womo peaotoly, keys uf on che Piano 20d A, an the Baga wos 9 lanza THE FINGER-BOARD OF THE BANJO. “is Gingam shorn ho poston of the wot ons Ml Ui yon fan kesh fet apo ho agus, aad savin feds ohne snes lstag Se aon dons a tt G3 The oer eugene yp ocr pl ae pc abore the a, i i ‘gus Hatting the Fine st welch the lowest stot ante athe chard i be Fo, * pie a te he te = TEE S| rinee| ann Fin | aaa if th Steg 2 ‘Th sth eteag (ootro uf ao sing) produese eho “eufspo" of ee Ane ing when hothaxe eloped wt ho mb AFORTANT NOTIGE. 1 to tpry of Marmony au aot, te mie of ace ane aan mga sb ebvge sigan ct tm ‘or musth ous ae alee gd il at seg ta esan CHEF pncone BLS asd he Bese fe Jed al th safe HO 0°14 508 ox Obs knee tia i eal tb ore fo ate co Ba CONCERNING THE BANJO. ‘oe Banfo, Arbouyb a véey aubsantés atone ig | ewe yabuep und short au of sug oso ae Tae onouotes of te mana regio ries Ssouadiog bm? | tne oh ater danaly chap, a ser covet obtains. Chpchan) asoumlive cae ‘Poctcal axperianon tw mleiched contta propuatlans ty ‘ws aneared aera opparaecin, tne uty of atone should bp nigh enoogh or rsmaiefomt fe porn tet eesre of Ihe tog al ea Tower 38 ue st Ke di ‘aoe fou tae ch (at) the at powardal sea austen tune ts, otey and thither eoton doposds upon te helt {| of Un ianuateut wil Ue dotuuer” Tis anes the 2908 ‘baer el adjzanoe of be arans Sr sca | acces tla nd cab teg ‘ghing of the ae Garant is tee sod scangah | ant inthe Lede tbe Fee SP the oontustig oe puce sutaodng Marval ie tia wr See SH ae es, g ‘palo ta ates tb tlipicp wit enoagcxtgoe ‘sy Wuanoegosk the expen 0? weight {n tbvt portion of me fan | sting, Wrieh wl axenre that ta Dione wee, ermTAOE ‘oumat, alan m gto aug £0 tho bork any ehal a ut| yield eur walk the brig ftp aeaerl wieatiom abe!“ ely ot taputtuca, stmAneta sl tpang tutu nse | rane fet ae a acl fort seabanes oth (Gu dpoedslngely ate uopah eh $n (year wouerous toa fg fa fon esi ea ee et | pees anaertuly| or Gun wow eto xuadiag bad” (Das aes) bel fmgatr ine svee yuniten of te irattgnort, Quuity of | ene ahecrbat o¢ mela, oosa Beacunes aot ud ex ia deopet te | eo upon oxpueure to day alaepoer, une tay tom tp toate ones attain a Youe TE ly eae ‘guid hy abo bed, tbe mate ef wai 6 ncoosieuetay | an alata. WS baht) aed deesiie inet. dou. A teilge 928 THE FINGER-BOARD OF THE BANJO. sun uaa: sony hn pres of dbo ade cu «NEU 08 Ve i ek i won ho Bogen aod silts asistocer ta begagore In eomeslylvalng tbe vanexs Poca sad Bi a ons wo anal 9 Roel ea ea GM aboot Ma hss ‘Sgn ving the Enya tc the lowest elgpe me of Cs char he Co ‘Sims. the a sidag| (lida Nae eh eng th Sting 2 ; “Tha st suing {octave af the 9 svi) prodoes tho Muon ofthe Ae ting Whom otha stopped st ho aume et, IMPORTANT NOTICR. Jn ek theory of Rarmogy and Modulates, the naman of motes ara often required to ha ehanged eabuxocealy ot in ame oniy; fesse, Bf oa th Set exo eod Ie Ext) oy bo lien A (eoeadabog ant sea cha wae {0 asad elopyod ab tha Same foty A a iy Dee UB, ‘< Lonwletgo of tla wil nublatee foenesfo Toca the (3 CONCERNING THE BANJO, : ofataned ceria prosezions te ‘a cheat ote wooo oateurtnn, te aualey of cer tay and tnt percent! upoo tbe ice of ‘csuablog aot adjustioncs of ee Yaron prin: Ke ne Seateg ef fap aecktrern) one iene os aa emg Lite consauatnnue glo extetng taeagh Sey to eunpmt teenies werent potion ut ae ‘Rednealy ve ieee sty 2 the Nees a aan ot Equndy ven legortacey stones cenal So tee fine ea mabe weds” ie tiaraaneeee eo Impuie bu whetceg quate ef be tadcumeaL a Ue taro tepen egely gu the dep of ke vce despre Aue hy by ide too eal of we neon ‘Enlued 97 ou Uae tho ental of whieh fe lneanarac 1a nelght) ao Tort pou tas dram A inidge-of pas besoote ode assy an shen Inosad oy ous eb te i {bee ftom the and (en the oo pore fd vies oar bf ti tntrunent oil he asataeds Traqnace of tue tobe teosmes hin aul ral be rane *bo Regbe ef tbe beGge, Pod placing It eaves to ble pie preeranie to seach he tolpeco ith wero cage etc, Whisa wid soo Gravis Glace whl, parece $e feaily wen Ep ea ha te eum sien, TRO! Reonzest vical be lept tu sey kom raced fan ‘clase ooner ag the “aouading baw (We Cn) Dene Feet sorbed uf abit aoe beret anf ad ¢x Jive upon axpeete t a daup almoqphere soda Bi ot ‘ion i ier Jobe a Mang OF ne toe Mey Hocelebested, ELEMENTARY PRINGIPLES OF MUSIO, 1 cee (ede Woke ins Melody or Tarun a atsore sy of pate = nivitaaed gasp plato be ean ot OD inn ores teteastnune harab. Sk gous sme efter of my ipression eon he ees of bearing bp au tain ae brat of she a eauaud Uy ‘hin of bales ory older mesa. rk Tope i tenused aos, barog pitsh—deyren lente ion —tomiet uy he deDetes dara tonoding to ex tiled prego ‘La Stand ick enlist abd in moor aij aoe Broratwotaate at ro wou tongs (o ities eokegican Soome ies meprewnind by cbrasiog alled ott of ta thane ore sore fora or acstes. ‘top Mona ape wermren on ave fara Tass, of i talrioteeaacaepoes, , stay o7 Seu fy Eo waco uu t cb eomblosog of | igo'sre ice aot four eps ehiontakea woLoedso oem Ble degrees, SFE Duounes or cay Snape ace vacod alla, te frst opin lien of a algae, ta ness ad the pi 1 purine ‘of the tones dlerntned. $y thu “venom of the okey pe the ines ane apes. ‘3 Ra Seu ben qoaced st tin aglantag oF Sta bunt erabishes a orate pleat ari 0 oo, ro ‘phle sbo ue of ho ora wi ecermites ‘HE STARE, 10. Aww, 06 tanene Tess, aro et Mss zit! wane oe baioay wid pagal wit. ie Tegas su due, or ce mamta vonage ote uf wbenover ik gut bi site the etostigher tan the Gb, oc lower can thereto fpagig) ona Tmo xiao up CLars 13. general 04 th @, ot re Sg sal tg oF Sane Cf, “The ssi le i ‘a0 weed fr Bago kes ‘THE STAY EXTENDED BY LEDGER LINES, {UR TABLE CLE, AND CLBF FOE, 11 Teele cle, and lat ove. @ + B t il ba woo tot the eters fom Tina 20 spa00 to i set Sl san St ane of Aphabwe ang aap) cu ua a che tree 50 eho gence ‘toa uf the sel atee fous fttrs ut noamontly tee fest, conseruaodt the cut degree fom an eoe bess [tute iter ony, i sled este 1 ‘THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF NOTES, @a pep evaest Syends TATB ooRATiUe, Lone shale, WA. fe rameouted (or leertelae) by che difeocr ira ef te ‘Gita neay 28 oraxqcete goa kus ee lio, fore of ao us le natealenc te wou elt Grraliaar dboution of kinpcoe gues apenas AID THEIR COMPARATIVE VALUES. ‘ruate ot] nang at Sot ui quarter Kons aghth tes, saleonth Noten = Tate Send Notes COMPARATIVE TABLE OF RESTA. a ES =I DOTTED, AND DOUBLE DOSTED NOTES AND BESTS. 3h A Tow siavan vary 4 Nove on Ieoge Jnresses ite sala Snety ip aden Sos da eno the Fate OF {he Hist da lang thao foucthe. Soe ae yal aa to TIME, MEASURES, 7, Evper Tors, nas poe Deasiow, Youger.oe shorts and hp ins ghee to ooko Ta cli te tlm Teeanngt to dete fom sha form of ato wens Lom one Sia rea aoa be, chavo being no de nag of Con tion ora tong ctor thaw eltlos 9 tha Wang ereea to he ‘rac fopun ithe, eae leo; ab thuso exis a general Uoterstancing regering tho teqpo of [eee SE 90 ‘aoqabel by expelione, ox are arena naa, ats oe oe of ples its Uruled=rto the eye-—inco eqeat poioue eae Sebaguins, bp soon ine, led Rise, drm avo at. Sy ‘VARIETIES OF TIME. * 18, hata ave bo Kins of ian general vee, uals, ongies Tika, when the neamirs costes ho el Tart, [snd Heenan wom is weanace outa re egal pri ‘ny helio eh Bods of Has they Reems oqrer Caanuoy Tran i dvisblosite to twats or eounts of gaat wins. ‘the feta doa fatong cx aoceubt) he, ad losecond tm op (rent) bak Ie temple. to. emi, plod rapectitaly the aod Bev, and Teo QEaeah TW, ‘which ive represen as lowa ava Bere SSRs pee ee ey ‘Two vanes Tom, eee 16. tae vec, fr Bn) tn een tne eoonscting ty antes hs ehnadagres upea tho valk The recacto oat odin et naa i tobe econ (ation alowed) sVtime of uot Asai gyn ased Zo ads The ‘hea wien wien Ee sng, tw Someta Tareua Yr: da anew 9 ded ito tren qual beat, the Brat doven tong) betty and tbo and aad Braap friaiy teas There aru taro mutedbs aa flows a + sinatin wlepiyRalei—iit 1 Ol. te eeu o Ii Qowpom Couox Tous, toe measure is artded Into four bets of agual duration, Ty willbe aaen that fle ‘ipl the deable of Two antler ue cousequnsly tau steaog beats WA he fe Seat aod Win, wad the musk bev The terond aot fet, The is oguny suber tr tke Suns. I Qurronay Tuueux Tore, to oF inom simple tiple mpsmnres are Unvwa into ooa megane, ‘The ullawiog ew Eke a ee —— = ey =a toe ——— | rote som === === ===... i ESSE] nw mE A PIECH OF MUSIC, STRAINS, DOUELE EARS, DOTTED BARS, ENDINGS, SYA, DA GAFO, ‘DAL SHONO, THE PAUSE, SCUTLR, A pana of mmo way coulak of one or ite etalon — adsl aealouusn, ‘Ta writ TMi doublo ber ig peed at he ond af enc, ile, ‘When th doubte burs ascompantel by dus, either nefne oe tolowng, ta atato oa thane beang the dott mae bo Sopested Dsloe puvow the sxevy whi uy Salon AM oped steve Hl ave Gro Girone ending termes ae Sou 24 mucigs. “Tbs i indcttse By aon foe gues Ah & piso above auch tenatven, ‘Cyan taping to eek {hy ie marten 1" ao Yo outed) nud Seo pete tnd AP Plage ated, e248 Naty Rane H Jalined bg anes, ota sb etal at tno hgtaaing, tha Upper eae page Sor of get te msoy ovate ls Bao be ‘ovor gas tao id of ee oe hee equivateay Seguied 10 (iT eteh one ufo parts oe aivaua, Sn T= A agors mag const xtoly of wtes ur whol of ret, cred both. ‘Ses ara) tien oFer g uove wen ot tbe nites to | he pied an eetavo bigot an writen ji Gomtiaued by ‘warat nny bed Rellen below to und s Hayat a8 eck ioe, Dr'eing, at ron or D.0 mens to sepect tow the | eutetoe | Ds Stem, ve B.A. sic the ahem 34, rnans a venetton "so tue go, a roe ogn to sgn, 80, Tan Pavan (leelo) 7, wigoles shat che wnke over eu tin serge, sean Car eau pase Wn. a ‘Bris tc co be aula hy the faa and feagank of the afore aa Whe at unamieny Eluity, Ur Ste, Wea gaoapa of otae of the ante Tie sue 1b be plage ia ages, ty try oo seomontod Ey Son, ae feo, tive hut dauia aoc sb Sti EB bbtottlon duiae"above, Searuos to meeps ay lp Soyo lsat, ACOENE. BEATING, OB COUNTING TDI. 21, As metautee conta bot stang aed wee ‘puking, ar counsng these goucowe 1 eld Uru o& Coven ‘ras. Tue Get ont or fea a suk caso bea, favorably Semeag Cont heut orkocoat, Area ur Gas the above ate iced by sta sign >, or weston azone the ‘whee aie poaten ofa ploce ts ims shox aint aud,