As we continue to navigate through these unprecedented times of school closures and social isolation, keeping children entertained while they are at home has undoubtedly become a big challenge for lots of parents. While the extent to how long these circumstances will continue are still...

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One of our most popular and fun performance pieces at DabbledooMusic is John Ryan's Polka. We've performed it with thousands of children, teachers and parents over the last few years. Our 2020 Patrick's day challenge: Practice a performance, with whatever instruments you have in your...

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It looks like we are all going to be spending more time at home over the next number of weeks so we have collected some of our most fun and entertaining online content to keep the music going at home. Music is a great way to spend time with time with the family, listening, playing, discussing...

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St Patricks Day is coming up and we have a great selection of Irish music for you to listen to, and learn about, in the classroom. Our selection ranges from classic recordings of Willy Clancy on the uilleann pipes to contemporary Irish band, Lankum. The playlist has jigs, reels, polkas and...

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Next week marks the start of Seachtain Na Gaeilge for 2020 and to help with any musical activities you're planning in the classroom, we've just released a poster pack of Irish instruments. The pack includes posters for the following instruments along with a short descriptions as Gaeilge on...

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As we approach Seachtain Na Gaeilge for this year, we thought we’d put together a comprehensive list of Irish music terms so that you can brush up on your definitions to become the skilled session speaker you were born to be! To help, we’ve split the glossary into 3 different...

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Last Saturday we released episode 8 of the DabbledooMusic Show on Dublin Digital Radio. This month we looked at the music of The Beatles. The Beatles have such a wide catalogue of styles they developed during their 10 year tenure as a band in the 1960's. During this show we work our way through...

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After some very successful STEAM workshops last month with Ed Devane, we'll be back in the Mill Theatre Dundrum for Seachtain na Gaelige. Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th March will feature three workshops per day - 10am, 11.30am and 1pm. These workshops will be facilitated by Amy Nic an Rí and...

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We're gearing up for a busy spring tour of CPD dates all over the country. These courses will introduce teachers to our new method of teaching music in the classroom, specifically designed for Irish primary schools. Our system has been designed to make music more accessible, fun and creative...

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Last Saturday we released episode 7 of the DabbledooMusic Show on Dublin Digital Radio. This month we looked at Blues music. Expect to hear the full ranging evolution of the blues songs from the depths of the Mississippi delta with the likes of Howlin Wolf and John Lee Hooker right through to...

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