Carolan seems to embody the image of the old bards in whom resided the last vestiges of the ancient music and the lost art of extempore poetry. His music is often seen as a link between traditional Irish melodies and baroque music but more importantly it includes some of the most striking melodies ever composed. Originally written for the harp these compositions lend themselves perfectly to the fingerstyle guitarist. In this DVD lesson Duck Baker teaches a wide variety of Carola
Baker explores and explains how Gospel music can be arranged for fingerstyle guitar.
The traditional folksong The Wreck Of The Old '97 and Duck's original composition Holding Pattern are used to illustrate various right hand picking ideas. This is followed by left hand techniques and ideas to increase the independence of motion of your fingers as well as exercises featuring trills thumb-fretting hammer-ons and pull-offs. The Rakes Of Waterloo is presented featuring left hand fingerings and techniques necessary for the ornamentation of Celtic melodies. Grace notes slides and complex embellishments are demonstrated. Guitar Aerobics concludes with right hand slapping techniques and the tune The Dirtman Cometh.
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