Lesson 10 - Exploring Dance Tunes

• The Structure of the Dance Tunes
• The Playing of Dance Tunes
• Challenges Encountered
• The ‘Internal’ Rhythm of the Tunes
• Ornamentation and Technique
• Putting the ‘Nyah’ into Tunes
• Learning the Tunes ‘by Heart’
• Practice Tunes
• Summary

Lesson 11 - Triplets

• Emphasised Notes within Triplets
• Tonguing and Emphasis in Triplets
• Points to Note
• Exercise 11.1 - The ‘BCD’ and ‘EFG’ Triplet
• Exercise 11.2 - The ‘GFE’ and ‘FED’ Triplet
• Exercise 11.3 - The ‘FGA’ Triplet
• Practice Tunes
• Summary

Lesson 12 - Slides

• Introduction to Slides
• Exercise 12.1 - The Rhythm of Slides
• Practice Tunes
• Summary

Lesson 13 - Jigs

• Introduction to Jigs
• Exercise 13.1 - The Rhythm of Double Jigs
• Exercise 13.2 - Tonguing Pattern in Jigs
• Exercise 13.3 - Linking the Breath Across the Bars
• How I Write Jigs
• Preparing for the First Double Jig
• One BIG pitfall to Avoid:
• Learning Tips
• Practice Tunes
• Progress Review
• Exercise 13.4 - Blending Triplets into Jigs
• Summary

Lesson 14 - Hornpipes

• Rhythm and Timing
• Hornpipes in ABC notation
• Timing of the Notes Within each ‘Bar’
• Pairing Notes
• Tonguing in Hornpipes
• Exercise 14.1 - Counting Out the Rhythm of Hornpipes
• Practice Tunes
• Summary

Lesson 15 - Introducing Single Note Cuts

• Single Note Cuts
• Exercise 15.1 - Practicing Single Note Cuts
• Exercise 15.2 - Tonguing the Note that Precedes the Single Note Cut
• Exercise 15.3 - Random Notes Before Single Note Cuts
• Exercise 15.4 - Variation of Tonguing in Tunes
• Other Variations of Tonguing in Jigs
• Important Things to Remember with SNCs
• Practice Tunes
• Summary

Lesson 16 - Slip Jigs

• Introducing Slip Jigs
• Practice Tunes
• Summary

Lesson 17 - Advanced Single Note Cuts

• Advanced Single Note Cuts
• Exercise 17.1 - Advanced Single Note Cut Practice
• Point to Note
• Practice Tunes
• Important Note
• Evaluation
• Summary

Lesson 18 - Exaggerated Cuts & Barndances

• Exaggerated Cuts
• Exercise 18.1 - Exaggerated Cuts
• Practice Tunes
• Barndances
• Summary

Lesson 19 - Rolls

• Introduction to Rolls
• The ‘First Frame’ Long Roll - Timing
• Exercise 19.1 - Learning Taps
• Exercise 19.2 - Practicing Taps
• Exercise 19.3 - Practicing Cuts in ‘First Frame’ Long Rolls
• Exercise 19.4 - The ‘First Frame’ Long Roll
• Long Rolls in the Written Notation
• Practice Tunes
• Exercise 19.5 - ‘First Frame’ Long Rolls in Hornpipes
• Summary

Lesson 20 - Reels

• The Rhythm of Reels
• The Timing of the Notes within Each ‘Bar’
• Emphasis and Pairing of Notes
• Tonguing and Breath
• Exercise 20.1 - The Rhythm of Reels
• Exercise 20.2 - Practicing the Rhythm of Reels
• Exercise 20.3 - Adding Single Note Cuts to Reels
• Tempo
• ‘First Frame’ Long Rolls in Reels
• Practice Tip
• Practice Tunes
• Summary
• Recapping and Assessing Your Achievements