The New Approach To Uilleann Piping (Bagpipes) [Paperback]

H.J. Clarke (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1, 2005

A comprehensive tutor for the Irish Uilleann pipes, suitable for the absolute beginner or the advanced player. Includes a CD and a collection of celebrated traditional tunes.

Product Details

• Paperback: 86 pages
• Publisher: Ossian (June 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1900428512
• ISBN-13: 978-1900428514
• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 8.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #332,093 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The New Approach to Uillean Piping, April 22, 2004

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The Highlander "highlander_electric" (Choctaw, OK United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Approach To Uilleann Piping (Bagpipes) (Paperback)

If you are trying to learn Uilleann Pipes without a tutor buy this book! I purchased a Uilleann practice set and discover the book that came with it was not a great help. This book with the CD included will help you learn the Uilleann pipes. The CD is narrated in a clear voice and uses good English without slang so it can be understood by those who speak American English. The musical instrument played in the lessons are a practice set without drones so you will be able to better compare your notes to theirs. The lesson structure will have you learning finger placement to achieve notes on the chanter and teach you how to read music as well. Note combinations are introduced to you in print and sound to show you how to get from one note to another and then tunes are played in their entirety so you can play along as you learn at you own pace.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a beginning uilleann piper--best starter available, October 27, 2003

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This review is from: The New Approach To Uilleann Piping (Bagpipes) (Paperback)

Well, simply put, this is the best starter book available...the book by Seamus Ennis, The Master's Touch, is good as well, and has many songs to boot. Both are good intros, but the inclusion of the audio CD with this book by Heather Clarke is a welcome addition. If you are learning from an instructor or on your own, this book will do well for you--but bear in mind these pipes are complex instruments that most people who play love and hate at the same time--they aren't easy, but THEY ARE NOT IMPOSSIBLE!!!!!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for beginners, February 10, 2010

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Andy - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The New Approach To Uilleann Piping (Bagpipes) (Paperback)

I studied engineering in my undergrad so I think with that part of my brain. I've never played a musical instrument, couldn't carry a note in a bucket. After a couple of days studying Mr Clarke's great tutorial, I was both reading music and happily murdering notes on my cheap set of Pakistani pipes. The CD included was of great help tuning my pipes as was the freeware tuning program I downloaded off the net, AP tuner ([...]). If a musically clueless git like me can learn, anyone can. Definately worth the price.