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Celtic Connections
Workshops 1-5
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CC 1
CC01
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29 January 2011 |
My first 'Big Session' for Celtic Connections, and I concentrated on methods for learning tunes by ear, looking at different musical patterns.
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Location |
Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow |
Theme |
"Big Groupwork" |
Participants |
29 |
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CC 2
CC02
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4 February 2012 |
'Scale runs' are what I call sequences of notes which only ever go up or down one note of the scale, and recognising them can aid in memorising tunes. |
Location |
Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow |
Theme |
"The Big Session" |
Participants |
38 |
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CC 3
CC03
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20 January 2013 |
The Big Session is slowly growing and my recurring general theme is becoming ways to make tunes more accessible using patterns, structures and laughs.
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Location |
City Halls, Glasgow |
Theme |
"Big Groupwork" |
Participants |
43 |
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CC 4
CC04
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19 January 2014 |
Highland jigs - simple tunes found in 19th century bagpipe music collections. We also did work on dynamics, crescendos and sensitivity - honest!
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Location |
City Halls, Glasgow |
Theme |
"Highland Jigs" |
Participants |
50 |
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staff notation |
mando tab |
photos |
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CC 5
CC05
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25 January 2015 |
Tunes from the 18th and 19th centuries were the order of the day, and The Death of the Wren was the big hit of the day.
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Location |
City Halls, Glasgow |
Theme |
"Highland Reels" |
Participants |
50 |
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