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Enda Scahill's Irish Banjo Tutor Volume II Reviews

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Enda Scahill's Irish Banjo Tutor II Enda Scahill from Galway has been at the forefront of Irish banjo playing for some time and is highly regarded for his technical wizardry and innovative style. Enda's illustrious career has seen him record with Grammy-winner and Bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs, guest with The Chieftains, tour with Frankie Gavin and Stockton's Wing, and perform for over 10 years with Instrumental Irish Band of the Decade, The Brock McGuire Band. Enda now plays with his award-winning band We Banjo 3. Enda's debut solo album Pick It Up is highly acclaimed, Irish American News said "Enda does things on the banjo which should be impossible'. His collaboration with melodeonist Paul Brock and pianist Ryan Molly produced the album Humdinger which was awarded Traditional Album of the Year by The Irish Times. Enda was instrumental in the ground-breaking album Green Grass Blue Grass by the Brock McGuire Band which PJ Curtis described as "An electrifying rendering of tunes from different - though related - traditions as they flow from the hearts and fingers of these virtuoso musicians at the very top of their game" Enda's first book, Enda Scahill's Irish Banjo Tutor sets out in concise detail the essential foundation techniques for playing the banjo. It describes the exact method of holding the banjo and the pick, correct picking patterns and relaxation, and the fundamentals of ornamentation. Professor Mick Moloney praised the book as being "masterfully conceived, the product of years of playing and thoughtful reflection" This book, Enda Scahill's Irish Banjo Tutor II continues Enda's unique teaching method and approach to banjo playing. It explores the vastly important area of relaxation and breathing, describes techniques for developing excellent rhythm and phrasing, discusses the craft of adding ornamentation and variation to tunes, and offers a detailed approach to embellishing tunes through the use of chords and harmony. "Master Lessons from the Master" In this, his second book, you'll learn: Relaxation and Breathing How to Practice Scales and Exercises Advanced Ornamentation Creating Variations Rhythm and Phrasing Using Chords and Harmony Alternate Tuning Old-Time Banjo Method Tunes in Notation and TAB (including ornamentation, variation, and chords) 2 CDs of all the tunes, exercises, techniques and examples in the book. 

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Excellent book ,
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Posted 2 years ago
Love this book.
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Posted 2 years ago
Very helpful! Both Tutorials are helpful in a maximum Matter. The combination of theoretical and musical offers are enough Material to learn for years. I love to have CD and additional music for ear training in www. The mass of instructions ist overwelming. Thank you for that really great tutorial.
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Posted 2 years ago
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Posted 2 years ago
Very instructive and with good excersices. Also a lot of good tunes.
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Posted 2 years ago
Glad you like it! Thank you for the review.
Posted 2 years ago
Like having a teacher at home Books verry complete, progressive and detailed.Slow recording very clear with emphasis for the lilting rythm. After a while you really have to increase the speed of it while playing along. Still it keeps the special rythm.
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Posted 3 years ago
Always a good, courteous and effective service, and no different this time. Will definitely return. Jerry Byrne.
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Posted 4 years ago
Great Book, great CDs!
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Posted 4 years ago