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we play Mc Faddens handsome daughter and The Boys of Malin, both in Amaj I think, with G#s
What tunes requiring keys are played at your local sessions?
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Re: What tunes requiring keys are played at your local sessi
Yes. Both pretty easy though, especially The Boys of Malin.Unai wrote:Hi,
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Re: What tunes requiring keys are played at your local sessi
I'm not a big fan of whistles, but I've started practicing some tunes like Julia Delaney's on a Syn C whistle, for the tunes I can't play easily on my keyless D flute. Just fingering it like it's in Edor.
Not very practical for sessions though, unless it's a whole set in Ddor where I set the flute aside. Does anyone else do this, grabbing a whistle for an out-of-range key or mode? Seems a bit of a crutch.
Not very practical for sessions though, unless it's a whole set in Ddor where I set the flute aside. Does anyone else do this, grabbing a whistle for an out-of-range key or mode? Seems a bit of a crutch.
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Re: What tunes requiring keys are played at your local sessi
well I'm quite new to flute so there is nothing really easy for me those two & Frnak's reel are the only three we play and where I use a key, just trying to lenghten the usual suspects listbenhall.1 wrote:Yes. Both pretty easy though, especially The Boys of Malin.Unai wrote:Hi,
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Re: What tunes requiring keys are played at your local sessi
I suppose what I was thinking was that I find Frank's, which only has that G# every now and then, somehow noticeably more awkward than The Boys of Malin. Silly of me, probably ...Unai wrote:well I'm quite new to flute so there is nothing really easy for me those two & Frnak's reel are the only three we play and where I use a key, just trying to lenghten the usual suspects listbenhall.1 wrote:Yes. Both pretty easy though, especially The Boys of Malin.Unai wrote:Hi,
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Re: What tunes requiring keys are played at your local sessi
I'm still working up Franks. I'm still trying to work through the rhythmic issues.
Stan Chapmans is one of the easier A tunes for me.
Road to Eroggie in A isn't that bad, and has the advantage of letting you work on that high C# note.
Stan Chapmans is one of the easier A tunes for me.
Road to Eroggie in A isn't that bad, and has the advantage of letting you work on that high C# note.
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Re: What tunes requiring keys are played at your local sessi
It's a funny thing, but I don't find the rhythmic issues a problem. It took me a while to get those G#s, especially a bit where, in the tune as I learnt it, there is a triplet up in the second octave - f#g#a - followed by e. That bit's hard. For me, at least. I think the rhythm thing in this reel never really came into it, because I have the tune stuck so firmly in my head, so it just kind of does what it does. If that makes sense.tstermitz wrote:I'm still working up Franks. I'm still trying to work through the rhythmic issues.
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Re: What tunes requiring keys are played at your local sessi
nothing silly; awkwardness and difficulty of a tune is relativebenhall.1 wrote: I suppose what I was thinking was that I find Frank's, which only has that G# every now and then, somehow noticeably more awkward than The Boys of Malin. Silly of me, probably ...