This is the follow-up volume to Bodhran: The Basics and is designed for those who want to improve their technique and expand their rhythmic repertoire. It contains exercises and solos in 4/4, 6/8, 3/4, and 9/8 time. The 568 one-measure exercises are designed to improve a player's technical skill and demonstrate how to use the basic building blocks of rests, accents, rolls, and syncopation to create interesting and varied rhythmic patterns. The 64 short solos show how to combine the one-measure rhythmic patterns into longer compositions.

In addition to the exercises and solos, there are sections on time signatures, counting, syncopation, playing on the backbeat, vocalizing rhythmic patterns, developing speed, controlling pitch and timbre, and playing with both hands. Audio download available online.

• Shows 568 one-measure exercises that are designed to improve a player's technical skill
• Exercises and solos in 4/4, 6/8, 3/4, and 9/8 time
• 64 short solos show how to combine the one-measure rhythmic patterns into longer compositions
• Sections on syncopation, playing on the back-beat, vocalizing rhythmic patterns, developing speed, controlling pitch and timbre, and playing with both hands
•Includes access to online audio

4/4 Time

6/8 Time

3/4 Time

9/8 Time

My System of Notation 

Simple and Compound Beats

Note Duration

Divisions of the Beat

Simple vs Compound

Time Signatures

Referring to Time Signatures

The Bottom Number

Simple and Compound Time Signatures

Reading Simple Time Signatures

Reading Compound Time Signatures

Counting

Syncopation

Back Beat

Vocalizing Rhythmic Patterns

Developing Speed 

Metronome Setting vs Tempo

Pitch and Timbre 

Crossbars

Pitch

Tension

Vibrating Surface

Timbre

Tone Hand Surfaces

Start Simple

Dynamics

The Exercises 

How I Use the Exercises

Irish Dance Tune Structure

The Solos 

Playing Notes with the Tone Hand 

Slap 1

Slap 2

Tap

Using Slapping and Tapping

Accents and Flams

Woods Rolls

Rhythm Wheels