Mairi's Wedding - Melody Tutorial & Play-Along

Alyssa teaches you how to play the Scottish tune Mairi's Wedding! Melody at tempo: 0:03 Melody half speed: 0:44 Play-along: 2:15 Some tips for practicing: - Learn the melody at both the slow and fast tempo. Don't forget you can slow down and speed up the video too! - Play the melody along with the jam track. Can you keep the melody going when Alyssa's part drops out? - Try to play the chords. Experiment with using different rhythms. There are a bunch of ways to play G, C, and D chords, but one of the easiest ways uses just open strings and your 1st finger. - Improvise over the jam track. If you're new to improvisation, start by embellishing and altering the melody. For lesson inquires, email us at [email protected] PayPal: paypal.me/stlstringcollective Cash app: $stlstringcollective ► Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stlstringcollective ► Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stlstringcollective ► Website: https://www.stlstringcollective.com Other names of this tune include: Marie's Wedding, Mari's Wedding, Mary's Wedding The St. Louis String Collective is a 501(c3) nonprofit dedicated to promoting creative and multi-genre string instrument playing. We support violin, viola, cello, and bass players who embrace all styles of music - jazz, blues, rock, experimental, folk music from around the world, anything considered "alternative" and especially those that incorporate improvisation!