How about the Shetland tune "Spootiskerry"--simple (practically pentatonic), very rhythmic with lots of repitition. It's alot of fun to play.....
-Eva M. Kate Dunlay or David Greenberg wrote: > >I came across the Irish polka below, and what drew me to it was how few > >notes are used in the tune (five in all). I'm trying to find Scottish > >tunes which use as few notes, for use in teaching complete beginners. > >Any suggestions? > > I always use Mairi's Wedding in A. Works out well on the fiddle > starting on the E on the D string. It's hexatonic and repetitive and > most people have heard it. It has "do re mi" in it. Everybody > always gets it, even little kids, which I haven't found with many > other tunes. > > - Kate > -- > http://www.DunGreenMusic.com > Halifax, Nova Scotia > Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To >subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html