For the beginner to the highly advanced player of Irish flute, tin whistle, or Boehm-system flute. Features a simple and penetrating new approach to understanding and notating ornamentation that goes beyond any previous method, exploring ornamentation techniques never described in print before. Also includes adaptations for Boehm-system flute players, guidance on breathing and phrasing, 49 ornamentation exercises, history and theory of traditional Irish flute and whistle music, and 27 meticulous transcriptions of recordings by these important Irish flute and tin whistle players: John McKenna ,Tom Morrison, William Cummins, S amus Ennis, Willie Clancy, Paddy Taylor, Paddy Carty, Grey Larsen, Josie McDermott, Matt Molloy, Cathal McConnell, Mary Bergin, Donncha Briain (Denis O'Brien), Desi Wilkinson, Breda Smyth, Se n Ryan, Conal Gr da, Micho Russel, Joanie Madden, Kevin Crawford, Catherine McEvoy, and Seamus Egan. For those who don't read music, almost all the exercises, examples and tunes appear on the two companion CDs. "Grey has, through his research, patience, and diligence, completed a work on Irish flute and tin whistle that I feel is essential reading for anybody interested in getting it right." - Matt Molloy, Irish Flute player with the Chieftains.
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The Complete and Essential Tin Whistle books,
This review is from: Mel Bay The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle (Paperback)
They are both very good books but not really aimed at a complete beginner. These are more for someone who is trying to build a better foundation to their basic playing. Especially if you are trying to undestand ornamentation. These books have very good clear explanations and plenty of exercises to practise them.
If you buy the Essential Guide then you do not really need to buy the Essential Toolbox as most of it is contained in the Essential Guide.
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The Bedrock of Instruction in the Irish-Style Flute,
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This review is from: Mel Bay The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle (Paperback)
This is one of the finest books of musical instruction for any instrument that I have ever read. Grey starts the book with the assumption that the reader knows next to nothing about the Irish style flute and its traditions. Layer by layer he inculcates you into the playing style and the musical heritage of Irish pipers and flutists. He has developed a logical, comprehensive notation system showing the learner how to accurately reproduce the rapid fluttering ornamentations used by Irish pipers/flutists/pennywhistlers. Virtually every aspect of making music with a wooden flute (or pennywhistle) is covered, including ergonomic hand and body positioning, musical breathing, fingering exercises, but mostly how to get THE SOUND of that gorgeous instrument, the Irish-style flute. Grey is a keen observer and analyst who apparently compiled notes for years in order to write this book. This is a labor of love from a great teacher and performer. It will be the foundation of instruction for Irish style flutists for many, many years to come.
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A "must-have" for dedicated musicians and performers,
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The Essential Guide To Irish Flute And Tin Whistle by master musician Grey Larsen is a combination history and instruction book which is enhanced with the inclusion of a set of two audio CDS intended to aid the reader in mastering both basics and advanced techniques to playing the Irish Flute, Tin Whistle/Pennywhistle, Boehm-System Flute, and/or Piccolo. Black-and-white photographs; meticulously detailed instructions concerning everything from rhythms to finger placement; a fascinating and informative body of history and tradition concerning the Irish Flute; a veritable wealth of musical transcripts; as well as the music playing of masters recorded and released from 1925 to 2001 on the CDS, mark The Essential Guide To Irish Flute And Tin Whistle as a "must-have" for dedicated musicians and performers determined to make the most of their talent with these tradition and folk music instruments.
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As you embark upon the path of learning Irish music, you should realize that you are preparing to become a participant in a story that has been unfolding for centuries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
short crann, fingered articulations, condensed rolls, ascending roll, píob mór, stepwise descending notes, tight triplet, bottom pinky, long roll symbol, most agile ones, normal cutting finger, lowest covered hole, tune seep, pastoral bagpipe, next easiest one, handmade whistles, legato aesthetic, cut fingerings, whistle recordings, tin whistle playing, breath vibrato, whistle ornamentation, bow trebles, practicing strikes, interrupting the air flow Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Matt Molloy, The Sporting Pitchfork, Mary Bergin, Bantry Bay, The Gravel Walk, New York, The Skylark, Fluters of Old Erin, Paddy Carty, Paddy Taylor, The Trip, Walfrid Kujala, Paddy Carry, Tom Morrison, Breandán Breathnach, Séamus Ennis, The Drunken Landlady, The Jug of Punch, Willie Clancy, Dorian Pentatonic, The Frost, The Glen Allen Reel, The Humours of Drinagh, William Cummins, William Neal New!
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As you embark upon the path of learning Irish music, you should realize that you are preparing to become a participant in a story that has been unfolding for centuries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
short crann, fingered articulations, condensed rolls, ascending roll, píob mór, stepwise descending notes, tight triplet, bottom pinky, long roll symbol, most agile ones, normal cutting finger, lowest covered hole, tune seep, pastoral bagpipe, next easiest one, handmade whistles, legato aesthetic, cut fingerings, whistle recordings, tin whistle playing, breath vibrato, whistle ornamentation, bow trebles, practicing strikes, interrupting the air flow Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Matt Molloy, The Sporting Pitchfork, Mary Bergin, Bantry Bay, The Gravel Walk, New York, The Skylark, Fluters of Old Erin, Paddy Carty, Paddy Taylor, The Trip, Walfrid Kujala, Paddy Carry, Tom Morrison, Breandán Breathnach, Séamus Ennis, The Drunken Landlady, The Jug of Punch, Willie Clancy, Dorian Pentatonic, The Frost, The Glen Allen Reel, The Humours of Drinagh, William Cummins, William Neal New!
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- Mel Bay The Essential Tin Whistle Toolbox by Grey Larsen in Back Matter
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