Adrian Legg takes an in-depth look at some of the more intriguing open tunings for acoustic guitar plus a variety of trailblazing effects. ?Frailing? for guitar Celtic-style playing DADGAD tuning open G tuning dynamics attack advanced hammer and pull techniques and even Scottish bagpipe effects?all these and much more make this DVD an exceptionally rewarding lesson from a British guitar master.

With Online Audio-These favorite Irish tunes have been arranged in sections of varying difficulty to provide material for beginning to advanced students. The first section of each arrangement is the easiest to play with one or two more advancedsections following.Beginning students should be able to play the first section of these arrangements to produce a satisfying fingerstyle solo while advanced players should be capable of playing the complete arrangement.This collection offers something to satisfy guitarists at all levels and yet challenge them at the same time.Written in notation and tablature with two tunes in dropped-D tuning one with the A and E strings dropped to Gand D respectively and all other selections in standard tuning. Includes access to online audio.

Par NORRIS TOMMY. This book contains 30 traditional to modern Celtic tunes arranged in either simple melodic lines with suggested accompaniment chords, or stand-alone melody/chord solos. From rollicking reels and jigs to tender ballads, these Celtic Gems will appeal to the intermediate to advanced mandolinist and their audiences. With a little imagination, the up-tempo melodic tunes could be effectively rendered with drums and electric bass a la Pentangle or Fairport Convention; conversely, three or four of the solo arrangements would provide a tasteful set within a mandolin recital. Take your pick! Presented in standard notation and tablature in mandolin and guitar-friendly keys, these settings provide a masterclass in 4-course instrumental arranging. The author?s online recording of each piece is included with this stellar collection. Includes access to online audio. / Date parution : 2021-12-09/ Tablatures / Mandoline

Book With Online Audio and Video-Co-authored by William Bay and Michael Christiansen Mastering The Guitar is an innovative exciting new way to learn the Guitar. This extremely comprehensive method applies theinternationally acclaimed Mel Bay teaching concept to the vast array of musical styles and techniques found in today's music. Written in notation and tablature it covers Guitar solo and accompaniment styles ranging from Celtic toClassic to Cajun; from Flamenco to fiddle tunes to rock; from Baroque to blues to bluegrass; and from Latin to jazz to Reggae. A special feature of this method is that it teaches both flatpicking and fingerstyle solo andaccompaniment techniques.The two books in level 1 present essential foundational studies for contemporary Guitar performance. Book 1A covers the keys of C Am G and Em in great depth presenting over 155 solos andduets and more than 140 scale and picking studies chord etudes and accompaniment pieces. Book 1B covers the keys of D A E F Dm and Bf. In addition Book 1B has over 130 solos and duets and over 40 comprehensive scale andpicking studies. Numerous chord progression studies and chord accompaniment pieces and etudes are also included.A Technique Studies book is available which will bring an added level of flatpicking and fingerpickingexcellence to each key presented in Book 1A and Book 1B. The advanced levels of this method introduce a creative and unique approach to learning and mastering the higher positions on the Guitar fingerboard. Mastering The Guitar 1A comes with audio examples and videos to download online.

The last volume of this superb series dedicated to the acoustic Guitar begins with exercises enabling development in style and precision. Techniques such percussive riffing right hand damping slaps tapping slap harmonies and tremolos are studied. You will broaden your knowledge of Celtic music blues improvisation alternative scales and also learn to play worldwide music styles such as reggae African music Brazilian norteno music and a mix of everything. These methods are very important for intermediate and advanced guitarists and equally include a study of more that 10 alternative scales and teach how to analyse contrast and voice movement. Every guitarist average to professional will find material to improve their acoustic Guitar playing.

If you've been inspired to start playing fingerstyle guitar or you are an experienced player wanting to enhance your knowledge, this book is perfect for you. This well-paced, comprehensive method covers everything, from basic to advanced techniques and styles. Beginning concepts include basic chord theory, modes, drop-D tuning, alternating bass, and more. The intermediate player will learn alternate tunings, modes, fingerpicking patterns, barre chords, diatonic harmony, special techniques, bass lines, arranging, and styles ranging from Celtic to contemporary new age. The book concludes with advanced techniques including the free-stroke, rest-stroke, shifting, tremolo, planting, left-hand tapping, right-hand tapping, drumming, and the scrape. All music is shown in standard notation and TAB, and an MP3 CD demonstrating examples in the book is included. / Guitare

Audio Access Included!. Par . The Hal Leonard Bagpipe Tune Book is an essential resource, especially for non-competition level pipers and fulfills most of the players' needs, both somber and celebratory. This collection brings together both traditional and contemporary compositions that fall within the general abilities of the average piper. It is our hope that this will benefit both the musician and audience in advancing an understanding and appreciation of the great Highland bagpipe. This book includes 125 different tunes, including airs, hornpipes, reels, marches, strathspeys, and jigs, including: Amazing Grace ? Auld Lang Syne ? Black Velvet Band ? Danny Boy ? Highland Laddie ? The Hundred Pipers ? Minstrel Boy ? The Road to the Isles ? Scotland the Brave - Low Hand ? When Irish Eyes Are Smiling ? and more. This collection also includes demo recordings for all 125 tunes! Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK , a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right. / Date parution : 2022-04-05/ Recueil / Cornemuse

Before the 1700s Celtic music was kept alive through the long oral tradition of learning and memorizing tunes without the aid of pen and paper. This collection by Star Edwards features pieces found inhistorical collections dating from the late 1700s and 1800s. These fresh vibrant melodies connect us to our ancestors' desire to capture the distinctive qualities of native traditional music. Suitable for advanced beginnersto intermediate level Harp players the Celtic Harp Anthology is a compilation from twenty-one collections that were the proud work of spirited countrymen and women. Within these pages you will find the strainsof music that filled gleaming white-thatched homes with joy and boundless energy. Connect with the heart and soul of a timeless culture and experience the music that eased the hardships of living.  This book isdesigned for use with lever folk Harps (or pedal Harps) that have thirty-three strings or less with G (one and a half octaves below middle C) as their lowest note in the keys of F C G D and A. The tunes are appropriate fornylon or wire-strung Harps and two songs require lever flips.

50 Tunes for Bass Volume 1 is one book in a 5-book series. The 50 Tunes series is a collection of Bluegrass Old Time and Celtic tunes for ensembles families and individuals. This book contains the same 50tunes as those found in the other 4 books of the series but carefully designed for the bass.The parts in this book range from beginner to advanced and are arranged in basic active and solo levels. Basic a standardaccompaniment mode is the simplest level of bass playing. Active Bass is a mixture of basic accompaniment and walking which is common in jazz music. Solo Bass (which involves fast syncopated melodic phrases) is the most complexlevel of Bass playing.All parts are written in standard Bass clef notation and 4-line Bass tablature. Tunes recorded by full band not all instruments featured in every song. Includes access to extended length onlineaudio.

This Celtic harp collection is filled with 47 all-time favorite songs of faith and inspiration. These time-honored songs are a valuable resource for many varieties of religious functions. Advanced beginning to intermediate harpplayers will enjoy the broad range of tunes including Celtic gospel hymns spirituals and popular inspiring pieces.

An exciting collection of music for the Hammered Dulcimer as heard on Maggie Sansone's acclaimed recording A Celtic Fair. America's premier Hammered Dulcimer recording artist and player Sansone has created a perfect collection for all levels of playing including both a beginning 'melody-only' version and challenging intermediate versions with variations ornaments flams and bass runs. Two earlymusic pieces included present the melody and a version for duet and quartet with bass line. The music is drawn from jigs reels and airs from Ireland Scotland and Brittany France and Renaissance dance manuscripts. The sheetmusic is presented as the basic melody with chords and many of the tunes include a variety of advanced techniques (ornamentation flams rolls use of bass lines use of unusual modes and scales and interesting chord substitution)to add spice to the arrangements and challenge the player to reach towards the next level of advanced performance. Audio available online.

In A Guitarist's Guide To Solo Arranging And Performing master guitarist and teacher Steve Kaufman provides invaluable advice drills ideas tunes and techniques that will get a player primed for solo instrumental performing. He teaches arrangements in a variety of acoustic genres folk bluegrass Celtic and ragtime that range from early- to advanced-intermediate levels. Songs include: Amazing Grace; The Water Is Wide; Randall Collins; Lament for Lowrie O'da Lea; Alabama Jubilee; My Grandfather's Clock; June Apple; and more. Includes music and tab PDF file on disc. 2 hours.