It's safe to say that dancing and music are closely related cousins in the overall family of art forms. For many styles of music, dancing can be as important to the overall performance as playing an instrument is. Dancing is also directly linked to the rhythm and tempo of the style of music....

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With the school closures and children continuing to remain at home for the coming weeks, it can be tricky to find simple ways to keep the occupied. So why not encourage them to watch a free online concert! Watching an online concert is a lovely alternative way to engage them in music and is...

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Our Clock resource is one of the easiest ways to get a group performance going at home with any sounds around the house. You can use whatever sounds you like, musical instruments, vocal sounds or any objects that make interesting sounds. The challenging part of this is to find really good sounds...

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It's fair to say, parents have lot on their plates at the moment. Whether it's managing new ways of working at home or trying to keep your children entertained, your days are probably busier than they've ever been. On top of this, covering school work is a new and daunting workload and has...

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For our DabbledooMusic Show on Dublin Digital Radio this month we looked at music from contemporary Irish artists. Over the hour episode we look at the wide ranging amazing music that's being made in Ireland currently. Expect to everything from hip hop to ska and from Irish traditional to dance...

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Now that we are all spending more time in the home we are looking at musical activities that can be explored without leaving the house and using whatever sounds and instruments you have at home. Our idea this week is for a composition that can be created by anyone, with any instruments, and one...

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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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