⭐ Moderate 🌍 Ireland ♫ Reel 📅Week commencing 26/10/26
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Given that we are fast approaching Halloween, I’ve chosen The Banshee as our tune for this week! Although named after a female spirit from Irish folklore, the tune is also known as McMahon’s after the man, James McMahon who composed it in the early 20th century. It’s a ‘notey’ tune but has lots of repetition so isn’t too tricky to learn. On Tuesday we learn the tune, on Thursday I look at changing the rhythm to create a groove with a bit more momentum and on Friday we play through what we’ve learnt.
Learn the Tune
Learn the melody phrase by phrase by ear.
Improve the Tune
Improve general musicianship and add rhythm, lift and ornamentation.
Play the session
Enjoy this week's session featuring The Banshee
