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ROGER WHITTAKER LPS LOT 1970S RCA NEAR MINT sealed POP IRISH MUSIC LP

ROGER WHITTAKER LPS LOT 1970S RCA NEAR MINT sealed POP IRISH MUSIC LP

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Larry McKee and the Shandonairs Set Dance Music for Irish Dancers 1986

Larry McKee and the Shandonairs Set Dance Music for Irish Dancers 1986

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Wind Instruments Guide 101 pt 3

Here is a guide to some of the more common and more interesting wind instruments. Some of these instruments are common place in the United States and others have a decidedly more worldly origin. Fanfare Trumpet The fanfare trumpet is an instrument that is not like your traditional style of trumpet. This style of trumpet [...]

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  • accordionsWind Instruments Guide 101 pt 1 Wind instruments are actually known more technically as being aero phones. Wind instruments are capable of producing a sound when the column of air within them is set into motion or vibration by way of either a reed or the lips of the player. The tuning of these instruments is......
  • saxyIntroduction to Woodwind Instruments, pt 2 In the last post in this series we were talking about different types of woodwind instruments. The following is the rest of the list of exposed double reed instruments. - Hichiriki (Japan) - Kèn bầu (Vietnam) - Mizmar (Arabic nations) - Nadaswaram - Oboe - Oboe da caccia - Oboe......
  • bugleWind Instruments Guide 101 pt 2 Here is a guide to some of the more common and more interesting wind instruments. Some of these instruments are common place in the United States and others have a decidedly more worldly origin. Bugle The bugle is a type of wind instrument that does not actually contain any valves......
  • trumpet2Introduction to the Trumpet, pt 2 From the long mouthpieces that the slide trumpet was known for, developed the idea of creating a separate mouthpiece for natural trumpets. The basic design for the mouthpiece during the 16th century and the 17th century was a cupped shape that had a sharp edge and a flat rim. There......
  • dobrosBrief History of Dobros The name "Dobro" refers to a specific style of resonator guitar, but is now a trade name that is owned by the Gibson Guitar Corporation. The "Dobros" name has a very long and very involved history that is closely interwoven with the resonator guitar's history as a musical instrument. The......

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Introduction to the Bodhrán pt 2

A traditional Irish instrument, the Bodhrán is an open frame drum. The head of the drum is traditionally made out of goat skins, but other animal skins as well as some synthetic materials can be used. The head of the Bodhrán is tacked to one end of the frame and the other end of the [...]

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  • guitar1Brief History of Guitars One of the most widely recognized musical instruments is the acoustic guitar. It is an instrument that has roots deep in history, and is played many different ways. There are many varieties, in four, six, seven, eight, ten and twelve strings, although six is standard. Guitars are used in many......
  • Playing the BodhránPlaying the Bodhrán The Irish drum known as a Bodhrán is an open ended frame drum, which allows the player to place their hand inside the drum. Having the hand inside the instrument provides a way to control the pitch and timbre of the drum. Generally, the Bodhrán ranges in diameter from between......
  • Glass ArmonicaMetal Instruments 101 pt 2 ... Flexatone continued. It is fixed at the wide end to a metal frame that is approximately 30 cm or 12 in in length that possesses rubber beater or wooden beaters at the lower end, attached to rods. The player will wave the flexatone instrument around so that the beaters......
  • BodhránIntroduction to the Bodhrán The Bodhrán is an Irish frame drum instrument that ranges in size between 25 cm and 65 cm, or 10 inches to 26 inches in its diameter. Most Bodhrán drums measure between 35 cm and 45 cm or 14 inches to 18 inches. The drum's sides range from 9 cm......
  • citternIntroduction to the Cittern Instrument There are a lot of really interesting instruments out there, in addition to the common ones that you hear about regularly. One example of a not so well known instrument is the cittern. The cittern is a musical instrument possessing strings, and it originally came from Europe. It is said......

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