BANJO PLAYERS

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BANJOIN C NOTATION

A COLLECTION OF SEVENTY FAMILIAR

MELODIES PROGRESSIVELY ARRANGED

ZARH MYRON BICKFORD

Price 75 cent*

la U. S. A.

CARL FISCHER tnc. COOPER SQUARE NEW YORKBOSTON CHICAGO

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BANJO PLAYERS

FAVORITEFOR

BANJOIN C NOTATION

A COLLECTION OF SEVENTY FAMILIAR

MELODIES PROGRESSIVELY ARRANGED

ZARH MYRON BICKFORD

Price 75 cent®

CARL FISCHERBOSTON - 380-382 Boylston St.

COOPER SQUARE NEW YORK335-339 So. Wabash Ave. - CHICAGO

CONTENTS

ALICE WHERE ART THOU 15

ALOHA OE (Farewell to Thee) 10

AMERICA 15

•ARKANSAS TRAVELLER 21

BATTLE CRY OF FREEDOM 30

BELIEVE ME IF ALL THOSE ENDEARINGYOUNG CHARMS 24

BILLY WILSON’S CLOG 12

BONNIE SWEET BESSIE 4

BRIDAL CHORUS from “Lohengrin” 29

BULLY FOR YOU (Jig) . 4

CAMPBELL'S ARE COMING 20

COME BACK TO ERIN 16

DANCING IN THE BARN 31

bARLING NELLIE GRAY 29

DIXIE 9

DRINK TO ME ONLY WITH THINE EYES 25

FISHER’S HORNPIPE 8

FLOW GENTLY,. SWEET AFTON 2

GAYLORD’S CLOG 14

HAIL COLUMBIA 3

HARP THAT ONCE THRO’ TARA’S HALLS 7

HARVEST HOME HORNPIPE... 18

HER BRIGHT SMILE HAUNTS ME STILL 4

HOME SWEET HOME (Varied) 28

HORNPIPE 23

HOT CORN (Jig) 1

IN THE GLOAMING 30

IN THE SWEET BYE AND BYE 8

IRISH WASHERWOMAN 13

JUANITA 2

JUBILEE DANCE 5

LA DONNA E MOBILE (Rigoletto) 5

LARRY O’GAFF (Jig) 13

LAST ROSE OF SUMMER 17

LAUTERBACH 7

LISTEN TO THE MOCKING BIRD 19

LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING (Medley) 32(Extract from Osstnan Phonograph Record )

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LOVE’S OLD SWEET SONG 12

MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA 11

MARSEILLAISE 23

MASSA'S IN THE COLD COLD GROUND 22

MELODY IN F 33

MISS McLEOD’S REEL 20

MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME 19

MONEY MUSK 17

NEARER MY GOD TO THEE 13

OH DEAR MOTHER, WHAT A PAIN I’VE GOT. 3

OH WHERE, OH WHERE HAS MY LITTLE

DOGGONE? 7

OLD BLACK JOE 11

OLD ZIP COON 7

OPERA REEL 21

PADDY WHACK (Jig) 5

PIGTOWN FLING 10

. ROBIN ADAIR 8

ROCK OF AGES 22

ROTATION REEL 6

ROUSSEAU’S DREAM 2

SALLY IN OUR ALLEY 33

SAILOR'S HORNPIPE 9

“SCOTCH AMERICAN” DUET, Blue-Bells—Yan-

kee Doodle 21

SNAP REEL 6

SOLDIER’S CHORUS from “Faust” 24

SOLOMON LEVI 14

SPRING SONG 26

STAR SPANGLED BANNER 1

SWANEE RIVER RAG 25

TOREADOR SONG (“Carmen”) 17

TRAMP, TRAMP, TRAMP 18

TURKEY IN THE STRAW 7

WALK AROUND 3

WARM STUFF 10

YALE BOOLA 16

YANKEE DOODLE 1

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Star-Spangled Banner

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Hot Com JigAltapTO

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Flow Gently, Sweet Afton

SPILMANAndante

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Hail Columbia3

MaestosoJ. FAYLES

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Bonnie Sweet BessieCopyright 190*-1916 by Whit e’Smith,Publishing Co.

Used by Permission

Andante moderato

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Paddy Whack. Jig

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La Donna e Mobile(RIGOLETTO)

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Snap Reel

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Turkey in the Straw(OLD ZIP COON)

Allegro 5R...

The Harp that Once Thro’ Tara’s Halls

Oh Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone(LAUTERBACH)

Tempo di Valse 4*-

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In the Sweet Bye and Bye

ModeratoWEBSTER

Sailor’s Hornpipe

9

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Marching Through Georgia

Tempo di Marcia

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Larry O’Gaff. Jig

13

Lively4P

Irish Washerwoman

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Alice,Where Art Thpu?ASCHER

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The Last Rose of Summer17

Toreador Song

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Listen to the Mocking Bird alice hawthorne(Sep.Winner)

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“Scotch-American” Duet(BLUE BELLS - YANKEE DOODLE)

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The MarseillaiseROUGET DE LISLE

Maestoso

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Hornpipe seavey

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Swanee River Rag

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Drink to Me Only With Thine Eyes(trem. SI™* &

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Darling Nellie Gray

Bridal Chorus from “Lohengrin” WAGNER

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“You’ve tried the rest—now try the BEST 9 *

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Bickford Mandolin MethodIN FOUR BOOKS

has been accepted by the foremost teachers and players of the world as the StandardText Book on the mandolin.

This Method surpasses all others because it

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Tell* more about the mandolin and how to play it than any other book—

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M as more illustrations and text matter than all others combined

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Explains just how to play popular music with the prupe. sna«' and pep

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Builds a solid foundation, both for technic anil musicianship

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Is graded carefully and progresses rapidly

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Contains many well known and beautiful classics—Keeps pupils interested because there is not a dry or uninteresting note or word in it—Follows a well defined and logical plan from beginning to cud

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Omits all unnecessary and dry technical matter, hut contains just the right things to makegood players—

Raises the mandolin to the level of better known instruments—Draws from the author's wide experience as teacher and soloist and reflect* hi* deep musi-

cianship

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Makes good players quicker

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Develops rhythm and accuracy in both hands

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Originates methods in teaching and lightens the work of the teacher

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Lays particular stress on real musicianship

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•tidicates just how to pick, how to finger and what to do under all sorts of unusual con-ditions

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Needs hut to be examined to be appreciated

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Makes the pupil think—hence develops him quicker than other methods

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Even explains syncopation (ragtime) and tells jurt how to play it in the most effectivemanner

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Tells just why everything is done as it is so that principles are learned.Molds the pupil's interest through the rudi montane stage which is usually dry and tiresome—Overshadows all other works, for the mandolin in sire, importance and oomprehensiveneaa—Develops a love for the best, in music, through the many examples from the masters.

The Publisher will furnish a special circular describing the contents in detail,also flic comments of a few of the thousands of teachers who are using it, on request.

Price, $1.00 each bookIn UN B. i.

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CARL FISCHER, INC.

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