Sorry about the lack of journal updates these last few days. I've continued to work on memorizing the canntaireachd and tunes for the variants and taourluachs. It's actually a great way to actually memorize canntaireachd in itself, and is perhaps a bit less tedious than just trying to memorize the scales by themselves. I may be able to play the tune without music in front of me tomorrow, but I'm not so sure about singing canntaireachd with no sheet music.
Tonight I'll focus on memorizing canntaireachd first and foremost, then spend time working on the triplets in the taourluaths.
Am wondering too about heading in the direction, Piobaireachd-wise, of learning a crunluath braebach tune - somehow for comparison even, per Lesson 36 in the CoP Tutor. And Stuart has mentioned 3, of which I think Corienessan's Salute would be a great introduction. It's the 2nd tune in the Kilberry book, and I could photograph and send it along if helpful. But let's talk further about these Piobaireachd you mentioned and others :)
Looking forward to hearing your Cantaireachd and Piobaireachd of The Little Spree tomorrow, at 5pm Pacific!
Dear Stuart,
Could we possibly begin MacFarlane's Gathering today, which you mention tackling here
Transcription of lesson's video recording for August 18, 2021 ...
Scott
Am getting organized gradually and have added the transcription August 18, 2021 below to this blog post -
Hibiscus syriacus ... - https://scott-macleod.blogspot.com/2021/08/hibiscus-syriacus-stuart-liddell.html
notes
0:41 playing a crunluath fosgailte
and so on ...
1:45
What's the difference? from a crunluath breabach
feedback?
2:00
Scott plays
much of the crunluath fosgailte of "The Little Spree"
and so on ...
2:55
Stuart
and so on
so that has the feel of a very simple time fosgailte
Stuart sings it the way I played it ...
but what we want is more of a compound 6/8 feel
and I'm just looking up your file here from the yellow tutor book
3:11
Lesson 36
The little Spree in the Piobarieachd Society is written in 4/4 interestingly
Stuart
Yea ...
Scott
So I will seek to go for a sort of compound time
Stuart
Um huh (yes)
3:40
plays the Crunluath fosgailte in 6/8 time I think
4:09
Stuart -
so what that allows is that
it goes 123, 123, 123, ...
that allows you a lot more time to express the themal notes ...
4:25
And you'll notice also when I finish the ee-dree part, I don't spend an awful long time
on the E .. it's pretty much cut short ...
so that I can afford even more time on the next theme not
so if, if you took out the embellishment - the ee-dree -
the rhythm of it would be
4:45
plays without embellishments
5:20
Do you fancy giving that a wee go
525
Scott
yes, yes
there's something about 6/8s which I really enjoy the swing to it which is lovely
plays
6:15
Stuart
Well, actually if you pay more attention to the E that you finish on,
just after your ee-dree
just notice how much time you spend on that ... E
before setting off to your next note.
You'll notice that if you compare the two
the two of us,
you're sort of setting on that E considerably longer than I am
so when I finish the ee-dree, it's like boom
6:42
there's not time to reflect or anything
it's just the next note,
it's not rushed, it's shaping it, so
Stuart sings ...
Tay ... ha-dree
6:55
the resting and the emphasis goes on the theme
the themal note,
7
Stuart plays
It's more like 1 23 1 23, like a Waltz
you know, 1 23, 1 23,
Want to try it again?
7:32
Scott
I play sort of 1 23
Stuart
7:50
It's like a leap of faith almost,
It's very difficult to step outside of what you've normally been doing
to do something that's completely alien, right, so
Try it, don't be frightened of it,
Try to REALLY stretch the theme note,
the first low A for example,
Really long,
Tai ha dree
And when you finish the ee-dree, get over it quickly
and get back onto your next note afterwards.
And when you get onto your next note, really rest on that one,
I mean, you know,
I'm talking about - get the picnic basket out, open the lid,
unravel the rug, have a cup of tea,
put it all away again, put it into your car,
and then go on to your next
note
I mean really quite a long time.
Try to let go of any type of restriction
And sit on these notes.
It will give you power, and expression,
you'll be fine, try it, just give it shot,
yes, it's going to be different, it's going to feel different, for sure
9:00
Scott
Thank you.
I want to say, I'm very enrapt by our previous 2 lessons, and what I hear you say.
I appreciate, now, the direct feedback about changing something. Thank you.
And I'm sorry for it to be a little boring to you, or ...
Stuart
No
(shakes his head)
Scott
I would love for it to go in a direction for you - whatever Piobaireachd bliss is ...
but I will give it a try
First note long, and um ...
Stuart
Yes, yes ...
Scott
strikes in
Stuart
That's it
Scott
I think I was playing the long note longer, and the eedree shorter
but I'm not sure
Stuart
Yes, that was it ...
10:00
Stuart
It felt right. There was one or two theme notes
which weren't quite as long
I don't know if you noticed, but your first one, and a few towards the end
they were perfectly weighted, and your ee-dree cut off also perfectly
that was good
10:15
That was the right shape, to my ear
That's how I would handle it personally,
That was good, but you're sampling what it might feel like,
It might take a while to get used to that, if that's the root you choose,
you know, but um
It's like choosing the color of your wall you know, I suppose,
Just paint it a wee bit, and if you don't like it, paint over it the original color again,
fine ...
10:45
Scott
You have the ear of all ears, and
I'm trying to directly hear that ear
and thank you for your feedback here,
Stuart
Aye ...
Scott
And I'm not sure I will get it
directly
But I will work on it
11:04
Stuart,
Aye, absolutely, that's it
and it's pretty standard
on all fosgailte movements
all Piobaireachd
When you listen to the top players
you can hear them
the same rhythm
pretty much standard, you know ...
And, so there you go ...
I've mentioned the grote, ...
Scott
How does the Braebach contrast with the fosailte
soundwise
And does the fosgailte mean open (closed, my mistake)
12:30
Stuart
sings
Stuart reads the CoP Yellow Tutor
Yea, I mean the tied melody notes ...
in that example, at the bottom of the page,
you might want to add a little dot,
oh no, you don't want to
Erase that statement, I know it's recorded, but ...
Crunluath Fosgailte
13:38
in the example they gave on page 46 (in the Yellow College of Piping Tutor) ...
If your bottom hand returns to the A position
when doing your ee-dree,
that's closed
Now if you play that same section, and leave your B (finger up)
13:55
Demonstrates in video
that's known as the open, the open fosgailte, the open movement
it sounds like
14:07
Stuar plays
open and closed
slightly different
And Donald MacDonald
he tends to favor open fosgailte movements as well
Scott
Thank you very much for that clarification,
and I know it may be a little thing,
and I know it may not be directly feeling,
15:05
playing the fosgailte as you might play it extraordinarily,
but it helps clear things up ...
15:15
Stuart
Yes, so going back to the Crunluath Braebach that you mentioned
PLAYS
15:30
So if you counted it, and this is just a rough guide
This is probably not exactly what happens, but
you can count to 5,
1,2 and a ha da ree
So, 1, 2 ... 2 1/2 you start your crunluath
15:55
Stuart
SINGS briefly
and that takes in beat 3 and you start your 2 notes after that into 4 and 5
(I'm probably not explaining that very well, but em ..)
16:07
PLAYS Crunluath Braebach
SINGS
Counts
12 345
16:45
I'm not sure what tune it is I'm playing
Lament for Captain MacDougall?
What is it?
(opens book)
Just checking
17
No, not quite
So, it's not that one,
Ach, well
"Salute to Donald" was one of the earlier tunes I was given by Arthur Gilles
And that has a Braebach
It's a nice melody that one
Good
17:25
Scott
You shared two with me in an email just two days ago,
One was
Sir James MacDonald of the Isles
and the other is also in Book 7 of the Piobaireachd Society (which I have)
17:50
Stuart, so
Sir James MacDonald of the Isles
It's a very common
It's a very popular one
I do remember it in my junior days hearing that one
and particularly enjoying listening to that one
Interestingly, in the Kilberry Book, he
Scott
MacFarlane's Gathering was the other one (Stuart mentioned)
18:05
Stuart
MacFarlane's Gathering - yes, ...
Scott
If you were to choose between those tunes, what would you give me?
Stuart
What was the other one?
Scott
MacFarlane's Gathering
Stuart,
Yes, well ... again ...
18;40
Both great tunes, I think MacFarlane's has a bit more clout
If you like, you know ... but ...
18:55
I believe my grandfather won one of his gold medals with the
MacFarlane's Gathering
18:59
Scott
Congratulations
19:00
Stuart
Thank you
It could be that both have a similar length
of time when played
I'm just trying to see where I've put it
19:27
Stuart
Is there any reason why you might not want to tackle both of them?
And if you do tackle both of them,
Probably start with
Sir James MacDonald
And then eventually get on to
MacFarlane's
Ach, it's a great tune
19;45
Scott
I would tackle all 3 of the tunes that you sent
Corrienessan's Salute as well
But I don't know if I have that sheet music
19:55
Stuart
O you don't ...
I can get that over to you
Corrienessan's Salute
Sir James MacDonald
MacFarlane's Gathering
Scott
more to come ...
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