Details
$171 general / $138 members (inclusive of $6 service fee)Date(s)
Sep 20, 2022 – Nov 8, 2022
7:00pm
Contact
Box office: 888-616-0274
10am-6pm, Monday-Friday
info@irishartscenter.org
Location
This class will be conducted in-person at the new Irish Arts Center, located at 726 11th Avenue in NYC, between 51st and 52nd Streets. Please note that students must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to attend in-person classes. A well-fitting face mask, covering your nose and mouth, must be worn at all times inside the building. Masks are required unless actively playing an instrument which cannot be played while wearing a mask. Read more about how we are keeping you safe here.
Overview
Siobhan Egan-Moore, Tuesdays, 7pm—8pm
8 weekly sessions beginning September 20
This class will be held in person in the IAC Studio Classroom.
Learn the basics of the Irish drum, with a focus on the reel and jig rhythms. You’ll listen to various styles of traditional music and learn bodhrán etiquette for sessions. Enthusiasm and a love for music are the only requirements for enrollment.
Instrument required. For information about instrument rentals and purchases, click here.
Student testimonial:
"[Siobhan] is very experienced and very patient, and encouraged us to have fun!"
Lead sponsors of music education: Society of Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York.
Our Supporters
Irish Arts Center programs are supported, in part, by government, foundation, and corporate partners including Culture Ireland, the agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide; public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the Mayor’s Office and the New York City Council; the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Howard Gilman Foundation; Tourism Ireland; the Jerome L. Greene Foundation; the Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation; the Charina Endowment Fund; the Ireland Funds; the Shubert Foundation, Inc.; the Arnhold Foundation; the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation; the Irish Institute of New York; the Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, New York; Northern Ireland Bureau; Invest NI; CIE Tours International; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; and thousands of generous donors like you.
