Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
🎄 Learn *Noel Nouvelet* on the **Irish flute** with Kirsten Allstaff, co-founder of the Online Academy of Irish Music (OAIM).
This beautiful French carol has become a favourite in the Celtic Christmas tradition, and in this free lesson Kirsten teaches it phrase by phrase in her signature clear, gentle style.
Use the chapters to navigate through the different sections:
00:00 Introduction
00:11 Whole tune play-through
01:29 First phrase
02:31 Second phrase
03:05 Third phrase
04:12 Final phrase
05:01 Whole tune practise
This lesson is taken from our brand-new course, **Traditional Christmas Carols**, where you’ll learn eight timeless carols on Irish flute or tin whistle — complete with beautifully arranged classical guitar backing tracks by Chris Wood, inspired by the warmth and resonance of the Irish harp.
✨ Beginner-friendly carols included in the full course:
• Silent Night
• Noel Nouvelet
• O Come, O Come Emmanuel
• The Sussex Carol
• The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came
🎵 More advanced carols:
• Greensleeves
• The Wexford Carol
• The Coventry Carol
In this course you’ll develop:
• Learning by ear
• Ornamentation for slow airs
• Tone, breathing & phrasing
• Half-holing and key techniques
By the end, you’ll have a full set of Irish-style Christmas carols ready to play for family and friends — along with a deeper connection to the histories behind them.
Access **all 8 lessons**, notation, ABCs, multi-speed backing tracks, and more
👉 https://oaim.ie/flute/traditional-carols-tunes-for-christmas-on-flute/
#IrishFlute #FluteLesson #CelticChristmas #NoelNouvelet #ChristmasCarols #IrishMusic #TraditionalIrishMusic #OAIM
🎄 Learn *Noel Nouvelet* on the **Irish flute** with Kirsten Allstaff, co-founder of the Online Academy of Irish Music (OAIM).
This beautiful French carol has become a favourite in the Celtic Christmas tradition, and in this free lesson Kirsten teaches it phrase by phrase in her signature clear, gentle style.
Use the chapters to navigate through the different sections:
00:00 Introduction
00:11 Whole tune play-through
01:29 First phrase
02:31 Second phrase
03:05 Third phrase
04:12 Final phrase
05:01 Whole tune practise
This lesson is taken from our brand-new course, **Traditional Christmas Carols**, where you’ll learn eight timeless carols on Irish flute or tin whistle — complete with beautifully arranged classical guitar backing tracks by Chris Wood, inspired by the warmth and resonance of the Irish harp.
✨ Beginner-friendly carols included in the full course:
• Silent Night
• Noel Nouvelet
• O Come, O Come Emmanuel
• The Sussex Carol
• The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came
🎵 More advanced carols:
• Greensleeves
• The Wexford Carol
• The Coventry Carol
In this course you’ll develop:
• Learning by ear
• Ornamentation for slow airs
• Tone, breathing & phrasing
• Half-holing and key techniques
By the end, you’ll have a full set of Irish-style Christmas carols ready to play for family and friends — along with a deeper connection to the histories behind them.
Access **all 8 lessons**, notation, ABCs, multi-speed backing tracks, and more
👉 https://oaim.ie/flute/traditional-carols-tunes-for-christmas-on-flute/
#IrishFlute #FluteLesson #CelticChristmas #NoelNouvelet #ChristmasCarols #IrishMusic #TraditionalIrishMusic #OAIM
