Fiddle

Fiddle Ornamentation, Bowing, and Variations (Fall 2025) (In Person)

Details

$234 general / $188 members (inclusive of $6 service fee)

Date(s)

Tue, Sep 30 - Tue, Nov 25, 2025

6:00pm - 7:00pm

Contact

Box office: 888-616-0274
10am-6pm, Monday-Friday

info@irishartscenter.org

Location

Irish Arts Center
726 11th Avenue
Hell's Kitchen, NYC

Overview

Patrick Mangan, Tuesdays, 6pm–7pm

8 weekly sessions beginning September 30

This class will be held in person in the Studio Classroom.

Join us for a semester focused on bowing, variation, and ornamentation including rolls, triplets, grace notes, double-stops, cross-bowing, and more. We will use a few tunes, in addition to scales and exercises, to explore and practice these concepts, and learn some fundamental rules about slurring in different types of tunes (reels, jigs, hornpipes, etc). We will also study melodic variations recorded by fiddle greats like Michael Coleman and Martin Hayes, and work on developing variations of our own. Learning by ear is encouraged—reading is not required—but sheet music will be provided, as well as recordings and other reference materials.

Instrument required. For information about instrument rentals and purchases, click here.

Please note that there will be no class on Tuesday, November 11, in observance of Veteran’s Day.

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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 & 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; M&T Bank; the Dead Rabbit; the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consulate of Ireland in New York; and thousands of generous donors like you.