How to dance tunes with your feet
At first when I was thinking that my students wanted to Sean-nós dance on stage and to work on stage presence, but the response that I got from the majority of them is that ‘we want to dance like you”. When I asked what does that mean? They said we want to dance in sessions to tunes.
This month in the membership I will be doing a tune a week. You can do this on your own or in the membership with us.
The first step I take is to listen to the tune over and over. Well the first step is to pick a tune. Don’t try to pick the perfect tune, just start with one and work from there. Once I have the tune, I start to sing along or tap out rhythms along. Then I slow the tune down in the amazing slow downer or other app. I listen to just one part of the tune and write out the counts or beats. Next I get the sheet music from thesession.org and compare it with what I am hearing.
Next second step is to get the tune into my body and feet. I tap or sing each part of the tune and start working on creating sounds with just my heels. Next I began to add in steps that would work. Once I have a step for each part of the tune I put it all together and work on the whole piece.
If you want extra accountability I will be doing a tune a week this month. The live class will be on Wednesday nights and the recording will be available by Thursday morning for you to work on your own. You can also join our FREE weekly accountability sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8:30am PST. These accountability sessions are free and self guided. It’s a time and place to practice your craft. What get scheduled gets done.
Free Lesson
Munster Buttermilk – A Part – Step 1 & B Part – Step 2
This week we will learn the Irish jig Munster Buttermilk. In this lesson we will learning the tune by ear and then translate it to our feet. In the download section you will find a set of tunes, Munster Buttermilk is the second tune in the set. Download the tunes and listen to the second tune in the set. You can also find the tune here on the sesson.org.
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Mon, Wed, Friday 8:30am PST
