Celtic Music for Flute (Book/Audio CD)

Celtic Music for Flute

Jessica Walsh’s “Celtic Music for Flute” is a great book to come back to when reading and playing Irish traditional music. The book has over 40 traditional songs all written out plus Walsh’s variations, ready to be played. The book also comes with an audio CD of the traditional songs played by Walsh herself.

For the player who is new to Celtic music, the recording will give insights into the melodies, and it will allow the flutist who has no access to a chord instrument to hear the harmonic progressions. For those who know and love these wonderful tunes, it will be a joy to hear them played by two musicians who obviously love to play this music together.

For beginner to the joys of improvising in Celtic music, in which ornamenting and augmenting melodies is a tradition. Every tune in the book is included on the digitally mastered CD. Most of the pieces have been extended with variations, which make the tunes a more suitable length for performances and are a lot of fun for the flutist to play.

In the end if you’re looking for a great music book on traditional Irish music, Walsh’s book is the one. And if you love laments, then you’ll love Walsh’s take on it. And even if you’re not a lamentable person like me, you’ll still enjoy Walsh’s music just because she’s really good at it.

The author also provides a careful review of the flutes she uses with a detailed description of her collection of individual instruments. There is also a good amount of additional resource information included.

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How to Love Your Flute: A Guide to Flutes and Flute Playing

A Guide to Flutes and Flute Playing

Mark Shepard’s wonderful edition dates back to the early years of interest in ethnic flutes here in the USA. It inspired a lot of people and has had a “cult following” for decades. Only helpful to someone who knows absolutely zero about flute playing.

This book is informative, interesting and a great aid for a beginner, and perhaps for more advanced players, as well. It is full of very interesting historical information and illustrations for wooden and bamboo flutes.

Flutes of bamboo, wood, claw, metal, and plastic are authoritatively discussed. Simple line drawings and easy-to-understand instructions enhanced and round out this first-rate, “user friendly” guide for anyone with a fondness toward simplicity in their own personal music. The book has an amazing amount of information. You can have really enjoyed learning about the flute. The book is still very good.

He provides technique, music theory, and handy reference charts. Especially suited for someone who wants to familiarize themselves with their instrument and be able to quickly start playing music. Highly recommended.

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