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Tin Whistle - A Complete Guide to Playing Irish Traditional Music on the Whistle
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Learn to play Irish traditional music on the whistle with this tutor book from Tradschool104 tunes (28 children's & folk songs + 76 traditional Irish tunes)
This book gives a complete introduction to playing Irish music in the traditional style on the tin whistle; it covers all from the very first notes on the instrument to the most advanced ornamentation.
The course is broadly divided into two parts, with the shorter first part covering the basics of the whistle while the longer second part (pages 49-296) covers the playing of Irish traditional music on the instrument.
It is intended for anybody who wants to play traditional music in the Irish style, from complete beginners to confirmed or advanced players who wish to work on their style or ornamentation.Tablature as well as sheet music is used throughout the book, so it is accessible to the complete beginner; while more advanced players will appreciate the attention to detail in style and ornamentation in the later parts of the book. Contents Introduction
Part One
Unit 1: Beginning the Whistle
Unit 2: Right Hand Notes
Unit 3: The Second Octave
Unit 4 - Scales
Unit 5 - Rhythm, Articulation & Breathing
Unit 6 - Putting it together 1 Part Two Unit 7 - Irish Traditional Music
Unit 8 - Listening to Irish Music
Unit 9 - The Jig
Unit 10 - The Hornpipe
Unit 11 - The Reel Unit 12 - Ornamentation
Ornamentation 1 - The Cut
Ornamentation 2 - The Tap
Ornamentation 3 - The Slide
Ornamentation 4 - The Roll
Ornamentation 5 - The Short Roll
Ornamentation 6 - The Triplet
Ornamentation 7 - The Bounce
Ornamentation 8 - The Cran
Ornamentation 9 - Combining Ornaments
Ornamentation 10 - Staccato Triplets
Ornamentation 11 - Summary
Unit 13 - Other tunes
Unit 14 - Playing in different keys
Unit 15 - Playing Irish Music
Unit 16 - Putting It Together 2
Unit 17 - Tunes Appendix 1 - Troubleshooting
Appendix 2 - Reading Music
Appendix 3 - Bibliography
Appendix 4 - Tracklist
Learn to play Irish traditional music on the whistle with this tutor book from Tradschool104 tunes (28 children's & folk songs + 76 traditional Irish tunes)
This book gives a complete introduction to playing Irish music in the traditional style on the tin whistle; it covers all from the very first notes on the instrument to the most advanced ornamentation.
The course is broadly divided into two parts, with the shorter first part covering the basics of the whistle while the longer second part (pages 49-296) covers the playing of Irish traditional music on the instrument.
It is intended for anybody who wants to play traditional music in the Irish style, from complete beginners to confirmed or advanced players who wish to work on their style or ornamentation.Tablature as well as sheet music is used throughout the book, so it is accessible to the complete beginner; while more advanced players will appreciate the attention to detail in style and ornamentation in the later parts of the book. Contents Introduction
Part One
Unit 1: Beginning the Whistle
Unit 2: Right Hand Notes
Unit 3: The Second Octave
Unit 4 - Scales
Unit 5 - Rhythm, Articulation & Breathing
Unit 6 - Putting it together 1 Part Two Unit 7 - Irish Traditional Music
Unit 8 - Listening to Irish Music
Unit 9 - The Jig
Unit 10 - The Hornpipe
Unit 11 - The Reel Unit 12 - Ornamentation
Ornamentation 1 - The Cut
Ornamentation 2 - The Tap
Ornamentation 3 - The Slide
Ornamentation 4 - The Roll
Ornamentation 5 - The Short Roll
Ornamentation 6 - The Triplet
Ornamentation 7 - The Bounce
Ornamentation 8 - The Cran
Ornamentation 9 - Combining Ornaments
Ornamentation 10 - Staccato Triplets
Ornamentation 11 - Summary
Unit 13 - Other tunes
Unit 14 - Playing in different keys
Unit 15 - Playing Irish Music
Unit 16 - Putting It Together 2
Unit 17 - Tunes Appendix 1 - Troubleshooting
Appendix 2 - Reading Music
Appendix 3 - Bibliography
Appendix 4 - Tracklist
Paperback
$46.99