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Beginners Mandolin Class
I teach an adult evening class in Beginners Mandolin with ALP Scots Music Group in Edinburgh (Boroughmuir School - map). Whether participants have played before or not, I will be treating everyone as if they're picking up an instrument for the first time; it's the only way to be fair to all class members.
During the course we'll be learning the techniques necessary to playing the mandolin, building up a repertoire of tunes, and learning about mandolin music from around the world.
Below is the schedule for the course up to this time. If you have any further questions, please ask (email me).
| Last updated: 16th December 2007 | Term A | Term B | Term C |
| TERM A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lesson | Date | Techniques | Tunes |
| 2007 | |||
| A1 | 18/9 | Introductions/1st steps | The Clock Tower |
| A2 | 25/9 | Tune structure | First of October |
| A3 | 2/10 | Upstrokes | Egan's Polka |
| A4 | 9/10 | Rhythm | Over the Sea to Skye |
| A5 | 23/10 | Song air | The Barnyards of Delgaty |
| A6 | 30/10 | C natural | The Rakes of Mallow |
| A7 | 6/11 | Song air | Doon In the Wee Room |
| A8 | 13/11 | Marches | Wha Wadna Fecht for Charlie |
| A9 | 20/11 | American: Old Time | Old Joe Clark |
| A10 | 27/11 | Irish: polkas | Britches Full of Stitches |
| A11 | 4/12 | Recap | Recap |
| A12 | 11/12 | Stramash: | Wha Wadna Fecht for Charlie |
| TERM B | |||
| 2008 | |||
| B1 | 8/1 | Chords | Johnny McIljohn's #1 |
| B2 | 15/1 | Shetland reels | Donald Blue |
| B3 | 22/1 | American music: Bluegrass | Fire On the Mountain |
| B4 | 29/1 | Reel: | Short Coated Mary |
| B5 | 5/2 | Air: | Hills of Glenorchy |
| -- | 12/2 | Mid term - no class | |
| B6 | 19/2 | Jig: | Cock o' the North |
| B7 | 26/2 | Reel: | High Road to Linton |
| B8 | 4/3 | Marches again: | Corriechoillie's Welcome |
| B9 | 11/3 | Irish music: songs | Star of the County Down |
| B10 | 18/3 | Stramash: | |
| TERM C | |||
| C1 | 8/4 | Irish slip jig: | The Butterfly |
| C2 | 15/4 | Air: | Farewell to Fiunary |
| C3 | 22/4 | Minor keys: | The Burning of the Piper's Hut |
| C4 | 29/4 | Schottische: | The Smith's a Gallant Fireman |
| C5 | 6/5 | Review | Review of the Year |
| C6 | 13/5 | Sessions | Class session |