Online courses starting October 3rd

Enrollment is open for our autumn courses

All courses meet online on six Saturdays

Music of the Medieval World

Explore music from thirteenth- to fifteenth-century England, France, Spain, and Italy. Presented by historical harpists Claire Piganiol and Leah Stuttard, this course is a lively, hands-on introduction to playing medieval music on the harp.

 

Knots of Harmony: music of the medieval Welsh harpers

Enter the bardic Welsh sound-world of the 'art of the string' through the music preserved in the Robert ap Huw manuscript. Guided by Karen Loomis, participants will explore the enigmatic 'knots of harmony' and learn a complete piece from the manuscript.

 

Bunting's Favourite Harper: Dennis O'Hampsay

Learn the music of one of Ireland's most important harpers, whose ‘thrilling’ playing Edward Bunting could ‘never forget’ and ‘the only one who played the very old…music of the country’. Presented by leading experts Siobhán Armstrong and James Ruff.

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 26 September, 2026

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