This weeks tune in Declan's "Practice with me" series is the reel "Pigeon On The Gate", in E-Dorian. Watch Declan finding an arrangement for this tune. By the way he shares some tips and tricks on finding counterpoint melodies.
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12 Mar 2026
3 Mar 2026
The Otter's Holt Reel - Practice Irish Traditional Music With Me - Declan Plummer
Declan Plummer offers regularly practice videos where he shows his approach to accompanying tunes. They usually last for about two hours, a long time watch. But worth it. He also shows the software he uses and gives a lot of insights. This time he uses the Reel "The Otter's Holt", a well known session favourite.
As audio he uses a video by Olivia Barret, who kindly gave him permission to use her videos. Maybe you want to have a look at her bandcamp site.
Declan's Top Score Music Academy can be found here
At 1hr 14sec he tries out some countermelodic parts
When watching the video I found a passage where he is reminded of the song "Hotel California" and shows some chords for the song. Here they are:
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