| All
classes and sessions are suitable for any melody instrument and
accompanists (except
fiddle technique on Thursday at
11am.) You will
be muted so you will only hear yourself and the solo fiddle or a recording
of the band - so an opportunity to be free and more confident with your
playing and inventive with variations. |
| In
the classes we learn tunes in the traditional manner by ear phrase by phrase.
This is by far the best way for a tune to stick in your head and you will
start to appreciate your instrument and music in a different way. 25
years of experience confirms this! Classes for tune-learning are on
Tuesday morning 9.30am, Wednesday evening at 7pm and Thursday morning at
9.30am. See a timetable for each individual group from the menu in
the column with the dark green background down the left of your
screen. There is also a class for complete beginners on Thursday
evening at 7pm and an Irish tunes class on Tuesday evening at 7pm and
Fiddle Technique class on Thursday at 11am. |
| In
the sessions each person in turn asks for a tune or set of tunes that are
on the A-Z index and in 2021 we are concentrating on the tunes
listed below. Sessions for these tunes are
on Tuesday 10.45am and Wednesday 8.15pm - we play rather than learn,
so readers can join in immediately using the dots provided with the
advantage of playing along with the band to get the correct rhythm and
feel. There is one further session on Tuesday evening at 8.15 for
Irish tunes. |
| We
play the following tunes in the morning assembly on Tuesday and Thursday mornings
- click here for the
timetable |
See
the A-Z tunes index for recordings and
visual aids
| A
Starry Night D |
Oyster
Girl G |
Perfect
Cure D |
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| All
in a Garden Green G |
(and harmony) |
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| An
Comhra Don D |
Green Castle G |
Joe Bane's Schottishe A |
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| Aunty
Mary's Canadian Barndance D |
Cotillion Des Dames G/D |
Danse de Chez Nous G |
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| Galop
Hey D/D/G (48) |
Redowa Polka
G (48) |
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|
| Galopede
G |
Petronella D |
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|
| Hogmanay
Jig G |
Gobbie O (The) am |
Stool of Repentance D |
Biddy the Bowl Wife G |
| Jig
of Slurs D/D/G e (64) |
Athole Highlanders A (64) |
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|
| Kelso
Accordion and Fiddle Club G |
Auld Brig O' Kelso A |
Crown Point Cottage D |
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| Le
Tourment G |
Maison de Glaces D |
Early in the Year A |
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| McHugh's
G |
House in the Glen D |
Legacy G |
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| Morgan
Rattler D |
Paddy Carey's G |
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|
| Ned
O'Connor Em |
Prowling Fox D |
Captain Bing G |
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| Old
Morpeth Rant G |
Morpeth Rant D |
Hesleyside Reel A |
|
| Out
on the Ocean G |
Plane Tree em |
Rose in the Heather D |
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| Pride
of Petravore Em |
Far From Home G |
Minstrel's Fancy D |
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| Stow
Quickstep D |
High Caul Cap D |
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| Three
Sea Captains G |
Lady Mary Douglas D |
News of the Victory G |
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| Tich's
Reel G |
Pearl Wedding D |
Nancy Taylor's Reel G |
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| Woodland
Flowers G |
Uncle's Jig G |
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| Email
jillyelliot@gmail.com for a
list of Irish tunes for the Irish session on Tuesdays at 8.15pm
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