Irish Bouzouki Lesson [Master Jig Strumming] 🎶

[@ianenglish123]

Thanks Alan very useful.

[@onlineacademyofirishmusic]

Hi Ian, there’s lot’s more lessons and a great course on the site - www.oaim.ie/bouzouki/irish-bouzouki-skills/

[@premierfuncasino]

Thanks... Just what I needed ..bought a wee Ozark & having great fun

[@onlineacademyofirishmusic]

Lot's more from Alan on the site - www.oaim.ie/bouzouki/bouzouki-progressions/

[@alanbouet-willaumez1390]

Thank you for this wealth of advice. Merely a ukulele player, I’m strongly considering getting and playing the Irish bouzouki. You videos help a lot making this decision

[@onlineacademyofirishmusic]

Great to hear ! Are you interested in getting into the Irish music session scene?

[@alanbouet-willaumez1390]

@@onlineacademyofirishmusic i live in France and mainly play on a rock band - but I have a secondary house in Britany, which is strongly tied to its Celtic origins. Maybe I can gain some skills in Irish music and meet musicians there… But I’m just beginning to involve in this music !

[@onlineacademyofirishmusic]

Traditional Irish music is played all over France, but is especially strong in Brittany. Let us know if you need further help..

[@alanbouet-willaumez1390]

@@onlineacademyofirishmusic will do !!!

[@Atlanticwaylifestyle]

I have small hands , is there a short scale version of an Bouzouki or can an Octive Mandolin be tuned like a Bouzouki ?

[@onlineacademyofirishmusic]

Bouzoukis come in shorter and longer scales, depending on the manufacturer. Even the shortest bouzoukis are still tuned GDAd or similar though. If this proves too unwieldy, another option is the mandola.This is, size wise, somewhere between a bouzouki and a mandolin. The tuning is different, but the intervals are the same, so you would be transposing i.e. much of what you learn for bouzouki can be directly applied, just for different keys. Does this help?