It’s always good to think about how you are going to move from one tune into another. Here are some ideas from moving from a jig to a reel! I also play the tunes The Old Woman’s Dance (P/M Donald MacLeod) and Trip to Windsor (Dan R. MacDonald) Subscribe to this channel. You can get […]
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vlog 9 – Composition ideas for developing themes for a Scottish reel
If you are asked to composed a longer piece of music what do you do? Do you write lots of tunes and stick them together or do you take a phrase and expand on the theme? Here’s some ideas for the latter! Deil Among the Fiddlers – version with accordions, piano and double bass https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Su2BUsPVBGw […]
vlog 8 – My top 4 music books
Here’s a vlog about the top 4 music books of my teenage years – the ones I’ve never stopped playing cover to cover. And a rendition of J. Scott Skinner’s Duke of Fife’s Welcome to Deeside. Any questions get in touch! The books! The Scottish Violinist by J. Scott Skinner https://amzn.to/2LMbnYB O’Neil’s Music of Ireland: […]
vlog 7 – Bored, bored bored
Do you ever get bored of the way you play, your tunes etc? I definitely do! Here’s a vlog about it. Subscribe to this channel. You can get more information about me Home Tweets by simonthoumire http://www.facebook.com/simonthoumiremusic http://www.instagram.com/simonthoumire
vlog 6 – How to play really fast and sound good!
Hands up if you started playing trad reels and jigs to sound slow and steady or did you want to sound like Phil Cunningham and Aly Bain – really fast?! The tune I play this week is The Hurricane by J. Scott Skinner. Check out more of my music at Home http://www.facebook.com/simonthoumiremusic Tweets by simonthoumire […]