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Diploma in Violin Mastery
- Select the right violin for you or your children
- Outline different methods of tuning a violin
- Discuss the benefits and purpose of reading music
- Identify different musical symbols and markin... Read More

Traditional Irish Sean-nós Singing | Beginner 1
- Discuss the different Gaeltacht areas of Ireland in whic...
- Identify what sean-nós singing involves
- Describe the importance of good pronunciation... Read More

Traditional Irish Tin Whistle | Beginner 2
- Identify a polka rhythm and play 'The Taureen Derby'
- Recall how to play the lament, 'The Foggy Dew'
- Discuss the background to 'The Foggy Dew' Read More

Traditional Irish Button Accordion | Intermediate
- Recall how to play 'Joe Bane's Barndance'
- Describe how to perform 'cuts', one of the fundamental t...
- Identify places for adding ornamentation incl... Read More

Basics of Rhythm
- Identify, clap, and play the beat or rhythm of any song ...
- Categorize beats as whole notes, half notes, quarter, ei...
- Distinguish between the different rhythmic notations
- Define ‘rest’ and the meaning of 1-bar and 2-... Read More

Traditional Irish Fiddle | Beginner 1
- Describe the different parts of the fiddle
- Identify how to tune the fiddle and adjust the bow
- Recall how to bow across the strings to creat... Read More

A Beginner's Guide to Making a Mainstream EDM Track
- Recognise the configuration procedure for sound and FL S...
- Outline the framework for making an EDM melody
- Define the fundamentals of sound design and c... Read More

Traditional Irish Button Accordion | Beginner 2
- Discuss the origins of the jig, ‘The Rollicking Skipper'
- Summarise the influence of Ann ‘Ma’ McNulty
- Recall how to play the jig, 'The Rollicking S... Read More

Traditional Irish Guitar | Beginner 1
- Identify the strings of the guitar
- Describe how to tune the guitar and how to adjust it for...
- Recall the benefits of Drop D tuning Read More

Traditional Irish Fiddle | Beginner 2
- Recall how to play the double jig, 'My Darling Asleep'
- Identify a jig rhythm and play 'The Gander in the Pratie...
- Recall how to 'slur' the bow Read More

Traditional Irish Flute | Intermediate
- Discuss ornamentation in the form of cuts and rolls
- Recall how to play a cut
- Identify a roll by adding a cut and a tap to ... Read More

Traditional Irish Sean-nós Singing | Intermediate
- Outline different categories of song
- Recall how to sing 'The Whistling Thief'
- Indicate places where the tune lends itself t... Read More

Traditional Irish Flute | Beginner 1
- Put a flute together
- Look after the instrument properly
- Blow into the mouthpiece and achieve the corr... Read More

Traditional Irish Flute | Beginner 2
- Identify a polka rhythm and play 'The Kerry Polka'
- Play the polka, 'Maggie in the Woods' or ‘Margaret in th...
- Recognise places to take a breath without int... Read More

Traditional Irish Fiddle | Intermediate
- Recall how to play the jig, 'The Connacht Man's Rambles'
- Recognise potential places to add ornamentation to the j...
- Identify a jig rhythm and play the jig, 'The ... Read More

Traditional Irish Guitar | Beginner 2
- Recall how to play the chords for the key of G
- Identify a jig rhythm and play 'Tae in the Bog'
- Recall how to play the jig ‘Fasten the Leg on... Read More
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