A Complete Guide to Learning the Irish Fiddle

Author: Paul McNevin
Publisher: Waltons Publishing
ISBN: 9781857202038
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 110

Book Description
(Waltons Irish Music Books). Everything you need to know about the Irish fiddle, from playing your first notes and tunes to advanced solos and ornamentation. This book includes special chapters for beginners, "key points" highlighting essential aspects of fiddle technique, a comprehensive guide to traditional ornamentation and over 80 carefully chosen tunes. One of Ireland's most exciting fiddle players, Paul McNevin has had an equally influential career as a teacher. During his long association with Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, he won the All Ireland Slogadh and Plearacha competitions and received his Comhaltas teaching diplomas in 1991. Paul has toured throughout Europe with the Donal Lunny Band, Damien Quinn and Speranza, among others and has been a regular guest with Stockton's Wing and the Riverdance dancers.

Learn to Play Irish Fiddle

Author: Philip John Berthoud
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610658612
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 121

Book Description
Learn to Play Irish Fiddle is a book and two CD set 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 sounds on 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 gap between 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 become familiar 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/CD sets by the same author. Useful appendices and a cross-referenced glossary are also included.The accompanying CDs contain all the tunes in the book (played at a slow tempo) plus many exercises.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.

Complete Irish Fiddle Player

Author: Peter Cooper
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1609740408
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 159

Book Description
In his preface, the author reminds the reader that this is not a book for the absolute beginner. Even the experienced player may not get it on first reading a given tune, but You can expect to enjoy the process of learning... [and experience] the joy of recreating a traditional tune, of making it your own. This is the teacher/ student pact in effect throughout this marvelous book, written for the literary as much as the musical connoisseur. Although no classical violin experience is needed, you will need to know how to hold the fiddle and bow, and be able to play at least simple tunes in the first position. Having the ability to read music will enable you to follow the bowing patterns and left-hand techniques which the author feels are crucial in grasping the playing style.

Pádraig O'Keeffe and the Sliabh Luachra Fiddle Tradition

Author: Matt CRANITCH
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781846824173
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 368

Book Description
Padraig O'Keeffe (1887-1963), probably the greatest musician from the Sliabh Luachra area of southwest Ireland, is a major name in the world of Irish traditional music, particularly fiddle-playing. It was primarily after his death that he came to greater prominence as one of the most important figures in this music. His seminal influence is to be heard today through the rich tradition of music he passed on, directly by means of his own playing and through his manuscripts, which were written in his special notation systems, as well as indirectly through his teaching of so many of the great Sliabh Luachra players. This book is a comprehensive examination of his life and music, undertaken from a number of different perspectives: the context of the area in which he lived, played and taught; the local repertoire of tunes, having regard to the functional aspects of the music; biographical details of the various periods of his life; his role in transmitting the music tradition of his own locality; the systems of music notation that he used; his legacy of notated tunes; his own fiddle-playing in terms of its specific stylistic features as well as within the wider milieu of Irish traditional music.

Irish Music for Fiddle Made Easy

Author: Philip John Berthoud
Publisher: Mel Bay Publications
ISBN: 1610653513
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 33

Book Description
An exciting collection of 29 traditional tunes from Ireland, arranged for easy fiddle. All tunes are written clearly in standard notation with bow directions. an accompanying CD contains all the tunes, played at a manageable speed, with guitar accompaniment.The collection contains airs, well known songs, polkas, slip jigs, slides, double jigs, hornpipes and reels, all of which are specially arranged by the author with the beginning/intermediate fiddle player in mind. on the CD, the tunes are played 2 or 3 times, so you can really get into the feel of the tune, when playing along. the speed of the tunes is quite slow, but not so slow as to take away from the essential feel of the music.Irish music is rightly popular all over the world. the haunting beauty of the slow airs and infectious foot-tapping rhythms of jigs and reels are here to be discovered in this selection of great traditional music.

Celtic Fiddling Made Easy

Author: Carrie L. Stuckert
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780786683536
Category : Celtic music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Celtic Fiddling Made Easy is two books in one. Each fiddle tune has two versions: a beginner version with fiddle tablature and an intermediate version which includes ornamentation, double stops and guitar chords for accompaniment. This unique fiddle tablature will allow beginners the pleasure of Celtic tunes without being advanced players.

Notes from the Heart

Author: P. J. Curtis
Publisher: Dufour Editions
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 216

Book Description
Charting the history of Irish traditional music since the turn of the century, award-winning record producer and radio presented PJ Curtis provides an overview of Irish music and song from the earliest recordings, through the bleak decades of the Forties and Fifties, to the popular renaissance of recent years. Vividly capturing the personalities of musicians, past and present, who have contributed to this living tradition, 'Notes from the Heart' explores the social milieu from which they spring, their influences, their cultural significance, and the social milieu from which they spring, their influences, their cultural significance, and the spirit and essence of the music they make.

The Irish Fiddle Book

Author: Matt Cranitch
Publisher: Music Sales Amer
ISBN: 9781900428675
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 190

Book Description
(Music Sales America). 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, polkas, hornpipes, airs and reels. The book also attempts to convey something of the excitement felt in playing 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.

Learn to Play Irish Trad Fiddle

Author: Tom Morley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781619271432
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

New England Fiddler's Repertoire

Author: Randy Miller
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780977053001
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 96

Book Description
A music source book of melodies used for contra dancing, which is a traditional New England folk dance form. 168 tunes are included in clear musical notation with accompaniment chords added. Fully indexed and cross-referenced; arranged alphabetically. Illustrated throughout with wood engravings by Randy Miller.