Complete Fiddling Book: Violin: Mixed Songbook

Mel Bay's Complete Fiddling Book is a compilation of arrangements of traditional tunes by several outstanding practitioners of the art of fiddle playing: Craig Duncan, Bill Guest, Dave Reiner, Frank Zucco, and Joe Castle. From The Arkansas Traveler to The Yellow Rose of Texas, over 300 colorful fiddle tunes populated this book's 205 pages. Scant on text or historical notes, but long on musical content, the Complete Fiddling Book is a great resource for any fiddler or teacher in search of a delightful, toe-tapping repertoire. Although most of the tunes are written for solo fiddle, the last ten pieces are arranged as fiddle duets. A masterful solo collection presenting a vivid assortment of fiddling styles and repertoire. On the companion DVD, fiddler Craig Duncan and guitarist Robert Bowlin perform 34 favorite tunes which are played at a slow and medium tempo to demonstrate many fiddling techniques. Split-screen filming features close-up angles of both the left hand and the bow. This DVD is the perfect companion to the Complete Fiddling Book, bringing the teacher right into your living room. -andnbsp - andnbsp - Compilation of arrangements of traditional tunes -andnbsp - andnbsp - Over 300 colorful fiddle tunes populate the 205 pages -andnbsp - andnbsp - Most for solo fiddle, but the last ten pieces are arranged as fiddle duets -andnbsp - andnbsp - Intermediate to advanced in difficulty -andnbsp - andnbsp - Split-screen companion DVD of 34 tunes performed by Craig Duncan and guitarist Robert Bowlin. / Niveau : Intermédiaire à Avancé / All Styles - Solos / Recueil / Violon

Séamus Connolly a 10-time All-Ireland fiddle champion from County Clare and Laurel Martin a former prize pupil of Séamus and a highly respected teacher of Irish fiddling herself have made Irish music thoroughly accessible to beginners and more advanced players alike in Forget Me Not: 50 Memorable Traditional Irish Tunes. The book's tunes are printed in basic and then in more ornamented notation one after the other and they are accompanied by two compact discs of playing also in simple and then more-ornamented settings. This refreshing approach by Connolly and Martin enables individuals to learn and master the tunes at their own pace and interest level by sight sound orboth with one reinforcing the other for maximum retention and refinement. Complete with background notes on the tunes and a foreword from famed County Clare button accordionist Tony MacMahon this impressive practical all-in-one package presents jigs reels hornpipes marches set dances and slow airs in a way that's distinct from any other collection that's available today. It's a handy source of great Irish tunes and an invaluable resource for developing technique something musicians can return to again and again for both instruction and enjoyment.