I am just learning to play the violin as an adult. This is the first time in my life I've really tried learning any instrument, (other than playing with a keyboard, and I have to admit that formal instruction seems to be helping a lot. I love Celtic music and this page is going to contain links to those pieces that I will be using to practice and learn with. I'm including sheet music of my practice tunes, put together with Lilypond as well as lyrics and midi files of the tunes. I find that the midi files help me learn the timing of the tunes much easier than using a metronome.
Blank Sheet Music - Grand Staff
Blank Sheet Music - C Clef
These pieces were created with Lilypond music typesetting software and are printed with the Easy Notation feature. This helps me while I am learning to site read sheet music. If you would like a more traditional printing the sheet music links below were printed without the Easy Notation feature.
| Mo Ghile Mear, | Sheet Music (violin) | Midi File | Lyrics | Lilypond Source |
| Banish Misfortune, | Sheet Music (violin) | Midi File | No Lyrics | Lilypond Source |
| Wild Mountain Thyme, | Sheet Music (violin) | Midi File | No Lyrics | Lilypond Source |
| Banish Misfortune | |
| Fields of Athenry | |
| Finnegan's Wake | |
| Fir Na Fhata | |
| Foggy Dew | |
| Irish Rover | |
| Mo Ghile Mear | |
| Molly Malone | |
| Star of the County Down | |
| Whiskey in the Jar | |
| Wild Mountain Thyme (Go Lassie, Go) |
This page and all of its contents are copyright by Walter Anderson