Unless you’re happy to simply play your bodhran at home along to a YouTube video – and which of course, can be a great way of practicing – it’s likely that your first live musical outing will be when you decide to attend a session.
Playing with other musicians is a joy, especially when you know that own musical contribution has lifted the performance of a tune.
Understandably, and as with any instrument, if this will be your first time at a session, you will be excited but probably also very nervous.
In this section, will be taking the opportunity to look at how you should prepare for the session, the do’s and dont’s and how to make sure you’re welcomed back.
There are so many hints and tips we will bringing you, that it’s almost impossible to say which is more important. The reality is, they are all important!
Categories
To bring some structure to this section, we will separate this content into three categories: Beginner, Competent and Advanced.
- The Beginner’s category will be for those who are either a total beginner or still consider themselves a relative novice
- The Competent category will relate to players who can reliably pump out a steady background beat to the music, but feel they can do more
- The Advanced category will be for experienced players who really want to really exploit the fantastic potential the bodhran has to offer
Please keep watching this page as we keep adding content…