This is a complete method for Irish tin whistle with a detailed appendix of 100 choice Irish airs and dance tunes. Varying from simple tunes and polkas, and progressing to more complex pieces. Outstanding and renowned teacher Geraldine Cotter guides students through all forms of traditional Irish music with step-by-step examples, exercises and diagrams. This all-encompassing book is beautifully presented and contains prints, photographs and clearly legible notation. The generous section of repertoire pieces includes "The Jolly Banger," "Lucky in Love" and "The Galway Rambler." An accompanying 2-CD demonstration recording called Traditional Irish Tunes is also available, featuring all one hundred tunes from the final section of the book.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A fine intro to the Irish Whistle, but you need the CD too!!,
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This review is from: Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor: Book Only (Penny & Tin Whistle) (Paperback)
This is a very nice tutor for the Irish Whistle. Ms. Cotter assumes you dont know anything about music, and starts from the beginning, not only teaching how to play the whistle, but also the basics of reading sheet music. Tonguing, time & rhythm, breathing, articulation, slurring, ornamentation (including cuts, rolls and the casadh) are all covered using nice irish tunes as examples. There is also a small section on slow aire playing, which is the slow, haunting style that you often hear on movie soundtracks.After the tutorial, Ms. Cotter lists the music for 100 Irish tunes. It is a nice mix of tunes--many are popular tunes that are often played during pub sessions, and others are very nice but less well known. I started from scratch with this tutorial, and made very quick progress. However, I also had the accompanying CDs: one CD that walks through the teaching part, and two CDs playing the 100 tunes. IF YOU ARE NOT VERY VERY FAMILIAR WITH IRISH MUSIC, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOU GET THE ACCOMPANYING CDS. I cannot tell if these CDs are also available on Amazon...it looks to me like only the book tutorial is offered. Why is this important? One of the unique things about irish folk music is that unlike classical music, the basic irish tune is almost never played as written...the soul of irish music and whistle music is how you embellish and customize the tune to your own style. In her written tutorial, Cotter covers how to play cuts, rolls, and other ornaments, but you have to HEAR it played to really understand and learn how to play this music. So, to sum up, this is a great learning tutorial when you get the CD's too. I've heard that L.E. McCullough's Irish Whistle tutorial is also very good, and also comes with a bunch of good session tunes. Im going to get McCullough's next, since his list of session tunes seems to be the "bible" that a lot of players use and refer to during pub sessions.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A fine tutor, especially if you can get the tape.,
By W Glennon (wglennon@usa.net) (Gray, ME) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor: Book Only (Penny & Tin Whistle) (Paperback)
A different sort of book than L.E. McCullogh's in many ways. I own them both and think of them as complementary. The music in Cotter's repertoire section is typeset, and easier to read, though. Get the tape for Cotter's book if you can, however. After all, the tinwhistle is a $12.00 instrument and you savings over the cost of a fiddle, say, would allow both to grace yor library.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
This is a really good collection!,
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This review is from: Traditional Irish Tin Whistle Tutor: Book Only (Penny & Tin Whistle) (Paperback)
This collection is good: it containes typical tunes, and is easy to read. Like any such materials, it really does require the tape to actually hear what is being taught. I have many whistle books, and this is one to which I regularly return.
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The Tin Whistle is probably the most widely used instrument for playing Irish Traditional Music. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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The Tin Whistle is probably the most widely used instrument for playing Irish Traditional Music. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
whistle playing, basic tune, tin whistle New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Mel Bay The Essential Tin Whistle Toolbox by Grey Larsen on page 96, and page 97
- Ireland, a Bicycle, and a Tin Whistle by David A. Wilson on page 121
- 100 Evergreen Irish Session Tunes (Mally Presents) by Dave Mallinson in Front Matter
- Lyric, Meaning, and Audience in the Oral Tradition of Northern Europe (Poetics of Orality and Literacy) by Thomas A. DuBois in Back Matter
- 100 Essential Irish Session Tunes (Mally Presents) by Dave Mallinson in Front Matter
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