| Timetables and Tunes 2023 |
| Tuesday 7pm Irish Class |
| Tunes for Irish Session Tuesday 8.00pm |
| Wednesday 5.30pm Beginners Class |
| Wednesday 6.30pm Improvers Class |
| Tunes for Steady Session Wednesday 8.00pm |
| A-Z Tunes Substantial Resource of Recordings and Visual Aids |
| Beginners Advice Help and Tunes |
| Highly Strung Band Events and Play Lists |
| Book A Band Private Barn Dances |
| Fundraising and Community Events |
| Archive Record for Group Classes |
| Wednesday
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Beginners 5.30pm-6.30pm - For Nov 2020-Dec 2021, go to "Archive Record for Group Classes" at the bottom of the left hand navigation column- then look for Thursday evening beginners link (the class used to be held on Thursdays) Improvers - 6.30pm - 7.30pm click the link in the contents column on the left to access details of what we will be learning week by week for this group Steady Session 8.00pm-9.00pm - on 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month - tunes played at an accessible speed for beginners and improvers. For tunes played at this session, click the link in the contents column for "Tunes for Steady Session" Zoom Link Below - you will be able to join from 5.20pm and come and go at any time during the evening. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88960263597?pwd=QnM5U2ZiU0tnVkhNNXBkTDczSDBUdz09 Passcode: 545084 |
| Contact Jill Elliot jillyelliot@gmail.com 07515 904 707 |
| Beginners Advice, Help and Tunes |
| To access the A-Z Tunes Resource with all links to recordings and music, click here, then enter your password and username |
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Autumn Term 2024 - Wednesday 5.30pm - September-December |
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Date |
Tunes |
| Wednesday 4th September | Paddy McGinty's Goat |
| Wednesday 11th September | Walzing Matilda. Played the whole set Waltzing Matilda, Click go the Shears, Paddy McGinty's Goat |
| Wednesday 18th September | Session of tunes chosen by group members from the list of tunes learned in this group. |
| Wednesday 25th September | Revise Keel Row. Revise Green Cottage |
| Wednesday 2nd October | |
| Wednesday 9th October | |
| Wednesday 16th October | |
| Wednesday 23rd October | |
| Wednesday 30th October | |
| Wednesday 6th November | |
| Wednesday 13th November | |
| Wednesday 20th November | |
| Wednesday 27th November | |
| Wednesday 4th December | |
| Wednesday 11th December | |
| Spring Term 2025 commences Wednesday 8th January | |
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Summer Term 2024 - Wednesday 5.30pm - May-August |
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Date |
Tunes |
| Wednesday 1st May | Early in the Year |
| Wednesday 8th May | Bath Carnival, 2nd half of Parson's Farewell |
| Wednesday 15th May | 1st Half of Parson's Farewell, Revise 2nd half, Revise Bath Carnival - quick run through of Maiden Lane |
| Wednesday 22nd May | Mad Robin - revise Bath Carnival, Parson's Farewell and Maiden Lane |
| Wednesday 29th May | Wakefield Hunt |
| Wednesday 5th June | Wakefield Hunt, Revised Bath Carnival |
| Wednesday 12h June | Revision of all tunes this term |
| Wednesday 19th June | No Group |
| Wednesday 26th June | No Group |
| Tunes to be revised over next 4 weeks - Tip Top Polka, Green Cottage, Out on the Ocean, Rakes of Mallow, Uncle Bernard's | |
| Wednesday 3rd July | Tip Top Polka, quick run through of Uncle Bernard's |
| Wednesday 10th July | Rakes of Mallow |
| Wednesday 17th July | Winster Galop. Revised Uncle Bernard's set, Parson's Farewell, Maiden Lane |
| Wednesday 24th July | Session of tunes - each group member chooses a set we will play |
| Resumes on Wednesday 4th September | |
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Spring Term 2024 - Wednesday 5.30pm - January - April |
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Date |
Tunes |
| Wednesday 3rd January | King of the Fairies |
| Wednesday 10th January | King of the Fairies |
| This term we will consolidate the tunes we have been learning with the aim of playing them more confidently. | |
| Wednesday 17th January | Revise Kerfunken Jig. Play King of the Fairies |
| Wednesday 24th January | Revise Dan MacDonald's Polka, Play King of the Fairies |
| Wednesday 31st January | Warm up tune Dan Macdonald's Polka, Revise Maison de Glace, Play King of the Fairies |
| Wednesday 7th February | Warm up tune Kerfunken, Revise Early in the Year, King of the Fairies 1st and 2nd parts |
| Wednesday 14th February | Warm up tune Dan MacDonald's Polka, revise/new Green Cottage (polka that we play after Dan MacDonald's. |
| Wednesday 21st February | Green Cottage |
| Wednesday 28th February | King of the Fairies 3rd part. |
| Wednesday 6th March | King of the Fairies - whole tune - if time, Dan MacDonald's, Green Cottage |
| Wednesday 13th March | New tune: Have a Drink With Me |
| Wednesday 20th March | Revise Have a Drink with me, Kefunken. Revise A Fig for a Kiss. Played King of the Fairies |
| Wednesday 27th March | Harvest Home |
| Wednesday 3rd April | Harvest Home. Shores of Lough Gowna |
| Wednesday 10th April | Have a Drink With Me |
| Wednesday 17th April | Le Tourment |
| Wednesday 24th April | Maison de Glace |
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Autumn Term 2023 - Wednesday 5.30pm - September-December |
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Date |
Tunes |
| Wednesday 6th September | Revision Uncle Bernard's, Winster Gallop, Tip Top Polka |
| Wednesday 13th September | Le Tourment, Rakes of Mallow |
| Wednesday 20th September | Maison de Glace |
| Wednesday 27th September | Early in the Year - we played these tunes along with the accompaniment: - Le Tourment set of 3 tunes, Out on the Ocean set of 3 tunes. Dan MacDonald's Polka |
| Wednesday 4th October | Bowing for Irish polkas - Green Cottage - see exercise on A-Z |
| Wednesday 11th October | Bowing for Irish pollkas - continue with Green Cottage |
| Wednesday 18th October | Bowing - Green Cottage and other Irish polkas |
| Wednesday 25th October | No Group |
| Wednesday 1st November | Kerfunken Jig |
| Wednesday 8th November | Shores of Lough Gowna |
| Wednesday 15th November | Paddy Fahey's (Jig) 1st half |
| Wednesday 22nd Nov | Paddy Fahey's (Jig) 2nd half |
| Wednesday 29th November | Paddy Fahey's - all |
| Wednesday 6th December | Paddy Fahey's - if time, play through Kerfunken and Shores of Lough Gowna |
| Wednesday 13th December | No Group |
| Wednesday 20th December | No Group |
Spring
Term 2024 commences Wednesday 3rd January -Our first tune of the New
Year is King of the Fairies . Also Listen to Foxhunter (The) |
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Summer Term 2023 - Wednesday 5.30pm - May-August |
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Date |
Tunes |
| Wednesday 3rd May | Navvy on the Line, Keel Row |
| Wednesday 10th May | continue developing Navvy on the Line, Click go the Shears and Keel Row. Play Uncle Bernard's Set all the way through at 55bpm or 92% of the speed 60bpm on the A-Z index. |
| Wednesday 17th May | No Group |
| Wednesday 24th May | No Group |
| Wednesday 31st May | No Group |
| Wednesday 7th June | Rose in the Heather |
| Wednesday 14th June | Out on the Ocean 1st half |
| Wednesday 21st June | Out on the Ocean 2nd half |
| Wednesday 28th June | New Tune and New Rhythm: A Fig for a Kiss - a slip jig in 9 8 time count 3 lots of 3 per phrase (bar) |
| Wednesday 5th July | Revise A Fig for a Kiss, Out on the Ocean and the Plane Tree |
| Wednesday 12th July | Revise Rose in the Heather |
| Wednesday 19th July | Rose in the Heather, Out on the Ocean , Plane Tree |
| Wednesday 26th July | Out on the Ocean, Plane Tree, Rose in the Heather |
| Resumes on Wednesday 6th September | |
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Spring Term 2023 - Wednesday 5.30pm - January - April |
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Date |
Tunes |
| Wednesday 11th January | Scales and arpeggios D major and G major, and bowing styles for jigs, Irish polkas and hornpipes. Learned 1st half Click Go the Shears. Played Le Tourment, Maison de Glace, Early in the Year. Played Maggie in the Woods. |
| Wednesday 18th January | Revise 1st half Click Go the Shears. Learn 2nd half Click Go the Shears. Revised Navvy on the Line and Harvest Home. |
| Wednesday 25th January | Make a start on the Keel Row - Revise Click go the Shears. Played Uncle Bernard's and Winster Gallop |
| Wednesday 1st February | Revise Click go the Shears and Keel Row. Revise Tip Top Polka |
| Wednesday 8th February | Revise Tip Top Polka, Rakes of Mallow, Click go the Shears and Keel Row |
| Wednesday 15th February | No Group |
| Wednesday 22nd February | Revise Le Tourment, Bear Dance. Play Click go the Shears and Keel Row |
| Wednesday 1st March | Bear Dance octave higher. Maison de Glaces |
| Wednesday 8th March | Early in the Year. Navvy on the Line 1st half |
| Wednesday 15th March | Jig bowing - Rose in the Heather 1st half. Polka bowing - Maggie in the Woods |
| Wednesday 22nd March | Revise Rose in the Heather 1st half, Rose in the Heather 2nd half. Revise Navvy on the line 1st half. Play Uncle Bernard's and Winster Gallop |
| Wednesday 29th March | Navvy on the Line 2nd half. Tip Top Polka, Rakes of Mallow. Play Rose in the Heather |
| Wednesday 5th April | Jigs - Out on the Ocean, Plane Tree, Rose in the Heather - bowing |
| Wednesday 12th April | Continue with the jigs from 5th April |
| Wednesday 19th April | Navvy on the Line, Tip Top Polka |
| Wednesday 26th April | Play the set of tunes: Uncle Bernard's, Winster Gallop. Tip Top Polka, Rakes of Mallow 55 bpm. Click Go the Shears and Keel Row |
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Autumn Term 2022 - Wednesday 5.30pm - September-December |
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Date |
Tunes |
| Wednesday 7th September | G, D and A major scales and arpeggios. Revision of Winster Gallop and Plane Tree. 1st half of Early in the Year |
| Wednesday 14th September | Early in the Year |
| Wednesday 21st September | Rakes of Mallow, Le Tourment 1st half |
| Wednesday 28th September | No class |
| Wednesday 5th October | Rakes of Mallow, Le Tourment 2nd half |
| Wednesday 12th October | No class |
| Wednesday 19th October | Tip Top Polka 1st half, Revision of Winster Gallop |
| Wednesday 26th October | Tip Top Polka whole tune. Revision of Maison de Glace. Introduction to ornamentation. |
| Wednesday 2nd November | Continue with D major arpeggios and scales using Harvest Home 1st half. Practice of crossing between 2 adjoining strings and new rhythm. |
| Wednesday 9th November | Harvest Home 2nd half |
| Wednesday 16th November | Class cancelled |
| Wednesday 23rd November | Early in the Year, Harvest Home |
| Wednesday 30th November | Tip Top Polka, Navvy on the Line |
| Wednesday 7th December | Harvest Home, Rakes of Mallow, Navvy on the Line |
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Summer Term 2022 - 5.30pm - May-August |
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Date |
Tunes |
| Wednesday 4th May | Winster Gallop - 1st half except for Q2, 2nd half |
| Wednesday 11th May | Winster Gallop - learn the whole tune. Irish polka bowing - Maggie in the Woods |
| Wednesday 18th May | No Class |
| Wednesday 25th May | Jig rhythm - play Out on the Ocean and Plane Tree. Play Uncle Bernard's and Winster Gallop |
| Wednesday 1st June | Continue with Out on the Ocean, Plane Tree, Uncle Bernard's and Winster Gallop |
| Wednesday 8th June | Continue with Out on the Ocean, Plane Tree, Uncle Bernard's and Winster Gallop |
| Wednesday 15th June | Maggie in the Woods, Maison de Glace |
| Wednesday 22nd June | No Class |
| Wednesday 29th June | Dan MacDonald's Polka 1st half |
| Wednesday 6th July | Dan MacDonald's Polka, Winster Gallop |
| Wednesday 13th July | General Revision of the scales and arpeggios of D and G, jig rhythm and Irish polka rhythm - "joining up" notes for phrases - Q1 of new mystery tune! |
| Resumes on Wednesday 7th September | |
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Spring Term 2022 - Zoom - January - April |
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Date |
Tunes |
| Wednesday 5th January | Maison de Glace, Maggie in the Woods, Bear Dance. Exercises with scales and arpeggios in G major and D major recognising finger patterns. For exercises click here. |
| Wednesday 12th January | Continue with scales and arpeggios in D and G. Exercises click here At the end of the class we played Maison de Glace, Maggie in the Woods, Bear Dance. |
| Wednesday 19th January | Play through exercises. Introducing a new rhythm. Play Maison de Glace, Maggie in the Woods, Bear Dance. |
| Wednesday 26th January | Continue to practice the exercises and listen to the recording of Navvy of the Line |
| Wednesday 2nd February | 1st half of Navvy of the Line. We looked at Irish polka bowing in more detail and differentiating between questions and answers in Maison de Glace. |
| Wednesday 9th February | 2nd half of Navvy on the Line - long note/short note dotted or hornpipe rhythm. |
| Wednesday 16th February | Jig bowing using examples from the Plane Tree - see exercises |
| Wednesday 23rd February | 2nd half of Navvy on the Line and working on the joining up notes to link all parts of the tune. Recognise where the note G is on the fiddle. |
| Wednesday 2nd March | Jig bowing. Click here for exercises for Jig rhythm. Recognise immediately where the note G is in 3 places on the fiddle. |
| Wednesday 9th March | More jig rhythm practice, a reminder of Irish Polka bowing (Maggie in the Woods) and identify the note E on the violin in 2 places. |
| Wednesday 16th March | Play first half of Plane Tree more fluently and start putting in more of the jig rhythm. On the A string, identify A, B, C - Open string, first finger and second finger next to first finger. |
| Wednesday 23rd March | Out on the Ocean. Listen to the tune until you can sing it. We will start putting the tune on instruments in the class. It is a jig and we play it before the Plane Tree. Name the 3rd finger on the A string. Play open D then this note - it should sound the same but one is lower! |
| Wednesday 30th March | Out on the Ocean 1st half. Exercises related to D and G major scales and arpeggios using jig, polka and hornpipe rhythm. |
| Wednesday 6th April | Out on the Ocean 1st half. Exercises related to D and G major scales and arpeggios using jig, polka and hornpipe rhythm. |
| Wednesday 13th April | Listen to the 2nd half of Out on the Ocean. Continuation of recent exercises and tunes. We played the first half of the second half of Out on the Ocean. |
| Wednesday 20th April | 2nd half of the 2nd half of Out on the Ocean. Continue with Navvy on the Line scales and arpeggios. |
| Wednesday 27th April | Revision: Out on the Ocean, Navvy on the Line 1st half, Uncle Bernard's Polka |
| For records of previous beginners groups go to Archive Record for Group Classes |