Flute - Beginning
SKU: MB.96332M
Composed by Dona Gilliam. Celtic / Irish, Alternative Styles, Flute, Fife and Oboe, Perfect binding. Complete. Style. Book and online audio. 192 pages. Mel Bay Publications, Inc #96332M. Published by Mel Bay Publications, Inc (MB.96332M).
ISBN 9780786688760. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
While the wooden simple-system flute is traditionally used in playing Irish music, a growing number of folk players have adopted the silver flute as a viable alternative. Here for the first time, The Complete Irish Flute Book presents the silver or Boehm flutist with a method for learning authentic Irish ornamentation. This thorough guide provides detailed fingering charts, exercises, and technical essays for learning to execute ornaments in the in the Irish style. Through a wealth of hornpipes, reels, jigs, set dances, and slow airs and songs. This book focuses not only on musical accuracy, but stylistic authenticity as well. Includes access to online audio containing 26 of the 101 tunes from the book.
