| Here
is a list of tunes we have worked on in the complete beginner's group in chronological
order of learning them: |
| Uncle
Bernard's - English Polka - for practice playing scales (one note after another do re mi) - counting 4 beats per bar - in the key of D major |
| Winster
Gallop English Polka - arpeggios (notes that make up a chord) practice string crossing
from D to A string using 3,1,3 finger pattern - Key of G major |
| Tip
Top Polka - English Polka - developing bow control to play some faster notes whilst
continuing to play scales (starts at 4mins 19 secs on recording of tune
set) |
| Maggie
in the Woods - Irish Polka - bowing two notes in one bow stroke to get the rhythm and
style necessary to play this popular Irish Polka |
| Bear
Dance - March from a Belgian dance - introducing the key of e minor and positioning the first finger across both
the D and A string at once |
| Maison
de Glace - Jig by Quebecois musician Rejean Brunet - develop feeling in your playing whilst continuing to practice
the scale of D major - 3 beats per bar |
| Plane
Tree - Irish Jig - looking more at jig rhythm - count and accent 1 2 3 1
2 3 1 (starts at 2mins 11 secs on the recording of the
set of tunes) |
| Rakes
of Mallow - English Polka- more scales and arpeggios in the key of G |
| Navvy
on the Line - North East English Hornpipe by James Hill born Dundee,
lived most of his life in Newcastle (1811-1853) - introducing the
hornpipe rhythm with G major scale practice and D and G major arpeggios |
| Tunes
briefly looked at Summer Term 2021: |
| Early
in the Year - Jig by Dan Compton from Portland, Oregon- introduces the key of A major and some new
"intervals" between notes. We play this tune after Maison de
Glace |
| Out
on the Ocean - Irish jig to play before Plane Tree |
| Rose
in the Heather - Irish jig to play after Plane Tree to complete a set of
3 Irish Jigs |
| New
Tunes 2022: |
| Dan
MacDonald's Polka - another polka - in the key of D this time - to
practice the Irish polka rhythm |
| Harvest
Home - hornpipe rhythm - D major scales and arpeggios |