Mel Biggs

English Tunes: Ancient and Modern

I am so looking forward to returning to teach at TEEU for a third time! After the enthusiasm shown for my own compositions last time, I would love to share some of them with you in workshops this year. My repertoire consists of dance tunes in both English and bal-folk styles and try to find interesting rhythmical variations across the rows and across the hands to create arrangements, so you can expect to feel the grooves! If you're looking to expand your repertoire and are open to finding new ways to use your instrument then I look forward to welcoming you into my group.

[8] Mel Biggs • Niveau 3-4 / CF

Please note, sheet music will be provided, however, there will be emphasis on picking up riffs, melodies and bass lines by ear as this is the best way to develop feeling and musicality in your playing.

Mel Biggs

Mel Biggs is a musician, performer and melodeon teacher based in Derbyshire, England.
Renowned the world over for her perceptive, patient and mindful manner in teaching groups and individuals, Mel is a leading light in the world of melodeon teaching; both on and off-line.

Having been teaching since 2009, Mel has an ever expanding toolkit of techniques at her disposal which she adapts to every new teaching scenario. You can expect a bespoke blend of learning-by-ear, call and response playing, analogies, visualisations and pattern recognition, tune deconstruction and notation in moderation.

Mel is a consummate performer, vocalist and accompanist and can be seen on stage as one third of Anglo-European trio Moirai and playing for the vibrant Harlequin Morris.

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