Donegal Irish Harp Teacher Course

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Residential and Non-residential
Traditional Irish Harping, Oral Teaching Method, Arranging and Session Playing

This course starts on Sunday morning at 11 am July 12th. Arrive Saturday evening (July 11th) or before 11am on Sunday morning (July 12th). This course runs alongside the Dungloe Open Harp Week with:

What's included
• 14 hours of Teacher Training, 10 hours of Teaching Practise with inclusion in the regular summer-school classes
• Training materials and sample books
• All evening activities, concerts, lectures, sessions
• Lunches (for all dietary options) and supper on Sunday evening (July 13). All other evenings we eat out or cook in (this cost not included)
• An optional mid-week trip out to Glenveigh National Park, Arranmore Island or Mount Errigal. (Extra cost: €30)
• 7 days of accommodation (from Saturday to Saturday) in twin or double ensuite bedrooms in homely, fully equipped adjacent holiday cottages. Kitchens are set up with breakfast supplies, and all-day teas and coffees. (For participants taking 2 consecutive weeks, the in-between night is free)

Workshops 5–6pm: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday “On Aspects of Play”

Evenings (8.30pm)
Monday: Concert - Recital with Janet: ‘4 centuries of Irish harp’
Tuesday: Workshop - Introduction to ‘The Session’ with guest musician
Wednesday: Concert - Local ‘Seisiún’ concert in the ‘Ionad’ (Dungloe Library) €5
Thursday: Concert - Templecrone Church featuring ‘Janet and Friends’
Friday: Session - Trip to Seisiún at Hiúdí Beag’s in Bunbeg

Course leader

Dr. Janet Harbison

Target group

Irish Traditional Harp Teachers looking to improve their teaching skills and expand their knowledge and experience on the oral style of teaching. Learning is like language, you will teach how to instil all the necessary skills, confidence and fluency of a native player – always focused on the core repertoire known to musicians and harpers world-wide. This course runs alongside the Dungloe Open Harp Week, you will have plenty of hands-on experience helping to teach the participants of the Open Harp Week.

Course aim

What’s covered in the Teacher Training sessions:
Teacher Training Session 1 - Introduction to ‘Traditional Irish Harp: History and Repertoires’
Teacher Training Session 2 - On ‘Traditionality’ – the why’s and wherefore’s! On the Methods: By Note, Rote and Reason
Teacher Training Session 3 - Experience a ‘Lesson’ - From Warm-ups and Chord Drills to Tunes, Arrangement and Accompaniment.
Teacher Training Session 4 - Goals, values and fundamentals, “Whose Goals? And Whose Values set the Standards?”, Assessing P-A-L-M: Physical; Aural; Logic and Mental Skills, Addressing the Dimensions: Melody, Harmony, Rhythm
Teacher Training Session 5 - Establishing ‘good’ practise, The Teachers’ Vocabulary #1: Terms & Cues, The Teachers’ Vocabulary #2: Numbers, Numbers, Numbers, From Chord Plans to Play Patterns and ‘In-Session’ Learning, Fingering a Tune for Rote Bones and Easy Learning
Teacher Training Session 6 - How Structured Oral Learning Works - On Concepts & Constructions, The ‘Levels’ and Logical Progression
Teaching Formal and Informal Performance, Historic Repertoire & Propriety
Teacher Training Session 7 - Anatomy of Oral Teaching – The Practical Skills : Lead * Break * Loop * Build * Playing Blind * Review
Teacher Training Session 8 - Music Literacy – The ‘Traditional’ Approach
Teacher Training Session 9 - Remedial Strategies
Teacher Training Session 10 - Admin and Legal Issues. Review of All

Fee info