Online courses starting May 2nd

Enrollment is open for our spring courses

All courses meet online on six Saturdays

Cerdd dant: Music of the medieval Welsh harpers

Explore the historical harp repertoire of the Welsh bardic tradition of cerdd dant (string music) through a guided, hands-on introduction to gosteg Dafydd athro ('the prelude of master David'), the opening piece preserved in the Robert ap Huw manuscript.

Dr Karen Loomis

 

Going to the Source: A fresh look at iconic Irish-harp compositions

Take a fresh historical approach to playing two iconic Irish traditional melodies, Tabhair Dom do Lámh ('Give me your hand') and Carolan's Concerto, drawn from their earliest surviving sources.

Dr Tamzin Elliott, Dr Siobhán Armstrong

 

The Year 1691: Music for a Jacobite hero

Learn to sing and play two powerful and poignant historical laments for the defeat of the Jacobites in Ireland: Chum Pádraig Sáirséal ('Farewell to Patrick Sarsfield') and Briseadh na Bóinne (‘the defeat at the Boyne’).

Eibhlís Ní Ríordáin, Dr Siobhán Armstrong

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

Early-bird offer: enroll for €99 / course and save 24% off the full price of €130. Offer ends 28 April, 2026

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