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Free Irish Music Lessons

Free lessons in Irish musicThe Online Academy of Irish Music is pleased to offer a series of free sample lessons from the full spectrum of courses and tutors availble at OAIM. These free lessons will give you an insight into our online learning system for Irish music & song and will hopefully tempt you to come back for more.

 

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Try out the OAIM online learning system for Irish music & song:
Learn to Play Fiddle with Majella Bartley
Majella Bartley

SIX free lessons !
Fiddle Basics 1 - 6
Fleadh Tunes for the Fiddle

  • Here are six free online fiddle lessons aimed at the absolute beginner fiddle player. This series is designed to lead into a 12 week course titled 'Fiddle Basics'. Plus a sample lesson for Majella's Intermediate Fiddle course.
  • Free lessons*:
Learn to play bouzouki with Billy Mag Fhloinn
Billy Mag Fhloinn

Free lesson:
Bouzouki Accompaniment

  • Billy introduces the rudiments of Bouzouki playing in Irish music. He demonstrates and talks about chords, counter melodies, strumming and rhythm. This is a lesson for beginners of the bouzouki. Billy teaches an entire course aimed at the beginner bouzouki player.
Learn to Play Bodhrán with Brian Fleming
Brian Flemming

Free lesson:
Bodhrán Basics

  • In these lessons Brian presents the rudiments of Bodhrán playing to the beginner. Join him as he beats out the rhythms of the jig and the reel in his 12 week course Bodhrán Basics.
Learn to play piano with Stephen Markham
Stephen Markham

Free lesson:
Piano Tune's and Accompaniment

  • In this lesson Stephen will teach the slip-jig, "Swerving for Bunnies". He will introduce the technique 'the staccato triplet'. This lesson is aimed at intermediate level, piano players:
Learn to play Pipes & Whistle with Mikie Smyth
Mikie Smyth

Free lessons:
The Hag At the Churn
The Wandering Minstrel

Learn to play accordion with Dáire Mulhern
Dáire Mulhern

Free lesson:
Ballydesmond Polka

  • This lesson teaches the "Ballydesmond Polka" and introduces the 'cut'. Dáire's course is suitable for those who have a basic understanding of the accordion. If you are familiar with the scales of C major, D major and G major, and already have a few tunes learnt in the Irish traditional style, then this is the course for you!
Learn to Sing with Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh
Billy Mag Fhloinn

Free Lesson:
Love Is Teasing

  • In this introductory lesson to Muireann's course on 'Traditional English Language Song', she teaches the wonderful song 'Love is Pleasing', phrase by phrase, verse by verse. This lesson is suitable for all levels of singers.
Learn to play the Anglo Concertina with Ernestine Healy
Billy Mag Fhloinn

Free Lessons:
The Road to Prizon
The Lobster

  • In the first lesson, Ernestine introduces her course 'Concertina Foundations'. She teaches the polka 'The Road to Prizon' slowly phrase by phrase, later demonstrating how to incorporate simple grace-notes into the tune. The second lesson is more advanced, taken from her course 'Concertina Skills'. More emphasis is placed not technique and variation in this course.
Learn to play tin whistle with Thomas Johnston
Thomas Johnston

Free lessons:
The Baltimore Salute
The New Broom

Learn to play the flute with Majella Bartley
Majella Bartley

Free lesson:
The Fair Haired Boy

  • Majella teaches the lovely jig 'The Fair Haired Boy' in this lesson. She breaks down the ornamentation of the tune and also focuses on variation. This lesson is geared at intermediate / advanced flute players. Majella is tutor on the course 'Fleadh Tunes for the Flute: Dance Music and Slow Airs'.
Learn to Play Irish Flute with Kirsten Allstaff
Kirsten Allstaff

Free lessons:
Embouchure
The Fisherman's Slip Jig
Micho Russell's Reel

Learn to play tenor banjo with Paddy Cummins
Paddy Cummins

Free lesson:
The Boyne Hunt

  • This lesson teaches the "Boyne Hunt" and introduces the 'triplet'. This Banjo Technique course is aimed at the improving banjo player who has already mastered the basics of the instrument. Paddy Cummin's introduces a wide array of banjo techniques in his series of twelve lessons.