Volume 1-Tony McManus is an adept master of Celtic fingerstyle guitar both in terms of adapting Celtic music to the guitar and in its performance presenting all it intricacies graces and frills yet at the same time maintaining thepace and drive which characterises this style of music. In this first lesson Tony discusses in detail the importance of ornamentations and triplets in Celtic music and importantly how this can be technically achieved. Scalesand fingerings and playing in the DADGAD tuning are discussed and then illustrated with several melodies played in this dropped D tuning. This is a challenging DVD lesson for intermediate fingerstyle guitar students but one thatwill be very rewarding as you learn to play Celtic Music from one of the finest players of this genre. Complete with a 40 page tab/music PDF of all the pieces included in the DVD.
SKU: MB.30957M
ISBN 9781513466101. 8.75 x 11.75 inches.
This collection shows a wide variety of musical approaches in open and alternate tunings. The arrangements come from the playing of Davey Graham, Pat Kirtley, Tony McManus, John Renbourn, John Fahey, Sandy Shalk, Dave Evans, Martin Carthy, El McMeen, Leo Wijnkamp and Stefan Grossman. The music ranges from the medieval La Rotta to Willie Brown?s Future Blues from the deep Mississippi delta; from O?Carolan?s Lord Inchiquin to Waterbound, an old-time folksong. From Celtic airs and jigs to gospel and blues you will explore the world of tunings. Hopefully, this collection will help you to discover new approaches and techniques to playing your instrument. Along the way you?ll have fingerpicking challenges and fun.
