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Spring Youth Recitals – May 7, 2:00pm

Celtic Junction Arts Center 836 Prior Ave N, St Paul, MN, United States

Join us for our Spring Term youth recitals at the Celtic Junction Arts Center!

Spring Youth Recitals – May 7, 3:30pm

Celtic Junction Arts Center 836 Prior Ave N, St Paul, MN, United States

Join us for our Spring Term youth recitals at the Celtic Junction Arts Center!

Midwest Fleadh

Center for Irish Music students are headed to St. Louis, MO to compete in the Midwest Fleadh Cheoil! The Midwest Fleadh Cheoil (pronounced 'flah') is the main regional traditional Irish music competition, hosted annually by a Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann branch that is based in the Midwest.

Spring Adult Student Open Mic

Celtic Junction Arts Center 836 Prior Ave N, St Paul, MN, United States

Spring Adult Student Open Mic

Free

Spring Youth Recitals – May 21, 2:00pm

Celtic Junction Arts Center 836 Prior Ave N, St Paul, MN, United States

Join us for our Spring Term youth recitals at the Celtic Junction Arts Center!

Spring Youth Recitals – May 21, 3:30pm

Celtic Junction Arts Center 836 Prior Ave N, St Paul, MN, United States

Join us for our Spring Term youth recitals at the Celtic Junction Arts Center!

Make Up Week

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

Make up week for Spring Term private lessons.

Open Sky Adult Ensemble

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

*In-Person Class*

Open Sky Ensemble celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2022! We have a great variety of instruments right now but are always happy to add more. If you know many tunes and have a fair amount of CIM instruction under your belt, come join this fun Monday evening adult ensemble!

New and interested students, please contact Brian Miller at dadgadguy@gmail.com before enrolling.

Reminder: All ensemble students need to take regular private lessons from a CIM instructor to be in a CIM ensemble.

$140

Redwing Intermediate Ensemble

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

*In-Person Class*

The Redwing Ensemble class is an intermediate level mixed-instrument ensemble. Directed by Hannah Flowers, students will learn tunes and arrange them in sets to perform together as a group. This class has a strong focus on building ensemble skills including playing fluently, adding variations, listening to each other, maintaining excellent rhythm, using simple harmonies, preparing for performance, increasing knowledge of traditional Irish music, and having fun with each other and the music!

New members are very welcome, but should contact us at admin@centerforirishmusic.org to be sure the ensemble is a good fit. Also, consider the Beginning ensemble on Thursdays with Brian Miller.

Reminder: Ensemble students are required to take regular private lessons from a CIM instructor. CIM instructors support learning the ensemble repertoire and reinforce technical & stylistic aspects of each student's instrument. Financial aid is available.

$126

Easy Whistle Tunes for Adults

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

*In-Person Class*

A continuation of Spring Term's "Introduction to Tin Whistle for Adults" class, Kate will teach a lovely new whistle tune each week and introduce basic (optional) ornaments such as cuts and rolls. At the end of this course, you'll know a tune from every rhythm family! Each class will include some review of previously-learned tunes, so you will see your repertoire build each week.

All budding whistle players who know at least 3 tunes are welcome to join Kate this summer!

$149

How to Session

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

*In-Person Class*

Are you a little intimidated by the idea of going out to a session, even a learner session? You are not alone! Even slow sessions can move too fast, or can be intimidating if you don't have a buddy to bring you along, introduce you, and play the tunes you know. This class is a great, safe way to experience a session and build your confidence around showing up to other sessions in the future.

We will build on your existing repertoire of tunes by learning from each other, while also working on some Twin Cities session classics you can bring to any session around town!

This class will focus on melody players, but accompanists are welcome as well!

$83

Introduction to Tin Whistle for Kids Cont’d

The Center for Irish Music 836 Prior Avenue North, Ste. 400, St. Paul

*In-Person Class*

The tin whistle is a rewarding Irish instrument and a great fit for young musicians with small hands. Join Norah Rendell and Carmen Pasquerella for a continuation of this year's Introduction to Tin Whistle for Kids class, designed for musicians going into Kindergarten to grade 2.

Norah & Carmen will continue to build your child's skills (adding an ornament or two) as you learn a few new tunes this summer: polkas, marches, jigs and songs. Hands-on parental support is needed for regular practice at home.

$88