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The Fleadh Cheoil (literally translates as “feast” of music) is an Irish music competition organised by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. There are county, provincial and ‘all-Ireland’ levels of competition that take place in Britain, North America and Ireland. These all lead to the grand final ‘The All-Ireland Fleadh’ which takes place in Ireland each August and is truly a feast of Irish music, both for musicians and audiences that flock to it in their thousands. Fleadh Tunes for the Fiddle teaches suitable tunes for competitors at the Fleadh, however, it is also for any fiddle player who wants to learn tunes best suited to the fiddle.
By the end of the course, you will have a great variety of Irish traditional 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
Fleadh Tunes for the Fiddle begins with simple dance tunes and slow airs. A progressive study of ornamentation, variation, phrasing, tempo, rhythm and tone then follow. When dealing with Slow Airs the main focus is 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. The course also enables you to have an understanding of how to approach the topic of air playing.
Tunes taught in this course:
The Gallant Boys Of Tipperary
Sliabh Russell Jig
Cofra Donn
Roscommon Reel
Caoineadh Uí Dhomhnaill
Tumble The Tinker
Kitty’s Wedding
Sliabh Russell Jig
Cofra Donn
Roscommon Reel
Caoineadh Uí Dhomhnaill
Tumble The Tinker
Kitty’s Wedding
Palmers Gate
Sé Fáth Mo Bhuartha
The Castle Jig
McMahon’s Hornpipe
The New Policeman
McCahill’s Reel
Sé Fáth Mo Bhuartha
The Castle Jig
McMahon’s Hornpipe
The New Policeman
McCahill’s Reel
Sheet Music and Mp3s available to Download for each Tune
Sample Sheet Music
Download The Gallant Boys of Tipperary ABC Sheet Music.
Download The Gallant Boys of Tipperary Standard Notation Sheet Music.
Sample mp3 of The Gallant Boys of Tipperary
Your Tutor
All Ireland champion flute player, Majella Bartley, hails from Corcaghan, Co. Monaghan. She is a respected flute and fiddle teacher, tutoring at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance as well as at national and international summer schools and workshops such as Scoil Eigse, Fiddle Festival of Wales, Kilkenny Celtic Festival and the British and North American Convention of Comhaltas. She holds the TTCT (Teastas i dTeagasc Ceolta Tíre) traditional music teaching diploma awarded by Comhaltas and is now a tutor and lecturer on that course. She is also a qualified adjudicator and has adjudicated many competitions including the All-Ireland Fleadh. Read more.
Detailed questions and discussion on the course can be found in the Community Forum, available to paying members only.
