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Practicing with an Irish Flute

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Learn how to play the Irish flute with various tips and techniques including breathing and fingering exercises with expert music training tips in this free online instrument instruction video series.

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Tags: instrument, how-to, flute, wooden, Irish, traditional, wood-wind

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Summary: Irish Flutes are simple system, cone bore flutes that are generally of wooden construction; however, they are sometimes made of composite materials. The wooden design and cone bore create a sound rich in overtones, perfect for traditional Irish music. The shape of the Irish Flute is cylindrical with a taper from the embouchure to the foot and open finger holes along the body of the flute. The open finger hole design allows the flute player to employ Irish Flute musical ornaments such as cutting, rolling, and the cran. If you would like to increase your Irish Flute playing skills, get free instructions online from one of our experts.

In this free video series learn how to practice your skills playing the Irish Flute from professional Irish Flute player David Cantieni. Watch these videos to learn how to produce good tone on the Irish flute, how to breath deeply while playing the Irish flute, how to exercise your fingers, how to produce even sounding rolls on the Irish flute, how to use a metronome to practice rolls on the Irish flute, how to improve your rhythm, how to increase your tempo when playing the Irish flute, and how to play a difficult traditional Irish song.

This series is an Equilibrio Films production.

About the Expert

Contact: digdigmusic.com

Expert: Primarily playing Irish style wooden flute, but also known for his performances on the Breton bombard, oboe, sax, and whistle he has been making people dance to his music for more than two decades. David switched to playing traditional dance music from Bach and Stravinsky on oboe (music which he still adores) after developing a passion for the traditional New England dance- contra dancing. The love of music and dance infuses all of David’s many activities which might include performing with the well known bands Swallowtail and Wild Asparagus as well as teaching music at various music and dance camps or at home in Massachusets.

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