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...
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Teach Traditional Music? Join New Global Online Community…
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...
First Digital Certification Badges for Traditional Music Teachers
I Teach Trad global online training is launching ‘digital certification badges’ to recognise Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for traditional music teachers. That’s according to leading traditional music expert Liz Doherty who launched I Teach Trad last year...
Prix CIRCOM Award for Samhlú 2020
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...
5 Tips on Teaching Traditional Music Online
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:
Teaching Traditional Music Teachers – Positive Course Results
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...
Better Ways of Teaching Traditional Music Online
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’…...
I Teach Trad and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland
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...
Revolution in the Teaching of Traditional Music
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...