Music Education Providers in Ennis

Here is a round up of music education providers in Ennis . It si by no means comprehensive but give some ideas for routes into playing a musical instrument .

Ennis Brass Band offer free tuition and instrument loan  in return for regular commitment. Classes run on Thursday evenings in Band Room at Ennis Community College.   www.ennisbrassband.com 

Traditional fiddle classes  run on Thursdays and Saturdays  at Cois na hAbhna with Damien O Reilly and Brendan Larissey

 http://www.coisnahabhna.ie/    for more details

Summer Music in Galway   Youth Opera Programme offered in Ennis for three week period beginning 25^th July for children of all ages who enjoy singingwww.summermusicingalway.com

Custy’s Music offer tuition in traditional Irish instruments  in small groups at their town centre premises.  www.custysmusic.com  Good information point for sourcing local teachers.  

Clare Music Makers   Bank Place  Tuition in many instruments . Tuition  is mostly on a one to one basis  and a range of ensembles are offered.

 Email  claremusicmakers@eircom.net

Maoin Cheoil an

Chláir  College Rd.

Tuition in range of instruments  including some traditional instruments.  Tuition on one to one basis. http://www.maoincheoil.com/

Ennis Guitar School Mike Varden  offers  individual and group tuition at the premises in Elevation Park Business School and in many schools including Ennis NS www.ennisguitarschool.com

Fresh start in Spring sunshine

 

NEWSFLASH   ENNIS MUSICAL SOCIETY perform  OLIVER by LIONEL BART  at GLOR
8th -12th March   Sat Matinee

It was back down to work again today after the excitement of our first public performance .

 We warmed up with some open string pizzicato pieces .  (Mr Blakes's class loved the two string reggae.)
  We spent some time on perfecting our bowing rhythm; Win-ter-time-in  Rus-sia.  We worked on  finger placement , string crossing  and  finally we previewed one of the popular     songs  from Oliver

Vivaldi in G pizz
Toreadors pizz     warm ups
Foxtrot

Wintertime in Russsia    bowing work
Athacama Crossing       D to A

Darling River Monkey
Ardnacrusha  Monkey    scales   all fingers down

Practice tips   1 Practice River Monkey starting on D open strings  make sure your fingers go down on tips
2 Practice Fox trot using your bow instead of pizz

Chorus
Oom pah  pah Oom pah pah thats how it goes
Oom pah pah    Oom pah pah  every one  knows
They all suppose what they want to suppose
When they hear oom pah pah !

Good news ! Welcome back to Shauna to Mr Blake's class  . Hurrah , Danielle hopes to have her cast off next week .