Congratulations to our 3 Grúpaí Ceoil for their hard work and successes at the 2009 Midwest Fleadh Cheoil held last weekend in Detroit.
*Our Under 12 Grúpaí Ceoil came in 1st place (!),
*Our 12-15 Grúpaí Ceoil came in 2nd (!),
and for the 5th year in a row (!),
*Our 15-18 Grúpaí Ceoil took 1st.
And of course, congratulations to our 15-18 Grúpaí Ceoil for winning 2nd place at the All-Ireland Fleadh Cheoil in Tullamore last August 2009 (photos)!!
"Our students have fun with Irish music and make friends wherever they go....."
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Have you always wanted to learn the tin whistle, fiddle or concertina? Play in a session? Play tunes with your friends? Don't believe that you can learn Irish music by ear? We will prove you wrong!
We are offering many great classes this summer including a Flute and Tin Whistle class and private lessons with Sean Gavin! This is a rare opportunity to study with Sean, a great teacher and performer who is usually on the road touring in Europe and China.
Please note that the classes begin on different dates and run for different lengths.
*New This Summer*
Sean Gavin Classes/Lessons Tuesdays at Chief O'Neill's:
+Intermediate Tin Whistle (8 wk session) taught by Sean Gavin
Tuesday 7:00 - 8:00 6/2 - 7/28 (no class 7/14)
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+Irish Flute (8 wk session) taught by Sean Gavin
Tuesday 8:00 - 9:00 6/2 - 7/28 (no class 7/14)
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+Private Lessons with Sean Gavin: To set up private lessons call 773-412-6166 or sean@seancleland.com
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+Adult Irish Music Class for all melody instruments: Tuesdays, 7-8:15pm, @ Chief O'Neill's
+Adult absolute (2 Levels) beginning fiddle. Tuesday @ Chief O'Neill's. Call/email for info regarding times and in which class you belong?
+Adult slow (very slow! stress-free) mixed-instrument ensemble class. Open to all melody instruments. Sundays, 1:00 to 2:15pm, at 5978 N. Lincoln Ave
Interested? Need more information? Call Kathy @ 773-412-5082 or kathy@irishmusicschool.com as soon as possible to register.
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Would you like to make a tax-deductible contribution to the Irish Music School? The Irish Music school of Chicago is a qualified not for profit organization and approved by the Internal Revenue Service as a tax exempt 501(c)3 not for profit organization. All contributions are tax deductible. Click on this link and thank you! If you can think of any other ways that you would like to support our programs, please drop me an email or give me a call! Anyone with concertinas, accordions, wooden flutes, or banjos in their basements, we'll gladly take them off your hands!