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Beginners Whistle Class
I teach an adult daytime class in Absolute
Beginners Whistle (click picture to enlarge) with
ALP Scots Music Group in Edinburgh (see their
web site for further details
of ALP's courses in Scottish culture). Even if the participants have
played a little before, I always treat everyone as though they're picking
up an instrument for the first time.
Below is the schedule for the course, which starts on 24th September 2003 at St Colm's Church, Dalry Road, Edinburgh (see map). If you have any further questions, please ask (email me). Click on the lesson numbers to see what was covered that day.
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Last updated: 3rd May 2004 |
| TERM A | |||
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| 2003 | |||
| A1 | 24/9 | The first steps: holding the whistle, making a noise, our first notes | Egan's Polka |
| A2 | 1/10 | The high D; the upper octave. | Over the Sea to Skye |
| A3 | 8/10 | More notes; scale in D. | Amazing Grace; Wha Wadna Fecht |
| A4 | 15/10 | Scales and scale patterns | Barnyards o' Delgaty |
| A5 | 29/10 | Reels | Tail Toddle; Short-Coated Mary |
| A6 | 5/11 | The G scale | The Rakes of Mallow |
| A7 | 12/11 | Practice routines & review | Johnny McIljohn's |
| A8 | 19/11 | The Strathspey; irregular rhythms | Comin' Thro' the Rye; Piper's Hut; |
| A9 | 26/11 | Airs | Farewell to Fuinary; Bonnie Galloway |
| A10 | 3/12 | Stramash | |
| TERM B | |||
| 2004 | |||
| B1 | 14/1 | Irish reels | Johnny McIljohn's #2 |
| B2 | 21/1 | Irish jigs | Scattery Island Slide |
| B3 | 28/1 | Irish polkas | I'll Tell Me Ma |
| B4 | 4/2 | Irish airs | Eibhlin |
| B5 | 11/2 | Decoration | |
| B6 | 25/2 | Breathing | |
| B7 | 3/3 | Revision | Winster Gallop |
| B8 | 10/3 | Hornpipes | Harvest Home |
| B9 | 17/3 | Rehearsal | |
| B10 | 24/3 | Stramash | |
| TERM C | |||
| Lesson | Date | Techniques | Tunes |
| C1 | 21/4 | Concert piece | Mary Young and Fair |
| C2 | 28/4 | Building sets | Tormaid; Domhnall Dubh |
| C3 | 5/5 | Rowing from Islay to Uist | |
| C4 | 12/5 | ||
| C5 | 19/5 | ||
| C6 | 26/5 | ||
| C7 | 2/6 | The Butterfly | |
| C8 | 9/6 | ||
| C9 | 16/6 | ||
| C10 | 23/6 | Stramash | |