hi all! new to the box...

[fearfeasog]

hi all! I'm still here, fingers feeling good, practicing away madly every day. I was this evening learning a reel called "The Lobster" which is taught as part of the OIAM free course. nice tune, but I am surprised that, unless it has another, more common name, there are no examples of it that I can find on the web. still, a nice tune and not all that complicated, though I admit I can't play it flawlessly yet. maybe tomorrow.

 

I think I like the concertina...alot.

[spindizzy]

hi all! I'm still here, fingers feeling good, practicing away madly every day. I was this evening learning a reel called "The Lobster" which is taught as part of the OIAM free course. nice tune, but I am surprised that, unless it has another, more common name, there are no examples of it that I can find on the web. still, a nice tune and not all that complicated, though I admit I can't play it flawlessly yet. maybe tomorrow.

 

I think I like the concertina...alot.

 

Is it this one http://www.thesession.org/tunes/display/3495

[fearfeasog]

Yep that's it. I found that yesterday myself. It's slightly different from how the oiam teacher plays it. That's all I could find the whole wide web. It isn't really that important. I was just curious to see how others approach it, maybe see some different ornamentation etc.

[Wolf Molkentin]

is a version played on flute - at first played slowly, then properly up-tempo...

[fearfeasog]

is a version played on flute - at first played slowly, then properly up-tempo...

 

Funny, I think I was searching for a hornpipe when I searched for that. Silly me, I knew it was a reel!

 

I wonder if the teacher on OIAM simplified it a bit for the benefit of the students.

 

Thanks! M

[fearfeasog]

It's been nearly a year since I started, and thanks to all of your great advice, I am MUCH better now than when I started. (I have to admit I didn't follow it all to the letter, but...there ya go.) I bought a Morse Ceili. I started a slow session in my area, complete with "teachers" and "students". I go to the local session once every couple weeks. I can actually play 4 or 5 tunes up to speed. I didn't practice EVERY day, but pretty close to it. I attended the N.E. concertina workshop and met some great folks, and was taught by Chris Stevens and Flo Fahy. I love my Morse. Every day I thank the great spirit thingy for music. I have listened to Irish trad every day for this whole time.

 

Basically I met all of my goals for the first year. And I met alot of great people both online and locally, some of whom come to my house for the slow session every 2 weeks. It's not going to stop here!

 

Best to you all, Mark

[SusanW]

Hi Mark,

Glad to hear an update. It was nice to meet you in-person at the Workshop.

My Ceili just arrived via UPS yesterday. I'm thrilled! Especially after playing the Rochelle for 4 months.

I've gone to a few slow sessions and do my best to muddle through and I can tell I am improving. Maybe I'll see you again next year at the Workshop. I'm sure we'll both be much more fluent by then.

Susan

[fearfeasog]

Hi Mark,

Glad to hear an update. It was nice to meet you in-person at the Workshop.

My Ceili just arrived via UPS yesterday. I'm thrilled! Especially after playing the Rochelle for 4 months.

I've gone to a few slow sessions and do my best to muddle through and I can tell I am improving. Maybe I'll see you again next year at the Workshop. I'm sure we'll both be much more fluent by then.

Susan

ditto! and congrats!

[michael sam wild]

Great to hear you have stuck at it . The key now is playing with others and making muisc together. The slow session is a real way to encourage each other. A lot of people play too fast anyway. I like playing along to Cds of older dance related musicians. You can always use the slowdowner facilities on the computer too. Nice work!