Guitar, Dobro, Mandolin, Bouzouki and Ukulele Tutors
Mandola - front left
The strings provided are tuned to an octave below the mandolin GDAE. The
moveable bridge design gives a loud penetrating tone. These high quality
instruments have Rosewood back and sides, Spruce tops with Ebony fingerboards
and mosaic purfling. Scale length 532mm, width at nut 38mm.
Bouzouki - back left
Accompanying Irish Music on Guitar
by Frank Kilkelly
This book offers an introduction to accompanying tunes in four different
tunings, using several different right hand approaches. A repertoire of chords
is included, along with suggestions about strumming/picking styles suitable for
each tuning. The idea is for you to learn the accompaniment as played on the CD.
This will increase your chord vocabulary as well as your right hand techniques.
Frank is noted for recently accompanying singer Sean Keane and piano accordion
player Alan Kelly. A passion for swing jazz and Celtic music has led to an
expressive style of playing.
Guitar for the Absolute
Beginner - book and 4 CDs
taught by Happy Traum
Happy Traum's 4 CD set helps you achieve manual dexterity and coordination while
developing your musical knowledge through a series of carefully chose songs. By
the end of the Course you will know over 70 songs and be able to play in most
keys.
Flamenco Guitar
Taught by Juan Serrano
Flamenco guitar virtuoso Juan Serrano divides his unique DVD into two parts.
In the first part, he teaches and demonstrates the basic elements of Flamenco
music. In the second part, Juan plays four outstanding concert solos in their
entirety. A masterful 60 minute DVD by one of the world's finest guitarists
Irish Traditional Guitar Accompaniment
By Gavin Ralston
This book will take you through numerous Irish tunes, providing you with guitar
tab, new chord shapes, strum patterns that will help bring out the best in
tunes. The book uses drop D tuning (DADGBE). There is an accompanying CD by
Gavin Ralston
Book
Size A4, 96 pages, contains melody lines chords, guitar tabs, alternative
chords, strum patterns and instruction .
Carolan's Dream
Carolan's tunes arranged for guitar by Keith Hinchcliffe. These tunes exploit a
variety of guitar tunings and are set out in guitar tab for easy learning.
Size A4, contains instructions, guitar tab.
Swing Guitar Practice Sessions - Rhythm Back-Up
with Mike Dowling.
. Mike takes 10 great swing classics, plays the melody first, to refresh your memory as to how the tune goes, then he gives you room to solo on your own as he plays powerful rhythm guitar. Tunes include The Sheik of Arcady, Dark Eyes, Honeysuckle Rose, Raggin' it, It Don't Man a Thing, St Louis Blues, Sweet Georgia Brown and more.
Size A4, contains chords, music Guitar Tab and Tuition.
Irish DADGAD Guitar Book
and CD
by Sarah McQuaid. The Dadgad tuning was developed for backing musicians and solo performers. This book explains Dadgad tuning and
provides a complete set of chord diagrams, lists twenty-four Irish tunes arranged in guitar tab, and outlines basic music theory and structure
with an emphasis on traditional Irish music. The Dadgad Demo CD by Sarah McQuaid includes all the tunes listed in the book.
Size A4, contains chords, music Guitar Tab and Tuition.
The Scottish Collection for Guitar
Celtic Reels 'n Jigs for Guitar
Compiled and arranged by Duncan Kennedy
Traditional Scottish and Irish tunes with Guitar tablature. Suitable for finger picking and plectrum playing.
Books size A4, contains 34 tunes with chords, melody lines and guitar tablature
Basic Chords for Guitar
By John Loesberg
144 easy chords in all keys, with sections on tuning, strums, use of capo and a selection of easy songs
Size A4
Instant Guitar Chords
By John Loesberg
8644 chords in all keys, in 3 positions on the neck, suitable for
folk, rock, jazz.
Size A4
Hot Guitar Techniques - from Folk to Jazz
As taught by Bob Broznan
Bob Brozman shares his vast knowledge of a half-century of American guitar
music while teaching you how to move beyond basic folk style into the worlds
of blues, jazz, ragtime and swing. With his dynamic finger picking and deep
understanding of traditional styles, Bob gives you the tools to explore your
guitar's rhythmic, harmonic and melodic possibilities.
The first 75 minute video will increase your understanding of chord voicings
and inversions up and down the fingerboard. Clear split screen views of each
hand enhance the instruction in: music theory, progressions, picking patterns,
right and left hand exercises, chord melody, two-hand string damping,
harmonics, diminished chords and double time rhythm while learning to play Salty
Dog Blues, Jazz'm Blues and Sister Kate.
The second 65 minute video looks at jazz, swing, calypso and Gypsy guitar
styles. This video explores: the 32 bar popular song form, chord-melody style,
rhythmic exercises, minor key jazz-blues, calypso rhythms and progressions,
Django-style chords, Palm harmonics, 'fat' swing chords and Gypsy jazz. The
tunes taught include Hot Moments With You, Dear, Blue Devil Blues and Dog
and Cat.
Traditional Hawaiian Steel Guitar
Taught by Bob Brozman
Get the real Hawaiian steel guitar sound! This video for guitarists, dobro,
lap steel and pedal steel players covers bar techniques, hand positions,
scale patterns, Hawaiian tunings, vibrato, harmonic "chimes" and more. Bob
shows turnarounds, string pairs, slants with the bar, and how to obtain the
thirds and fifths of each chord. He stresses the importance of using palm
harmonics and explains some incredible secrets for getting sounds up and
down the neck. You'll learn to play four Hawaiian classics - Mai Kai No
Kauai; Maui Chimes; Moana Chimes; Uhe, Uhene - and grasp how this music has
profoundly influenced today's bluegrass, country, Western swing, jazz and
Tex-Mex styles.
Running time 85mins
The Guitar of Chris Smither
Arrangements in contemporary blues style
Chris uses traditional blues finger picking techniques, along with compelling
vocals and trademark foot-tapping rhythms, give him a sound unlike any other
contemporary stylists.
On this superb DVD, Chris teaches the guitar arrangements to some of his most
popular songs. You'll learn the bass-line shuffle groove of Link of Chain,
the sliding harmony figures of Happier Blue, and a load of great licks
to pull them together. Hold On features bluesy vibrato, bends and
hammer-ons in open D, while Killin' the Blues his unique style of
ballad accompaniment. Chris finishes off Can't Shake These Blues and
the Delta-style The Devil's Real.
Filled with musical advice, clarity and good humour, this lesson will open
up new possibilities for your blues guitar playing and add interesting ideas
to your song accompaniments.
Size A4
Essential Techniques for Dobro
Taught by Rob Ickes
Rob Ickes was IBMA's "Dobro Player of the Year" for 5 consecutive
years. He has created a comprehensive course to help you master all aspects of
resonator guitar, from bar techniques to finger picking rolls. He coves
everything you will need, from fine tuning the strings to achieving good tone,
timing and control.
You will learn correct hand position for fast and clean playing, powerful
forward and reverse right hand rolls, basic music theory and all aspects of
good bar technique. With backing guitar, you will gain a good understanding of
how to play back-up rhythm and fills behind a vocalist, create effective
solos, build chords and scales and much more. Rob demonstrates several great
tunes including Will the Circle be Unbroken, Dixie Hoedown, Ol'
Dangerfield, Sailin' to Hawaii, Monrobro, Reuben, How Great Thou Art and
Flat Lonesome.
Playing time 2hrs 10 mins.
Jerry Douglas Dobro Techniques
Taught by Jerry Douglas
Jerry is "dobro's matchless contemporary master" (New York Times) All
of the techniques are brought together in detailed, note by note breakdown
of three great tunes : Fireball Mail, Cincinnati Rag and Banks of the
Ohio. Jerry teaches licks, bar control, finger picking skills and song
arrangements. The tab sheets are enclosed
Playing time 90 mins.
Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar Vol 1
Taught by Tony McManus
In this first lesson on Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar, Tony McManus discusses in
detail the importance of ornamentations and triplets in Celtic music and how
this can be technically achieved. He demonstrates this using a drop D tuning.
This is followed by a discussion of scales and fingerings and playing reels
using DADGAD tuning. John Renbourne has titled Tony "the best celtic
guitarist in the world". A detailed tab/music booklet is included as a PDF on the DVD.
Tunes include: The Islay Ranters Reel, Ye Banks and Braes, The Ewie wi' the
Crooked Horn, Hector the Hero, Catherine Kelly's, Charlie Hunter's Jig, Jackie
Coleman's.
Running time 94mins
Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar Vol 2
Taught by Tony McManus
In this second lesson on Celtic Fingerstyle Guitar, Tony
McManus explores all the dance rhythms of Scottish music, with its pipe-marches,
strathspeys, single and double jigs, slip jigs and reels. Three unusual tunings
are presented: CGCGCD, CGDGCD and DAAEAE. These tunings are used to better
maintain the integrity of the music and Tony has been notably successful in
translating the complex music of the highland bagpipes to the guitar. The idea
and playing of sets is presented as well as further exploration of ornamentation
techniques. A detailed tab/music booklet is included as a PDF on the DVD.
Running time 68mins
Ukulele Tunes and Techniques - Hawaiian and American Styles
Taught by Bob Brozman with special guest Ledward Kaapana
You will be amazed at the sounds and music styles that can be played on the
Uke. Brozman jumps right into this fascinating lesson with a potpourri of
strums, rolls, triplets and syncopated fingerpicking patterns. He combines all
these techniques in the traditional Hawaiian pieces Hi'ilawe, Tomi Tomi and
Meleana'E, and two Tin Pan Alley era songs, The Beach at Waikiki
and My Own Iona. These pieces will add chord shapes, progressions and
parallel harmony lines to your playing.
Bob shows you how to play blues on the Uke with funky chord progressions, turn
arounds and down-and-dirty licks.
As a special feature, Ledward Kaapana breaks down his version of Blue
Spanish Eyes, demonstrating double stops, right hand damping, tremolo and
rolls.
Playing time 55 minutes
Absolute Beginners Ukulele
Taught by Steven Sproat
History of the ukulele, chords, basics, strumming patterns, tunes, in an easy
to read and understand manual with a CD for assistance
40 pages Size A4
Chords for Mandolin, Irish Tenor Banjo and
Bouzouki
By John Loesberg.
Easy chords in all keys, with sections on tunings, capos and chord relations. Can be also used for tenor mandola and mandocello.
Size A4
The Irish Mandolin
by Padraig Carroll. From easy beginnings through to advanced techniques. A CD comes with the book.
Size A4, 66 pages.
Contents
Mastering the Mandolin 
20 more lessons by Simon Mayor
This book is a detailed course
for those who have already covered the basics of mandolin playing,
incorporating closed position fingering, position shifts, fourth finger
workouts, chordal arrangements, bunched and extended fingering, tremolo,
double stopping and many tricks of the trade to help you on your way to
mastering the mandolin.
There is an accompanying CD also available
The New Celtic Mandolin Tutor Video or DVD
By Simon Mayor
A chance to see Simon Mayor playing some of the music from his book. (Sorry book
out of stock)
With a
clear, detailed, play-as-you-learn approach he guides you through 5 tunes
Waynesboro, Dance of the Water Boatmen, The Butterfly, The Dark and Slender Boy
and The Athol Highlanders. This tutor is suitable for players familiar with
their instruments and is more advanced than Mandolin Essentials.
The New
Mandolin Book
By Simon Mayor
The book contains 25 original tunes for the mandolin.
Size A4, 54 pages, contains music, tablature and guitar chords with fingering
and advice.
David Grisman Teaches
Mandolin
Mandolin master David Grisman leads you through the fusion of bluegrass,
swing, Latin, Gypsy, blues and other musical forms that has earned him worldwide
accolades. This is a comprehensive set of 6 CDs and music book.
6 CD and music and tab book
Four Hour Bluegrass Workout for all instruments
by Steve Kaufman
Steve Kaufman's popular workout tutor is a powerful practice tool for
intermediate and advanced players who want to get into shape for sessions and
festivals. Steve plays 49 classic bluegrass pieces slowly, then up-to-speed.
With you stereo balance control you can turn off the lead and play along with
the rhythm to get your soloing together. The solo lead is on the other
channel, so you can practice your back-up parts and learn the tune. This
system will improve your ear and build stamina, power and confidence.
Book size A4, contains 47 tunes on 4 cds, with melody lines and chords for
all tunes, chord charts and helpful hints.
Four Hour Celtic Workout - backup and lead for all instruments
by Steve Kaufman
Steve Kaufman's popular workout tutor is a powerful practice tool for
intermediate and advanced players who want to get into shape for sessions and
festivals. Steve plays 50 celtic pieces slowly, then up-to-speed.
With you stereo balance control you can turn off the lead and play along with
the rhythm to get your soloing together. The solo lead is on the other
channel, so you can practice your back-up parts and learn the tune. This
system will improve your ear and build stamina, power and confidence.
Book size A4, contains 50 tunes on 4 cds, with tab and melody lines and chords for
all tunes, chord charts and helpful hints.
Learn to Play the Irish Bouzouki
taught by Zan McLeod
Zan McLeod is a talented bouzouki player, accompanists and arranger. He has
created a lesson that is comprehensive enough to be of great value to beginners
and experienced players alike. The Bouzouki is played with a flat pick and can
cover both lead and rhythm roles. Zan starts at the beginning, teaching tunings,
basic scales and chords as well as pick technique and rhythmic innovations (
cross picking, strumming patterns, accents and syncopation ).
With the help of button accordion virtuoso Billy McComsky, Zan explores the
bouzouki through the study of traditional reels, jigs and slip jigs. You will
learn to play in several keys using ringing drone strings, moving lines, chord
substitutions, harmonized scales and counter melodies, all designed to enhance
your accompaniments.
Tunes include Lady Anne Montgomery, The Galway Rambler, Kesh Jig, Barney
Bralligan's and The Butterfly.
The Bouzouki Book
A workshop guide to building Irish bouzoukis and citterns by Graham
McDonald
Graham McDonald has been building bouzoukis and citterns for over twenty
years. The book includes a lot of technical information for those wishing to
build full time, though the one-off builder will benefit from detailed
instruction on wood selection, construction techniques and simple jigs to make
life easier. It is a beautifully presented book with excellent photos, full
size patterns and very comprehensive information on all aspects on
construction.
Book size A4, contains 120 pages,.
This item is available directly from the author at
www.mcdonaldstrings.com
The Irish Bouzouki - Niall O'Callanain
and Tommy Walsh
Not just a tutor, this book also provides an introduction to an instrument which is playing an increasing role in the continuous development of Irish music.
Size A4, 48 pages, contains instruction and history.
Special includes cassette until stock sold out
Irish Tenor Banjo book and CD
by Gerry O'Connor
Contains 30 well known Irish tunes with music and tablature from Ireland's
finest banjo player. There is an accompanying CD
Size A4, 64 pages, 30 tunes, contains instruction, music and tablature.
Contents
Sully's
Irish Tenor Banjo for Beginners Video and Book
by Tony Sullivan
A Tenor Banjo method to help you start playing Jigs and Reels.
The Basics - Holding the banjo, tuning and stringing, correct left and
right hands, picking techniques using plectrum or thimble and finding notes on
the fret board.
Three tunes - Taught at beginner's level, simplified down to the
basic melody. The Glenbeigh Polka, The Cavan Lakes Jig and The Sligo
Reel are demonstrated in three ways, at normal tempo, then slowed down and
then taught bar by bar. The tunes are then taught with ornamentation.
The companion tape contains 60 tunes and runs for 60 mins.
Traditional 5-string Banjo
by Peter Flanagan
Frailing style
Size A4, includes banjo tab
How to play the 5-string Banjo DVD
by Pete Seeger with special guest Doc Watson
includes banjo tab
On this unique DVD the greatly revered Pete Seeger teaches up-picking,
frailing, whamming, double-thumbing, tremolo, 6/8 time, Calypso rhythm,
hammering on and pulling-off, two and three finger picking and a variety of
wonderful songs including You Got to Walk that Lonesome Valley with Doc
Watson. Other songs : Dinks Song, Sloop John B, Darlin' Cory, Lady Gay,
Risselty Rosselty, Leather Britches, Coal Creek March, In the Evening, Quite
Early Morning and East Virginia.
Southern Mountain Banjo
by Wayne Erbsen
Southern Mountain Banjo is based on 16 tunes found on the included
recording Southern Mountain Classics. It is written for the
beginner, intermediate and advanced banjo player and is designed to be used with
the included recording. The arrangements are not exact transcriptions of the
recording and some don't even have banjo on them. All the tunes are covered by
this book
The tunes are written in tablature. For each tune there is a song history,
special instruction for playing the tune, a page of chord structure, then two or
three versions of each tune.
Size A4, includes banjo tab, history, instruction, variations and CD.
Clawhammer Banjo DVD Part 1
Sorry sold out of this volume
Taught by David Holt
David Holt, who learned his craft directly from
some of the traditional masters, provides an overview of the nuances (how to "shatrue
to the real old-time sound. You'll learn important right hand techniques such as
single- and double-thumbing, "continuous" picking, double-thumb rolls and the
all-important "clicking" sound that comes from down-picking the strings with
just the right hand position. Best of all, you'll be playing eleven terrific
arrangements of popular clawhammer tunes: Cotton Eyed Joe, Cripple Creek,
Jawbone, Let Me Fall, June Apple/Train On The Island, Ducks On The Pond, Wish I
Was A Mole In The Ground, Sugar Hill, and Handsome Molly.
Running time 60 mins
Clawhammer Banjo DVD Part 2
Taught by David Holt
Delve into the shadings and special techniques that give the clawhammer style its drive, power and complexity. David tackles the more advanced picking, double-thumb rolls, brush rolls and other right hand moves that will enable you to hold your own, whether playing solo or in a country dance band. You'll add eleven great songs and instrumentals to your clawhammer repertoire: Shady Grove, Little Sadie, Reel & Rock, Cumberland Gap, Sail Away Ladies, Forked Deer, Ragtime Annie, Billy In The Low ground, Arkansas Traveler, Rabbit In The Pea Patch and Way Down The Old Plank Road.
DVD Price $40 HD641780 dvd
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