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Celtic Guitar Masterclass | Celtic Backup

Terence — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:30:33 +0000

Welcome to the Celtic Guitar Masterclass here at Guitarbench.com.

This month, we are going to look at topic very near and dear to my heart, celtic backup. When playing rhythm the guitar plays a secondary role, accompanying a melody player. This is usually with a flatpick, but a hybrid pick and [...]

Celtic Guitar Masterclass | Irish Sea

Terence — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:30:58 +0000

Welcome to the Celtic Guitar Masterclass here at Guitarbench.com.

For this next celtic guitar masterclass I wanted to look at simple piece called the Irish Sea. Its a simple waltz in the key of G dorian. I think it will accessible to folks with basic fingerpicking skills, and will provide a simple primer on arranging [...]

Celtic Guitar Masterclass | O’Carolan’s Receipt

Terence — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:00:44 +0000

Welcome to the first installment of the Celtic Guitar Masterclass here at Guitarbench.com I will be writing a series of articles looking at the various techniques and approaches used when arranging celtic music for the guitar. I will be using a variety of pieces as examples, ranging from beginner to more [...]

Celtic Guitar Masterclass | What is Celtic Guitar?

Terence — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 11:45:31 +0000

What is Celtic Guitar?

I get asked this question alot. I will hand someone my cd, or tell them i am a musician, and usually the next question is “what kind of music to you play”. I usually respond, “celtic guitar” then have to follow it up with a lengthy explanation. Obviously [...]