John Kirkpatrick Anglo course Aug Shropshire

[malcolmbebb]

For those who might be interested, JK is running an Anglo course at the Gleanings Centre, near Shrewsbury, at the end of August. The course runs Fri afternoon to Sun, details here.

 

"The course is aimed at helping players of the Anglo concertina discover the full musical potential of their instrument. John will be looking at all the various technical aspects of playing, but will mostly be exploring what can be found in the way of chords and harmonies in the left hand to support melodies in the right hand. "

 

Not for total beginners. Needs a 30 button box.

[JimLucas]

Needs a 30 button box.

Shouldn't that be "

at least

a 30 button"?

And I'm wondering, could someone with only a 28- or 26-button anglo still be able to get something useful out of the course, even if they can't realize the full potential? They would still have most of the accidentals missing on a 20-button.

[malcolmbebb]

LOL thought I was picky... but I'm only the messenger - if you want any more detail you might like to contact JK or the organisers as per link above.

 

Malcolm

 

PS John's write-up says "at least" 30 buttons.

Edited June 25, 2012 by malcolmbebb

[John Kirkpatrick]

STILL ONE OR TWO PLACES AVAILABLE!

 

 

John Kirkpatrick Anglo Concertina Course.

Friday August 31st - Sunday September 2nd at The Gleanings, Minsterley, Shropshire.

www.gleanings.co.uk

John & Yvonne Hart - yj.hart@virgin.net

01743 891412

This three day course is aimed at helping players of the Anglo concertina

discover the full musical potential of their instrument. John will be

looking at all the various technical aspects of playing, but will mostly be

exploring what can be found in the way of chords and harmonies in the left

hand to support melodies in the right hand. This is all very physical stuff,

and teaching will be in terms of patterns and finger memory, rather than a

more abstract intellectual approach. Although a broad grasp of the

complexities of music will naturally grow out of the work involved, the

ability to read musical notation is by no means essential, and may in fact

be a hindrance!

 

The sessions may not be suitable for complete beginners, and as they are

very specific to the instrument they will not be suitable for players of the

other kinds of concertina either - the English or the Duet. And please

note - the small twenty button Anglo will not be adequate for this

course.You'll need an Anglo concertina with not less than thirty buttons,

and ideally a keyboard chart of what all the buttons are. If you haven't got

a chart, John will help you to knock one up, and, thus equipped, whether

your interest is in beefing up your tune playing or adding floating parts to

accompany your favourite song, Mr Kirkpatrick will be able to bring a

lifetime's experience to bear and help you along the way.