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Traditional Irish Music

WCM offers Traditional Irish Music classes on a variety of instruments for beginner, intermediate, and advanced children, teens, and adults. Following the aural tradition, students learn to play by ear in a fun, collaborative environment. In all classes, our faculty of seasoned Irish session players focus on improving instrumental technique and developing familiarity with standard Irish tune types, including jigs, reels, hornpipes, and more.

Instruments offered:
  • Irish fiddle
  • guitar
  • banjo
  • mandolin
  • bouzouki
  • Irish flute
  • tin whistle
  • bodhran

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Meet the Traditional Irish Music faculty
Students and teachers of Irish Flute and Tin Whistle Class
Irish Flute teacher Tina Eck (back row, third from left) and the students of Irish Flute and Tin Whistle Class at Glen Echo Park.
Irish Fiddle class
Mitch Fanning teaches the Irish Fiddle class at Glen Echo Park.
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Westmoreland Circle (Main Office)
One Westmoreland Circle
Bethesda, MD 20816
301-320-2770

Office hours: 10 am–6 pm, Mon–Fri


Glen Echo Park
7300 MacArthur Blvd
Glen Echo, MD 20812
301-634-2250

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