On tradirishmusic.net you will find a range of resources to support learning for over 350 traditional Irish tunes.
All types of traditional Irish music are represented, including:
A range of electronic resources are published for each tune. These include:
The sheet music on this site has been created using "Myriad Music" software and this myr format of each tune can also be downloaded. This is a great, free or inexpensive music editing software. If you install (Windows or Mac) "Melody Assistant" (shareware) or "Harmony Assistant" (paid) you will not only be able to edit the sheet music but you can also have the software play the sheet music to you, even selecting which musical instrument it will use. You can also select a portion of the tune to play, in order to e.g. focus on a difficult bit. With this software you can change the tempo of the playback, even add in a metronome. Really useful in learning a tune. Download the shareware "Melody Assistant" app from: http://www.myriad-online.com/en/products/melody.htm
Any feedback i.e. errors in the sheet music; or difficulties with the web site can be reported to: postmaster@tradirishmusic.net
The sheet music on this site has been created using "Myriad Music" software. This is a great, cheap, music editing software. If you install "Melody Assistant (shareware) or "Harmony Assistant" you will not only be able to edit the sheet music but you can also have the software play the sheet music to you, even selecting which musical instrument it will use. You can also select a portion of the tune to play, to e.g. focus on a difficult bit. A link to Myriad Music on-line is on the home tab.
All the tunes on this site have a .abc format file provided. Many traditional musicians do not read sheet music. hose who also do not yet learn tunes by ear use an alternative way of writing the notes and chords of a tune in the abc standard. Information on this standard format can be found at: http://abcnotation.com This format uses an alphabetic form for specifying the note pitch and duration. There are a number of free software packages available for creating, editing and re-playing the tunes written in the abc format. These software programs are available for Windows and Mac operating systems, and there is at least one on Android, which is still in its infancy as an app. Click 'Other resources above to find some further information or visit abcnotation.org. The link is above.
Click (choose) 'Browse Tunes' or 'Search Tunes at the top of the page. Find the tune for which you wish to download a file(s); then click on a tune title and a drop down of file types will appear. Choose one to initiate the download of your chosen file type. The Sheet Music and mp3 audio will appear in your browser in a new tab for immediate use. Use your standard browser functionality to save these files in a new tab.
abc, mid, and myr files will be downloaded to local storage on your computer
Here some links to other resources on the web that I have found useful in learning to play traditional Irish music.
Playing traditional Irish music well requires mastery of rhythm. Here is a link to McDonnell's Traditional Irish Music Rhythm Tutor, which was created to teach six common traditional Irish rhythms.
This site uses an innovative approach to deliver learning resources for traditional Irish music. The number of tunes on tradirishmusic.net continues to grow, but buy its very nature, will always be a subset of all traditional Irish tunes. There are a some wonderful collections of Irish tunes on the web, greater in depth than this web site. Some I have found useful are referenced below.
The EATMS tune book of 100 tunes, is a wonderful, graded progression of tunes, used in teaching traditional Irish music. Each tune comes with an mp3 of the tune played simply, without ornamentation, on flute. See "more ... on the web" below