Everyone is on a journey. What makes our journeys more interesting are the things that broaden our knowledge, enrich our experience, and help build connections.
One hour per day will be devoted to the Irish Journeys, with two to choose from each day. It is not necessary to pre-register for these. They are included with your class package.
If you can build a mental/physical “scaffold” of a tune before and while you’re learning it, you’ll be able to both learn AND retain the tune much more efficiently, quickly, and indelibly.
Want to increase the emotional impact you have when you are singing? Would like to have your audience follow along on the emotional journey of your favorite Irish ballad? Amazed by the intense emotional impact traditional Sean-nós singers can provoke in their listeners? Learn the techniques, strategies and methods utilized by these traditional singers to carry the listener along to feel the ebbs and flows of the emotions the singer feels. Traditional Sean-nós is sung in Gaelic, singers who speak or plan to learn Gaelic songs can incorporate these techniques for greater impact. These methods can be utilized for both English and Gaelic traditional singers giving you more confidence in your singing and more enjoyment to your listeners.
Do you struggle to incorporate ornamentation into your tunes? Do you wonder how musicians come up with melodic variations? Join Brenda as she shares logical, accessible approaches for those who didn’t grow up playing traditional music – so you can sound like a natural. Here’s an approach to ornamentation and melodic variation for all instruments.
Ireland – the land of legends – where every stone has a story to tell. Come hear Máirtín tell you about the most famous legends in Ireland and lead you to real places that connect us to them today.
Slow airs are an area of Irish trad often largely overlooked by players of melody instruments. Beautiful? Yes. Simple? Looks that way. Aren’t they just for singers? No. Aren’t they just songs without words? Sometimes. So why spend serious time working on them? And why dive headlong into them? What’s the payoff? My journey in this corner of our musical world has been a personal revelation, a self-discovery, a cultural awakening, and the doorway to a special mission in the trad world. During our time together, we will look at this intriguing genre and what it really holds for its practitioners.
Tips and tricks of the narrow roads with Máirtín
