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6/8 = Jig?
« on: October 31, 2010, 07:33:37 PM »

I've just signed up for my first ever Melodeon workshop - beginners 6/8 tunes.
This workshop is in southern Germany and the folks running the weekend are probably more into Balfolk and mainland Europe folk. So what should I expect with 6/8 tunes? All jigs or something completely different?

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Re: 6/8 = Jig?
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2010, 08:57:08 PM »

It probably depends upon the tradition and it's dances.

All that I can say is that in the context of the British Isles I'd expect some sort of Double Jig.

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Re: 6/8 = Jig?
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2010, 09:54:05 PM »

I've just signed up for my first ever Melodeon workshop - beginners 6/8 tunes.
This workshop is in southern Germany and the folks running the weekend are probably more into Balfolk and mainland Europe folk. So what should I expect with 6/8 tunes? All jigs or something completely different?

Louise

Is it the workshop in Agatharied ?

Here you can find quite  a lot of different 6/8 tunes:
http://www.diatonia.net/home.html
'Circoli', 'Chapelloises', 'Farandole', 'Sud Italia'

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Re: 6/8 = Jig?
« Reply #3 on: November 01, 2010, 04:49:38 AM »

It probably depends upon the tradition and it's dances.

All that I can say is that in the context of the British Isles I'd expect some sort of Double Jig.

Or a single jig.  Or a two-step. (:)
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Re: 6/8 = Jig?
« Reply #4 on: November 01, 2010, 05:41:00 AM »

thanks for the answers, and thanks for the link Michik. 
I already know the Diatonia.net but without your help wouldn't have found the 6/8 tunes, I especially like the south Italian ones.
The course is from Hummel e.v. so I guess I'll just go along and enjoy it and see what gems of 6/8 they come up with (:)

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Re: 6/8 = Jig?
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2010, 08:51:34 AM »

It probably depends upon the tradition and it's dances.

All that I can say is that in the context of the British Isles I'd expect some sort of Double Jig.

Or a single jig.  Or a two-step. (:)

or a 6/8 march, or a Waltz (:)
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Re: 6/8 = Jig?
« Reply #6 on: November 01, 2010, 09:13:08 AM »

or a slide  :P

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« Reply #7 on: November 01, 2010, 09:35:58 AM »

...or Thomas Leixlip the Proud. ;)
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Re: 6/8 = Jig?
« Reply #8 on: November 01, 2010, 10:01:02 AM »

thanks for the answers, and thanks for the link Michik.  
The course is from Hummel e.v. so I guess I'll just go along and enjoy it and see what gems of 6/8 they come up with (:)

The 'Hummel Kurs' is a bit too far for me, but I'm thinking of attending
the workshop in Agatharied ( http://www.spielkurse-agatharied.de )
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Re: 6/8 = Jig?
« Reply #9 on: November 01, 2010, 10:56:38 AM »

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I wanted to try them last year but they said on the phone that I was probably too much a beginner to benefit from their course. :'(

The "hummel Kurs" have enough different courses to be able to change to an easier or more difficult course if my self assessment is way off ;D
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« Reply #10 on: November 01, 2010, 11:46:04 AM »


The "hummel Kurs" have enough different courses to be able to change to an easier or more difficult course if my self assessment is way off ;D

 ;D ;D Including "Dudelsack"  the funniest word in German.  ;D ;D
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Re: 6/8 = Jig?
« Reply #11 on: November 02, 2010, 09:41:58 AM »

6/8 tunes are not just jigs, as mentioned above there are many different styles of 6/8 tunes.  All with the one thing in common of being in compound time with a slight delay in the off beat, or syncopation to get technical.  The way I was taught in school was if you take a word with 3 syllables, you will be able to fit the tune around saying the word repeatedly.  My teacher used "sausages".  Hope this makes sense...  ::)

I think it's important not to think too much about what is involved in the workshop as no doubt it will be explained on the day and the tutor will have their idea of explaining it
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« Reply #12 on: November 02, 2010, 11:26:25 AM »

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I think it's important not to think too much about what is involved in the workshop as no doubt it will be explained on the day and the tutor will have their idea of explaining it

sound advice, thank you Graeme
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Re: 6/8 = Jig?
« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2010, 09:54:03 PM »

Here you can find quite  a lot of different 6/8 tunes:
http://www.diatonia.net/home.html
'Circoli', 'Chapelloises', 'Farandole', 'Sud Italia'

Thanks for this link - I've been putting a lot of effort lately into learning English tunes (mainly Morris) and was looking for something different.  This site has lots of variety!

Much appreciated. 

Tony M.
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Re: 6/8 = Jig?
« Reply #14 on: November 15, 2010, 06:15:38 AM »

Hi
back from the workshop, had a great time and the course leader Andreas Bothe was great.
Just for the record the tunes we handled were:-

Prendre ma peine - 8/4 waltz from Philippe Plard
Rondeux á deux   - 6/8 rondeux  trad. Gascogne

so not a jig in sight :o
Found the whole workshop thing really helpful and not half as frightening as I expected ;D and have loads of things to practice/ try out at home. The self assessment was OK.
If anyone is looking for box courses  in Germany the Hummelkurse.de is a good address this weekend they had 1 absolute beginners,
2 beginners, 2 experienced beginners, 1 experienced and 1 playing for dance workshops (average size 6 players)
There were loads of other courses and the opportunity to try other instruments (dudelsack, nikelharpe, hurdy gurdy etc.)

Louise
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