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Learn to Play Irish Fiddle is a book and two CD set that introduces the absolute beginner to the great traditional fiddle music of Ireland, going right from the basics of how to hold and make the first sounds on the instrument - through specially composed, manageable tunes in the Irish style - right up to playing traditional reels, jigs and other dance tunes from the traditional repertoire (the specially composed tunes bridge the gap between the basics and the traditional music). Embellishments and techniques that make good Irish fiddle playing so infectious, such as rolls, cuts, triplets and slides are gradually introduced. The student will also become familiar with some of the more advanced ideas concerning playing Irish traditional music such as variations and dynamics - subjects which are covered in greater detail in "Irish Fiddle Playing: A Guide for the Serious Player" book/CD sets by the same author. Useful appendices and a cross-referenced glossary are also included.
The accompanying CDs contain all the tunes in the book (played at a slow tempo) plus many exercises.
There is NO NEED FOR ANY PRIOR MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE in order to use this book. Each aspect of playing and theory is covered in an accessible and manageable way.
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Markus Kirschner
reviewed Learn to Play Irish Fiddle on December 25, 2015
Learn to Play Irish Fiddle
Does this sound like your idea of good music analysis?
"Merilee Rush sang about career women who had become `victims of the night'; in fact, `Working Girl' itself is still one of the only rock songs (at least good ones) to address sexual harrassment - her boss is Mr. Jones, who knew something was happening but didn't know what it was in Dylan's `Ballad of a Thin Man' (so his wife dumped him for Billy Paul so he wound up cruising the barrio for Hispanic chicks with Counting Crows." (p.21)
Congratulations, Mr. Eddy - you just showed you can name four songs that deal with a character named Mr. Jones. Way to go.
That's what this book reads like - it's a series of references and free associations, but he has trouble talking about the same topic for more than a page. Sometimes he can't go a sentence without getting derailed. What you end up with is a bunch of surface-level analysis, as he rarely talks about anything to really make a point or back it up sufficiently.
Many of these chapters are just glorified lists. Wanna know about a bunch of rock songs about trains? Regardless - here's one. Except this is actually more annoying than a book of lists. A book of lists at least keeps things to a bare minimum. This gives you plenty of extra words than a book of lists, but nothing more than the list.
I'm only giving it a second star, because once in a rare while he'll stay on a topic for a bit and make a point. I don't necessarily agree with some of his points, but on this all too brief moments when he makes a point, the book is interesting. Best part: his chapter on Gladys Knight and the Pips where he argues that having a combination of deep emotion (Gladys's singing) and schmaltz (the Pips's background noises) is a nice combination.
Mostly, reading this book was just an endurance of boredom.
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