SMG Slow Session Class

Because of the crisis, all SMG classes are being conducted online for the Spring term. For details about how this works, see below.

The Slow Session class was started by me many years ago and has now existed for fifteen years. The main idea was to build up a repertoire and learn to play with other people. The classroom activities are just that: tunes are learned, sets are compiled and music is played. The point of action is when the class is finished and we adjourn to The Slow Session at Gatherer's Inn where we are joined by others and our music is (not) played in a (real) pub setting.

I seek out suitable tunes for the class course, and each year a possible list of new tunes is proposed and worked through. Inevitably, some of these tune "stick" while others don't.

Class Schedule, Term B (January - March 2021)
Date	Tunes
6/1 B1	The Skyline of Skye Morag of Dunvegan
13/1 B2	Harris Dance (2) Harris Dance (1)
20/1 B3	The Isle of Skye
27/1 B4	Flett from Flotta Gairsay
3/2 B5	Leaving Uist
10/2  - -	Mid-term break, no class
17/2 B6
24/2 B7	Recap
3/3 B8
10/3 B9
17/3 B10
24/3 B11
2/12 A12	Recap
Last Term:
Class Schedule, Term A (September - December 2020)
Date	Tunes
9/9 A1	The Scattery Island Slide The Old Favourite
16/9 A2	The Braes of Locheil Mrs Campbell of Shinness
23/9 A3	Gie Us a Drink of Water Lexie MacAskill
30/9 A4	Wild Rose of the Mountain
7/10 A5	Seonaidh's Tune She Put her Knee on the Old Man
14/10 A6	The Bear Dance Black Mountain Air
21/10  - -	Mid-term break, no class
28/10 A7	Marion MacLean of Eoligarry
4/11 A8	Mary Young & Fair Mangaster Voe
11/11 A9	Roses of No Man's Land
18/11 A10	Da Day Dawn
25/11 A11	The Periwig The Night we Had the Goats Elizabeth's Big Coat
2/12 A12	Recap

Attending the Class
In order to participate, you need the Zoom app. When it's time for the workshop, by clicking the "Join Session" button on the right, you will be asked if you wish to download Zoom. Agree (it's free and quick to download). Most of the time I'll switch everyone's microphone off and you'll only hear me, but every so often I'll switch individuals on and ask how they're doing.
	Meeting ID:	951 9898 5207
	Passcode:	SMG-SlowS
	Day:	Wednesdays
	Time:	6.45-8.15pm
	NB: For the rest of the term, the link to join the class will be the same, as will the meeting ID and the password, should you need them.