Farewell Cello Performance

Today we bid adieu to Ms Miller

We marked the occasion with an in house performance by 3/4  of three of our ensemble pieces.

We began with Drunken Sailor using our first finger riff.  Next we played a new piece , Daisy , Daisy with Cian and Jordan taking the melody

Finally we played Shetland Song , repeating the first finger riff.

Chord: Two or more Notes played together

5th/6th  class listened to major and minor chords


Chord  two or more notes played together. Most chords have three notes. 


 A  B  C#  D  E  F# G  A  B  C  D    Chord of D is D F#A 
             1    3    5           Chord  of A is A C# E

Here, There and Everywhere

Programme today

Rhythm Only Old McDonald   Two groups

Finger gym exercises.

Three fingers on D new note G
First Finger Riff  Drunken Sailor
Scale on D

Polka Rhythm Ta Ta Ta-aa  DDD EEE F#FF GGG

Seachtain na Gaeilge: Remembering Riverdance

It was 20 years ago today.... that we first recorded Riverdance in Windmill Lane. Fond memories of all those involved pic.twitter.com/tUwWUKER0q
— Bill Whelan (@ShivnaBill) March 3, 2014

Is é Seachtain na Gaeilge.  Bhi go leor mar gheall ar ceol damhsa ar an chláir inniu.  Tá suim sa ceol Gaelach ar fud an domhain. Riverdance , a theatre show based on Irish traditional dance has been touring the world  for 20 years and has been seen and loved by millions all over the world. The show grew from a a six minute interval act in an international song competition. Dublin was hosting the competition that year.  Here is what Mrs Long  had to say to the class about those golden TV moments  ' I remember watching the Eurovision when I was just a little girl and I got goosebumps looking at Riverdance. I remember it so well'  You can see for yourself what made Mrs Long and myself so excited Here is interval act from the 1994  in the clip below. The best bit I think is when the two solo dancers are joined by the full company of dancers about 4 and 1/2 minutes in . The dancers feet in hard dancing shoes made a great percussion sound


Special thank you to Mrs Long for demonstrating the dance steps.

Here are the rhythms we played today

Port - Jig   6/8The Irish Washerwoman    Wriggleys chewing gum

       
Ríl -Reel    4 beats in a bar. McLeod's Reel Kilfenora Cei-li Dan-cer
Polka         John Ryan's Polka     12 1 skip rhythm
Hornpipe-  4 beats like a reel but slower tempo
                   Heartbeat rhythm (dotted rhythm) Cornpíopa  Off to California

5th & 6th Class  Dingle Regatta  This type of jig is called a slide Hey Ho Fid-dle dee dee

New bowing technique  Double Stopping Playing two strings at the same time

Which rhythm suits a jig best

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