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Building an Irish traditional repertoire learning from dot free charts
What happens when an IT professional in early retirement decides after 40 years of traditional German sessions to “start a new career” and to build up a repertoire in irish traditional music?
And what if the person has spent most of her professional life teaching?
And what if learning has become much more difficult for her as she gets older?
She starts creating witty charts to help her on her quest and shares them for free with other evolving ITM musicians. Enjoy!
Even though I’m not irish, I’m at least a redhead 😉
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I can read music but realised learning trad tunes by heart is much easier without the dots
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Warming up & Ear Training pack
Pack contains: Mode-Chart as PDF and png-file 6 drone backing tracks (Cello Drone in G, A,...
Modes in irish music
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The Butterfly
aka Barney’s Goat, Eitil Im, Im Ag Eitilt, Kick The Peeler, The Red Admiral Butterfly, The Red...
Belfast Hornpipe
aka Great Eastern, Great Western, Great Western Clog, The Great Western Clog, Great Western...
Whistles
High Whistles: Killarney TWZ Dixon Feadog Generation Lir Whistles Carbony Alba Clarke Susato Kerry...
Links to free mp3s and PDF Session material
BBC Virtual Session material (thanks to Pete!) Comhaltas' Foinn Seisiún Books CD/free Audio...
Learning materials
Mary Bergin's Whistle Tutor Foinn Seisiun Books Foinn Seisiún CDs Stephan Duckes TIn Whistle Tutor...
Just bodhran – free backing tracks
Just Bodhran by TIM-Tracks.com Practising with a metronome isn't much fun. Would it be bettter, if...
Foinn Seisiún CDs 1 to 3 – Playlist
My practice outfit for silent practice
Like most people, I don't live in a castle with thick walls, but have to be considerate of the...
How to absorb a tune
Silver Spear
aka An tSleá Airgid, Joe Mhaire Mhicilin, The Old Silver Spear, The Silver Tip, Sliabh Bána, The...
A Fig for a kiss
aka ig For A Kiss, Figs For A Kiss, Gáire Na mBán, Glugar An Mheadair, Humors Of Bottle Hill, Milk...
Off to California
aka Bound For California, Fireman’s, Fireman’s Reel, The Fireman’s Reel, The Fireman’s, Going To...
Boys of Bluehill
aka The Beaux Of Oak Hill, The Beaux Of Oakhill, The Boys From The Blue Hill, The Boys Of Blue...
Swallowtail Jig
aka The Custom House, The Dancing Master, The Dancingmaster, Drioball Na Fáinleoige, From The New...
Haste to the wedding
aka A Trip To The Dargle, Cape Breton’s, Come Haste To The Wedding, Croagh Patrick, Fast Trip To...
Cooley’s Reel
aka Cooley’s, Cooleys, Joe Cooley, Joe Cooley’s, Joe Cooley’s Fancy, Joe Cooleys, Luttrell’s Pass,...
Drowsy Maggie
aka Drowsey Maggie, Drowsie Maggie, Drowsy Maggy, Maggie Drowsy, Maggie Tuirseach, Maggie’s...
The Blackstorne Stick
aka The Coach Road To Sligo,Coachtrip to Sligo, An Maide Draighin, The Mail Coach Road To Sligo,...
The Wind that shakes the barley
Aka An Ghaoth A Bhogann An Eorna, Da Wind Dat Shakes Da Barley, Fields Ye Fancy, The Kerry...
The Kesh
Aka: Castle, The Castle, Conrad’s Lament, Conrad’s Trip To The Bog, Kerrigan’s, The Kesh Mountain,...
Harvest Home
aka Cincinatti, Cincinnati, Cork, The Cork, Harvest Homes, Harvest Time. Download PDF:...
Donnybrook Fair Jig
aka An Carbhat, Andy Keone’s, Aonach Domhnach Broc, Aonach Domhnach Brocach, The Caravat, The...