Suggestions for a beginners tune session in Manchesater.
1) Include some good old standard tunes, not just the latest RCMW exciting discoveries from the recently unearthed Rutland MS tunebook.
2)Make sure tunes are played s-l-o-w-l-y
3) Play tunes many times over, and then stop. Then start another one.
4) Tactfully discourage the placing of sheet music on tables.(But not an outright ban for the totally memory challenged).
4) Include regionally appropriate material. (THere is nothing whatsoever wrong with Scan Tester or East Anglian melodeon players, but your session is in Manchester).
5) If you are playing in public, remember there is an underlying moral duty to make the experience enjoyable for those listening, if humanly possible.