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Irish Flute Skills is designed as a continuation course to Flute Progressions, taking you deep into the world of Irish dance tunes such as jigs, reels, slides, waltzes and barn dances, and their distinguishing rhythms.
By the end of this course you will have a greater understanding of the rhythm of Irish dance tunes plus 13 new tunes to add to your repertoire. The course has 13 lessons, broken into 3 to 4 tutorials each, where tunes are taught phrase by phrase.
Course Structure
This course advances the exploration and demonstration of articulating, phrasing and ornamenting popular Irish dance tunes and presents exercises to aid tone, embouchure and breath control. It includes techniques that emphasise the rhythm, such as glottal stops, ornamentation and the breath.
The traditional Irish tunes and corresponding techniques taught are:
The Hollybush (Ornamentation: Short and Long Rolls on G)
The Humours Of Alehouse (Throat Articulation)
The Kilmaley Reel (Tone: Consistency through lower and higher registers)
The Peaceful Greengroves (Tone and Left Hand Dexterity)
Kathleen O’Hehir’s Slide (Throat Articulation and Tone)
Sweet Marie (Flutter Tonguing)
Jim Donoghue’s (Breathing and Phrasing)
The Humours Of Alehouse (Throat Articulation)
The Kilmaley Reel (Tone: Consistency through lower and higher registers)
The Peaceful Greengroves (Tone and Left Hand Dexterity)
Kathleen O’Hehir’s Slide (Throat Articulation and Tone)
Sweet Marie (Flutter Tonguing)
Jim Donoghue’s (Breathing and Phrasing)
The Rookery (Ornamentation: Cranns, C♮ornamentation. Breathing and Phrasing)
Garrett Barry’s (Ornamentation: Cranns, C♮ornamentation. Breathing and Phrasing)
The Munster Cloak (Flutter Tonguing. The high D)
Pearl O’Shaughnessy’s Barndance (Variation and Keywork)
Lady Ann Montgomery’s (Tone: The Low D)
The Mullinavat (Ornamentation)
Sample Sheet Music
Download The Holly Bush ABC Sheet Music.
Download The Holly Bush Standard Notation Sheet Music.
Sample mp3 of The Holly Bush
Your Tutor
Kirsten Allstaff, co-founder of OAIM, is an acclaimed flute and tin whistle player that has played throughout Ireland, Europe, North America and Asia with various Irish dance shows and groups. She has a First-Class Honours Master’s Degree in Traditional Irish Music Performance from the University of Limerick, Ireland. She previously tutored flute and whistle at The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance where she was involved in early online lecturing initiatives. Read more.Detailed questions and discussion on the course can be found in the Community Forum, available to paying members only.
