In lessons 28 to 39 I will teach some of my favourite flute tunes. When we speed up these tunes they will be filled with strong suitable ornamentation that should in turn help you improve your playing skills.

Lesson 28 - O’Dea’s (Jig) - Here we will learn a beautiful jig. You will learn a new e...

La Ollamh (Slip Jig) - We start our conversation about recommended listening. We look at another element of ornamentation called tapping. You will do a short exercise to practise this ornament. You will learn the tune in segments accompanied by live ABC music notation to help with phrases. You wi...

The Boy in the Gap (Reel) - In this lesson we will discuss the idea of the backbeat and how it is used in traditional music, not just flute playing. This 3-part tune will be played through first. Then the tune will be broken into sections to learn the tune with live ABC notation. As you learn the...

The East of Glenart - This tune is a version of The Humours of Glendart which is a pretty well known tune in music. You will look at a double tap on the F note here in the A part of the tune. You will also look at some more vibrato. The tune will be played then broken into short learning sections...

Old John’s Jig - This is a fantastic tune to play. It has a great rhythm. We will experiment with some nuances (different ingredients) that we haven’t looked at before. We discuss overblowing the c natural note to create the sound of the old pipers. We switch between F sharp and F natural within ...

The Boys of Tulla - This is similar in ways to The Humours of Tulla which is a well known traditional tune. This tune will be part of a set to play during the session at lesson 40. The tune will be played through then broken into sections with live part by part instructions. You will look at a tr...

The Skylark (Reel) - This tune will be used as part of our session at lesson 40. You will hear the tune first then will be guided through each section with the help of ABC notation and instruction. Each part will be played through after you learn it. The tune will be played at different speeds to...

Mc Fadden’s Favourite - We talk a little about recommended listening at the start of this lesson. You will hear the tune as in previous lessons then learn the tune in sections. After each part you will play back that section and towards the end of the lesson you will play through the tune at diff...

An Paistin Fionn - This is a beautiful jig to play. It is a simple tune with a great rhythm. You will hear the tune played through first. Then you will learn the tune in smaller segments. During each segment you will imbed suitable ornamentation into that segment of the tune. Each part will be pl...

The Sunny Banks (Reel) - The full tune will be played then broken into sections. Each part will be played after you learn it. The tune is then played-through several times with live ABC notation. We discuss slight variations in the tune. We also look at an A cut and F tap and how to integrate the...

Trip to Herves (Reel) - Here we have some more recommended listening. This tune has some lovely off-beats which we will discuss as we learn it. You will hear the tune first then break it into smaller sections. After playing through each part as we learn it, you will play through the tune at diffe...

This Fisherman’s Lilt (Reel) - This is our first tune to learn in the key of C. We will go through the scale of C and the slight difference from playing in the key of D or G. We talk about one of my favourite bands for recommended listening. You will hear the tune, then we break it into sections ...

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