If a guitar can weep, I can whine a bit. A banjo can whine with chords about the state of the world. We banjos have done it for generations, and we will do it for generations to come. At least that is what I was told by my banjo kin at the store.
The banjo builders were moving so fast at the banjo factory, I as a banjo before I even knew what I was. I got to the store that had me month to month in 2018. I went month to month for a while and then I got a for real home.
A banjo can sing a bit, too. But will the singing ever be with me, and make a difference? That's a question, which I don't think about it.
A musical instrument can be a source of discomfort for many of those surrounding a musician new to their instrument. The discomfort is caused by the off notes, and irregular tempo. The musician makes many mistakes in the use of the musical instrument. Initially, and including a longer span than some can endure.
As a banjo, do I become a part of that discomfort? Yes. We are not talking air banjo here, this is a physical banjo being strummed. And if a lot of bad, bad banjo is played, people can get tired of hearing any banjo. Importantly, the banjo's human should like to hear what proper sounds the banjo can make too!
Therefore, I implore you to play me to the best of your abilities. If not for this banjo, then for all the other banjos in the world, now and to ever come. Please don't be the one that killed the banjo!
Frankly, I'm not amazed about the disappearing recorder, because recorders have so commonly been used to teach lots and lots of elementary students about playing an instrument. If you didn't know about recorders, well now you know why you didn't.
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