In addition to the rhythmic variations we covered last week, there are some nice melodic variations available in this tune. Our first idea was to substitute existing melodic shapes for others in the tune, for example in bars 2, 4 and 8. The second involved substituting a figure that often comes up in 3/2 hornpipes. Have an experiment, try these and the rhythmic variations and find what works for you!
Here is a PDF of the above music:
Here’s another 3/2 hornpipe to go with Rusty Gulley, known as ‘Adam Glen’ or ‘Pawkie Adam Glen’ – the word pawkie means ‘artfully shrewd’ and is still in use in Scotland and northern parts of England, from the English ‘pawk’, meaning trick.
Here’s a video with slow and faster renditions:
Here are the dots, with a PDF below:
You can use the same variations as with Rusty Gulley, subdividing or tying repeated notes for some subtle rhythmic variation.
On Monday we tried a couple of ideas to vary last week’s tune, the Rusty Gulley. Firstly, rhythmic variation:
What: subdividing notes or tying them together to create longer notes
Where: on repeated notes, on the weaker beats
Here are two videos explaining in further detail:
Secondly, melodic variation:
What: transferring existing melodic patterns to other places in the tune
Where: places where there are similar melodic shapes, e.g., scale patterns
Here is a video to explain this a little more:
Finally here are a few examples of the ideas discussed. The emphasis is on experimentation, so see how many combinations you can find!
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