A quick look back at February's fun at the monthly Old Songs trad Irish Slow Session.
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Yeah, I went there. It's been a crazy week. Crazy month, really. We've looked at reels, polkas, hop jigs and an even a practice tip. I've got three things for you this week:
- the link to Flowers of Red Hill PDF (sorry, Gary told me I linked both links to the audio file. But it was really nice playing by Paul, wasn't it?)
- an audio file of February's Learn-by-Ear tune, the Clare Polka #1, and
- a question that I'd love to hear your answer to...
Flowers of Red Hill
Here's the link to the sheet music. (PDF) I'm really looking forward to playing this tune with you next month.
Clare Polka #1
I did a little more close listening to some of the recordings I have for The Clare Polka, and discovered that I had been playing a few notes differently from the recordings. It's a G tune, so you start on a "middle" G, and go up from there. The most notable difference is in the A part, second phrase. I WAS playing a DED but I believe I am playing a DCD instead. (That's a C natural, I believe). Note that the first phrase in the A part is NOT syncopated.
Here's the link to the audio file (m4a) of the Clare Polka
And here's a great video that John found on YouTube:
This fellow has some pretty nice versions of tunes on his channel. It's just solo concertina and the tunes are played really clean.
Question of the Month
Hey, gang. I'm really curious about what methods (tricks? bribes? treats?) you all use to get yourselves to practice. And stay motivated to practice. Would you share with me? Or all of us? You can email me at hilary.schrauf@gmail.com or share in the comments below! I'm really interested - it can be hard to stay motivated, and hard to keep up with the repertoire when we're all so busy.
I hope I hear from some of you!
Happy Monday!
Hilary
Our next Trad Irish Slow Session will be held on Wednesday, March 15 at 7:30 PM.
I'm working on securing a location for our First Wednesday Slow Session. I'll keep you posted.
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