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Vancouver School of Irish Music is a non-profit society with the goal of bringing authentic Irish traditional music to young people in Vancouver. Check out our blog below for a flavour of our activities!
We are currently enrolling for our Fall term classes (ages 7-12, tin whistle and fiddle) - see our Classes page for details!
All queries are welcome - email info@vsim.ca!
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Tin whistle and fiddle classes starting September 2nd!
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IRL Group Family Day
Photo by Adam Blasberg -
Irish Families Picnic
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Sean-nós Northwest
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Regular Trad Session at Foy's Bar
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Next tin whistle classes starting April 1st!
These group tin whistle classes are intended for children in the 6-12 age group and will run from April to June 2025.
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CelticFest
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Lecture by Seán Gavin and Caoimhín Ó Fearghaíl
Our students had a special class with guest teachers Seán and Caoimhín, learning the march Roddy McCorley. Later on Seán and Caoimhín delivered an insightful lecture on the regional styles of Irish traditional music.
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Children's Classes Update
We are looking forward to our Jan/Feb 2025 children’s classes, which are now fully booked. We have emailed instructions to registered families - if you have missed the email or have any further questions please contact us at info@vsim.ca.
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Children's Classes Starting January 2025!
We are delighted to announce our first run of Irish traditional music classes! These classes are intended for children in the 7-10 age group (approx.) and will run for six weeks in Jan/Feb 2025.
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Update
Thank you to everyone who responded to our survey over the summer. Based on the results we are planning to run a pilot series of classes in the New Year. We are inquiring with schools in East Van (via the Vancouver School Board) to arrange a suitable venue. The details will be worked out once we have secured the venue, but will involve a group of children in the 6-10 age range, all on the tin whistle, once a week (weekday evening) for 4-6 weeks. We will send out a newsletter email and social media posts once the classes are confirmed, likely November.
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Take Our Survey
If you live in the Vancouver area and are interested in Irish traditional music lessons, please take our survey below.
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Wednesday Evening Session
Eoin brought a mic along to our last session and has extracted a few tracks.
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