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An exciting collection of 29 traditional tunes from Ireland, arranged for easy fiddle. All tunes are written clearly in standard notation with bow directions. The audio recording contains all the tunes, played at a manageable speed, with guitar accompaniment. The tunes are played 2 or 3 times, so you can really get into the feel of the tune when playing along. The speed of the tunes is quite slow, but not so slow as to take away from the essential feel of the music. The collection contains airs, well known songs, polkas, slip jigs, slides, double jigs, hornpipes and reels, all of which are specially arranged by the author with the beginning/intermediate fiddle player in mind. Irish music is rightly popular all over the world. The haunting beauty of the slow airs and infectious foot-tapping rhythms of jigs and reels are here to be discovered in this selection of great traditional music. Includes access to online audio.

Judy Garland immortalized the iconic song, “Over the Rainbow,” in the landmark film, “The Wizard of Oz.” It was a groundbreaking song in a groundbreaking film, now it has been immortalized once again in our new “groundbreaking release” for string quartet. Michael Tarro’s emotional arrangement for strings is a true masterpiece. The CD is recorded in our critically acclaimed play-along fashion, but now we’ve taken it to the next level and beyond. The audio recording contains 17 tracks covering every possible combination, from the full ensemble, to assorted groupings, to each individual instrument performed separately.

The arrangements are completely compatible with each other and can be played together or as solos. Each book contains a carefully edited part that is appropriate for the Level 2-3 player. The arrangements in the string instrument books, however, are not compatible with those in the wind instrument books due to level considerations regarding keys and instrument ranges.