Celtic Melodies For Flatpicking Guitar DVD

The colourful tones of the guitar are well suited to the music of Ireland and Scotland. Jody Stecher has developed a unique approach to flatpicking Celtic music drawing on the sounds and techniques of the harp fiddle and pipes. This lesson presents a graded course starting with simpler fingering with special attention to picking techniques. Building on a base of a confident and deliberate right hand more challenging left hand work is graduallyintroduced. The typical ornaments of Celtic music are shown to be manageable and effective on the guitar - including rolls which have been thought by some to be too difficult to achieve on the instrument. Jody presentsmemorable tunes in the keys of G D and A which are played in either dropped-D or standard tuning. Titles include: Reel Sheehan’s Reel • Jig The Connaught-man’s Rambles • March A Trip To Mabou Ridge • Strathspey TheDevil In The Kitchen • Reel Muilleann Dubh • Reel Doctor Gilbert.

Steve Kaufman Three Time National Flatpicking Champion does it again. The third installment of a four part series brings us Steve's favorite hornpipes transcribed for guitar. Though the title says 'Fifty' hornpipes there areactually a few more. This large collection of hornpipes will build your repertoire as well as help you develop more ideas licks and runs for arranging your own melodies. Your goal is to learn the song memorize it and then racewith the Champ.

Steve Kaufman three-time National Flatpicking Champion does it again. This edition brings us Steve’s favorite jigs and waltzes transcribed for guitar. This large collection will build your repertoire as well as help you developmore ideas licks and runs for arranging your own melodies. Companion audio is available for this title in which all the songs are played note for note at about 34 speed.