Irish Flute Lessons
"the journey to improvement is the greatest pleasure of all" - Liam O'Flynn
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What if you could play the way you really want to?
We learn the easy traditional way, and everyone is smiling by the end of the lesson. You learn at your own pace.
A teacher for more than two decades, I am an RIAM-certified Irish traditional music instructor and mentor, specialising in:
Musical problem-solving
Effective practice techniques for different learners
Capturing the culture and pulse of Mike Rafferty’s old East Galway music.
Committed, self-motivated students who appreciate the music of old East Galway and are ready to invest in their musical journey.
Advanced beginners, adults, and classical players welcome.
Online and in-person lessons at my home studio in Hummelstown, PA. Monday-Friday. Online lessons are via free Teams with free WhatsApp as our backup.
Irish flute preferred, but modern Boehm (metal) flute and tin whistle accepted.
Rates: $55 per lesson, payable monthly in advance. (exceptions allowed)
I accept Paypal for online lessons; cash or check for in-person lessons
Contact me for details, questions, signup.
Lessons run for 45 minutes. For children it may be 30 minutes, depending on level. (for minors, a quiet parent or guardian must be present). 24 hours minimum cancellation notice required, or lesson fee is forfeited.
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What happens in a lesson:
We address individual technique and questions, learning about different players and the heritage of the music. You will learn a tune in the easy traditional way - small segments, bit by bit, until we can play the entire tune together. First I will play a phrase and then we will play it together a few times. We continue until we get to the end of the tune. This starts to get the tune into your fingers.
In an online lesson, you can play along with me by muting your mic temporarily. We discuss how it went, and we also often play in ‘conversation mode’ (each of us alternating phrases.) I’ll record your tune slowly, to take home and use for practice. You may surprise yourself with how quickly you will pick up the tune in this way, and the more you do it, the easier it gets. I will help you become the best Irish traditional musician you can be. One tune at a time.
“I have personally observed Lesl in teaching mode. She has great taste in matching the difficulty level of the piece to the abilities of the student, and she is encouraging and patient with her students. Her forte is the authentic East Galway flute style learned from her mentor, Mike Rafferty. Lesl is a great resource within the Irish flute playing community as an instructor and performer." Jerry O'Sullivan Uilleann Piper 5/4/2023
5 stars. Lesl is an excellent teacher who goes above and beyond in enabling the student to understand and practice the lessons. Her experience and subject knowledge is vast. An added benefit I have found from her lessons is 'learning how to learn'!" - Alan F, 2023
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