Details
$76 (inclusive of fees) 2 hoursDate(s)
Tue, Nov 19, 2024
7:00pm
Contact
Box Office
888-616-0274
boxoffice@irishartscenter.org
Phone hours:
10am-6pm, Monday-Friday
In person:
Opens 60 minutes before the performance on show days
Location
This class will be conducted in person at Irish Arts Center, located at 726 11th Avenue in NYC, between 51st and 52nd Streets.
Overview
Gerry O’Connor will spend time with this group of fiddle students showing and explaining some typical bowing patterns in Irish music specific to the playing of dance music.
The bowing and articulation of bow patterns in the playing of jigs and other familiar dance rhythms introduced in the early part of the class will provide the basis for a systematic approach to a generic playing of Irish fiddle music suitable for this level of experience. This will enable the student to identify some repetitive patterns of bowing which, although nonspecific, will aid the student in understanding the nonrandom activity of fiddle bow activity in Irish fiddle playing.
The focus in this class will be not just to learn more tunes but to improve the ability to play and enjoy the experience of playing the fiddle.
Level: This class is offered to students of an intermediate level of fiddle playing. Some experience in learning by ear would be an advantage; a positive approach to attempting to learn by watching and listening is essential.
Audio and selective video recording are encouraged. The notation of the workshop tunes with some typical bowing motifs indicated will be forwarded by email after the class.
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.
