Friends, I have a small confession to make: my “Tune of the Week” has officially been bumped down the priority list by a bunch of green-clad, toe-tapping, St. Patrick’s Day gigs. And honestly? I have zero regrets. March is basically the musical equivalent of being swept up in a very joyful, very loud, very Irish-flavored … More Tune of the Week…on a Slightly Longer Coffee Break
Tune # 5: The Minor Slip I’m kicking off the new year with one of my favorite slip jigs — The Minor Slip (thanks for the suggestion, Harold!). Honestly, I don’t know why it took me so long to actually sit down and learn this one. It’s not a complicated tune; in fact, once it gets … More The Emotional Charm of The Minor Slip Tune
This week’s tune is The Rookery by Vincent Broderick. Hope you enjoy! … More The Rookery: A Tune for Intentional Playing
A Tune A Week: #2 Christmas is creeping closer—lights going up, cookies appearing on counters (unless you have a puppy like mine), and that familiar mix of excitement and mild panic settling in. So it felt like the perfect moment to revisit a tune that captures that same swirling spirit: Christmas Eve. If you’ve been … More The Joy of ‘Christmas Eve’: Perfect Tune for Your Holiday Playlist
A Tune A Week: #1 Every now and then, you come across an Irish tune that just has attitude. The Drunken Landlady is one of those tunes. It’s a reel that practically dares you to keep up with it—full of twits, turns, and that kind of slightly unhinged energy that makes it so much fun … More The Drunken Landlady: A Tune with a Kick
Coming in December, I’ll be learning and showcasing a tune a week. Hope you enjoy! … More A Tune a Week Coming in December (…and Beyond)
Stay tuned for this year’s tune a week. … More Adopting a Puppy and Rediscovering My Fiddle: A Journey
At this time last year, I made commitment to learn or relearn a tune a week for 52 weeks. There were some weeks where I had to put it off and learn 2 tunes but for the most part, I stayed true to my goal of learning a tune a week for an entire year. … More Making a commitment
I’ve been training for a bike race coming up in the spring. I hired a personal trainer and I have daily exercises I need to do to help build muscle and increase my endurance. Some days, however, life gets in the way and I can’t get on my bike, or I don’t have time to … More Taking a break gives perspective
With all sorts of software that allows you to slow down a tune without changing the key, it makes it pretty easy to learn even the hardest of tunes. However, every now and then it is fun to try to learn a tune up to speed. It’s not always easy, as some tunes are so … More Learn faster
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