{"id":458,"date":"2021-09-19T12:32:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-19T12:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-835445-2929459.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=458"},"modified":"2023-05-06T15:50:11","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T15:50:11","slug":"the-kerry-polka-tutorial-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celticlinks.com\/the-kerry-polka-tutorial-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Boys of Bluehill Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to play The Boys of Bluehill on Traditional Irish Piano Accordion Tutorial\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ne7M7NlrJUE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Boys of Bluehill is a simple melodic hornpipe that lends easily to ornamentation and is a great tune to use for teaching beginner musicians and introducing them to the specific hornpipe rhythm. 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Hope you enjoy my own version<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intro: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VCHCw1KZdg0&amp;t=0s\">00:07<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Musical Elements: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VCHCw1KZdg0&amp;t=55s\">00:46<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Right Hand: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VCHCw1KZdg0&amp;t=98s\">02:45<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Left hand: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VCHCw1KZdg0&amp;t=714s\">09:50<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hands together: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VCHCw1KZdg0&amp;t=1192s\">14:27<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Performance: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VCHCw1KZdg0&amp;t=1735s\">21:30<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boys of Bluehill is a simple melodic hornpipe that lends easily to ornamentation and is a great tune to use for teaching beginner musicians and introducing them to the specific hornpipe rhythm. 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