A method for introducing Irish ornamentation for the silver (Boehm) flutist! A growing number of folk players have adopted the silver flute as a viable alternative to the wooden simple-system flute. This thorough method provides detailed fingering charts for performing ornaments in the Irish style.

The 192 page comprehensive method includes:

• Historical notes
• A comparison of hand position, finger position, embouchure and breath support in the folk and classical traditions
• An introduction to dance music
• Performance practice
• Ornamentation used by traditional players (slides, cuts, short rolls, long rolls, and crans) that is sequentially presented along with extensive alternate fingering charts to assure appropriate performance practice. Pieces for practice and study include unornamented "standard" versions side-by-side with ornamented variants and traditional piano accompaniments.

CD contains twenty six pieces from Mel Bay's Complete Irish Flute Book. Works are presented in traditional and non-traditional settings. Each piece follows the transcriptions provided in the companion book. Players will find this CD extremely helpful as an aid for learning to ornament in the Irish style.

Attention: Simple-system flute players.

Simple-system flute players (keyless or multiple-keyed wooden flutes) will find a more compatible approach for learning to play in the Irish style in Mel Bay's Complete Irish Tin Whistle Book. Why? Whistle fingerings closely parallel fingerings for simple-system flutes. Also, the selection of repertoire in the whistle book is confined to the keys of D, G and A--traditional keys for traditional players. Click here for a description of Mel Bay's Complete Irish Tin Whistle Book.

Mel Bay's Scottish Flute Collection--Book/CD

Mel Bay's Scottish Flute Collection is written for the classical flutist who wishes to concertize traditional music. The collection includes jigs, reels, hornpipes, strathspeys, songs and airs all organized into sets to provide length and diversity in the performance setting. Simple ceili-style piano arrangements highlight the flute and encourage the practice of ornamenting in a traditional style. Both an ornamented and unornamented version of each tune is included in the flute score along with guitar chords. This flexibility makes the collection useful for many purposes: as concert/recital programming, as a folk music resource book, as works for the study and practice of traditional ornamentation and as etudes for the developing flutist. Flutists wishing to perform traditional Scottish music will find this collection a must for their repertoire.

Scottish Flute Collection CD: An accompanimental CD guides the player through the performance of traditional ornaments in the first set of tunes in the collection. Players hear the performance of notated ornaments such as the cut, long roll and short roll and learn to apply and aurally interpret the remaining ornamented sets provided in the book. A play-along ceili-style piano accompaniment track is included for all pieces in the book. A great way to enjoy Scottish tunes and learn traditional performance practice at the same time!

This collection of carefully selected literature represents gems of traditional Scottish music. A wide variety of jigs, reels, hornpipes, strathspeys, airs and ballads are arranged for flute and whistle. All pieces are written in the keys of D, G or A (with related modalities) to accomodate the range of fingerings available for simple system flutes, whistles and Boehm-style concert flutes. Both an ornamented and unornamented version of each tune is included in the flute score along with guitar chords. The collection is comprised of eleven performance sets with piano accompaniments. Whistlers or flutists will find the addition of guitar chords an enriching backdrop for practice or performance.

An accompanimental CD for the Antiquities of Scottish Music is now available. The CD contains a performance on either flute or tin whistle of all eleven ornamented sets in the book. Piano accompaniment tracks are also included for all eleven sets. A great way to enjoy Scottish tunes and learn traditional performance practice at the same time!