piano | flute | whistle | composition
I’ve been writing a lot of tunes on the piano recently so today I fancied trying to write one on the whistle. Different styles of writing happen when I choose to write on different instruments and I like that. The…
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The first Distil Scratch Day took place a few weeks ago in Lofi Studios in Glasgow. The task was to write for drums with bass, piano and fiddle. This was very exciting as I had never written for drums before….
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I love composing. I love my #tuneoftheweek project. I feel that I’m gaining confidence not only in my composing but also in my playing, my recording abilities and my writing (of blogs etc) all from doing this project. It’s also…
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I wrote this tune yesterday on the last day of week 21 of my #tuneoftheweek project. I had been thinking about writing a slow tune (for variety within the project) but a jig came out so I stuck with it. I’m…
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Week 20 #tuneoftheweek is a tune I wrote this weekend which I thought would go nicely with my tune from week 3 of this project: ‘Cherry Falls’. Thanks to Adam Sutherland for joining me once again on the fiddle. I’ve…
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I’ve been thinking about what to write for this week’s #tuneoftheweek all week. I had decided earlier in the week that it would be nice to write a slip jig as I haven’t yet written one for this project. I have…
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It is week 18 of my #tuneoftheweek project and I seem to be finding that it’s getting easier to compose tunes which is great! I was feeling particularly uninspired today (after a late night!) but it’s the last day of week…
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It’s the last day of week 17 for #tuneoftheweek and I’ve spent the last few hours writing, learning, and recording my latest composition ‘The Lismore Session’. It’s a reel in E minor with a few accidentals here and there. I wrote…
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For #tuneoftheweek for week 16 I’ve written a 7/8 tune in B minor. I wrote the A part whilst making a brew. I then sat down to it later in the day and made a few changes. This took quite…
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This week I have found myself wondering what on earth am I going to do with all these tunes I’m writing. Do I even need to do anything with them? I feel that I am growing as a composer each…
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