Glengormley School
of Traditional Music
Tin Whistle Classes
A kind welcome to our class
Pat Flanagan teaches our absolute Beginners Tin Whistle class.
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Pat have been teaching tin whistle classes for almost 30 years.
He began teaching a beginner class with Clonard Music Group for approximately 8 years and continued to take classes in Cluain Ard for another 7 years.
Pat was then asked to teach tin whistle at St Endas and did so for 3 years before GSOTM existed.
When Glengormley School of Traditional Music was founded, he join the school's teaching staff.
Beginner Class 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Lesson 1
Beginner Class 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Britches full of Stitches
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1 GA BG | AG BG |
2 GA BG | AG E- |
3 GA BG | AG BD’ |
4 GA GE | ED D- :|
5 D’E’ D’B | AG AB |
6 D’E’ D’B | AG E- |
7 D’E’ D’B | AG AB |
8 GA GE | ED D- :|
Beginner Class 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Little Diamond Polka
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1 AB AF|DF AD’|
2 AB AF|GF E FE|
3 DE FG|AB C#D’|
4 E’D’ CD’E’| D’- D’-:|
5 F’D’ G’E’|F’D’ C#B|
6 AD’ C#D’|F’E’ E’-|
7 F’D’ G’E’|F’D’ C#B|
8 AG’ E’C#|D’- D’-:|
Beginner Class 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Terry Teehan’s Polka
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1 D- DB|AG EG|
2 D- DB|AG GE|
3 D- DB|AG EG|
4 D- D’B|AG G-:|
5 BD’ AB|AG EG|
6 BD’ AB|AG G-|
7 BD’ AB|AG EG|
8 D- D’B|AG G-:|
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Beginner Class 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Ballydesmond Polka (No. 2)
C naturals
1 EA AB | CD’ E’-|
2 GF GA | GE ED |
3 EA AB | CD’E’F’ |
4 G’E’ D’B | A- A- :|
5 A’G’ A’B’ | A’G’ E’F’ |
6 G’F’ G’A’ | G’E’ E’D’ |
7 EA’ A’B’ | A’G’ E’F’ |
8 G’E’ D’B | A- A- :|
Beginner Class 7.30pm - 8.30pm
Kerry Polka
1 F’A BA|F’A BA|
2 D’- E’F’|E’D’ BA|
3 F’A BA| F’A BA|
4 D’- E’F’| E’D’ D’-:|
5 F’A’ F’E’| E’D’ BA|
6 D’- E’F’| E’D’ BA|
7 F’A’ F’E’| E’D’ BA|
8 D’- E’F’ |E’D’ D’-:|