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Learn to Play Irish Trad Fiddle by Tom Morley offers students of all ages a fun, new approach to learning 50 classic tunes in the Irish Trad repertoire combined with concepts, proper bowings and fingerings, and tips to help improve playing technique in any style. As Martin Hayes noted, fiddlers should go to the core of the music, and this book does that, focusing on learning the beauty of the melody and knowing the tune before trying to add the ornamentation.

Tunes are presented in sequential order, from simple to more difficult; most are accompanied by helpful hints to introduce new concepts and many include the history behind the tune. All are featured in order on the included CD, played at an optimum speed for learning. Students are encouraged to learn from the music, by ear, or a combination of both. For students who have mastered the basic concepts of playing, this book can be used as primary instruction or to supplement any string method. Master Irish fiddler Manus McGuire says this book will prove invaluable to fiddle players attempting to take their skills up to the next (most exciting) level.

Definitely worth having on your music material shelf.

For more information on the book and the author, visit the website www.IrishTradFiddle.com/www.thefiddlecenter.com