'I Teach Trad'
launched by Buncrana fiddler, Liz Doherty
16.09.20
A revolutionary new online
system to support traditional music teachers has been
launched by Buncrana fiddler, academic and traditional
music teacher Dr. Liz Doherty. I Teach Trad,
www.iteachtrad.com
, combines a specialised system with a customised set of
resources for planning, organising and delivering
traditional music teaching.
"There is no curriculum or syllabus for teaching or
learning traditional Irish music," says Liz, who has
taught in this field for over 30 years. "It's a problem
common to folk music globally. Everybody is left to
figure it out for themselves - what to teach and how to
teach it. This is why I designed a set of tools and
supports to help these teachers do their job more easily
and effectively." |
Dr Doherty will offer a
range of online courses, online and face-to-face
training workshops and mentoring for individuals. "We
want to offer quality support for teachers in an
affordable, accessible and flexible manner and this is
the perfect mix. Teachers are out there doing amazing
work - but it can be tough. I want to help make their
jobs a whole lot easier."
Liz has created her own framework, which "lays out a
clear structure and system for planning, organising and
delivering your teaching. I also developed a toolkit of
specialist resources, and skills, and secret weapons
designed to make my teaching better for me - and for my
students."
The programme can be accessed not just by Irish
traditional music teachers but by folk music teachers
the world over. The course is available to buy on-line;
it can be followed at your own pace and in your own
time. Training for groups of teachers can also be booked
on the website, as can one-to-one mentoring.
Liz runs the online Fiddleclinic.ie and Scoil Trad with
her husband, Jim Woods, in Buncrana. To find out more
about I Teach Trad visit
www.iteachtrad.com
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