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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Hi all: I have been coming on and
off for about a year and I enjoy the sessions and playing the tunes. I wholeheartedly
agree with others that the songs are played too fast for a session that is
slated to be a “slow-slow” session. By default (since a lot of us
slower players have dropped out), it has become just another session for the
more advanced/faster players. And, frankly, I have also gotten to the point
that I resist saying “that’s too fast, can we play it slower?”,
especially when I hear comments such as “that was dreadfully slow”,
“that was boring” or “I can’t play that slow”. This
has been frustrating to me since I thought that playing the tunes slowly was
the purpose of the slow-slow session! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I also don’t think that at a
designated slow-slow session it should be up to those who wish to play the
tunes more slowly to “tame the fasties”. The constant attempt of “taming
the fasties” does not make the session enjoyable to me. There are two
other sessions for the fasties to go to; those who like to play the tunes more
slowly just have this one. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>I like the suggestion of during
more waltzes and airs from the big book, but for the entire session. These
slower songs are perfect for the slow-slow session and I think mixing them throughout
the session would add diversity to the session. I also like the suggestion
of setting a metronome range for the jigs and reels. All participants can then practice
with a metronome at home at these speeds and know what to expect at the
session. If the metronome range is too slow for some, they have the option of
going to the faster sessions at the Buttery and Brit. Arms. If the metronome
range is too high for some, then we can lower it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'>Kathy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> santa_cruz_celtic_slow_sessions-bounces+brg=cruzio.com@lists.sonic.net
[mailto:santa_cruz_celtic_slow_sessions-bounces+brg=cruzio.com@lists.sonic.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Fulton-Bennett, Kim<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 05, 2010 8:17 AM<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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi
folks,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Just
my 2 cents...</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>---kfb---</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>-----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</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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>
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--- On <b>Sun, 4/4/10, weathercaller@aol.com <i><weathercaller@aol.com></i></b>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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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<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi
Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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)?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Warren<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-----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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi
Lucas,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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? <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>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.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>On
the other hand, that means a lot more structure than we are used to having.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Just
some thoughts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Janet
Platin<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Lucas Cantin
<lucascantin@yahoo.com><br>
<b>To:</b> Santa Cruz Celtic Slow Sessions announcement list
<santa_cruz_celtic_slow_sessions@lists.sonic.net><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</span><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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><tachyon@tachyonlabs.com></i></b>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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From: Tane' Tachyon <tachyon@tachyonlabs.com><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"
<santa_cruz_celtic_slow_sessions@lists.sonic.net><br>
Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 12:49 PM<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>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>
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tachyon/3691468503/sizes/l/<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>
http://www.pacholo.com/mike/<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 = tachyon@tachyonlabs.com = http://www.tachyonlabs.com/<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>
http://www.kintera.org/faf/r.asp?t=4&i=332033&u=332033-249245954<br>
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