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<DIV><SPAN class=071131215-05042010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Hi
folks,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=071131215-05042010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=071131215-05042010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I don't come very
often, but I think the idea of having a truly "slow speed" session is a good
one. One thing I have observed is that even when we start slow, we almost always
speed up later in the song. I think it would be very useful to find a way to
keep the tempo slow throughout a song. Maybe this means using a metronome, or
perhaps following a designated person who is able to keep a slow,
steady tempo.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=071131215-05042010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=071131215-05042010><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Just my 2
cents...</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=071131215-05042010><FONT size=2
face=Arial></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=071131215-05042010><FONT size=2
face=Arial>---kfb---</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
santa_cruz_celtic_slow_sessions-bounces+kfb=mbari.org@lists.sonic.net
[mailto:santa_cruz_celtic_slow_sessions-bounces+kfb=mbari.org@lists.sonic.net]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>Lucas Cantin<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, April 04, 2010 11:06
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Santa Cruz Celtic Slow Sessions announcement
list<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Santa Cruz Celtic Slow Sessions] 1st Sunday
Session Invitation- Slow - April 4 at Deli-licious<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<TD vAlign=top>The session was created with slow players in mind.
I think with some minor modifications and a vocal group of slow players,
we can 'tame' the 'fasties' for the first Sunday.<BR><BR>Let's keep the
dialogue going.<BR><BR>Also, I wanted to contact Pauli if I
could.<BR><BR>Lucas<BR><BR>--- On <B>Sun, 4/4/10, weathercaller@aol.com
<I><weathercaller@aol.com></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR>From: weathercaller@aol.com
<weathercaller@aol.com><BR>Subject: Re: [Santa Cruz Celtic Slow
Sessions] 1st Sunday Session Invitation - Slow - April 4 at
Deli-licious<BR>To:
santa_cruz_celtic_slow_sessions@lists.sonic.net<BR>Date: Sunday, April
4, 2010, 10:35 PM<BR><BR>
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<DIV><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"></FONT>Hi
Everyone,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I've only come a couple of times over the past year and a half or
so, partly due to the distance but also partly because of the speed
with which the tunes have been played when I have been there.
Everyone was very welcoming and friendly, but I ended up with exactly
the same impression as indicated below -- most of the folks
there were people who've been playing for much longer than I have, and
seemingly treating it more as another opportunity to play than as an
opportunity to bring in us much slower-speed beginners. Perhaps
part of the problem too is that "slow" isn't really well-defined; it
covers a vast range. So by slow are we talking 75 bpm or 105
bpm? Either way though my impression was that whatever was
intended, things always seemed to drift upwards towards what I think
of as dance speed, or around 115-120 -- and that's way out of my
league. Maybe we need both a "slow session" and a "really slow"
session!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I really like the suggestions of (a) starting off with some
waltzes and airs and (b) defining a core set of ~ 10 jigs or reels
that would be played every time. I'm not as wild though about
the approach of having the person choosing the tune set the speed --
as unless that individual happens to be among us slower players, we're
just going to be left out a lot of the time. Rather I think it
would be better to simply to define a speed or at least narrower range
of speeds that all the tunes will be played at -- say something like
in the ballpark of 85-90 bpm before the break and 95-100 bpm
afterwards (or do we need a separately-convened "really slow"
session to do something like that)?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Warren</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Janet Platin
<janetplatin@yahoo.com><BR>To: Santa Cruz Celtic Slow Sessions
announcement list
<santa_cruz_celtic_slow_sessions@lists.sonic.net><BR>Sent: Fri,
Apr 2, 2010 11:15 am<BR>Subject: Re: [Santa Cruz Celtic Slow Sessions]
1st Sunday Session Invitation - Slow - April 4 at Deli-licious<BR><BR>
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<DIV>Hi Lucas,</DIV>
<DIV>I have some questions/observations about the slowest
session . It seems like the people who show up most dependably
are people who have been coming a long time and want another
opportunity to play. Have we lost the slow people, because not
enough tunes are slow or is it just the usual ebb and flow of session
attendence? </DIV>
<DIV>The session rules say that the person choosing the tune sets the
speed. Do we follow that rule in this particular slow session? Do we
mean that every tune needs to be played at a speed that meets the
ability of the slowest player or that if you are a slow player, you
can set a very slow speed and know that that is acceptable in this
group?</DIV>
<DIV>It does seem like a good idea to start with the waltzes and the
airs, but that not what we usually play. How about having a set list
of 10 jigs and reels that everyone should know and will
definitely be played each slow session. That would give slower
players a head start. They could practice the big 10 and maybe the new
slow would be a speed everyone would feel comfortable with. </DIV>
<DIV>If you were to combine the start of watzes and airs and with
the 10 and then let the rest of the session be whatever a
session usually is, you would have something that would meet the needs
of both groups.</DIV>
<DIV>On the other hand, that means a lot more structure than we are
used to having.</DIV>
<DIV>Just some thoughts.</DIV>
<DIV>Janet Platin</DIV>
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<B>From:</B> Lucas Cantin
<<A>lucascantin@yahoo.com</A>><BR><B>To:</B> Santa Cruz Celtic
Slow Sessions announcement list
<<A>santa_cruz_celtic_slow_sessions@lists.sonic.net</A>><BR><B>Sent:</B>
Thu, April 1, 2010 3:12:44 PM<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Santa Cruz
Celtic Slow Sessions] 1st Sunday Session Invitation - Slow - April 4
at Deli-licious<BR></FONT><BR>
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<TD vAlign=top>Hey Tane',<BR><BR>I checked and they will
be open for Easter Sunday. <BR><BR> I also wanted to put a
question out there. It seems that we have lost a lot of
our beginners. I had an idea of having a set list for a
half an hour before the normal session of slow only tunes.
Waltzes and Airs. This would help everyone. What do
people think about this?? The idea would be to have the
half hour set list play from 12:30 to 1p. Our group seems
to avoid playing anything slow. This jam was created for
the players who weren't comfortable with the normal
tempo.<BR><BR>As before, people can always request to play the
song called for at a slower speed.<BR><BR>This seems to be a
difficult problem.<BR><BR>--- On <B>Thu, 4/1/10, Tane' Tachyon
<I><<A>tachyon@tachyonlabs.com</A>></I></B> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE><BR>From: Tane' Tachyon
<<A>tachyon@tachyonlabs.com</A>><BR>Subject: [Santa Cruz
Celtic Slow Sessions] 1st Sunday Session Invitation - Slow -
April 4 at Deli-licious<BR>To: "Santa Cruz Celtic Slow
Sessions email list"
<<A>santa_cruz_celtic_slow_sessions@lists.sonic.net</A>><BR>Date:
Thursday, April 1, 2010, 12:49 PM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>The next first-Sunday-of-the-month slow
session will be this Sunday,<BR>April 4, from 1-3pm, at
Deli-licious, 21505 E. Cliff Drive, in the<BR>East Cliff
Village Shopping Center. April 4 is Easter Sunday, but
I<BR>did call Deli-licious and confirm that they will be
open.<BR><BR>When I went to this session it was really nice --
everyone was having<BR>a great time, fine food from the deli,
people walking in and<BR>applauding, and so on. Click below to
see a picture of what the<BR>session looked like from the
front door of
Deli-licious:<BR><A>http://www.flickr.com/photos/tachyon/3691468503/sizes/l/</A><BR><BR>Copies
of the tuneset books generally used at slow session are
sold<BR>for $15, and you can now download and print the
1006-tune "King<BR>Street Sessions Tunebook" for free
at<BR><A>http://www.pacholo.com/mike/</A><BR>-- many thanks to
Michael Long for putting the book together and now<BR>putting
it online as well!<BR><BR>For a news bulletin, at last month's
1st-Sunday session someone heard<BR>the music and hired the
group for a paid St. Patrick's Day gig.<BR>-- Tane' Tachyon =
<A>tachyon@tachyonlabs.com</A> =
<A>http://www.tachyonlabs.com/</A><BR>Click below to sponsor
me in the May 8 "Human Race" Walkathon
fundraiser<BR>benefitting AFE and many other Santa Cruz
non-profit
organizations!<BR><A>http://www.kintera.org/faf/r.asp?t=4&i=332033&u=332033-249245954</A><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Santa_Cruz_Celtic_Slow_Sessions
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