Get better sound on Bodhrán with this exercise - NO scratching! BODHRÁN BOOTCAMP

[@3ustin]

Just discovered this guy, new Bodhran enthusiast here,. Been playing for many years as a hobbyist, but now am venturing on playing traditional Irish music with good tone and following the melody. This man here has got it all if your look'n to learn more Your in the Right Place!

[@bodhran]

So glad the vids are helpful Austin!

[@garypeluso3300]

Thank you Ruairi. I am a new learning following your intro lessons (reels, jigs, etc) and going through this exercise really helped with making good contact with the drum. I think it will be a regular exercise for a few minutes before doing any other drum lesson.

[@sianbinnie4896]

Hi from Australia, I started learning the Bodhran a few years ago after seeing a demo at a big Scottish festival in Bundanoon NSW, but sadly a new neighbour in our flats hated my playing and complained vigorously. Fast forward 10 years (in my own home on a larger block of land) I came across your channel here on KZbin a few weeks ago and I felt a strange compulsion to dig my drum out of its hiding place and start my learning journey again. Thank you, Ruairi for sharing your talent and enthusiasm for this instrument. PS, I'm loving your Hidden Drum series.

[@bodhran]

Wonderful stuff Sian - so delighted you have managed to get back to your bodhrán playing after all these years. Have fund practicing, and I hope the tutorials are a good help 🙏🙌

[@jenibylsma9845]

Hi Sian! So glad to know you have picked it up again! I’m in Darwin and started playing the bodhran about 3 months ago. I have 2 bodhrans (16" & 18") and play them every day - I am fortunately blessed to have very tolerant neighbours hahaha! Ruairi’s videos are just the best - he’s a very talented teacher and makes it look so easy. His teaching style makes you feel like you CAN do ANYTHING if you put your mind to it. So glad to know there are other Aussies playing this amazing instrument. It so deserves to be recognised Down Under! 😁

[@herklopik]

Hey mate, thanks so much for your content. I'm Australian, grew up in the folk music scene with my Irish immigrant mob - I never got to master an instrument and session with people because I was so devoted to my studies, but now that I'm graduating and my old folks are getting on, I'm getting back to basics. I'll finally be able to join everyone in a reel some day soon! Thanks for facilitating a gal's reconnection with her fam and soul.

[@bodhran]

So glad the videos were a help! Enjoy the journey 👍

[@barbarasunday3514]

Newbie from the US..This excercise should help me work out a problem i have noticed with accidently bouncing in unwanted beats that throw me off. I just finished my first week with the Bodhran. I've tried to play winds and strings without avail,but i think your technique might make a percussionist of me. Thank you!

[@strollingireland9860]

How's it going, I'm new to the bodhán and I've watched a load of related content and just want to say thanks man, between yourself and Sifu Ó Snodaigh I don't need to look any further. I've watched through all of both of ye're stuff but I'm not allowed play the bodhrán until Christmas so I'm using a pencil and copybook for now, just getting the feel of the jist like, and then in the new year I'll be rewatching them, working through them on the goat. I've had a bit of a fear of numbers my whole life, which kind of equated to a fear of percussion, just a kind of lostness with a touch of mild panic. Anyway, I can feel the fog of the fear lifting already, so, arís, go raibh míle mhaith agat.

[@lamondiola]

Hola Ruairi! Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina! I have started a couple months ago, thanks for keep uploading videos. I hope to improve better the bodhrán basis and applying it in a long term to tango music too. 🇦🇷 🇮🇪

[@bodhran]

I love that you are using the bodhrán with Tango! That makes me so happy, and I'm delighted your enjoying the tutorials. Thanks so much for the kind words and all the very best, Ruairi

[@Di5Glitter]

Excellent!😊

[@jenibylsma9845]

Thanks Ruairi! This makes so much sense to me - I’ve often wondered why some tippers seem to be more "scratchy" than others. The angle of attack definitely makes all the difference! Looking forward to more Bootcamp! 😁

[@bodhran]

Awesome Jeni! 🙏

[@jaedanedhel7118]

This is great :) Every time I do this exercise, there are fewer ugly scrapes and less 'missed' beats. It really highlighted that the up stroke is the real culprit so I can work on correcting that. Thank you so much!

[@bodhran]

Great to hear it - this exercise has helped so many of my students develop crisper and more articulate strokes 🙌

[@hervedesormeaux1478]

Great video ! Thank you.

[@Smallballonly]

THANK YOU 😂😂😂

[@steveharveysteveharvey2867]

Nice shirt dude.. loving learning bodhran with your tutorials.

[@bodhran]

Thanks Steve! - its gant, but i got it in a charity shop ( goodwill!) for about £10 - my whole KZbin wardrobe is charity shop actually 😂😂😂😂

[@steveharveysteveharvey2867]

@@bodhran so is mine.!! I go to church as a Japanese admiral.!!

[@TheCrowLady]

Thank you!!!! This is really helpful for me as a beginner. Now I can progress with a quality tone instead of simply learning how to rattle and scratch out the rhythms.

[@bodhran]

Glad it was helpful!

[@CalliopePony]

Thank you for this. I am just starting to learn, and as soon as I began practicing I kept getting a lot of those scratchy strokes. This exercise is already making it sound better.

[@bodhran]

Wonderful!

[@DYNABIKE1]

Excellent as usual - - - Great workout. Beginners like Me need this so much !!

[@dermotshaw5722]

I've been getting lessons with Colm Phelan, and I use an Eamon Murry tipper. I definitely find I can play clearer and faster with the tipper held at a 45 or 30 degree angle

[@JustFiddler]

love it! greeting from bali islanf

[@MillyHoddo]

Thanks Ruairi for all your videos and in particular this one! I've just bought my first bodhran and have really enjoyed playing it, and now I am getting a much nicer tone out of it! 🔥 🥁

[@bodhran]

Great to hear!

[@EnCoreArte]

Thank you for your videos, they are great! What would be a good first bodhrán ? I want to start playing it. I'm a guitarist and pianist, play this percussion is something I want to add to my skills. Greetings from Paris.

[@joelgannon9839]

Hello sir! Thank you for your videos! I appreciate them so much. So useful. Love the sound of your bodhran. I have a shallow bodhran that doesn't sound nearly this good. What a fun drum to play though. Keep it up brother, I'll be tuned in.

[@joelgannon9839]

May have something to do with my angle lol! practice practice

[@bodhran]

Awesome- thanks Joel, and keep practicing! 💫

[@RajaDuraiMRaja]

Hey, if can just try going to Mayapur (in Nadia, West Bengal, India), there is a traditional drum know as Mridanga / Sri Khol. It blows off your mind. Give it a try.

[@bodhran]

I love the khol, and actually am really interested in following this up in the future - thanks for sharing, and for taking the time to watch. all the best, Ruairi

[@noemisanchez4157]

Hola from Spain! Thanks a lot for your videos, I'm learning with it. Maybe there will be another course soon? 😊

[@bodhran]

🙏💫 Welcome! I'll be running another course in the autumn, till then, enjoy the youtube videos 🙌

[@noemisanchez4157]

@@bodhran Great!! And thanks for the videos :)

[@eleknoc]

Ruairi you rock, Your videos are fun and very informative. I do see see that you do not tape you bodhrans. My teacher suggested I tape mine to get rid of the too deep sound. Is there an alternative or have just going with the natural sound of the drum? Thank you for for putting all that information out there.

[@Linovergame]

Thank you so much for these nice exercices and for all this great content that you create on your KZbin Channel. I started practicing the bodhrán about a month ago, I didn't know how I could learn to play this beautiful instrument and then I found your wonderful and complete videos for beginners. I've been playing drums since last year but the bodhrán is a little bit different technique-wise. Plus, I have a Meinl Tipper with large ends and I feel sometimes that it's not really appropriate to begin with. Should I buy one like those you use with a straight end ? Greetings from France and thank you again for your videos (and your amazing Spotify Playlist :P) !

[@bodhran]

Ahh, so glad to hear the videos are a help and your enjoying your bodhrán playing! More on the way too, so keep an eye on my KZbin channel! For sure, the tippers with chunky ends can be a little bit clunky sound wise. Maybe try a few different types if budget allows, thinner tippers usually are the ones I prefer as you can get a cleaner stroke and play faster too! All the best, and have fun with the drum! Ruairi

[@Linovergame]

@@bodhran Thank you once more for your advice, I shall find the right tipper for me online (we don't have many stores that sell that kind of thing in France :P) Can't wait to watch the next videos !

[@toddhunn-drummer2015]

Do you have a link for this Bodhran? I’m looking to purchase one. And I finished you 3 part series in India today! It was amazing! Thank you for turning me onto Carnatic music. So much talent.❤️

[@McPlays123]

Hi ruairi! I was wondering if you had any tips for practicing bodhran in a house with roommates, or an apartment. Or really anywhere you need to be relatively quiet. Love the videos and documentaries. Thanks!

[@bodhran]

Try cutting a foam ring to slot inside the bodhrán to mute off the sound. Also, a regular drum practice pad with aa bit of shuffling around can work. You could also wrap your tipper with something to make a softer sound. Final thing you can do- listening practice! Listen to loads of traditional Irish music and focus in on the rhythm/backers - see if you can identify the type of dance pattern, and what pattern might be most suitable! Let me know how it goes!

[@McPlays123]

@@bodhran Thanks so much! I'll comment again if I have any other questions :)

[@KarlaTucker]

Would an 18" tunable Roosebeck Middle Eastern frame drum be suitable for playing and getting this type of sound? I ordered one that hasn't shipped yet and I'm thinking I might be disappointed if it's too tinny and not rich-sounding enough. Love your videos! I'm looking forward to revisiting them when I'm ready to get playing! Thanks!

[@thierryklein6851]

Extra ..... Merci .....

[@markvukalcic9777]

Great lessons! Thank you! I currently have a small, inexpensive bodhran and would like to get a deeper tone. Looking at the Brendan White models, would you recommend the 16 or 17", single skin, 5.5" deep model? Also, why get a double(or triple) skin? I plan to use primarily in the studio, where I record Celtic(and some cinematic) pieces. I play primarily Octave Mandolin. Thanks Mark from Martinez, CA

[@ADHD_Samurai]

Do you make your own tippers or do you have someone you're buying from? Also, waiting on my Brendan White 18.5", but I have a 14 RWE by Christian Hedwitschak.

[@bodhran]

I do make my own! I'm just finishing a batch for my website, which should go live next week. Exciting news about you Brendan drum, I just got another on Friday and LOVE it!

[@gordonmclees7509]

Ruairi can you suggest a decent Bodhran to buy ? bearing in mind im not Bill Gates lol

[@bodhran]

I highly recommend Brendan White bodhráns!

[@howzegoinlad1336]

what about the dryness of the skin?should it be treated first? mine is as dry as a digestive thats been lying in an iraqi sand dune..45 degrees centigrade .. not angle.

[@prasannajoyal1842]

Hi sir i like to say one indian traditional musical instrument from South Tamilnadu name :"PARAI DRUM"