num_pages: 480
description: 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. Also includes 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 by these important Irish flute and tin whistle players: John McKenna ,Tom Morrison, William Cummins, S amus Ennis, Willie Clancy, Paddy Taylor, Paddy Carty, Grey Larsen, Josie McDermott, Matt Molloy, Cathal McConnell, Mary Bergin, Donncha O Briain (Denis O'Brien), Desi Wilkinson, Breda Smyth, Se
language: English
title: The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle [With 2 CDs]
titlecomplete: The Essential Guide to Irish Flute and Tin Whistle [With 2 CDs]
genres: Music
ratings_count: 40
publisher: Mel Bay Publications