Hi everyone,

I like to share a practice run of an Irish folk dance music tune, Jacky Tar in hornpipe dance form.

This is my observation/gathering while learning these tunes. Like jig, reel, etc... it's a dance music tune so the dance footwork and beat dictate its tunes tempo and rhythm.

Like basic jig tune, this hornpipe tune is symmetrical (for left and right footwork), 32 bar tune in 4/4 time (with accented on 1st and 3rd beat), divided into 2 parts, each is 8 bar long (playing twice), which consisted of the part melody and a tag. Tag serves as a transitional phrase to either repeat its part or switching to the other part, or to another tune.

So it starts with pickup notes for the part melody, the part melody then following by a tag. In simple form, the same tag would be use for both part A and B of the tune.

Of course, this is my very primitive observation and hopes that other members would weight in.

My practice run is full of mistake and sorry for the quality. I promise I will try to do it better next time. Recording is with Audacity multitrack, playing a recording of live jam session, while I was crawling along to learn.

Thank you, all. And here is Jacky Tar.

Robert

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