Learn to Play Irish Tenor Banjo and Mandolin DVD

The Absolute Beginners Irish Tenor Banjo book tells you everything you need to know about playing this unique instrument from the very first moment you pick it up. Featuring helpful and practical guides toeverything from holding your Tenor Banjo to playing your first tunes this book and accompanying download card will take you through your beginning stages and beyond. Beginning with a short history of theinstrument the book takes you through the anatomy of a Tenor Banjo how it's tuned and how to hold it before getting you playing and picking. The book continues by teaching you the D Major scale and basic rhythm then moves onto your first tunes. The inclusion of real songs (in notation and tablature) from the very beginning helps you to put what the theoretical concepts that you've learned into context developing your musicality as well as yourknowledge. As you are introduced to more strings more scales and more tunes you will see how Tenor Banjo players use ornamentation to embellish their playing and make it more musical and more fun. Withhelpful detailed explanations of each concept clear pictures throughout and short musical passages transcribed in standard notation and tablature the Absolute Beginners Irish Tenor Banjo tutorial book willteach you the basics and get you playing some really fun tunes at the same time. The unique download card that accompanies this book features over 60 demonstrations of each tune recorded by the author to help you pick and pluckyour way through every note. It's simple to use all you have to do is download each track to your computer and listen as you go through. If you have always wanted to learn Irish Tenor Banjobut have never been able to find a comprehensive method or you've just discovered its fantastically distinctive sound this edition of the Absolute Beginners series is for you. With authoritative

32 Trios that can be played by any combination of wind instruments-Compatible Trios for Winds contains 21 trios in a variety of styles from classical to folk and includes some new original works as well. Each piece is playable by any combination of three wind instruments. Trios are a great way to learn how to play in a chamber music setting and this unique collection gives players the opportunity to do it with anyone else that plays a wind instrument making for an almost limitless combination of instruments. Compatible Trios for Winds is especially useful in a school setting where students are eager to play music with friends. The flexibility of these trios makes them a must-have for any windplayer. Includes tunes such as 'The Irish Washerwoman ' Brahms’ 'Hungarian Dance No. 5 ' Larry Clark’s original 'Harvest Moon ' and more.

This book is the ideal primer for anyone wishing to participate in an 'Irish session'. This musical gathering is apparently quite different than a blues jazz or bluegrass jam session in that it is customary at Irish sessions toplay in tight unison with the other musicians adapting appropriate tempos rhythms and ornaments in an attempt to fit in with the 'groove'. The 'Irish Session Tune Book' features 300 reels hornpipes polkas slides andslip-jigs written without chord symbols for the melody instruments commonly played in Irish Sessions. The author shares a wealth of melodies collected over the past 10 years the majority learned by ear at Irish sessions: fiddle accordion tinwhistle tenor banjo mandolin bouzouki etc. Authentic ornamentation is suggested for each tune with the admonition that ornamentation may vary from region to region and chorus to chorus.

Tuning basic melody techniques including: picking triplets slides moving triplets long notes different rhythms and repertoire.