(Instructional). The Hal Leonard Irish Bouzouki Method is designed for anyone just learning to play the Irish bouzouki. This comprehensive and easy-to-use beginner's guide focuses on teaching the basics of the instrument as well as accompaniment techniques for a variety of Irish song forms. The accompanying audio includes demonstrations of all the examples in the book and can be accessed online via streaming or download. Includes: purchasing an instrument, playing position, tuning, picking and strumming patterns, learning the fretboard, accompaniment styles, double jigs, slip jigs, and reels, drones, counterpoint, arpeggios, playing with a capo, traditional Irish songs, basic music reading, standard notation and tablature. Online audio is accessed at halleonard.com/mylibrary