POPULAR SESSION TUNES FOR FLUTE

Building Your Repertoire

Popular Session Tunes for Irish Flute has been created to get you session ready and to have tunes in common with other musicians in Ireland and further afield. With a new repertoire of 14 well know Irish Session tunes, 6 reels, 6 jigs and 2 polkas, you’ll be well on your way to taking part in Irish sessions the globe over.  The course has 14 lessons, broken into 3 to 4 tutorials each, where tunes are taught phrase by phrase with student forum, multi speed practice tracks, Play along Irish pub sessions and more… 

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  • 18 lessons teaching how to play 13 very popular Irish tunes
  • PDF sheet music & mp3’s to download & keep for each tune
  • Progress at your own pace, pause & repeat videos
  • Access to 14 instruments, 60+ courses, 1000+ tutorials
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  • Access our Entire Course Catalogue for Every Instrument
  • Library of over 150 popular Irish tunes to practice along with
  • Virtual Reality Sessions for the unique Irish Pub Session experience – a real treat for the Irish music lover
  • Community Forum of students and teachers, all friends with a love of Irish music

Your Tutor

Kirsten Allstaff
Kirsten Allstaff is one of the founders and directors of The Online Academy of Irish Music. She is an acclaimed flute and tin-whistle player and has played music throughout Ireland, Europe, North America and Asia with various Irish dance shows and groups: Gaelforce Dance, Celtic Legends, Rhythm of the Dance, The Fiddlecase and Clare based band Los Paddys De Los Pampas.In 2014, Kirsten released her solo album 'Gallowglass'. With master instrumentalists John Joe Kelly on Bodhrán and Eoin O'Neill on Bouzouki amongst many others. This album is a blend of traditional tunes from her two homelands of Ireland and Scotland.Originally…
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Course Structure

Discover the Most Popular Irish Session Tunes for the Irish Flute!

Are you eager to learn some of the most well loved tunes of the Irish tradition?  Do you aspire to build a repertoire that is shared with Irish musicians worldwide?  Look no further!

‘Popular Irish Session Tunes for the Irish Flute’ has been created for this very reason.  Many of you have expressed to us your desire to participate in sessions and learn tunes commonly shared among fellow musicians.  This course features 14 of the most cherished and widely recognised tunes in the tradition, most of which are over 150 years old! All these tunes are new to OAIM’s website and have been added to our bank of play along backing tracks.

Learning a repertoire of common Irish sessions tunes is the first step to joining and participating in Irish music sessions as an Irish flute player.

These 14 tunes are some of the most popular and well loved in the tradition.  Most of these are over 150 years old and have stood the test of time.  Also,  they are new to OAIM’s bank of lessons and play along backing tracks.

  • Toss the Feathers (Reel)
  • St Anne’s (Reel)
  • Banish Misfortune (Jig)
  • Tatter Jack Walsh (Jig)
  • Cooley’s (Reel)
  • The Wise Maid (Reel)
  • The Rakes of Mallow (Polka)
  • John Ryan’s (Polka)
  • The Humours of Ennistimon (Jig)
  • Dusty Windowsills (Jig)
  • The New Copperplate (Reel )
  • The Old Copperplate (Reel)
  • The Lark in the Morning (Jig)
  • Morrisons (Jig)
The Humours of Ennistymon
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