TOPSCORE Music Academy - Irish Traditional Music Practice Tool

 Declan Plummer of TopScore Music Academy has launched a new helping tool. There is a similar feature available on youtube, I think I wrote about it some time ago, but Declan tries to take the idea a little bit further. His tool is not finished yet and within the next 5 days or so you can get it for free. After that period you'll have to pay 5 Pound for it. 

You'll get it for free if you subscribe to TopScore Music academy and write an E-Mail to Declan.

Declan writes:

A quick reminder that the App is free for you guys in the community only until 27 June, so if you're interested let me know, and also encourage anyone else to join the community and they'll get it free too, but only if they ask within the next week!

Here's a quick demonstration video I made just a minute ago. 

Enda Scahill - How to get sooo good

 OK, in this video there is no bouzouki at all. But I'm pretty sure every bouzouki player can benefit from what Enda is showing in this video. It's all about learning in chunks. Have a look and you'll know.

Alan Murray & Finn Magill - The Bank Of Turf

Have I actually told you that I particularly like the way Alan Murray plays the bouzouki? Well, a few weeks ago I asked Luke Ward if he could do a lesson on Alan Murray’s playing style. In his generous way, he actually did two lessons – one on a reel and one on a jig. You can get these on his Patreon page. Do you remember, I mentioned his patreon a lot of times now. It’s really worth becoming a member there. He’s now got nearly 30 fantastic lessons there, so there’s plenty to learn.

The jig he chose was ‘Australian Waters’, a tune I wasn’t familiar with and hadn’t heard at sessions before. But afterwards, Finn and Alan play the jig ‘The Bank of Turf’, which you often hear at sessions. The tune starts at 40:19 in the video. So I thought I’d have a go at writing down Alan’s accompaniment for this tune. I’ve written out the first and second rounds in Tabledit. (It's a fine app for MAC/PC to write Tab for stringed instruments) 

You can download the tab here and here.

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