Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle

by Grey Larsen

For the beginner to the highly advanced player of Irish flute, tin whistle, or Boehm -system flute. Features a simple and penetrating new approach to understanding and notating ornamentation that goes beyond any previous method, exploring ornamentation techniques never described in print before. Alsoincludes adaptations for Boehm-system flute players, guidance on breathing and phrasing, 49 ornamentation exercises, history and theory of traditional Irish flute and whistle music, and 27 meticulous transcriptions of recordings bythese important Irish flute and tin whistle players: John McKenna, Tom Morrison, William Cummins, Seamus Ennis, Willie Clancy, Paddy Taylor, Paddy Carty, Grey Larsen, Josie McDermott, Matt Molloy, Cathal McConnell, Mary Bergin, Donncha Briain (Denis O'Brien), Desi Wilkinson, Breda Smyth, Sean Ryan, Conal O Greda, Micho Russel, Joanie Madden, Kevin Crawford, Catherine McEvoy, and Seamus Egan. For those who don't read music, almost all the exercises, examples and tunes appear on the audio download available online."Grey has, through his research, patience, and diligence, completed a work on Irish flute and tin whistle that I feel is essential reading for anybodyinterested in getting it right." - Matt Molloy, Irish Flute player with the Chieftains." Online audio download available.

Genres: Music

480 pages, Paperback

First published December 3, 2003

Reviews

[Karl Styrsky · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's all here in this monster of a book! The 20-step detailed instructions on how to approach and hold the instrument alone prevented me from picking up some bad habits from the start. Good, practical and well-researched pedagogy.