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Thread #48236   Message #724436
Posted By: GUEST,SharonG
06-Jun-02 - 12:54 PM
Thread Name: Using tunes for breaks in songs
Subject: RE: Using tunes for breaks in songs
Gargoyle- I'll take the liberty of answering for Claire...

Scartaglen- Ten-penny bit (1 "A" part of the tune between verses; Scarce o' Tatties (entire tune) before the last verse. All are jigs in the same key as the song (which is in 6/8)

Hey Donal! (song learned from a Cathy Ryan solo cd) Humours of Tulla between verses 2& 3 and 4 & 5; Mountain Road played 3x through after the end of the song

Polkas w/ I'll Tell Me Ma

Claire learned a new song in Gaelic that consists of 4 very short verses, each followed by a chorus. The song is in 6/8 in an A modal key. She wanted a solution for the brevity of the song- other than repeating the entire song. Two options- play jigs as breaks or create an original melodic break were two possibilities. An additional possibility would be to go into a tune set immediately following the song, either instead of, or in addition to the aforementioned ideas.

Sharon