Week 3 Getting ready to play at School Bands Spectacular

NEWSFLASH  SWINGING STRINGS INVITED TO PLAY WITH  ENNIS NS BAND AT SCHOOLS BAND SPECTACULAR AT SHANNON AIRPORT

It was a busy day today . We practiced some of the new ideas that Dorothy, our guest from the National Concert Hall,  introduced last week . Every class practiced our fingers down sequence  to Backing Tracks from Magic Carpet . Can you remember it . Here it is

Open A   //// // 1 down //// // 2 down //// // 3 down //// // 3 again //// // Lift up 3 //// // Lift up 2  //// //
 Lift up 1 //// //   THE END

We made a start on our programme for our next engagement at Shannon Airport.
Mr Corry's Class  Marines's Hymn     Down Bow Retakes on D  Line 1 ,2  and 4   GD on Line 3
Ms O Dea            Santa Lucia      pizz on D and A
Mr Blake             Marines Hymn, Santa Lucia , Mo Gile Mear, Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Bravo to Mr Francis McInerney who joined the class today and made a big contribution on double bass . Conor Grogan was our second bass player today .