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NGMS Intermediate Mandolin 8AI have been teaching mandolin for more
than 20 years all over Scotland and England in classes, workshops, festivals and residentials. I am passionate about
music and the mandolin and this, hopefully, comes across in my patient
method of teaching. The Intermediate class continues over
three terms from September to June. You should have at least a couple of years
on the mandolin, or at least that much experience on a related instrument.
Day: Tuesdays Time: 8.00-9.00pm Venue: Morningside United Church 15 Chamberlain Rd Edinburgh EH10 4DH
Buses: Nos. 11, 15, 15a and 16 stop outside the church.
No.5 stops nearby. Parking: Pot luck in nearby streets.
Date TunesTerm A (September - December 2018)
11/9 A1 Bulgarian RedWing Commander
18/9 A2 Scotsman Over the BorderThe Piper’s Chair
25/9 A3 Union Street Session
2/10 A4 Praetorius:Gavotte 6Danse du RoiBallet des Baccanales
9/10 A5 The Beatles:In My LifeFor No OneAnd I Love Her
16/10 XX Mid Term: No Class
23/10 A6 Flaherty’s HornpipeThe Dancing Master
30/10 A7 Waltz of HappinessGeorgiana Moon
6/11 A8 Scott Skinner:Bonnie Lass o’ Bon AccordMrs McHardyCameron Highlanders
13/11 A9 Swedish Night:Niels Jorgensens Polka SjomansvisanPolska efter Spel Gulles
20/11 A10 Two Fifty to Vigo
27/11 A11 Gilbert & Sullivan:GavotteThe Sun Whose RaysMajor General
4/12 A12 Recap term
Wing C
omm
ander Wing Commander Donald MacKenzie’s (P Cunningham) reel
Nigel Gatherer’s Scottish Collection
Bulgarian Red (Charlie McKerron) reel
The Irish CollectionScotsm
an Over the Border
Scotsman Over the Border (traditional) jig
The Piper’s Chair (traditional) jig
The Cape Breton CollectionU
nion St SessionUnion Street Session (Paul Cranford) as played by Nigel Gatherer
The Classical CollectionG
avotte 6Gavotte 6 (Michael Praetorius, 1571-1621) mandolin 1
The German composer Michael Praetorius worked as
an organist and choirmaster and was a prolific creator of
sacred music. But he also wrote a collection of 312
popular dances known as the Terpsichore. All the pieces were written for a “consort”
- small groups of instruments each playing a different part.
Gavotte 6 mandolin 2
Gavotte 6 mandolin 3
The Classical CollectionD
ance de Roi
Dance de Roi (Michael Praetorius, 1571-1621) mandolin 1
This Renaissance piece was composed by the German composer Michael Praetoius and arranged by the American classical mandolinist Marilyn Mair. She says it “has a strong consistent beat, but the parts show an independence of rhythm that will make [it] challenging to put together. Good counting is necessary for all the players. And everyone has to learn to hear the composite rhythm of the piece. Play calmly, legato, but without tremolo. Keep your left-hand fingers down to
sustain each note for its full length. All 8th-notes should be considered pick-ups to the next quarter or half note, drawing the listeners’ attention to the gentle forward momentum central to the dance’s design. Contrasts in dynamics should occur naturally. You can repeat the piece several times, and you may want to vary tone color a bit between repetitions. Try having all players play near the bridge, for a sharper tone, or above the sound hole for a warmer “dolce” sound.”
Dance de Roi mandolin 2
Dance de Roi mandolin 3
The Classical CollectionBallet des Baccanales
Ballet des Baccanales (Michael Praetorius, 1571-1621) mandolin 1
Ballet des Baccanales mandolin 2
In My Life
The Beatles CollectionIn My Life (Lennon/McCartney)
Written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, this
song was recorded in October 1965
and released on the Rubber Soul LP.
For No O
neThe Beatles CollectionFor No One (Lennon/McCartney) mandolin 1
Written by Paul McCartney and included
on The Beatles’ 1966 album Revolver.
For No One mandolin 2
And I Love H
erThe Beatles CollectionAnd I Love Her (Lennon/McCartney)
Written by Paul McCartney and included on The
Beatles’ 1964 album A Hard Day’s Night.
The Irish CollectionFlaherty’s H
ornpipe
Flaherty’s Hornpipe (traditional) hornpipe
The Irish CollectionD
ancing Master
The Dancing Master (Sean Ryan) hornpipe
Composed by Irish fiddler Sean Ryan (1919-1985), he called it
The Swan. My setting is taken from a recording by the Irish
group Buttons and Bows. There is an unconscious borrowing
from Scott Skinner’s The Laird o’ Drumblair in this tune.
The Canadian CollectionW
altz of Happiness
The Waltz of Happiness (Cliff Hamilton) waltz
Georgiana M
oonGeorgiana Moon (McMichen/Bryant) waltz
This wonderful waltz was composed by the Georgia fiddler
Clayton McMichen (1900-1970). His first big success was when he
joined the legendary group Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers in
the mid-1920s. In 1931 he formed another popular band called The
Georgia Wildcats (along with guitarist Slim Bryant), as well as
performing and recording solo.
The Old-Time Collection
The Scott Skinner CollectionBonnie Lass o’ Bon A
ccordThe Bonnie Lass o’ Bon Accord (James Scott Skinner) air
One of Skinner’s most popular tunes, it was
written for Mina Bell, who died in 1938
at the age of 72.
The Scott Skinner CollectionM
rs McH
ardyMrs McHardy (James Scott Skinner) air
The Scott Skinner CollectionC
ameron H
ighlanders
Cameron Highlanders (James Scott Skinner) march
The Swedish CollectionN
iels Jørgensen’s PolkaNiels Jørgensen’s Polka (traditional) mandolin 1
Niels Jørgensen’s Polka (traditional) mandolin 2
The Swedish CollectionSjöm
ansvisanSjömansvisan från Skattungbyn (traditional)
“Sailor’s Song from Skattungbyn”
The Swedish CollectionPolska Efter Spel G
ullesPolska Efter Spel Gulles (traditional) mandolin 1
Polska Efter Spel Gulles mandolin 2
The Scottish CollectionTw
o Fifty to VigoTwo Fifty to Vigo (Angus Grant Jr)
= End on this note and extend it.
The Classical CollectionG
avotte (Sullivan)Gavotte (I Am a Courtier Grave and Serious) (Sullivan)
This piece was composed by Arthur Sullivan (1842 – 1900) as a song within The Gondoliers, one of 14 operatic collaborations with the lyricist W S Gilbert. The Gondoliers premiered in December 1889.
The Classical CollectionSun W
hose Rays
The Sun Whose Rays (Arthur Sullivan)
This piece was composed by Arthur Sullivan (1842
– 1900) for the comic opera The Mikado, which
opened in 1885 and ran continuously for 672
performances. The words were written by Sullivan’s
collaborator W S Gilbert.
The Classical CollectionM
ajor General
Major General (I Am the Very Model of...) (Arthur Sullivan)
This piece was composed by Arthur
Sullivan (1842 – 1900) to lyrics by W S Gilbert, and featured in their
work The Pirates of Penzance.
This comic opera appeared in London in 1880, and ran for
363 performances.