Online courses starting 7 February

Enrollment is open for our winter courses

All courses meet online on six Saturdays

Early-bird offer: enroll for €99 / course and save 24% off the full price of €130. Offer ends 4 February, 2026

Tiarna Mhuigh Eo: Sing and play a celebrated 18th-century Irish harper’s song

Learn to sing and play the celebrated song, Tiarna Mhaigh Eo [‘Lord Mayo’] from the Irish harping tradition. Singer, piper and scholar Éamonn Ó Bróithe will teach you to sing the Irish verses, and historical harpist and musicologist Siobhán Armstrong will get your fingers 'singing' on your harp to play the melody.

Dr Éamonn Ó Bróithe, Dr Siobhán Armstrong

 

Historical harp fingering techniques of Ireland and Wales

Develop your skills and build confidence playing the harp with historical fingering techniques of the early Irish and bardic Welsh harp traditions. Learn to play two beautiful, historical pieces of music as you explore the techniques of both traditions, guided by James Ruff and Karen Loomis.

James Ruff, Dr Karen Loomis

 

The harp in 13th-century France

Explore 13th-century French repertoire on your harp through three historical pieces. Specialist in medieval and Renaissance harps, Claire Piganiol will guide you through historically informed ways of playing and arranging the music of medieval France to bring your own instrument and playing to life.

Claire Piganiol

What you get with each course:

• six 75-minute online group classes taught by experts
• downloadable class materials to help you practice and learn
• access to recordings of all your classes
• a personalized web page with all your course materials and videos
• access to your course videos until the start of the next term, or for as long as you are enrolled in ANY Acadamh na gCláirseach course
  

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