Cashel Strings Debut in Science Room Session

The Taster Module finished with a performance workshop for first year music class. Here is the programme 

Concert 2 Stringschool at Cashel  Community College

1 We start with a simple pizzicato on lowest string G  The backing track features bass stringed instruments in a piece by Italian baroque composer , Vivaldi . Pizzicato is an Italian word and  means to pluck the string

2 Next piece is another pizzicato piece . Foxtrot is a dance with 4 beats in a bar.

3 /4 The next thing we learned was how to hold the bow. In the next two numbers we play arco, ie with bow and we change string from D to A

5 The next step was to learn how to place our fingers .  Violin high 5  1^st 2^nd and 3^rd finger to make all the notes of the scale    Here are all the notes on D

6 Then next all the notes on A string

7 Finally all the notes in the octave Low to High Doh

8 Here are all the notes on lowest string G in We Will Rock You

Mr Murray with Cashel Community Strings following debut 

9/10  This next number  is a French Folk tune and was set to words by a 19^th century English poet and became  the most popular nursery song ever.

11 The next track has a bluegrass feel  Bow River  We segue into a Bluegrass tune Bile em cabbage down using the Bow River rhythm

12 Finally audience participation number

Bile em cabbage down down

Burn them biscuits brown brown

The only tune that I can play is

Bile em cabbage down

Ensemble Don Oiche Ud i mBeithil

O Tannenbaum  (Oh Christmas Tree)

Announcing Level 2 programme commences in January week 2 .  Class size limited .  Practice commitment between classes required.  Enquiries  Mr Murray 

Part 2 

After all that excitement we wound down with a couple of ukulele sessions 

Ukulele Group 2

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