SMG Improvers Mandolin

I teach an adult evening class in Improvers Mandolin with the Scots Music Group in Edinburgh (Boroughmuir School - map). You should know the basics of the mandolin, and have been playing for at least six to eight months.

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 specific questions, please ask (email me). You can also keep up to date with the latest class developments by looking at The Gathering, the site forum.

Location:	B'muir School
Day:	Tuesdays
Time:	6.00-7.30pm

Date	Aims	Tunes	MP3s
2010
19/1 26/1	B1 Arpeggios and Jigs B2	Charlie Hunter Calliope House	[MP3] [MP3]
2/2	B3 Slow air	My Home Town	[MP3]
9/2	B4 Hornpipe	The Navvy On the Line	[MP3]
16/2	MID-TERM: NO CLASS
23/2	B5 Hornpipe	The Showman's Fancy	[MP3]
2/3	B6 Ragtime	Blackberry Rag
9/3	B7 Bluegrass	Kentucky Mandolin	[MP3]
16/3	B8 Modern tunes	The Hut On Staffin Island	[MP3]
19/3	Students' Concert - Fri 19th March, 7-10.30pm
23/3	B9 Modern tunes	Margaret's Waltz	[MP3]
30/3	B10 End of term	Recap/concert	[MP3]
2009
15/9	A1Intro; Irish slide	Denis Murphy's Slide	[MP3]
22/9	CLASS CANCELLED
29/9	A2 Polka	Boys of the Town	[MP3]
6/10	A3 Waltzes	Ronas Voe Starry Night In Shetland	[MIDI] [MIDI]
13/10	MID-TERM - no class
20/10	A4 Pentatonics	Put Me In the Big Chest	[MP3]
27/10	A5 American music	Little Liza Jane	[MP3 1] [MP3 2]
3/11	A6 Reel	Fear a Figue	[MP3]
10/11	A7 Marches	The Piper's Cave	[MP3]
17/11	A8 Reel	Cenneag Mhor	[MP3]
24/11	A9 Irish reel	Johnny McIljohn's No.1	[MP3]
1/12	A10 Irish jig	Bill Collins	[MP3]
8/12	A11
15/12	A12 End-of-Term Stramash
2010