April 6th, 2010 by admin
Here’s yet another jig with updated endings. That original idea was economical, but confusing. This way is the standard approach in music notation for endings and repeats. Let’s go with it!
And Off She Goes pdf.
In the present edition of 43 Fiddle Tunes in Tab, I have ornaments as inserted alternatives to certain bars. When I [...]
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March 22nd, 2010 by admin
As long as I’m updating those ending transitions of Irish jigs from my book…..
Here is O’Keefe’s Slide.
And a nice littleĀ pdf of O’Keefe’s Slide.
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March 19th, 2010 by admin
Last year at this time, I was doing a little recording for Ricko Donovan. I have some counterpoint on his My Darling Asleep from the Lucky Sevens album.
He told me that Lisdoonvarna has a meet up once a year that attracts hundreds of single men and women. Going to the big social gathering may be [...]
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March 17th, 2010 by admin
There is more than one way to play a fiddle tune. You probably know that.
Sometimes a small change can make a tune easier to play. That’s the cause behind this little revision to my currently published version of St. Anne’s Reel.
St. Anne, in the Christian tradition, is the mother of the mother of Jesus. This [...]
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February 28th, 2010 by admin
Here is another tune from my book that I’m revising. A slightly simplified version replaces a couple of rolls and an idiosyncratic little walk up on the repeat of the B section.
I’ve been penciling these changes in for my studio students. Now you can see what I do.
And, finally, here is a pdf for better [...]
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February 12th, 2010 by admin
This tab chart is a revision of the chart in 43 Fiddle Tunes in Tab. When I revised it for a new student, the thought suddenly hit me, “I can put this online on my new fiddle tune blog!” And so, here it is.
Also, here is the pdf of Flop Eared Mule. As usual, right [...]
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