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Here's a video trailer for the 3+ hours Celtic Guitar Video Master Class Series with Quinn Bachand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNe-illEYf0&feature=youtu.be


Celtic Guitar Video Master Class Series
This is a video Master Class with world-class Celtic guitarist Quinn Bachand. Band-in-a-Box® users are familiar with Quinn's playing on many of the RealTracks, including the Celtic guitar, Bodhran, Irish Bouzouki, and banjo. Quinn has not only mastered Celtic guitar, he did so at a very young age, and is also an expert on jazz and gypsy guitar. He is a great teacher, and knows all the theory and terminology to describe what he is teaching. These videos are highly recommended. There are 3 volumes, each one hour long. Quinn cover techniques, chord theory, voicings and walks you through 17 "must-know" tunes. This is for the intermediate-advanced guitarist, and covers Celtic guitar styles (some folk and old-time covered as well).

There is more information here about it. You can get it (all 3 volumes) for $29 during the special (December 2016).
Quinn uses Band-in-a-Box as backing tracks and plays along to some BiaB tracks. We include those same tracks with the video so it is a good combination to have the video along with Band-in-a-Box.

More info, and you can order here...
http://www.pgmusic.com/celticguitarmasterclass.htm


Here are the 101 Lessons in the Series. Available all 101 for $29 during December

Lessons Include:

00 - Course Overview
01 - Introduction
02 - Strumming for a Reel
03 - The Silver Spear (Reel)
04 - The Silver Spear Lesson & Drop D Chord Shapes
05 - The Silver Spear (Reel) - Version 2
06 - The Silver Spear - Lesson with Simple Chords
07 - Using the Top Parts of Chords
08 - Strumming for a Jig
09 - Scatter the Mud (Jig)
10 - Scatter the Mud Lesson
11 - Scatter the Mud (Jig) - Version 2
12 - Scatter the Mud - Adding C & F Chords
13 - Scatter the Mud (Jig) - Version 3
14 - Accenting Your Strumming
15 - Picking the Melody to Scatter the Mud
16 - Your Hand is Always Strumming & Adding Triplets
17 - 7/8 Strumming Example
18 - Odd Time Signatures
19 - 5/8 Strumming Example & Lesson
20 - Morrison’s Jig Introduction
21 - Morrison’s Jig (Jig)
22 - Morrison’s Jig Lesson
23 - The Kesh Jig Introduction
24 - The Kesh Jig (Jig)
25 - The Kesh Jig Lesson
26 - The Guitar in Celtic Music
27 - DADGAD Introduction
28 - Keeping the Notes Ringing in DADGAD
29 - The Silver Spear (Reel) in DADGAD
30 - The Silver Spear Lesson in DADGAD
31 - The Silver Spear (Reel) in DADGAD - Version 2
32 - DADGAD Chord Shapes
33 - The Silver Spear (Reel) in DADGAD - Version 3
34 - Scatter the Mud in DADGAD Introduction
35 - Scatter the Mud (Jig) in DADGAD
36 - Scatter the Mud Lesson in DADGAD
37 - Scatter the Mud (Jig) in DADGAD - Version 2
38 - Scatter the Mud Lesson in DADGAD - Adding More Chords
39 - Scatter the Mud (Jig) in DADGAD - Version 3
40 - Morrison’s Jig in DADGAD Introduction
41 - Morrison’s Jig (Jig) in DADGAD
42 - Morrison’s Jig Lesson in DADGAD - Adding More Chords
43 - Morrison’s Jig (Jig) in DADGAD - Version 2
44 - The Kesh Jig in DADGAD Introduction
45 - The Kesh Jig (Jig) in DADGAD
46 - The Kesh Jig Lesson in DADGAD - Adding More Chords
47 - The Kesh Jig (Jig) in DADGAD - Version 2
48 - Drony Melodic Technique in DADGAD
49 - The Silver Spear (Reel) in DADGAD - Drony Melodic Technique
50 - Si Beag, Si Mhor (Waltz) in DADGAD
51 - Si Beag, Si Mhor Lesson in DADGAD
52 - Si Beag, Si Mhor (Waltz) in Drop D
53 - Si Beag, Si Mhor Lesson in Drop D
54 - The Mason’s Apron Introduction
55 - The Mason’s Apron (Reel)
56 - The Mason’s Apron Lesson
57 - Mixing Celtic Styles with Swing Rhythm Guitar
58 - The Mason’s Apron (Reel) - Swing Version
59 - The Mason’s Apron Swing Version Lesson
60 - Swing Rhythm Lesson
61 - Muting with the Left Hand & Pulsing with the Rhythm
62 - The Banks of Lough Gowna (Jig)
63 - The Banks of Lough Gowna Lesson
64 - Playing Melody lines while Strumming / Smacking Strings
65 - The Rolling Wave (Jig) Melody while Strumming
66 - The Banks of Lough Gowna (Jig) - Version 2
67 - The ’Right Chords’ don’t Exist
68 - Practice by Listening & Finding People to play with
69 - Quinn’s Musical History
70 - Amazing Grace (Traditional American)
71 - Amazing Grace Lesson
72 - Sheehan’s Reel (Reel)
73 - Sheehan’s Reel Lesson
74 - The Black Rouge (Jig)
75 - The Black Rouge Lesson
76 - Right Arm Technique
77 - Choosing a Guitar to Play
78 - Flatpicking the Rakish Paddy (Reel)
79 - Spicing up a Melody with Triplets
80 - The Rakish Paddy (Reel)
81 - The Rakish Paddy Lesson
82 - The Bunch of Green Rushes (Reel)
83 - The Bunch of Green Rushes Lesson
84 - The Lark in the Morning (Jig)
85 - The Lark in the Morning Lesson
86 - The Lark in the Morning in DADGAD Introduction
87 - The Lark in the Morning (Jig) in DADGAD
88 - The Lark in the Morning Lesson in DADGAD
89 - The Butterfly (Slip Jig)
90 - The Butterfly Lesson
91 - Toss the Feathers (Reel)
92 - Toss the Feathers Lesson
93 - The Star of Munster (Reel)
94 - The Star of Munster Lesson
95 - Grooving out with Friends
96 - Jamming Some Funk
97 - Cotton Eyed Joe (American Traditional) - Swing Version
98 - Cotton Eyed Joe (American Traditional) - Bluegrass / Old-Time Version
99 - Cotton Eyed Joe Lesson
100 - Blessings from Quinn



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wow – what a great trailer!

is this masterclass going to be available for mac?
i really want this for christmas! ;-)


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As far as I know, they are videos playable in both WIN & Mac...


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Yes, this is a great video master class. 3+ hours. There is a Mac version as well as a Windows version. The Mac version is described and can be ordered here http://www.pgmusic.com/celticguitarmasterclass.mac.htm


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thanks – ordering now! :-)


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You need some more info that you have above under the youtube video "Quinn uses Band-in-a-Box as backing tracks and plays...."


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You don't say, so I'm left to assume that BIAB was used to create the backing tracks?

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