Hi🙂
Over in the other thread entitled ‘a simple question’ jinsky suggests two linguistic aids for learning rhythm ie
Doubledecker, doubledecker as the basic rhythmic pattern for a reel
and
Rashers and sausages, rashers and sausages for a jig
I found that very helpful and now I’m wondering are there any other fitting linguistic aids out there for example for hornpipes, slip jigs, polkas, mazurkas etc?
Thanks,
Vanessa
This still doesn’t help if the person saying the words doesn’t have a sense of the swing in a reel or jig. Any thoughts on this?
“Doubledecker” doesn’t work because I’ve heard it with the 1st syllable strongest, with the 3rd syllable strongest, and with both equal. My favorite for reels is “logarithm, logarithm”.
I once read a Canadian site that recommended for Irish jigs:
Tuna fish mackerel
Said with an American accent it seems to work
TU na fish mac-ker-rel
Rangers Celtic, Rangers Celtic …
Liverpool Everton, Liverpool Everton …
the Old Firm pairing sounds like a polka to me - Egans
Here’s a few:
https://thesession.org/discussions/9012
Liked the maths geeks from the discussion 9012 - reckon you could take themes that reveal a lot about everyone!.
Football:(as above)
Food
Comedy
Dance
Maths
Trainspotting
Sex
Other hobbies and interests
Black n‘ Decker, Black n’ Decker…
Edible elephant, edible elephant for jigs.
Indian conacol
1 beat : TA
2 beats : TAKA
3 beats: TAKITA
4 beats : TAKADIMI
5 beats : THADIKENADUM
and combinations of, so forth and so on
Indian percussionists make most bodhran players look like homo erectus.
Mainly because of the level of chancership in bodhran playing