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Workshops 6-10
Mandolin 6
MW06
Date  18-23 July 2010 This was a big three week-long workshop series of which I was a part. The first week I concentrated on players not long started on their journeys.
Location Living Tradition, Dundee
Theme "Improvers Mandolin"
Participants 12
staff notation mando tab

Mandolin 7
MW07
Date  25-30 July 2010 Aimed at more experienced players, this week-long course looked at Scottish, irish and American tunes in a variety of styles.
Location Living Tradition, Dundee
Theme "Intermediate Mandolin"
Participants 9
 Music
staff notation
staff notation mando tab

Mandolin 8
MW08
Date  29 January 2011 I did a number of mandolin workshops as part of the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow. In this one, we explored peurt-a-beul, mouth music for dancing.
Location Celtic Connections, Glasgow
Theme "Puirt a Beul"
Participants 16
 Music
staff notation
staff notation mando tab

Mandolin 9
MW09
Date  1-2 May 2011 As well as the usual Scottish tunes, I also did a couple of Blues pieces, and displayed how to play blues on the mandolin.
Location Feis Rois, Ullapool
Theme "Improvers Mandolin"
Participants 7
 Music
staff notation
staff notation mando tab

Mandolin 10
MW10
Date  1-2 May 2011 Another favourite theme of mine is "Musical Journeys" - an investigation into how tunes change when they enter different cultures.
Location Feis Rois, Ullapool
Theme "Intermediate Mandolin"
Participants 8
 Music
staff notation
staff notation mando tab

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