BC CELTIC MUSIC CLUB

FALL 2007


 

INFORMATION

BC CELTIC MUSIC CLASS - 7:30-8:30 pm Wednesday

SLOW SESSION  at 8:30 PM

IN THE ROOST AT THE OLD GYM  (HAVERTY CENTER)

AROUND THE FIREPLACE

 

A "session" is a music tradition throughout Ireland and Scotland where players come together to play traditional tunes and sing a few songs.  The purpose is to have fun and share experience in community.  The Irish call this CRAIC! 

 

If you have ever been to a session in Ireland or in the ITRAD community here in the states, you know that the music is played fast, without sheet music, and it does not stop.  Slow sessions, however, are for learning the music and the tradition.  We will have sheet music and will play the tunes at half speed or slower while we learn them.

 

EVERYONE IS INVITED!  If you play an instrument and would like to learn more about Celtic music OR if you want to come and learn some songs, OR if you simply want to come and listen, please do!!!

 

For more information, contact John Bunch (jbunch@benedictine.edu) , 403 Bishop

Fink, ext 7442.  

 

 

 

TUNE RESOURCES:

 

General Resources:

 

PDF Tune Books on The NET:

·        Michael Eskin Tunebooks:

   House of Ireland in Balboa Park (San Diego) - http://www.uptospeed.net/hoi/

   Blarney Stone Pub (San Diego) - http://www.uptospeed.net/irish/eskin/bstunebook.pdf

   Field pub Tunebook (San Diego) - http://www.uptospeed.net/irish/eskin/fieldtunes.pdf

   Paddy Obrian Tunebook - http://www.ceolas.org/pub/tunes/tunes.pdf/POB.pdf

·        Ceilidh Soc Green Tune Book (Sheffield, UK) - http://www.ceilidhsoc.org/music.html

·        NOVA SESSION SHEET MUSIC (Northern Virginia) - http://www.novasession.org/Bog%20Kit/bwindex.htm

·        NOVA KIDS SESSION TUNE BOOK -  http://www.novasession.org/kids/merged.pdf

·        Sligo Creek Hedge School Tune Book (Silver Spring, MD) - http://karenashbrook.com/ChildrensSessionBook.pdf

·        O’Flaherty Irish Music Retreat’s  Tunebook (Dallas Texas) - http://www.irishtradmusic.org/oflaherty-100.pdf

·        O’Flaherty Irish Music Retreat’s. “One Hundred More Tunes” - http://www.irishtradmusic.org/oflaherty100more.pdf

·        Atlanta Irish Music - Roswell Session Tunebooks (There are 4 available) - http://www.atlantairishmusic.com/theroswellsession.htm

 

Play Along Virtual Session Sources:

 

YOU TUBE:

(See also http://www.tradlessons.com/)

(See Also http://www.tinwhistler.blogspot.com/ )

(Working Party WWW site - http://www.theworkingparty.co.uk/ )

 

AND…

 

The Kansas City School of Irish Music:  http://www.kctradschool.com/

 

 

BC CELTIC MUSIC CLASS -

Wednesdays  FALL 2007

7:30-8:30 pm

A DISCOVERY PROJECT


 

 

Location - Benedictine College Haverty Center

 

Instructors - Dr. John Bunch and Kate Buchannan

 

Cost - $5.00 - This will be used to cover the expense of the CD and Music files which we will distribute after the first or second class.   Later in the session we could invite one or two guest instructors to come and teach us some tunes, if that happens, we may also ask for a fee to cover their gas expense, etc.).

 

The class will be taught in ensemble format mostly without the use of written music.  (The music will be available for home study but the tradition of Irish music is to teach the tunes by ear.)   A CD will be available with the tunes in ABC and PDF and MIDI formats.

 

Most of our attention will be on tunes rather than on singing songs although we will be learning a few songs here and there for the fun of it.

 

The plan is to cover the basic tune forms in two eight week cycles.  The schedule and tunes that we will cover appears below.  Some basic knowledge of your instrument is required.  Students who do not know how to play any instruments, however, can start with either whistle or bodhran.  Sources for music and instruments will be discussed in the early class sessions.

 

We will also introduce students to some of the heritage and lore of the tradition as well as the music.. (Perhaps we would bring CDs to listen to at the beginning of each class.)

 

The format of a typical class will be:

 

REVIEW last weeks tunes WITHOUT MUSIC if possible.

Walk through singing or lilting.

Play slowly phrase by phrase.

Play quickly.

 

Introduce the current week's  tune type (Polka, reel, jig, etc.), discuss tempo, rhythm, etc.

Introduce the new tunes (2 or 3 = 1 set)

Walk through the music where the instructor PLAYS and the students SING ALONG.

Ensemble will play slowly phrase by phrase

Ensemble will play the entire tune at a gentle speed with attention to phrasing and musical expression.

 

FALL 2007 TUNE Schedule


 

WEEK

TUNE TYPE

TUNES/SONGS

Week 1

Introduction

 

 

 

Week 2

Polkas

Eagan's

Britches Full of Stitches

Maid of Ardagh

Week 3

Songs and Airs

Fields of Athenry

Star of the County Down

Red is the Rose

Week 4

Jigs

Kesh

Lilting Banshee

Willie Coleman's

Week 4

Hornpipes

Flowers of Edinburgh

Staten Island

Red Haired Boy

Week 5

Reels

Fairy Dance

Tail Todle

Short Coat Mary

Week 6

Slip Jigs

Fig for a Kiss

Foxhunter

Butterfly

Week 7

Waltz etc

Fanny Power

Trip to Sky

Review

Week 8

Mazurkas

Shoe the Donkey

Sonny's

Review

 

 

 

 

 

Week 1

Airs and Songs

Si Bheag Si Mhor

Sally Gardens

Parting Glass 

Week 2

Polkas

BallyDesmond 1

BalleyDesmond 2

Jer the Rigger

Week 3

Jigs

Morrison's

Swallowtail

Donnybrook Fair

Week 4

Hornpipes

Off to California

Boys of Bluehill

Bonaparte Crossing The Rhine

Week 5

Reels

Silver Spear

Cup of Tea

Musical Priest

Week 6

Slides & Single Jigs

Road to Lisdoonvarna

Merrily Kissed the Quaker's Wife

Smash the Windows

Week 7

Reels

St Anne's

Wind that Shakes the Barley

Mountain Road

Week 8

PARTY!!!!!

 

 

 


DETAILED CLASS SCHEDULE WITH TUNE FILE LINKS CAN BE ACCESSED HERE.