SMG Slow Session Class

Because of the crisis, all SMG classes are being conducted online for the Autumn 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 A (Sep - Dec 2021)
Date	Tunes
15/9 A1	Leaving Lismore Fil O Ro	Gaelic waltzes
22/9 A2	Daughter of the Humpback Thunderhead	jigs
29/9 A3	Eleanor of Usan and At Work On the Land	slow airs
6/10 A4	Battle of Waterloo The Wee Highland Laddie	pipe marches
13/10 A5	Jessie Smith Rachel Rae	reels
20/10  - -	Mid-term break, no class
27/10 A6	The Yellow Haired Laddie Lass o Patie's Mill	slow air and reel
3/11 A7	Slieve Russell Jimmy Ward's Jig	Irish jigs
10/11 A8	Flowers of Edinburgh Staten Island	reels
17/11 A9	Fingal's Cave (3) Fingal's Cave (1)	airs
24/11 A10	Duke of Gordon's Birthday Lord Lynedoch	strathspeys
1/12 A11	Da Ferry Reel Lay Dee at Dee	Shetland reels
27/10 A6	Josefin's Waltz and Recap	Swedish waltz

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.