First Steps Ref: SM0130 |
Foreword A brief guide to reading music Tuning your clarsach Obair Latha (Karen Marshalsay) a first tune Fixed positions, damping and the C major scale Fixed position exercise Uamh 'n Oir (Trad Gaelic) Modes Dh'fhalbh an Triùir Mhaighdeanan (Trad Gaelic) Olaf's Reel (Karen Marshalsay) 1s and 0s / Thinking about rhythm (Obair Latha) Coupled Hands Technique Queen Mary, Queen Mary (Trad Scots) Thig am Bàta (Trad Gaelic) Saky Saky Pirn Taes (Trad Scots) Hishie Ba (Trad Scots) The Three-Legged Clàrsach (Karen Marshalsay) The Owls of Alnwick Castle (Karen Marshalsay) using the thumb choke, half scratch, bees plait and break. The Robert ap Huw manuscript Edward Bunting Sources of Scottish repertoire and further study |