Details
$204 general / $164 members (inclusive of $6 service fee)Date(s)
Apr 16, 2025 – Jun 4, 2025
6:00pm
Contact
Box office: 888-616-0274 10am-6pm, Monday-Friday
info@irishartscenter.org
Location
This class will be conducted via Zoom. Upon registration, you will receive a link to, and instructions for, downloading the free program. Laptop, desktop computer, or tablet with video and audio ability is required.
Overview
Anne Johnson, Wednesdays, 6pm–7pm
8 weekly sessions beginning April 16
In this course, students who enjoy singing Irish songs will learn some basic chord progressions to accompany themselves on whatever instrument they have: guitar, piano, harp, mandolin, bouzouki, tenor banjo, concertina, et al. (It should be an instrument that can play chords!) We’ll also discuss ways to make simple chords more interesting by using rhythm, applying what we learn to four or five Irish folk songs in various tempos and styles.
This class is appropriate for:
- All levels of singers
- People with little or no experience accompanying themselves but who already play at least at a beginner level (you should know a few chords on your instrument)
- Non-singing instrumentalists who want to learn how to accompany singers
(Please note: Although we will discuss how to choose chords to go with a song, this is not a music theory course, and no background in music theory is needed.)
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.
