Workshops
Online workshop via Zoom. Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026. 3:00 pm (will be recorded) - 5:00 pm ET. $29
Have you ever heard Irish tunes referred to as "diddley-diddley music"? That expression comes from the sound of lilting, an Irish vocal tradition equivalent to jazz scat. Nonsense syllables are used instead of words--not just any syllables, but ones inspired by typical Irish diction.
You'll often hear choruses of songs that use lilting instead of words, but the technique can also be used to sing jigs and reels as if your mouth were an instrument!
This online workshop will explore various lilting styles and how to improvise lilting yourself.
Click here to listen to a track of Anne lilting.
A recording of the workshop will be made available for three weeks after the live date.
Wondering if you've taken this workshop before? Anne last taught "Irish Lilting" in 2024.
Anne's Tune Supply Workshops
Anne is delighted to continue her association with Tune Supply, run by the amazing Caitlin Warbelow, which offers dozens (hundreds??) of online Irish music workshops every year. All Tune Supply workshops are "pay-what-you-can." But please remember that they are not free to produce, and the program will disappear if you just offer $1 for a workshop!
Click the workshop title to be taken to the Tune Supply registration platform:
Wednesday, Dec. 9. 7:30 pm ET (will be recorded)
You’ve probably heard the term “pentatonic” floating around the Irish trad scene. But what does it really mean? Is it a scale or a mode or neither? This workshop will look at tunes and songs that use the pentatonic system. We’ll consider how it affects the sound and playability of a tune, how it differs in major vs. minor, the kinds of melodic patterns it causes, and hints on how to learn and recognize pentatonic.
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