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How to Play Bodhrán : Begin your Journey
CH 1 : Introduction
Welcome and how to use this course (7:04)
All about the bodhrán - historical overview (6:13)
Tools of the trade - choosing your bodhrán and tipper. Size and materials (13:33)
Warming up, and why its important (4:59)
CH 2 : The Fundamentals of Playing Bodhrán
How to hold your bodhrán (7:02)
Fundamental playing stroke (6:13)
Fundamental playing stroke with metronome (6:08)
Holding the tipper (5:05)
Fundamental playing stroke with tipper (5:26)
Which tipper to use? (2:37)
Fundamentals in practice (5:25)
CH 3 :Introducing the Tonal Hand
Thoughts about sound production on bodhrán (2:15)
Fundamental tonal hand positions (8:18)
Exercise for developing movement No. 1 (4:36)
Exercise for developing movement No. 2 (3:51)
Exercise for developing tonal hand independence (12:35)
CH 4 : Fundamentals and Tonal Hand in Practice : Bear Dance
About the tune (5:08)
Introducing the patterns- playing hand (10:24)
Developing the patterns - tonal hand (9:50)
Pattern 1 - faster speed (2:02)
Pattern 2 - faster speed (2:03)
Bonus pattern with pop sound! (5:22)
Bear Dance Audio Files : Fast
Bear Dance Audio Files : Slow
CH 5 : Playing Reels on Bodhrán : Joe Cooleys Reel into Drowsey Maggie
Introduction to Reels (4:08)
Introducing the Set (5:57)
Reel Pattern 1 (7:45)
Reel Pattern 2 (9:58)
Reel Pattern 3 (8:40)
Reel Pattern 4 (7:28)
Reels Combination Pattern (9:15)
Joe Cooleys Reel into Drowsy Maggie Audio Files : Fast
Joe Cooleys Reel into Drowsy Maggie Audio Files : Slow
Reel Playlist
Playing Jigs on Bodhrán : St Patricks Day into Garryowen
What is a Jig? (7:27)
About the set (4:58)
Jig Pattern 1 (6:03)
Jig Pattern 2 (6:08)
Jig Pattern 3 (6:55)
Jig Pattern 4 (6:58)
Combination Jig Patterns (7:24)
St Patricks Day into Garryowen : Slow Speed
St Patricks into Garryowen : Fast Speed
Jig Playlist
CH 7. Developing Jigs on Bodhrán : The Swallowtail Jig & The Blackthorn Stick
Introducing the Set (3:55)
Pattern 1 (3:32)
Pattern 2 (4:43)
Pattern 3 (4:30)
Pattern 4 (4:08)
Combination Patterns (4:36)
The The Swallowtail Jig into The Blackthorn Stick .aif
Jig Playlist
CH 8 - Wrapping Up
Final thoughts, Inspiration and Next steps (7:11)
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Thoughts about sound production on bodhrán
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