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Welcome to How to Play Bodhrán : Begin Your Journey 🎵☘️🙌
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In this first instalment of my course, we will start from the very beginning, exploring when the Irish bodhrán came from, and its role within traditional Irish music, to setting you up with the absolute fundamentals of technique and musicianship you’ll need to set a strong foundation for your bodhrán playing.
Whether you are a complete beginner or have been experimenting with the bodhran and are looking for a deeper understanding of the fundamentals, this course is for you.
I’ll show you how to hold the bodhrán and tipper, and how to play with a relaxed grip, and make a clear and consistent sound. I’ll also will give you exercises to develop independence between the playing and tonal hand.
If your wondering which bodhrán to get, and there are a lot of options to choose from, I’ll explore different sizes and styles of drum so you can decide which drum is best for you.
The course has been designed with the bodhrán player in mind. Work through 8 modules of content at your own speed, and in your own time. We start at the very beginning working through the fundamentals, tonal hand, reels, jigs and a range of dynamic technical and music exercises.
One of the trickiest things when developing your practice on the bodhrán is finding suitable steady tracks to practice along to, and I have recoded a set of 10 tracks especially for this course with the bodhran player in mind. They come with and without the bodhran part, so you can clearly hear how the music all fits together
One of biggest challenges for a beginner bodhrán player is finding suitable music to practice with. I’ve recorded 4 tracks comprising 7 tunes in total especially for this course and together I’ll take you through a selection of brilliant patterns so you can play along with confidence. The tracks feature Aleksandra Henszel on flute and whistle, and Dave Dellare on guitar.
Finally, I’ll also talk about practice, and help you to build a routine, which is really crucial to making that all important progress. To develop on bodhran, all you need is commitment over time Looking after your physical body is also important when learning any musical instrument so I have some really juicy bodhran specific physical warmups I know you’ll love, that you can include into your practice.
This course built on my 25 years of playing the bodhrán , which includes 10 years of teaching and sharing this instrument online and in person and after 12 whole months of production, I really can’t wait to welcome you all in my studio to join me for my course, How to Play Bodhrán : Begin Your Journey
Welcome to How to Play Bodhrán : Begin Your Journey 🎵☘️🙌
bodhran.teachable.com/p/how-to-play-bodhran
In this first instalment of my course, we will start from the very beginning, exploring when the Irish bodhrán came from, and its role within traditional Irish music, to setting you up with the absolute fundamentals of technique and musicianship you’ll need to set a strong foundation for your bodhrán playing.
Whether you are a complete beginner or have been experimenting with the bodhran and are looking for a deeper understanding of the fundamentals, this course is for you.
I’ll show you how to hold the bodhrán and tipper, and how to play with a relaxed grip, and make a clear and consistent sound. I’ll also will give you exercises to develop independence between the playing and tonal hand.
If your wondering which bodhrán to get, and there are a lot of options to choose from, I’ll explore different sizes and styles of drum so you can decide which drum is best for you.
The course has been designed with the bodhrán player in mind. Work through 8 modules of content at your own speed, and in your own time. We start at the very beginning working through the fundamentals, tonal hand, reels, jigs and a range of dynamic technical and music exercises.
One of the trickiest things when developing your practice on the bodhrán is finding suitable steady tracks to practice along to, and I have recoded a set of 10 tracks especially for this course with the bodhran player in mind. They come with and without the bodhran part, so you can clearly hear how the music all fits together
One of biggest challenges for a beginner bodhrán player is finding suitable music to practice with. I’ve recorded 4 tracks comprising 7 tunes in total especially for this course and together I’ll take you through a selection of brilliant patterns so you can play along with confidence. The tracks feature Aleksandra Henszel on flute and whistle, and Dave Dellare on guitar.
Finally, I’ll also talk about practice, and help you to build a routine, which is really crucial to making that all important progress. To develop on bodhran, all you need is commitment over time Looking after your physical body is also important when learning any musical instrument so I have some really juicy bodhran specific physical warmups I know you’ll love, that you can include into your practice.
This course built on my 25 years of playing the bodhrán , which includes 10 years of teaching and sharing this instrument online and in person and after 12 whole months of production, I really can’t wait to welcome you all in my studio to join me for my course, How to Play Bodhrán : Begin Your Journey
