Since a traditional bluegrass ensemble usually does not include a drummer (fiddle, guitar, banjo, mandolin, string bass), the musician playing the mandolin will sometimes mute the strings and strum off the beat to help keep time in a technique that has generally become known by what name?
- Crow-barring
- Chunking
- Clawhammering
- Cross-picking
Answer
The correct answer is B) Chunking.
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