Lesson 14 to 26 will start to introduce you to many different elements of ornamentation used in Irish tunes. In each lesson you will learn at least one type of ornamentation which is commonly used. You will then practice this ornament as you learn the tune in each lesson. As we go through more le...

The Connaughtman’s Rambles (Jig) - B cut & E roll Ornamentation. You will learn about the type of dance and how the 6/8 jig rhythm works. You will learn to play the B cut and have an exercise to practice this. You will embed this B cut into your tune while learning it. You will learn an E roll an...

Touch Me If You Dare (Reel) - G roll Ornamentation. You will hear the tune first with the new element of ornamentation. You will learn the makeup of the G roll, when it is used and how it should sound. You will systematically learn the tune in sections while embedding your new element of ornament...

Haste to the Wedding (Jig)- Lesson 17

AFAA-F'E'D'E'F'D'B
AFAAcutGFGcutFGEFG
AFAA-F'E'D'E'F'D'B
A-A'F'A'F'D'E'D'D'-
A'A'cutF'A'A'cutF'A'
B'cutG'B'B'cutG'B'
A'F'A'A'cutG'F'G'cutF'G'E'F'G'
A'-F'-E'D'E'F'D'BA-
A'F'A'F'D'E'D'D'-

Miss McLeod’s Reel - B Roll Ornamentation. You will learn how to play the B roll as well as now using other ornamentation learned in previous lessons e.g. the A roll, the B cut and the E roll. We look at the grip on the B roll and develop an exercise to help getting to the B roll. We will talk a...

The Sally Gardens (Reel) Ornamentation/Technique is a rhythmic triplet.
We will learn how to use a rhythmic triplet here based on the notes B,Cnatural and high D that can be used in many tunes. I will give you an exercise to help you to play this triplet. You will embed this triplet in the tune ...

The Lark in the Morning Part 1 (Jig) Ornamentation F roll. This is a 4 part tune which will take two lessons to learn (lesson 20 & 21). As well as learning the F roll you will insert B cuts, A cuts, A rolls and G rolls from previous lessons into this tune as we learn it. You will learn the tune i...

The Lark in the Morning Part 2 - Ornamentation F cut. You will learn part C and D of this tune as well as embedding the F cut into your melody as you learn it. You will also be given an exercise to practise the F cut. We will look at the strong beats of a jig and how to use your breath control to...

The Galway Rambler - Ornamentation Half G roll. This is the first single reel we will learn. We will learn the half G roll as well as embedding this into the tune along with other ornamentation eg. Triplet, G cut, A cut, B cut and a G roll. You will be able to differentiate between the full G rol...

I Buried my Wife and Danced on Her Grave - Ornamentation E cut & G slide. You will learn how to play the E cut and use a G slide (portamento) which is used by some flute players eg Matt Molloy. You will embed these into the tune as you learn it as well as other elements of ornamentation from prev...

Give us a Drink of Water (Slip Jig) - Ornamentation Chirp/Cuts. We will look at the idea of programme music and how composers sometimes used the sound of instruments to create images in music. This element of ornamentation is like the sound of a bird hence the name ‘Chirp’. You will learn how the...

The Reel of Rio - Lesson 25 and lesson 26 are really where I wanted to get to in this course. As we have now looked at the most common ornaments used on the flute, we can now embed them into the tunes as we learn them, but most importantly, when we feel like it might be suited to a particular par...

The Kesh Jig - Again, we are now at a place where we can learn this tune, but insert ornamentation when we feel it is suited to the melody. You will learn the tune in small segments and play through each part, accompanied by live ABC notation. You will then play through the tune at a slower and f...

Lesson 27 (Session) Notation:

The Connaughtman's Rambles (Jig)

FAAD'AABCutABD'AG-
FAAAD'F'E'D'BBBCutAG-
FAAD'AABCutABD'E'F'
G'F'E'F'-E'D'BBB- or
(BAG) if repeating 1st part

F'B'B'F'A'A'F'E'F'D'-E'
F'B'B'F'A'A'F'E'D'E'Roll
F'B'B'F'A'A'F'E'F'D'E'F'
G'F'E'F'-E'D'BBB- or
(BAG) if returning to 1st ...