Enda Scahill's Irish Banjo Tutor
Volume I
(Newly revised)

"Enda’s tutor is masterfully conceived, the product of years of playing and thoughtful reflection " 
- Prof Mick Moloney

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Volume I

• The first ever comprehensive guide to the Irish Tenor Banjo
  
• The essential foundation techniques for successful banjo playing outlined in Enda's simple, effective method
• How to sit and hold the banjo
• The importance of posture, alignment and relaxation
  
• How to hold the pick
• The correct picking pattern explained
• How to play ornamentation - trebles, triplets, slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs
• How to use chords
• An introduction to variations
• 96 pages of fully illustrated instruction
• 50 tunes specifically selected to demonstrate and improve technique
• 2 free CDs with all the tunes and exercises recorded slowly and accurately
  
• All music is in Stave Notation, ABC and TAB

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Enda Scahill's Irish Banjo Tutor
Volume II

"There is something this tutor achieves that very few do. Enda’s tutor inspires thought, and musical creativity" - Prof K.Padraig O'Kane

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Volume II

• Volume II takes the foundation techniques set out in Volume I and demonstrates how to use them to bring musicality and individuality to your playing
• How to improve rhythm and phrasing
• How to create and develop variations
• Where and when to use chords and harmony
• Explores the importance of complete relaxation and breathing, and the huge impact this can have on your playing
• A treasure trove of ornamentation including new techniques such as crab-walk triplets, cascade triplets and double string trebles.
  
• All the music is written out in full in both notation and TAB formats
• 2 free accompanying CDs featuring 2 hours of  techniques, demonstrations and tunes recorded slowly and at speed
• Tunes written out in simple format and then including variations, ornamentation and chords to allow student to observe how these are added and developed
• Specific banjo techniques to greatly improve rhythm and phrasing
• How to practice effectively
• Targeted scales and exercises to improve speed and accuracy

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Volume II takes the foundation techniques set out in Volume I and demonstrates how to use them to bring musicality and individuality to your playing

How to improve rhythm and phrasing

How to create and develop variations

Where and when to use chords and harmony

Explores the importance of complete relaxation and breathing, and the huge impact this can have on your playing

A treasure trove of ornamentation including new techniques such as crab-walk triplets, cascade triplets and double string trebles.

All the music is written out in full in both notation and TAB formats

2 free accompanying CDs featuring 2 hours of  techniques, demonstrations and tunes recorded slowly and at speed

Tunes written out in simple format and then including variations, ornamentation and chords to allow student to observe how these are added and developed

Specific banjo techniques to greatly improve rhythm and phrasing

How to practice effectively

Targeted scales and exercises to improve speed and accuracy