Question

Osh graves took earl scruggs's technique on one instrument and applied it to another. which was it?

a. he applied scruggs's technique on the dobro to the banjo.
b. he applied scruggs's technique on the fiddle to the guitar.

Answer 1

Osh Graves applied Earl Scruggs’s banjo picking technique to the dobro, which is consistent with the history of bluegrass music, where instruments and styles adapted to be heard in noisy settings like barn dances. B is the correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

Osh Graves adapted Earl Scruggs’s playing technique from one instrument to another. While Earl Scruggs is renowned for his innovative three-finger banjo picking style, the correct option in the final answer is that Osh Graves applied Earl Scruggs’s technique on the banjo to the dobro. T

he dobro, like the banjo, is an instrument that carries sound well and can pierce through the ensemble of traditional bluegrass music, making it ideal for adopting and adapting Scruggs’s influential playing style.

Bluegrass instruments like the fiddle and guitar were traditionally chosen for their ability to be heard in noisy environments like barn dances. The evolution of bluegrass instrument usage echoes the development of other music genres such as early hip hop, which also adapted to the constraints and characteristics of its environment. Therefore, the practice of adapting playing techniques from one instrument to another is part of the broader history of musical adaptation and evolution.