WORKSHOPS BY INSTRUMENT
GUIDELINES: ARE YOU ADVANCED, INTERMEDIATE AND BEGINNER?
Advanced: Appropriate for advanced musicians, and those that feel somewhere between intermediate and advanced. Have a goodly repertoire and can play at reasonable speed. Looking for technique, stylizations and variations, and direct improvement in problem areas of playing traditional Irish music as well as more advanced/complicated tunes.
Intermediate: For those who’ve been playing for a while and have a good few tunes or for someone experienced in other types of music who wants broader knowledge of traditional Irish music; or feel the need for more instruction/support in critical areas such as embellishing a tune.
Beginner: Little or no experience with the instrument and or a limited repertoire.
Instruments:
Instruments are NOT provided.
Music Folk in Webster Groves is a good source for folk music instruments.
Geoff Seitz at Seitz Violins is one of several shops specializing in string instruments.
For ALL:
2nd period - 11:15-12:00 - Ditch The Paper - Frank Claudy
Tips & Techniques to improve learning by ear
3rd period - 2:00-3:30 - More Than Meets The Ear - Kieran O’Hare
We're always getting told to listen, listen, listen if we want to learn Irish traditional music. It's true, but sometimes it's hard to know exactly what to listen for. We'll discuss exactly that—the vastly complex data stream that is a tune, how to decode it, and how to get the most useful information out of it. The goal is to open up different, exciting, and new possibilities and dimensions of the listening experience.
3rd period - 2:00-3:30 - Improve Your Practice - Liz Knowles
Learn to think about your instrument and your approach to practice in new ways that will enhance your practice time and make the process more efficient while setting achievable goals that fit you and the end result you’re seeking.
2nd period - 11:15-12:30 - Tunes From The Goodman Collection - Mick O’Brien
More fun dance tunes from Sliabh Luachra
3rd period - 2:00-3:30 - Mazurkas & Higlands - Clare & Sile Friel
3rd period - 2:00-3:30 - Melodic Variation - Brenda Castles
Why don’t tunes sound the same the second or third time through? It’s not just ornamentation
With 2 CD’s from this collection to his name - there’s no better person to share a few of his favorites
2nd period - 11:15-12:30 - Listening Session -
Join some of the teachers for an informal discussion of music, what they like to play and why
2nd period - 11:15-12:30 - Slow Airs - Fiachra O’Regan
3rd period - 2:00-3:30 - Slides - Robert Ryan
Same time signatures as other waltzes and reels but the dances are different - so how do you play them correctly for dancers? Join Clare and Sile and learn the secrets.
For All Melody Instruments:
1st period - 9:30-11:00 - Tunes from East Galway - Maeve Donnelly
Think Paddy Fahy or Vincent Broderick
1st period - 9:30-11:00 - “It don’t mean a thing…..” - Jimmy O’Brien-Moran
1st period - 9:30-11:00 - Polkas - Robert Ryan
We’ll look at rhythm and swing in Irish music. I am fascinated by the internal rhythm or the lack of it that identifies a player’s style.
Explore the dance tunes of Sliabh Luachra - and the tips for getting the lift their so famous for.
1st period - 9:30-11:00 - Accompanying Other Instruments - Kevin Buckley
2nd period - 11:00-12:30 - Song/Singer Accompaniment - Pat Broaders
Accompaniment
All about enhancing the sound
Ballads & Songs
1st period - 9:30-11:00 - Intro to Singing in Irish - Eimear Arkins
1st period - 9:30-11:00 - Songs From Ulster - Pat Broaders
A rich tradition of singing and a vast repertoire of material
2nd period - 11:15-12:30 - Humorous Songs - Eimear Arkins
3rd period - 2:00-3:30 - Song Session
Join Eimear, Pat and Kevin for song session you’ll remember
Banjo
1st period - 9:30-11:00 - Banjo - Beg & Int - Shane Mulcrhone
3rd period - 2:00-3:30 - Banjo - Intermediate & Advanced - Shane Mulchrone
Bodhrán
1st period - 9:30-11:00 - Bodhrán Beg/Int - Chris Weddle
2nd period - 11:15-12:30 - Playing Bodhrán in a session - Chris Weddle
3rd period - 2:00-3:30 - Bodhrán adv techniques - Chris Weddle
Concertina
1st period - 9:30-11:00 - Concertina Int - Brenda Castles
2nd period - 11:15-12:30 - Concertina Adv - Brenda Castles
3rd period - 2:00-3:30 - Concertina - Clare Tunes - Aisling Lyons
Fiddle
1st period - Fiddle Intermediate - Clare Friel
1st period - Fiddle Master Class - see note below - Liz Knowles
2nd period - Fiddle Adv - Clare Friel
2nd period - Fiddle Int - Maeve Donnelly
2nd period - Fiddle Master Class - see note on master class below - Liz Knowles
3rd period - Fiddle Adv- Maeve Donnelly
Flute
1st period - Beg/Int Flute - John Skelton
2nd period - Adv Flute - Sile Friel
Harp
1st period - Beg/Int Harp - Aisling Lyons
2nd period - Int/Adv Harp - Aisling Lyons
Master Classes - 1st & 2nd period
Fiddle - Liz Knowles
Pipes - Kieran O’Hare
Fiddle and pipe master classes will take place during the first two periods. A maximum of 4 in each period can be accommodated. Each person will get 15 minutes of one on one coaching. This is an unparalleled opportunity to go beyond recording yourself to the next level. There is no additional charge but space is limited.
On the registration page - there is an option to attend as an observer.
Uilleann Pipes
1st period - Lower Int- Mick O’Brien
1st period - Upper Int - Fiachra O’Regan
2nd period - Advanced - Jimmy O’Brien-Moran
1st period - Beginner - Sile Friel
1st period - master class - see above
2nd period - master class - see above
3rd period - advanced - Mick O’Brien
3rd period - Upper Int - Jimmy O’Brien-Moran
3rd period - Lower Int - Fiachra O’Regan
Uilleann Pipe Reeds & Pipe Triage - All Day with Will Woodson
Whistle (Tin Whistle / Penny Whistle)
1st period-9:30-11:00-Beg/Int- Frank Claudy
3rd period-2:00-3:30-Int/ Adv-Frank Claudy