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Guitar Technique (Accompaniment) builds beautifully on the previous course Guitar Progressions and takes the art of accompaniment to a whole new level. A knowledge of how to play guitar in standard tuning is a prerequisite. This course is for you if you are serious about developing an extensive repertoire of guitar skills in general, and more specifically if you wish to become a master accompanist.
By the end of the course you will have a repertoire of thirteen popular Irish session tunes, be familiar with single string accompaniment, dampening and dead strum techniques and the use of more ‘jazzy’ chords in the accompaniment of traditional music. The course has 13 lessons, broken into 3 to 4 tutorials each, where tunes are taught phrase by phrase.
Course Structure
A wonderful selection of well known tunes from the Irish tradition are used throughout this course to demonstrate guitar accompaniment styles and techniques with a focus on varying rhythms, keys and modes. To spice things up, the tutor skilfully borrows from other genres incorporating Calypso rhythms, James Brown, Niall Rodgers, Pachabel’s Canon, and other popular riffs that really enliven a master accompanist’s repertoire. Single string accompaniment is also examined, as is dampening and dead strum techniques and the use of more ‘jazzy’ chords. Each lesson is accompanied with practice mp3’s of the melody and PDF’s of chord structures and shapes.
The tunes taught in this course are:
The Silver Spear
The Cliffs Of Moher
The Tamlin
The Rights Of Man
The Dingle Regatta
Boys Of Malin
Fig For A Kiss
The Cliffs Of Moher
The Tamlin
The Rights Of Man
The Dingle Regatta
Boys Of Malin
Fig For A Kiss
Bill Sullivan’s Polka
The Boys Of Bluehill
Castle Kelly’s
Connacht Man’s Rambles
The Golden Stud
The Man Of Aran
The Boys Of Bluehill
Castle Kelly’s
Connacht Man’s Rambles
The Golden Stud
The Man Of Aran
Sample Sheet Music
Download The Silver Spear Chord Diagrams.
Download The Silver Spear Chords.
Sample mp3 of The Silver Spear
Your Tutor
Cillian Ó’Dálaigh is a natural teacher who has been surrounded by Irish music from day one, learning from his father who played with Irish band, Cromlach. Cillian graduated with a BA in Irish Music and Dance from the University of Limerick and has toured extensively as both guitarist and flute player. He toured with the internationally acclaimed band, The Outside Track, up until about a year and a half ago, at which point, he opened up his own music production studio in Limerick called Temper & Flux on Windmill Street. As well as running the studio, Cillian teaches guitar courses and is also working on his own music. Read more.Detailed questions and discussion on the course can be found in the Community Forum, available to paying members only.
