three-day musicians workshop on youtube by RSCDS 28-30 july

In lieu of their annual musicians and dancers summer school the RSCDS is moving the workshops online this year, giving both proficient musicians and those who might not otherwise have ventured to a musicians workshop a chance to participate.

The workshops will be on the RSCDS YouTube channel, on each of the three days from 10:30 am, with additional resources, including sound files, videos etc, made available as the week progresses, at craigellachie-band.co.uk/rscdsmusic.html  (all resources will continue to be available until the end of September)

The workshops will cover a selection of Jig tunes on Tuesday, Strathspeys on Wednesday and Reels on Thursday - links to the sheet music to prepare for this are given below.

Music course Tue/Wed/Thur at 10:30 am - hosted as UNLISTED videos on the RSCDS youtube channel, accessed via www.rscds.org/events/dance-scottish-summer-celebration

The 3-day music course will look at two sets of of tunes per day (two jigs, two strathspeys then two reels) with coaching information, expert “set” advice and player advice

Online welcome to the music workshops from RSCDS music director Ian Muir (Craigellachie) - now available

To prepare for these sessions musicians should download the sheet music below.

Tuesday - session 1 – Jigs:    now available to view til end of September

   Warm-Up Jigs:  The Soldier's Dance, Colonel Ridley, Strawberries Galore

  Collection of Mackintosh (Robert & Abraham) jigs:   Countess of Loudoun's Reel [sic!], Lady Elizabeth Cole's Reel [sic!], Mrs Oswald of Auchencruive's Favourite Reel [also sic!], Newscastle Bridge

  Miss Gibson's Strathspey:  The Music of Spey, The Warrior's Return, The Hills of Mull, Joan Russell

  S-Locomotion:  Forbes Morrison, South Inch House, The Manchester Caledonians, Studland Strathspey

  Come Dance and Sing:  Come dance and sing, Mary Douglas, Bob McMath, The Legacy

  Roxburgh Castle:  Roxborough Castle, Sitting in a Toy Train, Morayshire Reel, Tam Lin (aka Howling End, Glasgow Reel)

and additional resources, including sound files, videos etc will be made available as the week progresses at: craigellachie-band.co.uk/rscdsmusic.html
(All resources will continue to be available until the end of September)

At each session just
    Pick up your instrument
    Listen
    Play

If you have any questions you can contact Ian Muir at email: rscdsmusic@btinternet.com

And after some practice you may wish to send in your instrumental contributions for the At Home Podcast Project

If you intend to join any of the workshops, or if you have been enjoying them, why not add your thoughts and experience of it below ...