Free Online Bodhrán Courses

Alison’s free online bodhrán drum courses are taught by Dermot Sheedy, the multiple award-winning drummer with top Irish band Hermitage Green. In these three courses, he teaches students the fundamental techniques for striking the bodhrán cleanly, then moves on to enhancing your playing with backbeats, rundowns and a basic reel rhythm. The Beginner 2 course picks up the beat with reel, jig and hornpipe rhythms and lessons in crea...…Read More Alison’s free online bodhrán drum courses are taught by Dermot Sheedy, the multiple award-winning drummer with top Irish band Hermitage Green. In these three courses, he teaches students the fundamental techniques for striking the bodhrán cleanly, then moves on to enhancing your playing with backbeats, rundowns and a basic reel rhythm. The Beginner 2 course picks up the beat with reel, jig and hornpipe rhythms and lessons in creating different sounds, often accompanying TV presenter and performer Doireann Ní Ghlacáin on fiddle. The Intermediate course delves deeper into enhancing the sound and Dermot teaches new jig and reel rhythms with added swing. The tips and techniques imparted here elevate the sounds of Ireland’s national drum and can be applied to music from other genres too. Read Less