Surching for a teacher

[Sanna]

Hallo everybody!

I‘m Sanna from Germany and I‘m happy about this discussion board!

I‘m a self-taught beginner and to use the buttons is not a great problem for me. But how to play in the real irish style? What about the phrasing, using the bellow, ornamentations? There is so much, I don‘t know! So I would like to learn with a teacher - online and once a month (I‘m also learning Tin Whistle).

Is there anybody who could teach me?

Or is there anybody who knows someone?

Thank you very much!

Sanna

[Sanna]

I forgot: It‘s an Anglo Concertina!

[Mic]

I’m guessing that you already know about pre-recorded lessons that are discussed elsewhere on this website: OAIM, Caitlin, Jack Talty.
I believe that Boston Comhaltas (USA) has just started a term of online group lessons, with Florence Fahy teaching concertina: https://bostonirishmusicschool.com

There are a number of people offering one to one online lessons. Below are some links that I’ve come across.

https://www.facebook.com/susancolemanmusic

https://www.concertina.ie

https://irishtradmusic.org/teaching/all-teaching/concertina-lessons/

https://www.superprof.co.uk/online-irish-music-lessons-for-beginners-and-improvers-fiddle-and-concertina-and-beginner-lessons-harp.html

Another option is to travel to Ireland for one of the week-long summer schools, most of which feature concertina, or for one of the specialist concertina events which have workshops:

https://concertinacruinniu.ie/programme/

https://consairtin.ie
 

 

 

[Sanna]

Thank you very much!