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https:// You are challenged to learn a new tune every week for www.oaim.ie/ All instruments Those who have already 50 weeks. All OAIM students taking this challenge, learn Bragging rights plus a whopping multiple- 50 Tune Challenge Multiple Tutors No 50 taught by OAIM can play simple tunes. the same tune together week to week. It’s aim is to help 50-tune repertoire. instruments/50- you make steady progress in your learning. irish-session-tunes- challenge/

Your tutor Kirsten Allstaff will guide you every step of the way. First, you will learn how to hold the instrument, proper hand & finger posture and good basic technique, By the end of the course, the This course is aimed at the which are all important basics to get right before you learner will have a repertoire of absolute beginner whistle move on. Then, there is a progressive study of scales, seventeen popular Irish session https://oaim.ie/tin- player. Tin whistle Basics is Whistle Basics Tin Whistle Kirsten Allstaff Yes articulation and ornamentation with relevant exercises 17 tunes, the ability to play cuts, whistle/learn-tin- an excellent starting point throughout, all learned through the tutor’s precise taps and rolls as well as a deeper whistle/ for any aspiring Irish choice of tunes for the appropriate level of ability. The understanding of the Irish music musician. 'Whistle Basics' course will equip the beginner whistler tradition. with the necessary rudiments to begin a journey down the long and adventurous road of Irish whistle playing.

The techniques recapped in this course include: cuts, Due to popular demand, By the end of the course you will taps, slides, the breath, articulation and rolls. Technique Easy Tin Whistle Session have a repertoire of 15 easy and https:// studies are kept simple and basic. Most of the lessons Tunes has been created as popular Irish Session tunes, 8 www.oaim.ie/tin- Easy Tin Whistle Session feature a technical exercise designed to optimise the Tin Whistle Kirsten Allstaff No a companion and follow-on 15 reels and 7 jigs, that you can whistle/easy-tin- Tunes learning of specific scale patterns, ornamentations and course to our most popular easily master with little effort whistle-session- articulation methods. When these techniques are course here on OAIM the under the expert guidance of tunes/ practised regularly and at consistent tempo, they Tin Whistle Basics course. master whistler, Kirsten Allstaff. contribute to building finger dexterity, the mark of tin whistle mastery.

© Online Academy of Irish Music. Join us and keep Irish Music alive wherever you are in the world. OAIM were invited into Doolin Music House to record this 5-part course. In the intro lesson, Christy talks This short course is an invitation candidly about the tradition, his home town of into Christy’s home, Doolin Music Tin Whistle Doolin Style is a Ennistymon and the learning process of traditional House, where he entertains new departure for OAIM. music back in the day! He then goes on to teach the two people all year round. It is a rare These lessons give the tunes that he is most famous for, Christy Barry’s Jigs 1 gift to be able to open this https:// student a chance to steep in and 2. He also teaches two fine reels that have been invitation to everyone all over the www.oaim.ie/tin- Tin Whistle Doolin Style Tin Whistle Christy Barry No 5 the Irish tradition and get a viewed over 600k times on Youtube: these reels are world, to get a taste of real whistle/tin-whistle- real flavour for Irish music ‘The Temple Mount’ and ‘The Premier’. These tune Ireland, wherever you are. So pull doolin-style/ culture beyond just the lessons are all about feeling, lift and lilt. up a chair, grab a cup of tea and learning of tunes. your tin whistle and listen to Join Christy as he takes you through these tunes and Christy regale you with stories through the culture, his personal history and our shared that will warm your heart. tradition.

Throughout the course, the focus is on tonguing Course for those interested By the end of the course of 13 https:// technique, rolls, bounces, taps and triplets – and Tin Whistle in the Low Whistle, but can lessons, you’ll have mastered www.oaim.ie/tin- especially sliding up and down notes and vibrato. It also Low Whistle Foundations (specifically Low Tom Delany No also be taken by tin whistle 13 some pretty cool whistle/low- covers how to hold the instrument correctly with simple Whistle) or flute players. Aimed at embellishments that really shine whistle- ornamentation to enhance and soften the tunes. intermediate level players. on low whistle. foundations/

By the end of the course the Kirsten explores simple tin-whistle embellishments player will be more comfortable such as the cut, tap, roll and the slide. Emphasis is The course 'Tin Whistle playing ornamentation on the placed on breathing, phrasing, variation and rhythm Foundations' is a whistle, will have a broader https://oaim.ie/tin- throughout the thirteen taught tunes. Jigs, Slides, Reels, Tin Whistle Foundations Tin Whistle Kirsten Allstaff No continuation from the 13 repertoire and a better whistle/tin-whistle- Hornpipes, Barndances and an O'Carolan composition previous two tin whistle knowledge or Irish music and will foundations/ are all featured. In the videos, Kirsten teaches each tune courses. be ready to explore more slowly, phrase by phrase and recommends that advanced tunes and tin-whistle students learn with her this way, by ear. techniques.

This course continues to build on and consolidate techniques previously taught, whilst taking you up to the By the end of the course, you’ll next level of ornamentation: with a specific focus on have an increased repertoire of https:// short rolls, bounces and articulation techniques. The 13 Irish tunes, a tasty mix of www.oaim.ie/tin- Those who have completed repertoire of Irish dance tunes encompasses Jigs, Reels, Tin Whistle Progressions Tin Whistle Kirsten Allstaff No 13 ornamentation skills to dabble whistle/irish-tin- Tin Whistle Foundations. Hornpipes and the well known Air Inis Oírr. Throughout with and a more adept ear to whistle- the second half of the course, Kirsten explores and enable you to take your whistling progressions/ demonstrates how the recognition of melodic motifs, skills even further, patterns and arpeggios in the tunes can aid in the process of learning by ear more quickly and efficiently.

© Online Academy of Irish Music. Join us and keep Irish Music alive wherever you are in the world. A la fin du cours vous aurez donc Ensemble nous découvrons l'instrument: la position des appris douze morceaux mains, le doigté, la gamme de base, l'octave, comment populaires du répertoire de https://oaim.ie/tin- séparer les notes, les ornementations de base. D'une musique traditionnelle Irlandaise, whistle/cours- Cours Debutants de Tin maniére progressive, nous couvrons les éléments Tin Whistle Gwenn Frin Yes Pour un débutant complet. 13 vous serez capable de jouer les debutants-de-tin- Whistle en Francais essentiels nécessaire pour commencer votre voyage ornementations simples et vous whistle-en- musical en tant que joueur de tin whistle. Dans chaque aurez un bon aperçu des francais/ leçon nous apprenons un morceau et couvrons la/les différents types de morceaux de difficultés techniques qu'il présente en détail. musique Irlandaise.

Wichtige Grundlagen, zum Beispiel, wie man die Flöte hält, die richtige Hand- und Fingerstellung und eine gute Grundtechnik, werden in den ersten Lektionen Am Ende des Kurses verfügen vermittelt. Während des ganzen Kurses werden die Teilnehmenden über ein Tonleitern, Verzierungen und die Artikulation Repertoire von siebzehn schrittweise und mit entsprechenden Übungen bekannten irischen Liedern, sie Dieser Kurs richtet sich an https://oaim.ie/tin- Tin Whistle-Grundkurs - erarbeitet. Der Grundkurs rüstet angehende Whistler beherrschen das Spielen von Tin Whistle Kirsten Allstaff Yes Anfänger auf der Tin 17 whistle/tin-whistle- German Subtitles und Whistlerinnen mit den erforderlichen Grundlagen Cuts, Taps und Rolls und haben Whistle. grundkurs/ für die lange und abenteuerliche Reise durch die sich eine tiefere Kenntnis der traditionelle irische Whistlemusik aus. traditionellen irischen Musik angeeignet. Wenn Sie die Videolektionen mit Google Chrome ansehen, werden die Informationen und Tipps unterhalb der Videos automatisch übersetzt.

The aim of this course is to discover and enhance the Discover new ways of adding Tin whistle players who are learner's own playing style, and to increase their texture and colour to a carefully https://oaim.ie/tin- comfortable with playing confidence through learning and incorporating a wide Expert Whistle Skills #1 Tin Whistle Thomas Johnston No 13 selected repertoire of whistle/expert- and ready to develop their range of ornaments, variations and other advanced challenging jigs, slip jigs, reels, whistle-skills-1/ style. stylistic features such as crans, trills, slides, and and hornpipes. tonguing in their playing.

In this course Thomas continues to explore more advanced whistle techniques such as the trill, vibrato, Master the trill, vibrato, different different types of rolls and tonguing technique. types of rolls and tonguing Expert Whistle Skills 2 is Emphasis is also placed on variation in ornamentation, https://oaim.ie/tin- technique. Emphasis is also Expert Whistle Skills #2 Tin Whistle Thomas Johnston No designed to follow on from phrasing, melody and rhythm. Although aimed at the 13 whistle/expert- placed on variation in Expert Whistle Skills #1 advanced player, this course has much to offer the less whistle-skills-2/ ornamentation, phrasing, melody experienced player also. The learner is given the tools to and rhythm. transfer these new acquired skills to tunes which they already have in their repertoire.

© Online Academy of Irish Music. Join us and keep Irish Music alive wherever you are in the world. This course is an abundant study of technique, packed with bounces, cranns, rolls, double rolls, trills, backward By the end of the course you will stitches, open backward stitches, backward rolls and have increased confidence in https:// Expert Whistle Skills 3 is triplets! It is not only for the whistler but is relevant to the your whistle playing through www.oaim.ie/tin- Expert Whistle Skills #3 Tin Whistle Mikie Smyth No designed to follow on from flautist and the piper too. Throughout the series ofnine 9 learning and incorporating a whistle/expert- Expert Whistle Skills #2 lessons, Mikie largely focuses on the repertoire of wide range of advanced tin whistle-skills-3/ Seamus Ennis, the great Irish piper, singer and folk whistle techniques. collector (1919-1982). The beauty of Mikie’s classes is that they are relevant for ANY level of playing.

The tutor will patiently guide you from holding the stick and the drum, and learning the basic stroke, right through to sophisticated patterns on the drum, step by step. The emphasis in this course is on technique. The This course is designed to equip tutor equips you with the rudiments you will need to the beginner with all the https://oaim.ie/ develop your own style of playing. You will also learn fail Bodhrán Basics Bodhrán Brian Fleming Yes Suitable for beginners. 13 rudiments necessary to tastefully bodhran/bodhran- proof techniques to differentiate between reels and jigs accompany traditional Irish basics/ and how to follow the structure of a set of tunes in your music. playing. Lessons 7 and 10, respectively will tell you all you need to know to get going on the bones and spoons, respectively, so that you will have the full quiver of traditional Irish percussion instruments in your armory.

In this course 'Bodhrán Technique', maestro percussionist Jim Higgins presents a range of rhythmical accompaniments to cover a variety of tune types - Reels, Jigs, Slipjigs, Slides, Polkas and Hornpipes. Over the course of the13 tutorials, Jim discusses and Learn a range of rhythmical demonstrates many techniques that the learner accompaniments to cover a https://oaim.ie/ Bodhrán Technique Bodhrán Jim Higgins No Improver. Bodhrán player can add to his palette of techniques - 13 variety of tune types - Reels, Jigs, bodhran/bodhran- rolls, backhand motion, the use of syncopation, the 'Bo Slipjigs, Slides, Polkas and technique/ Diddley Beat', and rim techniques to name but a few. As Hornpipes. a drummer, he frequently discusses how to apply what can be done on a drum kit to the Bodhrán. The video tutorials are in a split screen format, so the learner can view the back hand as well as the forehand at all times.

© Online Academy of Irish Music. Join us and keep Irish Music alive wherever you are in the world. It begins with a series of six lessons which teach how to hold the instrument, proper posture, bowing technique The 'Fiddle Basics' course will and two easy tunes. Good basic technique is addressed equip the beginner fiddle player throughout the tutorials. OAIM’s unique, animated fiddle with fourteen great tunes as well https://oaim.ie/ This course is for the Fiddle Basics Fiddle Niamh Dunne Yes graphics supports the student and helps one to learn 18 as all the necessary rudiments to irish-fiddle/fiddle- beginner fiddler. more efficiently. In the subsequent twelve lessons, there start the journey down the long basics/ is a progressive study of fingering, bowing, tunes and and adventurous road of Irish ornamentation. Emphasis is placed on tempo, rhythm fiddle playing. and tone when teaching the tunes.

In this course, Aidan passes down the skills, knowledge and repertoire from the great Donegal fiddlers to the Bowing techniques: the use of fiddle students of OAIM. All the tunes taught are firmly the up-bow, tight bowing, open This course is a 'must' for rooted in the Donegal tradition; stalwarts such as 'The and closed triplets and cranns. https://oaim.ie/ any student interested in Glen Road to Carrick', 'Bundle and Go', 'The Cat that Various droning techniques: the irish-fiddle/ Donegal Fiddle Styles Fiddle Aidan O'Donnell No the fiddle styles of Donegal Kittled in Jamie's Wig' and 'Séan sa Cheo' feature 13 use of finger drones, octave donegal-fiddle- or advanced Irish fiddle amongst others. The fiddling and musical legacy of the drones and double stops, styles/ techniques. Dohertys, the McConnells, James Byrne, Francie Dearg Position playing, octave playing O'Beirn, Con Cassidy, Vincent Campbell and Danny and even some finger plucking! Meehan are frequently referred to throughout Aidan's thirteen tutorials.

You may be wondering what is a ‘Fleadh tune'? The Fleadh Cheoil (Festival of Music) is an Irish music competition organised by Comhaltas. There are county, provincial and 'all-Ireland' levels of competition that take place in Britain, N. America and Ireland. These all lead to the grand final 'The All Ireland Fleadh' which takes This course is geared not The course will enable the place in Ireland each August. In this course, Majella only at the Fleadh learning fiddle player to have https://oaim.ie/ teaches suitable tunes for competitors at the fleadh. competitor, but also at any knowledge of appropriate irish-fiddle/fleadh- Fleadh Tunes for the Fiddle Fiddle Majella Bartley No 13 fiddle player who wants to competition tunes and an tunes-for-the- The course begins with simple dance tunes and slow learn tunes best suited to understanding of how to fiddle/ airs. A progressive study of ornamentation, variation, the fiddle. approach the topic of air playing. phrasing, tempo, rhythm and tone will take place. When dealing with Slow Airs the main focus will be on the phrasing, momentum, appropriate ornamentation, the use of expression and most importantly the history and background to the airs and the accompanying songs, words and translations.

© Online Academy of Irish Music. Join us and keep Irish Music alive wherever you are in the world. This is a lively collection of jigs, reels and hornpipes taught by the renowned Clare fiddler Tola Custy. Most of the thirteen tunes taught originate from Co. Clare, which Tola learnt from local players such as his father Frank Custy, Micho Russell, P.J. Crotty and James Cullinane. Tola also includes two of his own compositions in the This course is aimed at course - these tunes are already becoming embedded By the end of the course, the those who can already play in the local tradition and can be heard in sessions https://oaim.ie/ Fiddler will have a vibrant palette Clare Fiddle Styles Fiddle Tola Custy No the fiddle and who wants to around the and further afield! 13 irish-fiddle/clare- of fiddle skills and fiddle tunes to develop his/her repertoire, fiddle-styles/ add to their repertoire! focusing on Clare styles. Tola takes a progressive approach towards teaching embellishments, the use of chords and variation. He starts by introducing simple techniques in the first lessons and builds on them in subsequent lessons. In each lesson, he teaches the tune simply, phrase by phrase before demonstrating how to incorporate various techniques into the tune.

How to hold the instrument with proper hand, lip and finger posture will be demonstrated and explained in By the end of the course, the the first of the six free lessons, along with the scales of learner will have a repertoire of This course is aimed at the D and G. Other basic fundaments that Steph will address fourteen Irish tunes that sit very absolute beginner flute include: how to create space in a tune to breathe, breath on the flute, the knowledge of https://oaim.ie/ Flute Basics Flute Steph Geremia Yes player and has all you will 29 technique, articulation, ornamentation, flute how to play with good tone and flute/flute-basics/ need to get started on the maintenance and how to gain clarity of tone in both the rhythm with basic ornamentation flute and play 24 tunes. high and low register. Throughout the course she and a deeper understanding of progressively refers to and teases out many of the the Irish music tradition. issues that give so many flute players difficulties.

These foundations include ornamentation, tone, intonation and breath. Tunes taught will be picked from This course is aimed at the the repertoire of common session tunes enabling the flautist who already knows learning flautist to go to a local session and join inwith Repertoire of common session https://oaim.ie/ how to play the flute but Flute Foundations Flute Kirsten Allstaff No confidence knowing that he/she will have tunes in 13 tunes enabling the learning flute/flute- who wants to improve on common with other musicians. Each lesson will focus on flautist to go to a local session. foundations/ the basic foundations of a specific element of flute playing and appropriate their playing. exercises will be given. The taught technique will then be applied to the week’s tune.

© Online Academy of Irish Music. Join us and keep Irish Music alive wherever you are in the world. The 'building blocks' that were introduced in 'Flute Foundations' will be expanded upon. Focus will be placed on more advanced ornamentation: the crann, the The aim of the course is to take This course has been short roll and the bounce. Phrasing and breathing will flute players whom have already https://oaim.ie/ designed to follow on from also feature as will the use of the G# key. It is not a mastered the basics of tone Flute Progressions Flute Kirsten Allstaff No 13 flute/flute- Kirsten's previous course prerequisite to have a keyed flute for this course; in the production, ornamentation and progressions/ titled 'Flute Foundations'. occasional instance where a key is used, Kirsten intonation up to the next level of presents alternative melodic 'turns' for those with playing. keyless flutes. Reference will be made to the exercises presented in 'Flute Foundations' throughout this course.

Kirsten continues to explore ways of articulating, By the end of this course flute phrasing and ornamenting popular session tunes and students will have a greater presents exercises to aid tone, embouchure and breath understanding of the rhythm of control. Each video lesson is accompanied by Irish dance tunes, and will The lessons are designed to downloadable notation and MP3’s. continue to develop techniques https://oaim.ie/ follow on from her previous Throughout the course, Kirsten teaches thirteen tunes Irish Flute Skills Flute Kirsten Allstaff No 13 that emphasis the rhythm, such flute/irish-flute- courses Flute Foundations including Reels: The Kilmaley Reel, The Peaceful Green as glottal stops, ornamentation skills/ and Flute Progressions. Groves, Jim O’Donogues, Lady Ann Montogomery’s and and the breath. The student will The Mullinavat, Jigs: The Holly Bush, Garret Barry’s, and also learn thirteen tasty session The Rookery, Waltz: ’The Munster Cloak’, Barndance: tunes that are well suited to the Pearl O’Shaughnessy’s and Slides: Kathleen O’Hehirs flute and Sweet Marie.

You may be wondering 'What is a Fleadh tune'? The Fleadh Cheoil (Festival of Music) is an Irish music competition organised by Comhaltas. There are county, In this course, Majella provincial and 'all-Ireland' levels of competition that take teaches suitable tunes for place in Britain, N. America and Ireland. These all lead flute competitors at the to the grand final 'The All Ireland Fleadh' which takes The course will enable the fleadh. However, this place in Ireland each August. learning flautist to have https://oaim.ie/ course is geared not only knowledge of appropriate Fleadh Tunes For The Flute Flute Majella Bartley No 13 flute/fleadh-tunes- towards Fleadh The course begins with simple dance tunes and slow competition tunes and an flute/ competitors, but also at any airs. A progressive study of ornamentation, variation, understanding of how to flute player who wants to phrasing, tempo, rhythm and tone will take place. When approach the topic of air playing. learn Irish tunes best suited dealing with Slow Airs the main focus will be on the to the instrument. phrasing, momentum, appropriate ornamentation, the use of expression and most importantly the history and background to the airs and the accompanying songs, words and translations.

© Online Academy of Irish Music. Join us and keep Irish Music alive wherever you are in the world. In this course, you will learn skills to help you find your This course suits the By the end of this course, you will own breathing and articulation patterns in reels. Subtle intermediate to advanced have greatly improved the variation, how and where to place these will also be flute player who is really qualities of your playing with explored. seeking to develop their regard to tone, intonation, https:// All About Reels Flute Kirsten Allstaff No talent and take their playing 32 breathing, stamina, rhythm and www.oaim.ie/flute/ You will also be introduced to a range of exciting music to a new level of dexterity speed. You will have learned all-about-reels/ practice apps that will make your practice time more and fluidity. It focuses some incredible warm-up effective and infinitely more fun! The course includes 6 entirely on the playing of exercises that will stand to you bonus lessons which are warm-up exercises for the reels. for your entire playing career. flute, specifically tailored for the Irish music tradition.

Kevin guides the student through a myriad of cranns, rolls, triplets, back-stitch triplets, key-work and cuts. One of the main themes of the course is articulation; Kevin constantly refers to throat articulation as a means of accentuating the rhythm of the tunes and By the end of this course, the demonstrates again and again how to use glottal-stops flautist can expect to have a https://oaim.ie/ Aimed at the more to attack the notes for percussive effect. Although the wealth of technical tips and tricks Irish Flute Technique Flute Kevin Crawford No 13 flute/irish-flute- experienced flute learner techniques taught in this course are challenging to add to other tunes in his/ her technique/ technically, many of the tunes taught are also suitable own repertoire as well thirteen for the less advanced player. new, quirky flute tunes.

A keyed flute (or an ambitious keyless flute player with half-holing capabilities) is required for a few of the tunes that Kevin teaches in the keys of F major and D minor.

Students will address ornamentation, learning more complex forms and attempt a greater density of ornamental practice. They will also be introduced to a number of different forms of articulation and techniques of emphasis and duration as well as examining Specifically target and develop https://oaim.ie/ Expert Irish Flute Aimed at the more strategies for variation and approaches to phrasing. Flute Niall Keegan No 13 technique in the context of ten flute/expert-irish- Technique advanced flute player. Students will also specifically target the use of keys tunes. flute-technique/ through the adaption of known repertoire and will also be introduced to exercises to engage develop tone, dexterity and stamina. The styles of many of the great flute players from the Irish tradition are discussed and referred to throughout the course.

© Online Academy of Irish Music. Join us and keep Irish Music alive wherever you are in the world. This course is for beginner guitarists who are new to Jean examines the chords, structure and rhythms of Irish Traditional music and some of the most typical tunes types and keys in Irish would like to learn how to music, such as the reels, jigs, slip jigs, hornpipes and accompany it as well as waltzes. Throughout the lesson you will have an Techniques include how to back https://oaim.ie/ confirmed musicians who overview of different modes and styles of using simple chords, simple 4/4, Guitar Basics for Standard guitar/guitar- Guitar Jean Damei No want to get an insight into accompaniment. 15 6/8, 3/4 or 9/8 rhythms, as well Tuning (Accompaniment) basics- this music. It will also be a as syncopated rhythms and accompaniment/ great help to guitarists who Jean picked a selection of well-known tunes to more complex chords. have a good experience of demonstrate the taught skills and techniques including Irish music accompaniment Gallagher’s frolics, Out on the Ocean, the Kid on the and wish to go further in the Mountain, The Man of the House and many more. development of their style.

This course is an invaluable The aim of this course is to learn how to accompany resource for the guitarist Irish music on the guitar using standard tuning who is new to traditional accompaniment. Cillian examines the chords, chord Use of open chords, muting of music and would like to structures and strumming patterns of some of the more strings for percussive effect, https://oaim.ie/ learn how to accompany typical tune types and keys in the Irish tradition; the Jig, Guitar Progressions single string accompaniment and guitar/guitar- Guitar Cillian Ó’Dálaigh No Irish music or for Reel, SlipJig and Hornpipe focusing on a variety of 13 (Accompaniment) the use of ‘jazzy’ chords in the progressions- accompanists who already different keys and modes. He picks a selection ofwell accompaniment of traditional accompaniment/ have experience playing known tunes to demonstrate the taught skills and music. Irish music but would like to techniques including Lucy Campbells, The Rose in the improve their skills and play Heather, Sally Gardens, The Earl’s Chair and The in a more dynamic way. Morning Dew.

This course builds beautifully on the previous course Guitar Progressions A wonderful selection of well known tunes from the Irish and takes the art of tradition are used throughout this course to By the end of the course you will accompaniment to a whole demonstrate guitar accompaniment styles and have a repertoire of thirteen new level. A knowledge of techniques with a focus on varying rhythms, keys and popular Irish session tunes, be how to play guitar in https://oaim.ie/ modes. To spice things up, the tutor skilfully borrows familiar with single string Guitar Technique standard tuning is a guitar/guitar- Guitar Cillian Ó’Dálaigh No from other genres incorporating Calypso rhythms, 13 accompaniment, dampening and (Accompaniment) prerequisite. This course is technique- James Brown, Niall Rodgers, Pachabel’s Canon, and dead strum techniques and the for you if you are serious accompaniment/ other popular riffs that really enliven a master use of more ‘jazzy’ chords in the about developing an accompanist’s repertoire. Single string accompaniment accompaniment of traditional extensive repertoire is also examined, as is dampening and dead strum music. of guitar skills in general, techniques and the use of more ‘jazzy’ chords. and more specifically if you wish to become a master accompanist.

© Online Academy of Irish Music. Join us and keep Irish Music alive wherever you are in the world. Ces leçons sont très utile pour tout guitariste débutant, ne connaissant Le but de ces leçons est de vous apprendre à pas la musique Irlandaise et accompagner la musique traditionnelle Irlandaise à la désirant acquérir des guitare en accordage standard. Vous pourrez étudier les connaissances et accords, la structure et les rythmes de quelques types Certaines des techniques qu’il a https://oaim.ie/ compétences dans ce de morceaux parmi les plus typiques et quelques choisi d’approfondir incluent la guitar/ domaine ainsi que pour des tonalités fréquemment utilisées en musique Irlandaise, manière d’accompagner en L'Accompagnement de la laccompagnement- guitaristes confirmés tels que les Reels, Jigs, Slip Jigs, Hornpipes et Waltzes utilisant des accords simples, Musique Traditionnelle de-la-musique- Guitar Jean Damei No s’intéressant à ce style de (Valses). Au cours de ces leçons vous aurez un aperçu 15 des structures rythmiques Irlandaise en Accordage traditionnelle- musique. Ce cours de différents modes et styles d’accompagnement. simples tels que le 4/4, 6/8, 3/4 Standard irlandaise-en- s’adresse aussi aux ou le 9/8, ainsi que quelques accordage- guitaristes ayant déjà de Jean a rassemblé une sélection de morceaux très rythmes syncopés et accords standard/ l’expérience dans populaires afin de mettre en pratique les techniques plus complexes. l’accompagnement de la enseignées pendant les cours, des morceaux tels que musique Irlandaise et Gallagher’s frolics, Out on the Ocean, the Kid on the désirant développer leur Mountain, The Man of the House et bien d’autres encore. style de manière plus approfondie

You will be able to play: Spancil Hill, The Irish Rover, Foggy Dew, Ever wanted to learn some Jon discusses various aspects of accompaniment on the The Cliffs of Dooneen, Whiskey popular Irish songs? Learn guitar: strumming patterns, finger plucking techniques, in the Jar, Galway Bay, The Lakes https://oaim.ie/ how to accompany some of the use of smooth chord transitions, hammer-ons, walk Popular Irish Pub Songs Guitar Jon O'Connell No 13 of Pontchartrain, The Parting guitar/popular- Irelands best known folk ups and descending chord patterns. Most of the Glass, Red Rose Cafe, Dirty Old irish-pub-songs/ songs using the simplest of emphasis is on the guitar accompaniment rather than Town, The Spanish Lady, chord patterns. vocal technique. Fiddler's Green and Will Ye Go Lassie Go.

The aim of this course is to learn how to accompany Irish music on the guitar. MJ uses the alternative tuning This course is an invaluable system - DADGAD in his tutorials as this is particularly resource for the guitarist suited to Irish and other Celtic music genres due to it's that wants to learn how to modal nature. The first half of the course will examine Accompany Jigs, Reels, Slip Jigs https://oaim.ie/ DADGAD Guitar play using DADGAD tuning, the chords, chord structures and strumming patterns of and Hornpipes using a broad guitar/dadgad- Guitar MJ McMahon No 13 Accompaniment or for the guitarist who is some of the more typical tune types and keys in the Irish repertoire of skills to vary your guitar- new to traditional music and tradition; the Jig, Reel, Slip Jig and Hornpipe focusing on accompaniment style. accompaniment/ would like to learn how to the keys of D, G, Em and Am. MJ then progresses onto accompany Irish music. other techniques; the use of sliding chords, inversions, bass runs, hammer-on technique and more complex strumming patterns.

© Online Academy of Irish Music. Join us and keep Irish Music alive wherever you are in the world. How to hold the instrument, proper hand / finger posture, the use of the air button and alternate fingering are all important fundamentals that will be addressed in the early lessons. There will be a progressive study of By the end of the course, the scales, ornamentation, use of chords and octave playing This course is designed to learner will have a repertoire of throughout the eighteen lessons. The 'Concertina equip the beginner with all seventeen popular Irish tunes, https://oaim.ie/ Basics' course will equip the beginner with the Concertina Basics Concertina Edel Fox Yes the rudiments necessary to 18 the ability to play cuts, rolls, concertina/ necessary rudiments to begin a journey down the long play Irish music on the chords and octaves and will have concertina-basics/ and adventurous road of Irish concertina playing. This concertina. a deeper understanding of the course includes accompanying animated diagrams. Irish music tradition. When Edel is teaching each tune slowly, phrase by phrase, there are graphic inserts of each side of the concertina, with highlighted buttons showing where to press and when to push or pull.

Concertina Foundations starts with polkas, slides and jigs and progresses to reels in the second part of the course.

The course is essentially a ‘bag of tools’ to have in one’s belt to help create variety and personality when playing the concertina. These ‘tools’ include the use of long This course is aimed at notes, staccato notes, ornaments, upbeats, double By the end of the course, you will https:// those who already know octaves, chords, stops and emphasis. Ornaments and have added a further twelve www.oaim.ie/ how to play the anglo triplets are clearly broken down and demonstrated Concertina Foundations Concertina Caroline Keane No 12 popular Irish tunes to your concertina/ concertina but who want to effectively. repertoire plus mastered some concertina- learn or improve, on the common ornamentation styles. foundations/ basic foundations A lot of time and attention is given to the integrity of a tune, with good rhythm, momentum and emphasis important above all else. Ornamentation is taught after the tune and its rhythm have already been firmly established. Tunes are frequently related back to the dancing tradition from which they emerged which is helpful in understanding their context and how to approach them.

© Online Academy of Irish Music. Join us and keep Irish Music alive wherever you are in the world. The course is taught by Liam O’Brien and consists of thirteen lessons; each lesson features a new tune. Most of the tunes taught have links to Liam’s hometown of , Co. Clare, which is where uilleann piper also came from, and is the location of one Concertina progressions is a of Ireland’s largest traditional music festivals. The By the end of the course, the course aimed at the player repertoire of Willie Clancy features throughout the student will have a repertoire of who already knows the course. thirteen tunes that sit well on the https://oaim.ie/ basics and foundations of concertina, a better concertina/ Concertina Progressions Concertina Liam O'Brien No 13 concertina playing but who In the first three lessons Liam focuses mainly of understanding of ornamentation concertina- wants to progress with their ornamentation - cuts, grace notes and triplets. In and chords, and a deeper progressions/ ornamentation, repertoire lessons four and nine Liam discusses and demonstrates understanding of the Irish music and chording skills. the links between concertina chording and the drones tradition. and regulators of the pipes. Although the lessons are aimed at an intermediate level of playing, the more advanced player can pick up advanced techniques which can be in heard Part one of each lesson, namely chords, ornamentation, variation and speed.

Thirteen tunes are examined throughout the course with each focusing on specific techniques that are discussed, demonstrated and developed throughout the lessons. These techniques include the playing of strong, The course will help learners percussive rolls, the subtle use of the air button / develop skills on the concertina Concertina Skills is aimed at bellow control, cuts, consecutive triplets and becoming https://oaim.ie/ that are transferable to tunes Edel's Concertina Skills Concertina Edel Fox No the more experienced familiar with the lesser used buttons on concertina. 13 concertina/edels- already featuring in the learners Concertina learner. Notation is provided as well as downloadable mp3's of concertina-skills/ repertoire and to any future each of the tunes played slowly. Each lesson is tunes acquired. accompanied by animated concertina diagrams. However, throughout the course Edel urges the learner to work out the fingering to suit ones own style of playing.

The first five lessons concentrate on the right-hand melody, with a new tune covered in each lesson. Lessons cover simple Irish tunes that are well known globally. Hand and finger positioning, and basic ornamentation—cuts, triplets and slides—are discussed By the end of the course, you will https:// Aimed at the absolute and demonstrated. From lesson seven onwards, the have a repertoire of nine tunes www.oaim.ie/ Accordion - Piano Accordion Basics Alan Kelly Yes beginner who loves Piano left-hand bass is introduced. For the bass lessons, mp3’s 18 which you will be able to play piano-accordion/ piano Accordion. of the melody on its own are included, giving you the both melody and piano-accordion- opportunity to isolate and perfect the accompaniment accompaniment for. basics/ aspect of playing. Singling out the melody in this way facilitates that progressive shift in learning: from the foreground, almost one dimensional, melody to the textural backdrop that is the foundation of a lively ceilí.

© Online Academy of Irish Music. Join us and keep Irish Music alive wherever you are in the world. Mirella teaches a lively selection of Jigs, Reels, Hornpipes, Marches and SlipJigs throughout the thirteen lessons. She introduces basic ornamentation on the By the end of the course the instrument - cuts, triplets, the use of double stops and player can expect to have a also shows the left hand chord technique for each of the broader repertoire of tunes with https://oaim.ie/ This course is suitable for tunes. All the bass notes and chords are marked out in tasty left hand accompaniment, a piano-accordion/ Irish Piano Accordion Accordion - those who already have an Mirella Murray No the accompanying written music. This is an excellent 13 better understanding of Irish irish-piano- Technique piano understanding of the piano learning resource for the student wishing to incorporate style piano accordion playing, accordion- accordion. more left hand accompaniment into his / her playing. some ornamentation and a technique/ Mirella’s teaching methods are firmly rooted in the deeper knowledge of the Irish traditional ways of teaching Irish music; she breaks up music tradition. the tunes into short phrases that she then plays repeatedly, prompting the student to play with her.

Derek begins by teaching the basics of the instrument then moves onto teaching tunes and ornamentation. Suitable for the absolute This course is not solely for the beginner; it also has a lot By the end of the course, the beginner. This course offers to offer the more advanced learner as it features an student will have a tasteful the budding accordionist https://oaim.ie/ excellent choice of tunes that sit especially well on the repertoire of 16 tunes and a the opportunity to learn button-accordion/ Button Accordion Basics Accordion B/C Derek Hickey Yes button accordion. In each lesson he plays the tune at 18 comfortable knowledge of some from one of the greatest b-c-accordion- two different tempos - slowly for the beginners and ata of the common ornaments used accordionists in the Irish basics/ faster pace for the more advanced learners. Many of the in Irish accordion playing - cuts, tradition today - Derek tunes taught are rooted in the Sliabh Luachra area of triplets and rolls. Hickey. Munster - slides and polkas, as well as jigs, reels and hornpipes.

Various types of tunes will be covered throughout the course: Polkas, Slides, Slip- Jigs, Jigs, Hornpipes and This course is suitable for Reels—all of which are popular, well known, session those who already have a tunes. The first half of Dáire's course also introduces basic understanding of the basic ornamentation skills - cuts and grace-notes, accordion. If you are familiar Hold your own on the Concertina https://oaim.ie/ triplets and rolls. The second half focuses on variation Button Accordion with the scales of C major, D with some well known Polkas, button-accordion/ Accordion B/C Dáire Mulhern No and how to subtly change the ornamentation and 11 Foundations major and G major, and Slides, Slip- Jigs, Jigs, Hornpipes b-c-accordion- melody of the tune for melodic and rhythmic interest. already have a few tunes and Reels foundations/ His methods are firmly rooted in the traditional ways of learnt in the Irish traditional teaching Irish music; he breaks up the tunes into short style, then this is the course phrases that he plays repeatedly, prompting the student for you! to play with him after listening once or twice to the phrase.

© Online Academy of Irish Music. Join us and keep Irish Music alive wherever you are in the world. How to hold the instrument and plectrum, how to tune the strings, proper hand and finger posture are all important fundaments that will be addressed in the early lessons. There is a progressive study of scales, Banjo Basics’ will equip the and ornamentation throughout the course. Trebles, beginner tenor banjo player with https://oaim.ie/ Aimed at the absolute Banjo Basics Banjo Lisa Canny Yes triplets and the use of double stops will feature, 17 all the necessary rudiments tenor-banjo/banjo- beginner tenor banjo player. particularly in the later lessons. The tunes that Lisa needed for their journey down basics/ teaches are all popular session tunes which include The the Irish music road! Kerry Polka, The Lilting Banshee, Out on the Ocean, The Derry Hornpipe, The Rights of Man, and The Humours of Whiskey. A variety of tune types and keys are taught.

By the end of ‘Banjo Foundations’ Build on techniques previously introduced in Banjo the budding banjo player can Basics namely: ornamentation, slides, cuts and trebles For those who already know expect to have a repertoire of 13 https:// and how to incorporate these subtly into the tunes. how to play and/or have popular Irish session tunes as www.oaim.ie/ Banjo Foundations Banjo Lisa Canny No Lisa further discusses the use of chords and 13 completed the Banjo Basics well as a good group of tenor-banjo/banjo- harmonisation as well as efficient finger movement for course. techniques and ornaments to foundations/ the use of high notes and ease of finger movement help you create that distinctive around the frets. Irish sound.

How to use triplets to imitate rolls Fitting triplet runs into a tune Chromatic triplets By the end of the 13-lesson You’ll be expected to be Sliding up the fret for colour and effect course, you’ll have renewed your https:// familiar with the tenor banjo How to use pull-offs to mimic cuts and rolls banjo inspiration with some www.oaim.ie/ Banjo Progressions Banjo Alan Reid No and ready to dive right into Trill effects on the banjo – a legato embellishment 13 serious techniques that you’ll be tenor-banjo/banjo- some serious Using the fourth finger for the sixth fret able to carry over to almost any progressions/ ornamentation and styling. Consecutive downstrokes for Polka rhythm tune. Double stops Position shifts Scotch snaps

© Online Academy of Irish Music. Join us and keep Irish Music alive wherever you are in the world. By the end of the series, the This Banjo Technique student will have a firm grasp of https://oaim.ie/ course is aimed at the Ornamentation, slides, cuts and trebles and how to various Irish tenor banjo tenor-banjo/irish- Irish Tenor Banjo Technique Banjo Paddy Cummins No improving banjo player who 13 incorporate these subtly into the tunes. techniques and a new repertoire tenor-banjo- has already mastered the of twelve popular Irish dance technique/ basics of the instrument. tunes that fit well on the banjo.

Chords and chord structures, strumming patterns and fingerpicking, counter melody and rhythm are all Those who can already play examined. Students will become familiar with the Students who completed this https://oaim.ie/ Bouzouki but want to learn framework behind traditional Irish music course will have a firm grounding Bouzouki Basics Bouzouki Billy Mag Fhlionn No 13 bouzouki/ how to accompany Irish accompaniment: the role of the accompanist in duo or in accompanying Irish music on bouzouki-basics/ music. group playing and good session etiquette. Emphasis will the bouzouki. be mainly on accompaniment, however, counter melody will form an important part of the program.

These techniques include: the use of appropriate chord Master the techniques learned in https://oaim.ie/ Continuation of Bouzouki Bouzouki Basics #2 Bouzouki Billy Mag Fhlionn No structures, strumming patterns, fingerpicking, counter 5 the previous course by actual bouzouki/ Basics. melody and rhythm. tune accompaniment. bouzouki-basics-2/

This is a well thought out course; it starts with Alan Bouzouki Progressions is for demonstrating different voicing for common chords in By the end of this course, the https:// the player who already has Irish music along with strumming patterns. As the student will have a repertoire of www.oaim.ie/ the basics and is ready to Bouzouki Progressions Bouzouki Alan Reid No course progresses, he teaches how to play more quirky 13 13 tune accompaniments, that bouzouki/ progress into the more finer techniques: rhythmic embellishments, triplets, hammer can easily be transferred to other bouzouki- nuances of bouzouki on skills, how to use counter melodies and cross tunes in the tradition. progressions/ playing. picking.

© Online Academy of Irish Music. Join us and keep Irish Music alive wherever you are in the world. In this course Lisa Canny clearly guides the novice harp player through the basics of the instrument. The first six Be able to play six harp classics This course is a fantasic lessons focus on the basics; how to tune the harp, using including Brian Boru’s March, My choice for both the beginner the blades, correct finger positioning and scales, anda Lagan Love, Planxty Irwin’s, The https://oaim.ie/ Harp Basics Harp Lisa Canny Yes harpist and the intermediate 18 couple of simple tunes. The right hand melody is taught Mother and Child Reel, The Little harp/harp-basics/ harpist who wishes to brush separately to the left hand accompaniment giving the Diamond Polka, and The Rocky up on the basics! student the choice to play these parts separately, or Road to Dublin. work in time to putting them both together.

In this course Lisa examines and demonstrates fundamental techniques such as placing, fingering and hand position through to more complex ones such as By the end of the course, you can ornamentation, variation and the dampening of the expect to have a broader strings. Jigs, Reels, Waltz, Slip Jigs. Barndances, Flings, repertoire of tunes that sit well on Those who wish to improve Polkas and an Air are all included, covering a wide https://oaim.ie/ the harp, improved technique Harp Technique Harp Lisa Canny No and master different spectrum of tune types that are appropriate to various 13 harp/harp- that will ultimately help you to techniques on the harp. levels of playing and that cover a wide variety of technique/ play with greater speed, with a techniques. In each class Lisa will typically teach the stronger tone and clearer tune phrase by phrase, the right hand on it's own, ornamentation. followed by the left hand accompaniment before playing through the tune slowly with both hands together.

How to hold the instrument, proper hand / finger By the end of the course, the posture and good basic technique are all important learner will have a repertoire of basics that will be addressed in the early lessons. There This course is aimed at the fourteen popular Irish tunes, the https://oaim.ie/ will be a progressive study of scales, plectrum motions, Mandolin Basics Mandolin Paddy Cummins Yes absolute beginner mandolin 18 ability to play basic chords and mandolin/ and ornamentation throughout the series of lessons. player. triplets and a deeper mandolin-basics/ The 'Mandolin Basics' course will equip the beginner understanding of the Irish music player with the necessary rudiments to journey along tradition. the adventurous road of Irish music making.

Focus will be placed on slightly more challenging By the end of this course, the techniques: triplets, hammer-on techniques, pull-offs, Designed to follow on from player can expect to have flicks, cuts, slides, variation and the use of moveable Mandolin Basics. The aim of broadened his / her repertoire chords. https://oaim.ie/ the course is to take the into a range of different tune mandolin/ Mandolin Progressions Mandolin Paddy Cummins No Mandolin player who 13 types, have a thorough Paddy will teach some tunes in more challenging keys mandolin- already has a few simple knowledge of various mandolin as the mastering of complex finger shapes will mould progressions/ tunes up their sleeve to the techniques and have a deeper the player into a more flexible musician. He will also next level of playing. understanding of the Irish music present a tutorial on the well known Slow Air ‘A Stor Mo tradition. Chroi’.

© Online Academy of Irish Music. Join us and keep Irish Music alive wherever you are in the world. Foundations covered include: · Right hand melody: Ornamentation, Fingering, Variation and Rhythm · Left Hand Accompaniment: Chord progression, Rhythm Irish Piano Foundations is a and Voicing. course aimed at the player Most of the tunes taught in this https://oaim.ie/ who can already play the The course consists of twelve lessons featuring nine course are well known allowing piano/irish-piano- Irish Piano Foundations - piano but who wishes to tunes with right hand melody and left hand Piano Stephen Markham No 12 the piano player to easily join foundations- Melody & Accompaniment learn or improve on the accompaniment. Piano accompaniment is also taught other musicians to develop their melody- primary foundations of for four of these tunes. In each melody lesson, after playing even further. accompaniment/ playing and accompanying teaching the melody phrase by phrase, Stephen Irish music on the piano. demonstrates how to incorporate ornamentation and various other techniques taught per lesson into the tune. In the accompaniment lessons, Stephen will go through chord selection as well as rhythm, progression and voicing.

This course is for the This course will develop tune repertoire, ornamentation Combining melodic tune playing intermediate to advanced and left hand accompaniment for melody playing. As and accompaniment, the primary https://oaim.ie/ piano player and suits those the piano has the versatility to be both a melodic and aim of this course is to introduce Irish Piano Tunes and piano/irish-piano- Piano Stephen Markham No that already play traditional accompaniment instrument, the second focus of this 10 the player to a variety of different Accompaniment tunes- music as well as those who course will be to develop the piano players traditional tune types as well as accompaniment/ want to branch into this understanding of chord progressions and sequences, how to accompany the tunes music genre. structure and formation. taught when playing with others.

Topics covered include how to sound the chanter, control the bellows and airbag and, importantly, how to articulate between the notes. The tutor then moves on By the end of the course you will https:// to demonstrate the difference between playing pipes in be very familiar with the www.oaim.ie/ This course is for the an ‘open and ‘closed’ style. Ornamentation is introduced Basics Uilleann Pipes Tom Delany Yes 18 instrument and you will have uilleann-pipes/ absolute beginner piper. showing you how to progress from cuts and slides to successfully mastered some uilleann-pipes- rolls, focus on long notes, bellow control and vibrato. great piping tunes, 12 in total, basics/ Later on, you are introduced to techniques unique to piping such as ‘popping’ and the ‘staccato triplet’.

The course will cover 4 tunes, three lessons per tune. The first lesson in each set of three will introduce the tune with basic technique; this will be followed by a lesson looking at tune specific technique and variation; https://oaim.ie/ For current pipers wishing a basic approach to regulator and drone playing will Insight into technical aspects of uillean-pipes/ Uilleann Pipes Technique Uilleann Pipes Mikie Smyth No 13 to focus on technique. then be given. The classes are not designed to increase piping. uilleann-pipes- repertoire but rather to focus on technical aspects of technique/ piping. Please note that the third lesson in each case study will also include some chanter exercises for those without drones and regulators.

© Online Academy of Irish Music. Join us and keep Irish Music alive wherever you are in the world. Most of the repertoire taught in this twelve lesson course is from the Irish singing tradition. A few Scottish By the end of the course, the and English songs will also feature. There will be a student will have developed a mixture of well known and more unusual songs. Themes For anyone wishing to gain a broad and varied repertoire of https://oaim.ie/ Muireann Nic will include songs of emigration and exile, love songs Irish Song Technique Voice Yes richer knowledge of Irish 12 Irish folk songs and will have a song-lessons/irish- Amhlaoibh and humorous songs. Along with the teaching of the culture and tradition. the ability to sing in the Irish style song-technique/ songs, attention will also be paid to the following with appropriate use of aspects of vocal technique: tone, breathing, ornamentation and phrasing. ornamentation, phrasing and the improvement of vocal strength and range.

Songs in the Irish language are beautiful to listen to, however it is a challenge for anyone to access these songs, unless they have a good understanding of the Gaelic language. In her course ‘Songs in Irish Gaelic’, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh makes these songs more accessible to both the Irish learner and the non Irish speaker. She gives background information for each of By the end of the course, the the songs before breaking down the pronunciation of student will have a richer For anyone wishing to gain a each phrase slowly. She then puts the melody to the https://oaim.ie/ Muireann Nic appreciation for the Irish tradition Songs in Irish Voice Yes richer knowledge of Irish words and gives expert advice on ornamentation, 12 song-lessons/ Amhlaoibh and a repertoire of six Irish songs culture and tradition. phrasing, breathing and other singing techniques. This songs-irish/ - lively songs, slow songs and course is not only fantastic for music learners but also funny songs. for learners of the Irish language as songs are the best way to familiarise oneself with the rhythms and sounds of any language. The songs in this course are structured from the easiest to the most difficult so that students can build on their skills as they progress through the songs. Song lyrics, written music, chords and English translations are all included for each song.

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