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October 14th 2008 Learning ornaments Taminka 5 October 14th 2008
October 14th 2008 Help! harpomaniac 4 October 14th 2008
October 13th 2008 Tommy Peoples Blue Ted 1 October 14th 2008
October 13th 2008 1920's Maybell Tenor Resonator Banjo for sale pat mcgregor 1 October 14th 2008
October 13th 2008 A musical night without playing a note Patkiwi 2 October 13th 2008
October 13th 2008 coach sesssions oxcart 16 October 13th 2008
October 13th 2008 Scottish playing English? Ptarmigan 8 October 14th 2008
October 13th 2008 The Session Overhaul. tradmoosic 49 October 14th 2008
October 13th 2008 Amp accident and three finger box TomB-R 4 October 14th 2008
October 13th 2008 Planning a drive in Oz... davydd 13 October 14th 2008

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Re: Learning ornaments

Wow, your first taste of live ITM. Have fun - I'm sure you'll have a blast! more…

Re: Learning ornaments

Thanks for the link bb - am hoping Majors Creek next month will have a whistle workshop. It'll be my first taste of live ITM. more…

Re: Ears or dots

Skillful ornamentation can't be found in the dots either. more…

Re: Learning ornaments

Try and get to festivals that have whistle or flute masterclasses or workshops. Especially as you are in a small town with no access to other whistle/flute players and no sessions. The national folk festival in Canberra over Easter usually has workshops f… more…

Re: Learning ornaments

Tams - there are lots of great whistle Youtube segments to listen to and try to replicate. If you use the very useful Search function on this board you'll also find lots of helpful discussion about ornamentation. I'll look out for you at Majors! We can b… more…

Re: Ears or dots

Glogs? Is that me? I'll take the question at face value. You're right that good rhythm and swing are one and the same. It's easy to bash out a standard jig rhythm from the dots but really hard to get it to lift in all the right places. And no I don't thi… more…

Re: TIM "L placard?

Spot on Michael. more…

Re: Learning ornaments

Try to make your playing sound like what you hear on recordings rather more…

Re: Help!

At your age, harp or no harp, you're facing another 8 years of being afraid of people staring at you. At least with the harp, you're with a friend you've known for half your life. At the wedding, everyone there will be very proud of you and extremely su… more…

Learning ornaments

I've been playing the whistle on and off for about a year. Have learned some from sheetmusic and some by ear from CDs (no sessions or teachers where I live.) more…

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