With Online Audio (Guide For Serious Player)-Philip John Berthoud's Irish Fiddle Playing has been carefully designed to make the personal aspects of traditional Irish fiddle playing improvisation and interpretation accessible to noviceplayers.Drawing on his experience writing out reels jigs and other tunes for new players at a North London session and teaching fiddle  Philip John Berthoud conveys what to do with tunes to makethem your own. The first part of the book discusses such subjects as the 'language' of traditional music posture bowing and effective practice with a detailed analysis of left and right hand technique. The second section is aselection of tunes that demonstrate the ideas in the first part. The aim of the book is to allow the player to look more closely at their technique while also improving accuracy and speed. A recording adds an extra dimension tothe learning experience. Audio download available online.The aim of this book is to allow the player to look more closely at their technique while also improving accuracy and speed. The included audio recordingadds an extra dimension to the learning experience.

Learn to Play Irish Fiddle is a book and online audio that introduces the absolute beginner to the great traditional Fiddle music of Ireland going right from the basics of how to hold and make the first soundson the instrument - through specially composed manageable tunes in the Irish style - right up to playing traditional reels jigs and other dance tunes from the traditional repertoire (the specially composed tunes bridge the gapbetween the basics and the traditional music). Embellishments and techniques that make good Irish Fiddle playing so infectious such as rolls cuts triplets and slides are gradually introduced. The student will also becomefamiliar with some of the more advanced ideas concerning playing Irish traditional music such as variations and dynamics - subjects which are covered in greater detail in ‘Irish Fiddle Playing: A Guide for the Serious Player'book/audio by the same author. Useful appendices and a cross-referenced glossary are also included.The accompanying audio download available online contains all the tunes in the book (played at a slow tempo) plus manyexercises.There is NO NEED FOR ANY PRIOR MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE in order to use this book. Each aspect of playing and theory is covered in an accessible and manageable way.

A collection of interviews of the top fiddlers in the Irish tradition Handy with the Stick brings together previously published magazine pieces with new work to present a broad view of Irish fiddling. Interviewees include TommyPeoples Siobhan Peoples Paddy Glackin Matt Cranitch John Carty Brendan McGlinchey Caoimhin O Raghallaigh and Sarah Blair. Historical pieces include Junior Crehan Patrick Kelly and Sean Ryan. By looking at players frommultiple eras and regional styles Handy with the Stick deepens our understanding of the people involved in Irish traditional music. Each chapter is accompanied by transcriptions of representative fiddle tunes some of which arepreviously unpublished originals. •

Séamus Connolly a 10-time All-Ireland fiddle champion from County Clare and Laurel Martin a former prize pupil of Séamus and a highly respected teacher of Irish fiddling herself have made Irish music thoroughly accessible to beginners and more advanced players alike in Forget Me Not: 50 Memorable Traditional Irish Tunes. The book's tunes are printed in basic and then in more ornamented notation one after the other and they are accompanied by two compact discs of playing also in simple and then more-ornamented settings. This refreshing approach by Connolly and Martin enables individuals to learn and master the tunes at their own pace and interest level by sight sound orboth with one reinforcing the other for maximum retention and refinement. Complete with background notes on the tunes and a foreword from famed County Clare button accordionist Tony MacMahon this impressive practical all-in-one package presents jigs reels hornpipes marches set dances and slow airs in a way that's distinct from any other collection that's available today. It's a handy source of great Irish tunes and an invaluable resource for developing technique something musicians can return to again and again for both instruction and enjoyment.

Beautiful Airs and Ballads of the British Isles-Beautiful Airs and Ballads of the British Isles is a collection of 29 traditional Irish Scottish and English melodies that are particularly suited to being played on the fiddle. Traditional fiddle airs love songs songs of home and longing as well as compositions of Turlough O Carolan and J. Scott Skinner make up the collection. The arrangements include stylistic ???fiddle??? phrasing and variations. Each of the tunes includes the fiddle melody with guitar accompaniment. Includes access to online audio.

Par ALLISON KEVIN. Anyone who is serious about learning Irish traditional music will eventually come across O'Neill's Music of Ireland, a collection of well over 1000 tunes. This book contains a selection of one hundred tunes from this collection, arranged into sets for fiddle which can be used at sessions, and for dancing. The book includes hints, tips and comments for playing the tunes and some of the tunes also have alternative melodies and harmonies for added variety and interest. At the back of the book, there are guitar chords with standard and open D tuning, and a fingering chart for fiddle that you might find useful. / Niveau : Facile / Date parution : 2019-05-27/ Recueil / Fiddle

Vol. 2 Guide For The Serious Player-This book is a follow-up to 'Irish Fiddle Playing: A Guide for the Serious Player' (MB99402BCD). The student will gain a deeper knowledge of Fiddle playing and improve their overall playing and musical understanding. Subjectsinclude:ImprovisationFingering and bowing techniquesPlaying with other musiciansModesConverting from classical to traditionalImprovising in songsThe player willbecome more aware of the mechanics of playing the Fiddle putting them in a position to:Improve their soundDevelop their own stylePlay more effectively and confidently with othersAs with thefirst book in the series it contains pieces of advice from the author's 25 years of playing music. The format of the book is similar to this first book. Section 1 deals with various aspects of Fiddle playing. Section 2 contains aselection of mostly well-known tunes fully transcribed with variations embellishments/ornaments. These tunes are all included on the accompanying recording. Includes access to online audio.

A great collection of popular classics for Violin. Includes Pachelbel's Canon In D Beethoven's Fur Elise and the traditional Irish melody Danny Boy plus many more! Arranged for Violin with Pianoaccompaniment. There is also an accompaniment CD for those times when you don't have a Pianist.

A selection of folk ballads from England Ireland Scotland and Wales.A ballad is the blending of words the beauty of melody tone rhythm and expression. They reflect the history of a people their legends religion love and work. British ballads are renouned for their verse melodic construction and for the enormous range of expression.1 The Lass of Richmond Hill is a poem by Leonard McNally a barrister about a lass who became his wife in 1787. The music is by James Hook (1746 1827).2 Sally in our Alley. The words are by Henry Carey who also wrote the original music but this was replaced by the tune we now know an English traditionalmelody in 1790.3 Caller Herrin'. The poem is by Lady Nairne (1766 1845). Nathaniel Gow the famous Scottish violinist wrote the music in 1798 as a harpsichord piece combining the traditional Edinburgh fish wives cry Caller Herrin' with the bells of St Andrew's Church Edinburgh.4 Men of Harlech. The music is traditionally Welsh and the ballad probably originated from North Wales where the native princes had ruled the longest.5 David of the White Rock (Dafydd y Garres Wen). Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) wrote the words to this ballad The Dying Bard. David Owen the Welsh bard of the ballad composed the tune on his death-bed on awakening from a trance in which be believed himself to have heard the tune in heaven.6 Oft in the Stilly Night. The words describe an old man's memories of the smiles the tears of boyhood years. The eyes that shone now dimmed and gone and how oft in the stilly night he remembers other days. The ballad is by the Irish poet Thomas Moore (1779 1852) who set the words to a traditional air.7- The Meeting of the Waters. Written by Thomas Moore music Irish traditional.The Meeting of the Waters is the confluence of the rivers Avonmore and Avonberg in a beautiful valley near Avoca County Wicklow.8 Oh! Charlie is my Darlin'. The

This book explains and shows in detail the various techniques used by fiddle players in creating a traditional style of playing. All the information is presented in the context of the music itself with numerous transcribed and recorded examples. It is aimed not only at the beginner but also the fiddle-player (and indeed violinist) with some knowledge and experience who wishes to learn more. For those unable to read music a chapter on notation is included. Particular emphasis is given to bowing and ornamentation with individual chapters devoted to Jigs Slides Plokas Hornpipes Airs and Reels. The book also attemptes to convey something of the excitement felt inplaying music which has a large degree of improvisation albeit within certain bounds. The demonstration CD which features a large selection of the transcribed tunes and ornaments performed by Cranitch is an invaluable aid to learning as it allows the listener to hear how the music and ornamentation should sound.

This volume contains 25 well-known folk songs in easy arrangements. The traditional pieces are very catchy and ideal for practising and for performance. Rock and pop classics like Sailor's Hornpipe, La Bamba, House Of The Rising Sun and many more are included in this volume. / 1 Ou 2 Violon(s)

Learn more about your favorite fiddle styles and techniques through the writings of experts in bluegrass country Irish Cajun and swing traditions. This volume covers the difference between classical violin playing and fiddling 'chopping' technique bariolage double-stop playing and alternate tunings plus lots of info on fiddle tunes from around the world.