While the wooden simple-system flute is traditionally used in playing Irish music, a growing number of folk players have adopted the silver flute as a viable alternative. Here for the first time, The Complete Irish Flute Book presents the silver or Boehm flutist with a method for learning authentic Irish ornamentation! This thorough guide provides detailed fingering charts, exercises, and technical essays for learning to execute ornaments in the in the Irish style. Through a wealth of hornpipes, reels, jigs, set dances, and slow airs and songs. This book focuses not only on musical accuracy, but stylistic authenticity as well. Includes access to online audio containing 26 of the101 tunes from the book.
Contents
Historical Notes
Fundamentals
Hand Position
Finger Position
Embouchure
Breath Support
Irish Music
Jigs
Hornpipe
Reel
Set Dance
Performance Practice
Tempo
Rhythm
Phrasing
Ornamentation
Slide
Cut
Cuts (Fingering Chart)
Cuts Between Two Notes of the Same Pitch (Fingering Chart)