The Hal Leonard Irish Bouzouki Method is designed for anyone just learning to play the Irish bouzouki. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide focuses on teaching the basics of the instrument as well as accompanimenttechniques for a variety of Irish song forms. The accompanying audio includes demonstrations of all the examples in the book and can be accessed online via streaming or download. Includes: purchasing an instrument: playingposition: tuning: picking and strumming patterns: learning the fretboard: accompaniment styles: double jigs, slip jigs, and reels: drones: counterpoint: arpeggios: playing with a capo: traditional Irish songs: basic music reading:standard notation and tablature. Online audio is accessed at halleonard.com/mylibrary