Music Groups Falfield

very quick to get to from a wide area to the North and East of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and Gloucestershire. 10 minutes from M4/M5 interchange, 10 minutes from Thornbury. The hall has its own large car park.

Beginners Music Group and Introduction to learning by ear - 5.00pm - 5.30pm - £5

Beginners are those who are completely new to learning an instrument or may have just started playing within the last year or so. If you like the idea of learning an instrument but are not sure how to proceed, just come along and sit in to see if you would like to join this group. There is a page of tunes on this website that you will learn in this group - click here. This group is also open to those joining the later group and will be useful for those wishing to start to play by ear.

Play in the Band - Highly Strung Music Group - understanding the dance music genre and playing in a band

5.30pm - 7.00pm - £5 per person - pay as you go and come when you can!

Members of this group should be familiar with their instrument and be able to play a simple tune. There will be opportunity to play at different paces so everyone gets a good play. Each week we will explore a new tune set and play through previous tune sets in the repertoire. Please scroll down to the timetable to see a planned sets of tunes.

Music notation readers will be using music score and learn to bring out the dance rhythm of jigs, reels, rants, polkas, and hornpipes. Non readers will be able to learn by ear and have the chance to pick up reading if they so wish.
Music score is accessed via the A-Z tunes index on this website with the icon (print out or download onto a device).

A slow recording of each tune in the set is available via the A-Z tunes index and has the icon

The class is suitable for all instruments. If you require the score in another key please e mail http://mailto:jillyelliot@gmail.com Woodwind and brass players may like to use the chord structure to play their own bass line.

Irish Set Dance classes 7.30pm - 9.30pm - £8 per session pay as you go -

Dance classes are suitable for complete beginners in Irish square dance known as Set Dance (not Riverdance) square sets of 4 couples. Most people who come do not bring a partner - wear shoes that enable you to pivot easily without gripping the floor. We will be learning the most commonly danced sets so this class is also useful for those who would like to become more familiar with the sequence of moves within these sets. Ideal to de-stress - come and have a jig around and a laugh!

To find out what to expect at a music group click here to take you to a new page. You are welcome to just come along and see for yourself what a group is like if you are unsure - and all groups are available on a come when you can basis with no pre booking.

Click here to for complete beginners exercises for tunes scroll down this page to see what we have been learning each week

Spring Term 2020 - January - April 2020
Date	Beginners Group Tunes and Learn by Ear	Highly Strung Music Group Learn to play English dance music using music score or by ear - all instruments
£5 per session	5.00pm - 5.30pm - no booking necessary	5.30pm-7.00pm £5 per person - no pre-booking
Monday 27th April
Monday 20th April
Monday 13th April	Easter Monday	Easter Monday
Monday 6th April
Monday 30th March
Monday 23rd March
Monday 16th March
Monday 9th March
Monday 24th February	Davy Davy Nick Nack	Ballydesmond Polkas see A-Z 2 and 3 - the sheet music names them 1 and 2
Monday 17th February	No Group	No Group
Monday 10th February	Le Tourment 2nd half	Gloucestershire Hornpipe, Dorsetshire Hornpipe
Monday 3rd February	Le Tourment 1st half	Old Morpeth Rant Set of 3 tunes
Monday 27th January	No Group	No Group
Monday 20th January	Early in the Year	Stow Quickstep, High Caul Cap
Monday 13th January	Maison de Glace	Le Tourment, Maison de Glaces, Early in the Year
Monday 6th January	Astley's Ride set, Uncle Bernard's Set	Jig of Slurs, Starry Night Set

Autumn Term 2019 - September - December
Date	Beginners Group Tunes and Learn by Ear	Highly Strung Music Group Learn to play English dance music using music score or by ear - all orchestral instruments
£5 per session	5.00pm - 5.30pm - no booking necessary	5.30pm-7.00pm £5 per person - no pre-booking
Spring Term 2020 starts on Monday 6th January
Monday 16th December	Round the group session choosing favourites	Round the group session choosing favourites
Monday 9th December	Davy Davy Nick Nack	Jig of Slurs Set
Monday 2nd December	Astley's Ride	Michael Turner's Waltz
Monday 25th November	Winster Gallop	A Fig for a Kiss Set
Monday 18th November	Uncle Bernard's	Banish Misfortune Set
Monday 11th November	Alexandrine March	Dashing White Sergeant Set
Monday 4th November	Rogues March	Black Nag Jack's Maggot Newcastle
Monday 28th October	Rogues March	Alexandrine March Set
Monday 21st October	Alexandrine March	Buttered Peas Set
Monday 14th October	Auntie Mary's Canadian Barndance	Aunty Mary's Barndance Set
Monday 7th October	Buttered Peas	La Russe Set
Monday 30th September	High Caul Cap	Smuggler's All in a Garden Green
Monday 23rd September	Davy Davy, Uncle Bernard's	Gloucestershire Hornpipe Set Levi Jackson Rag
Monday 18th September	Alexandrine March (see Tunes A-Z Index for recording and fiddle tab)	Stow Quickstep set
Monday 9th September	Buttered Peas, Rakes of Mallow	Starry Night for a Ramble Set
Monday 2nd September	Uncle Bernards Set	Uncle Bernard's Set

Summer Term 2019 - May - August
Date	Beginners Group Tunes	Highly Strung Music Club
07515 904 707	5.00pm - 5.30pm - beginners group no booking necessary £5 per person	5.30pm-7.00pm £10 per person
Autumn Term 2019 starts on Monday 2nd September
Monday 26th August	No Group - Bank Holiday	No Group - Bank Holiday
Monday 19th August	No Group	No Group
Monday 12th August	No Group	No Group
Monday 5th August	No Group - Sidmouth Week	No Group - Sidmouth Week
Monday 29th July	Buttered Peas plus play tunes from this term	Tunes for Sidmouth
Monday 22nd July	Buttered Peas	Revision week for Highly Strung tune sets
Monday 15th July	Revision, High Caul Cap 1st half	Tourment set
Monday 8th July	Astley's Ride set, Uncle Bernards, Buttered Peas	Maison de Glaces
Monday 1st July	Buttered Peas, Davy Davy	Tip Top Polka
Monday 24th June	Tip Top Polka	Le Tourment
Monday 17th June	Tip Top Polka	Early in the Year
Monday 10th June	Tip Top Polka	Maison de Glace
Monday 3rd June	Rakes of Mallow	Old Morpeth Rant set
Monday 27th May	No Group - Bank Holiday - Chippenham Festival	No Group - Bank Holiday - Chippenham Festival
Monday 20th May	Rakes of Mallow	Hesleyside Reel
Monday 13th May	Rakes of Mallow	Hesleyside Reel, Nancy Taylor's
Monday 6th May	No Group - Bank Holiday	No Group - Bank Holiday

Spring Term 2019 - January - April
Date	Beginners Group Tunes	Highly Strung Music Club
07515 904 707	5.00pm - 5.30pm - beginners group no booking necessary £5 per person	5.30pm-7.00pm £10 per person
Monday 29th April	Tip Top Polka	Morpeth Rant
Monday 22nd April	No Group - Easter Monday	No Group - Easter Monday
Monday 15th April	Uncle Bernard's, Astley's Ride	Old Morpeth Rant
Monday 8th April	Winster Gallop	Old Morpeth Rant
Monday 1st April	Winster Gallop	Johnnie Cope am, Morpeth Rant
Monday 25th March	Uncle Bernards, Davy Davy Nick Nack	Miss Monaghan Irish Reel
Monday 18th March	Uncle Bernards, Davy Davy Nick Nack	Tip Top Polka
Monday 11th March	Astley's Ride	Aunty Mary's Canadian Barndance, Tip Top Polka
Monday 4th March	Rochdale Coconut Dance	Tip Top Polka
Monday 25th February	Astley's Ride, Davy Davy Nick Nack	Danse de Chez Nous
Monday 18th February	Uncle Bernards, Seven Stars	Aunty Mary's Canadian Barndance, Athole Highlanders
Monday 11th February	revision plus look at Seven Stars	Seven Stars, Kelso Fiddle and Accordion
Monday 4th February	revision of all 3 tunes this term - new tune Rochdale Coconut Dance	Rochdale Coconut Dance
Monday 28th January	Davy Davy Nick Nack G	New Tune 1 Jan 2019
Monday 21st January	Uncle Bernard's D, Astley's Ride D	Astley's Ride