Description

Fantastic Irish flute tutorial by June McCormack. Book features:

• CD Included
• Over 60 Tunes
• Ornamentation
• Detailed Breathing

From the Book's Introduction

This book explains and details various techniques used by flute players in traditional Irish music. It includes arrangements of 64 Irish tunes, as I play and teach them. I have chosen many of the tunes because I find them particularly suited to the flute.

The book focuses on ornamentation and repertoire development. It is important to point out that this is my personal approach to flute playing and that other players and teachers may differ in their approach. The terminology used is my own language, which I find effective for teaching...

About the Author

June McCormack comes from Ballintogher, Co. Sligo, a county which is renowned for its fiddle and flute playing. She has been playing the flute since childhood and has performed extensively with her husband, harper Michael Rooney in the past number of years. They have toured under the name "Draiocht" and have released two albums. Their first album entitled Draiocht was released in 2004, and its successor "Land's End" was launched in the Spring of 2006.

June was recipient of TG4 Young Traditional Musician of the Year Award in 1998 and she recorded an album with Siona, entitled "Launching the Boat" in the same year. A primary school teacher by profession, June has taught music over the past decade at workshops and classes both in Ireland and internationally.

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