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2012 Camp Registration Form We are now taking registration signups for the Portal Irish Music week 2012. Signing up in advance will help us plan lodging and activities better. You will be required to put a $100 (USD) down payment on your tuition, within 15 days of your registration. You Read more…

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Will Harmon

Rather than learn new tunes, we’ll focus instead on giving an authentic nyah and pulse to the tunes you already know. I’ll demystify where and when to slur, what notes to emphasize, how to do pedal bowing, and how to invent variations. We’ll also go over cuts, rolls, triplets, smears, Read more…

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Eliot Grasso

FluteThis course offers nuances of style and repertoire associated with Irish traditional dance music played on the flute. The repertoire taught here will be used as a point of departure to introduce new techniques and improve upon such that are already familiar. Other points of focus will include breathing and Read more…

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Paddy O’Brien

Draiocht is a Gaelic word meaning spiritual power or soul. This class will give valuable insight into the essence of Irish music. Students will learn to develop listening skills, and recognize melodic structures within stylistic interpretations and embellishments. They will learn to recognize regional styles such as those of West Read more…

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