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...that more than fifty students have performed as members of Celtic Music Society in grades 7-12?
Copyright © 2009, Mark Gowman
In Celtic Music Society, students typically learn music by ear. This provides a much greater knowledge of style, techniques, the traditional melodies, and different ways to interpret these melodies.
These sound files are "one-off" recordings. They were only played once. They're not perfect. Just slapped on some reverb and off we go.
Students: Melody players should perfect the slow version before moving on to medium, and perfect medium before moving on to fast.
This includes all cuts, rolls, etc., and not just the "big notes".Click the tune to play along!
Tunes―Practice Files
Click here for a PDF of chords for The Didda, Cregg's Pipes, and Black Pat's
G C G D em C G DG
em C G D em C G DG
Cregg's Pipes (G reel in 3 parts)
G G C C G G C C
G G C C G G C C
em C G D em C G D
Black Pat's by Tommy Peoples (G reel in 3 parts)
em | D C | em| G D| G | DC | em |DG :||
G | | | C| G | | | C|
G | C| | C| G | C| G | D ||
G | | D| | em | D C | em| D G :||
Students in Celtic Music Society used to receive a new edition of our music book once or twice each year. New music is introduced constantly throughout the school year, and back then it would be incorporated into a new edition.
In keeping with the Irish music tradition, our music is now introduced by rote, and most of it is never notated for students.
The music on this page is from the January 2003 edition.
A few tunes not found in the Book...
Each of the past few St. Patrick's Days we've played at the East Rochester Senior Center and a few other places that we've pulled out our large-type
that contains the following tunes:
Down by the Sally Gardens
The Minstrel Boy
The Rose of Aranmore
Raglan Road
The Star of the County Down
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Note: The music contained on this page is all public domain except the arrangements of Eleanor Plunkett, Si Bheag, Si Mhor, and The Star of the County Down, which are © 2003 Mark Gowman. No other harmonies or arrangements are presented. This version: January 6, 2003.
Tunes are presented as you would find them in a standard tunebook, with the melody and chords for guitar or other accompanying instrument. You will not find our organizations or arrangements of music here; likewise, there are no markings denoting style, etc.
Celtic performing with Irish supergroup Lúnasa
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