WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION 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.
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.
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 - Hornpipes - A Deep Dive - Colleen Shanks
1st period - 9:30-11:00 - Polkas - Robert Ryan
Explore the dance tunes of Sliabh Luachra - and the tips for getting the lift their so famous for.
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
1st period - 9:30-11:00 - Accompanying Other Instruments - Kevin Buckley
2nd period - 11:00-12:30 - Song/Singer Accompaniment - Pat Broaders
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
Accompaniment
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.
All about enhancing the sound
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.
Ballads & Songs
1st period - 9:30-11:00 - 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 - Beginner & Intermediate - Shane Mulcrhone
3rd period - 2:00-3:30 - Banjo - Intermediate & Advanced - Shane Mulchrone
Bodhrán
1st period - 9:30-11:00 - Bodhrán Beginner / Intermediate - Chris Weddle
2nd period - 11:15-12:30 - Playing Bodhrán in a session - Chris Weddle
3rd period - 2:00-3:30 - Bodhrán advanced techniques - Chris Weddle
Concertina
1st period - 9:30-11:00 - Concertina Intermediate - Brenda Castles
2nd period - 11:15-12:30 - Concertina Advanced - 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 - 15 min. one-on-one coaching - Liz Knowles (see master class below)
2nd period - Fiddle Advanced - Clare Friel
2nd period - Fiddle Intermediate - Maeve Donnelly
2nd period - Fiddle Master Class - 15 min.one on one coaching - Liz Knowles (see master class below)
3rd period - Fiddle Advanced - Maeve Donnelly
Flute
1st period - Beginner / Intermediate Flute - John Skelton
2nd period - Advanced Flute - Sile Friel
Harp
1st period - Beginner / Intermediate Harp - Aisling Lyons
2nd period - Intermediate / Advanced Harp - Aisling Lyons
Master Class
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.
Uilleann Pipes
1st period - Lower Intermediate - Mick O’Brien
1st period - Upper Intermediate - Fiachra O’Regan
1st period - Advanced - Sile Friel
1st period - master class - 15 minutes of one on one - Kieran O’Hare (see note on Master Classes above)
2nd period - Beginner - Colleen Shanks
2nd period - master class - 15 minutes of one on one - Kieran O’Hare (see note on Master Classes above)
3rd period - advanced - Mick O’Brien
3rd period - Upper Intermediate - Colleen Shanks
3rd period - Lower Intermediate - Fiachra O’Regan
Uilleann Pipe Reeds & Pipe Triage - All Day with Will Woodson
Whistle (Tin Whistle / Penny Whistle)
1st period - 9:30-11:00 - Beginner/Intermediate - Frank Claudy
3rd period - 2:00-3:30 - Intermediate/ Advanced - Frank Claudy