GREAT MEADOW MUSIC
GREAT MEADOW MUSIC
Tune Books - Teaching
This section includes tune books, CDs, DVDs, and videos for Contra musicians, dance instructors and budding callers. They are arranged alphabetically.
Note Books 1/2 -10
$10 eachNote Books 11 -13
$12 eachBob McQuillen - Tune Books
Bob McQuillen is a legend in the Monadnock region of New Hampshsire and beyond, and is an inspiration for the thriving Contra dance and traditional music community in the area. He has written over 1,300 tunes and is still at it. They are published in twelve tune books, "Bob's Note Books". An index for the first ten books is available. Bob usually dedicates a tune to somebody, and he tells you why. Great Meadow Music is proud to be the publisher for Bob's tune. Note Book volumes 1 and 2 are combined in Note Book 1/2.
Buy any ten Note Books at a Wholesale price of $75.
See also Bob McQuillen CDs
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Susan Conger - Tune Book Here is a collection of 73 reels, jigs, waltzes and other dance tunes written by musicians of the Connecticut River Valley. Many of these tunes have become standards in New England. The tune "The Gale" alone is worth $15. !! See also- Along the River Companion CD
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Susan Songer and Friends coming soon.
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order at rodneymiller.net |
Alan Roberts, Sande Gillette, Rodney Miller - Tune Book Tunes and fiddle transcriptions from Castles in the Air by Rodney Miller. The book includes a half speed play along CD. Castles in the Air is a classic of the Contra genre. Twenty-four basic tunes are presented as well as transcriptions of these tunes as Rodney Miller plays them. Techniques such as ornamentation, attack and release bowing, rolls and more are included. This is an invaluable learning tool for fiddlers. See also related Contra
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Domino - Tune Book Published in 1999, this tune book is still very much in demand. It includes 24 tunes. There are 15 original tunes as well as traditional tunes. In all, there are four medleys of five tunes each, two waltzes and two "chansons a repondre. The companion CD is available at Great Meadow Music too! click here
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Randy Miller's newest Tune Book! Fiddler's Throne contains 375 jigs, reels, hornpipes, marches and waltzes. The collection is based on Randy's collecting trips in Britain America. One fifth of the tunes are recently composed by musicians such as Liz Carrol, Jerry Holland, Randal Bays, Randy Miller, and the late Ralph Page, Dean of New England Contra, are included in this collection. Also included are 18 tunes from the manuscript of New England fiddler Johyn Taggart (1895-1943). Arrangements and chord suggestions are by Randy, based on 30 years' experience as a Contra dancer, a fiddler and a piano player. Randy has organized this book
to a fare-the-well - 256 pages, chords included, tunes alphabetically,
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Peter Barnes - Contra Piano Teaching Book This book teaches piano accompaniment for Contra dancing. Peter starts with "For the Total Beginner" and progresses through "the works." Some of the items covered are: Bass Runs and Rhythmic Effects, Chording Phrasing, Left Handed Maneuvers, Chord Substitutions. Peter states, "And don't ever hesitate, if you see me at a dance, to come up and ask me about anything that I'm doing or that you yourself are working on." 138 pages. See also Peter Barnes CD's
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Listen to the 
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Listen to the Mockingbird is a successor to New England Dancing Masters' earlier collection, Chimes of Dunkirk and is designed for dance instruction with children, schools, and communities. It includes detailed instructions for teaching numerous dances, as well as tunes. The accompanying CD includes dance length recordings of music for all the dances in the book, played by some of New England's finest dance musicians. The book and CD can be used alone or in conjunction with Chimes of Dunkirk.
David Kaynor - Mary Lea - Becky Tracy - Andy Davis - Mary Cay Brass - Stuart Kenney 1997 |
For more New England Dancing Masters products click here for their website.
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New England
Book - $20 |
The New England Fiddler's Repertoire,
now in its 6th edition since 1983, is the "bible of New
England fiddling," considered by many to be the indispensable
music book for traditional musicians. It contain's one hundred
and sixty eight of New England's best known and loved fiddle
tunes for any melody instruments such as fiddle, flute, piano,
whistle and accordion. The CD, New England
Chestnuts contains 19 tunes from New England Fiddler's Repertoire.
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Volumes 1 and 2 The two Portland Collection tune books have
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 Vol I - $12
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Bill Matthiesen Quoting Bill from the preface of The Waltz Book III,
"I can hardly believe that a full seven years have gone by since the publication of the last Waltz Book, and ten years
since the first book came out. Based on the volume of phone calls, letters and emails I recieve each week, the interest
in this wonderful genre is, if anything increasing. The reasons why aren't hard to fathom. First of all, the tunes are
varied and pretty and they're fun to play, and to listen to. Second, waltzes are especially acceptible. This makes them
fun for beginning players."
All three books are spiral bound and the tunes are listed alphabetically in each. Each book contains about 60 waltzes. |
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Book with CD - $25 |
Dudley and Jacqueline Laufman
- Book and CD
"There's no topping Dudley and Jacqueline as the keepers and disseminators of traditional New England dance. They've made it accessible, learnable, and do-able for all. Through this resource, we can tap into a great time proven way to build community, connect with each other and have fun." Sue Huslsether, Music teacher and dance caller, Minneapolis, MN Dudley Laufman caller, Music
by Two Fiddles and Sugar River String Band, 2001 |
