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Why CPD should be part of your plan as a traditional music teacher [Note: for the purposes of this blog, the term ‘music’ refers to instrumental music and song.] Knowing how to play traditional music is not the same as knowing how to teach music. And just as we access...
5 Reasons to become a certified traditional music/song teacher If you teach Irish traditional music/song and want to gain professional certification for your teaching practice here’s an exciting new opportunity for you! I Teach Trad is collaborating with The Royal...
Teach Traditional Music & Song (Foundation Certificate) Do you want to become a CERTIFIED traditional music/song teacher? This new course from I Teach Trad in collaboration with The Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) is must for Irish...
The world’s first online community for Irish traditional music teachers has gone live today. Innovative online CPD platform, I Teach Trad has opened the doors to trad teachers from all corners of the globe. The announcement was made by leading Irish traditional music...
Do YOU teach traditional music? Then let me ask you a few questions…. Have you ever felt bored and uninspired, teaching the same things week in, week out? Have you ever had a question and were unsure who to turn to for advice and guidance? Have you ever experienced...
Donegal music producer, and traditional music expert, Dr Liz Doherty has welcomed news that TG4 won a prestigious international media award. ‘Samhlú 2020’ has won a Prix CIRCOM for "Most Original and Innovative” production. Liz Doherty's Role in Samhlú 2020 Liz was...
If you’re teaching traditional music online, you need to re-imagine and get creative in new ways instead of using your face-to-face methods. Here’s how:
I’m delighted to have successfully completed a short course for traditional music teachers in Laois, Offaly and Westmeath. I was invited to run the course by Laois Offaly ETB, Music Generation Laois and Music Generation Offaly-Westmeath. Details of the Traditional...
Are you teaching traditional music online? Are you loving it? Or are you desperately holding out for the day you slam that laptop shut and forget this pandemic ever happened? I’ve heard a lot of frustrations over the past few months: ‘it’s just not the same’…...
How often do you hear of a new report being published by an organisation or institution? Days, hours, weeks, months being spent by an individual or a team conducting research, gathering data, considering options, making recommendations. All followed by a big shiny...
A revolutionary new system to support traditional music teachers has been launched by Donegal fiddler, academic and traditional music teacher Dr. Liz Doherty. I Teach Trad combines a specialised system with a customised set of resources for...