Learning Irish music

Tradschool gives Irish music classes and workshops at all levels.

Flute and tin whistle

Steve Ducke

· Repertoire development : jigs, reels, hornpipes…

· Study of a slow air or clan march

· Breathing techniques, articulation, embouchure

· Rythmic ornaments, breathing

· Ornamentation : cuts, rolls, taps, slides, crans

· Flute repertoire : study of a given player

· Learning a tune by ear, without written support

Fiddle

Daniel Gourdon

· Repertoire development : jigs, reels, hornpipes…

· Articulation, phrasing and bowing technique for dance music

· Rhythmic and melodic ornamentation and accompaniment

· Study of a slow air or a piece byTurlough O¹Carolan (harpist 1670 1738)

Guitar 

Peter McCavana

· Repertoire development : jigs, reels, hornpipes…

· First approach to DADGAD accompaniment

· Rhythmic and melodic ornamentation and accompaniment

Bodhran 

Niall Mooney

· First approach : holding the instrument and "beater", getting and modifying a sound,  choosing your "beater"

· Rhythmic accompaniment : jigs, reels, hornpipes...

· Ornamentation, advanced techniques : rolls, "rim shots", advanced rhythms

Singing

Tim O’Connor

· Repertoire : songs from the Irish tradition

· Technique: phrasing, melody and harmony, pronunciation.

· Context : the "story" of a song