Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 35 minutes ago
🎶 Learn Irish concertina with one of Clare’s finest young concertina players.
This is the first free lesson from Francis’s brand-new **Irish Concertina Technique** course on the Online Academy of Irish Music (OAIM — oaim.ie). The course is designed for players who want to build **strong technique** while learning a **great repertoire of Irish tunes**, all taught in the traditional Clare style.
Francis teaches **phrase by phrase**, with plenty of repetition, helping you absorb the music naturally by ear. Each lesson introduces a new tune while gradually developing essential skills, including:
• Bellows control and rhythm
• Alternative fingering and use of the low notes
• Chords, triplets, rolls, and ornamentation
• Hand position and finger placement
00:27 Tune played normally
01:57 First part taught phrase by phrase
04:42 Second part taught phrase by phrase
09:02 Whole tune practice
Download free sheet music in ABC or staff notation and an MP3 of the tune -
https://oaim.ie/concertina/concertina-technique/
Alongside the video lessons, you’ll have access to **sheet music, ABCs, diagrams, and multi-speed backing tracks**, making it easy to practise at your own pace.
🎵 Tunes taught in the full course include:
• The New Century
• Byrne’s Hornpipe
• Peach Blossoms (Barndance)
• Rodney’s Glory (Set Dance)
• Virginia Reel
• The Broken Pledge
• Jackie Coleman’s Reel
• The Dawn
• The Roscommon Reel
• The Woods of Old Limerick
• The Chorus Jig
• Jim Conroy’s Jig
• Henchey’s Delight
By the end of the course, you’ll have a solid repertoire of **jigs, reels, hornpipes, a set dance, and a barndance**, all played with lift, clarity, and the musical character of the Clare tradition.
👉 **Start your 14-day free trial today** and access the full course, plus 1,000+ lessons across 14 instruments:
https://oaim.ie
#IrishConcertina #ConcertinaLesson #TraditionalIrishMusic #ClareStyle #OAIM
🎶 Learn Irish concertina with one of Clare’s finest young concertina players.
This is the first free lesson from Francis’s brand-new **Irish Concertina Technique** course on the Online Academy of Irish Music (OAIM — oaim.ie). The course is designed for players who want to build **strong technique** while learning a **great repertoire of Irish tunes**, all taught in the traditional Clare style.
Francis teaches **phrase by phrase**, with plenty of repetition, helping you absorb the music naturally by ear. Each lesson introduces a new tune while gradually developing essential skills, including:
• Bellows control and rhythm
• Alternative fingering and use of the low notes
• Chords, triplets, rolls, and ornamentation
• Hand position and finger placement
00:27 Tune played normally
01:57 First part taught phrase by phrase
04:42 Second part taught phrase by phrase
09:02 Whole tune practice
Download free sheet music in ABC or staff notation and an MP3 of the tune -
https://oaim.ie/concertina/concertina-technique/
Alongside the video lessons, you’ll have access to **sheet music, ABCs, diagrams, and multi-speed backing tracks**, making it easy to practise at your own pace.
🎵 Tunes taught in the full course include:
• The New Century
• Byrne’s Hornpipe
• Peach Blossoms (Barndance)
• Rodney’s Glory (Set Dance)
• Virginia Reel
• The Broken Pledge
• Jackie Coleman’s Reel
• The Dawn
• The Roscommon Reel
• The Woods of Old Limerick
• The Chorus Jig
• Jim Conroy’s Jig
• Henchey’s Delight
By the end of the course, you’ll have a solid repertoire of **jigs, reels, hornpipes, a set dance, and a barndance**, all played with lift, clarity, and the musical character of the Clare tradition.
👉 **Start your 14-day free trial today** and access the full course, plus 1,000+ lessons across 14 instruments:
https://oaim.ie
#IrishConcertina #ConcertinaLesson #TraditionalIrishMusic #ClareStyle #OAIM
