Jig – McDonnell's Traditional Irish Music Slow Session

Jigs are in 6/8 time which means there are 6 beats per measure and an eight note (Quaver) gets one beat. For example, here is how you would count while playing a jig. The vertical lines separate measures. Typically in Irish music, we emphasize the FIRST and FOURTH beat in a jig. Listen to the Kesh Jig and say:

ONE two three FOUR five six | ONE two three FOUR five six |

also try:

Pine-ap-ple-A-pri-cot | Pine-ap-ple-A-pri-cot | Pine-ap-ple-A-pri-cot |

Track 6 Kesh Jig with Slow Rhythm

The manuscript (written form) would look like this:

Jig Practice Tracks

Track 6 Kesh Jig with Slow Rhythm
Track 7 Kesh Jig with Moderate Rhythm
Track 8 Jig Rhythm Learning Speed
Track 9 Jig Rhythm Slow Speed
Track 10 Jig Rhythm Moderate Speed

Kesh Jig Sheet Music (Click here to Download Kesh Jig PDF sheet music file)