Traditional Music Instrument Classes

Last reviewed Mar 06, 2012

If you have knowledge of lessons in Irish traditional music in the extended MD/VA area--please sent me a note with details (email me here).


Washington (metro) Area :	Baltimore (and non-local) Area :
regularly scheduled classes
Beginner Celtic Mandolin Classes schedule: Thursdays Apr 18 - Jun 06 session A Jun 27 - Aug 22 session B 630-730pm - Beginners / 730-830 - Advanced Beginners location: Stacy C. Sherwood Community Center 3740 Old Lee Highway Fairfax VA 22030 Tuition: $130 / session instructor: Betsy O'Malley phone: (703) 560-4719 e-mail: betsy.omalley@verizon.net website: http://www.betsyomalleymusic.com/	Baltimore Irish Arts Center - Irish Music Lessons schedule: 6 Saturdays, Jan 7 -- Feb 18 Six 1.5 hour long classes on Saturday mornings from 11am-12:30pm. location: First & St. Stephens United Church of Christ (York & Regester) Following classes to be offered: Button Accordion - Billy & Sean McComiskey Fiddle (intermediate/adv.) - Jimmy Eagan Fiddle (beginning) - Donna Long Tin Whistle/Flute - Laura Byrne Bodhran - Myron Bretholz Intro to Irish Arts (for kids 6-10) - Lucy Jickling More information at http://www.baltimoreirisharts.com/ or call 443-629-8699 Reply to Laura lauraeganflute@gmail.com with any questions
Karen Ashbrook (Jun-Aug) 2012 Sligo Creek Hedge School an Irish Music & Culture Camp for Children in Silver Spring, MD This year’s camp dates are: Teen Celtic Band Week, June 24-29, ages 12-19 Musicians’ Week July 1-6, (no camp on 7/4), ages 9-14 Intro to Irish Music & Arts, July 23-27, ages 9-14 Sprouting Celts for ages 7-9 will be offered at the CCE MAD (Music & Dance Week) July 9-13 The Sligo Creek Hedge School offers Irish music and culture summer camps for children ages 7-19 in Silver Spring, MD. The camps include pennywhistle and bodhran (Irish drum) instruction, singing, poetry, field trips to instruments builders, crafts and more! We have a special program for higher level teenage musicians interested in ensemble performing. website For more information call or email me, Karen Ashbrook 301-592-0101	Blue Ridge Irish Music Society (BRIMS) classes for various instruments sponsored by Blue Ridge Irish Music School (BRIMS) Classes will include fiddle, tinwhistle, bodhrán, and stepdance, and a non-performance introduction to the history of Irish traditional music. Most classes will be held in Charlottesville, but if demand and resources allow, stepdance and fiddle may be offered at the Rockfish Valley Community Center near Nellysford. For more information or to register, email brimstunes@yahoo.com website: http://www.brimstunes.org/education.htm
Washington Conservatory of Music Irish music lessons with: - Keith Carr - bouzouki, - Tina Eck - flute, - Jesse Winch - bodhran, - Mitch Fanning - fiddle schedule: multi-week workshops at various times of the year bodhran: Mondays flute: Tuesdays bouzouki :Tuesdays fiddle: Wednesdays location: Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Blvd Glen Echo, MD website for more info and register online:	The Community Music School of the Piedmont schedule: location: in Loudoun and Fauquier counties Laura O'Kelly Cullinane (540) 592-7048 fiddledc@aol.com

private individual lessons
Philippe Varlet private lessons on fiddle, mandolin, banjo, bouzouki, guitar, whistle, B/C accordion at his home in downtown Silver Spring, MD $40 per 45min lesson 301-565-0648 philvar@verizon.net http://irishfiddle.homestead.com/index.html	Charlottesville/Gordonsville area Alex Caton fiddle lesson 540-832-7787 acatona@aol.com
Rob Greenway private lessons on concert flute, whistle, guitar 202-413-2751 robrobrobrobrob@gmail.com	Williamsburg, VA Paula Grant available for private lessons and workshops on fiddle in and around the area 813-389-5246. PauGra8@aol.com
Mitch Fanning private lessons on fiddle in Silver Spring, MD 301-565-3657 jmitchellf@yahoo.com	Danny Flynn lessons on button and piano accordion in Southern Maryland 240-925-0735 squeeze.box@comcast.net
Tina Eck private lessons on Irish flute and tin whistle in Cabin John, MD $45 per 45 min lesson 301-299-5223 or 202-812-8614 www.liltirishmusic.com
Keith Carr private lessons on bouzouki and Irish tenor banjo in Falls Church, VA $45 per 45 min lesson, $50 per hour lesson 703-969-6909 www.liltirishmusic.com
Pauline Lerner private lessons on fiddle in Rockville, MD $30 per 45 min lesson 301-770-0973 paulinefiddle@verizon.net http://mysite.verizon.net/paulinefiddle/vft.html