This is a compendium of fingernail techniques, with 100 exercises, studies and arrangements to encourage players and students to learn and use the gestures from the Robert ap Huw manuscript, along with a few other useful ones.

This book will also be of interest to anyone who is intrigued with the music of the Robert ap Huw manuscript, as each of the gestures on p35 of the manuscript are explained and

This book is aimed at elementary level players, who might be working with a teacher or learning on their own, and are interested in Scottish tunes played in traditional style. The level is about Grades 1-3.

Variation and ornamentation are of prime importance in this music. This book is intended for inexperienced players, who would be advised to learn by imitation, which is the

This second volume in the series is aimed at intermediate level players, who are interested in playing Scottish tunes in traditional style. The level of pieces are about Grades 4-6, and various tune types are included: slow airs, strathspeys, reels, jigs and marches. Some of Karen's favourite Scottish tunes, and a few of her own compositions. Some fingerings and grace notes are added but, of

As this is an advanced level book I’ve arranged the tunes in sets as I would perform them. I have also included ornamentation to give those with less experience of the Scottish tradition an idea of the kind of decoration and variation that might be used. As ornamentation is a subtle and changing thing these will not be exactly the way I play them every time! Fingering has been given for the less