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Check out Norah's UK/Ireland-based band, The Outside track

 

Teaching

Norah has a MA in Irish Traditional Music from the University of Limerick and BMus from McGill University in Music Education and Early Music Performance and Literature. Her teaching credentials range from teaching flute, vocal and instrumental ensemble, and the ear, notation and theory programme at the University of Limerick, to teaching voice at Janet Harbison’s Irish Harp Centre, music for children and youth ensemble at the Centre for Irish Music, and designing her own music for children programmes at Prussin Music and the Amati String Studio in Vancouver. Norah has also led recorder workshops at the Vancouver Early Music Festival and the BC Recorder Society.

Most importantly, Norah is a skilled music educator with a passion for sharing her music with young and old and beginners to advanced musicians. She loves teaching workshops, group classes and private lessons, so don't hesitate to get in touch!

Norah offers lessons and workshops in the following areas.

  • voice and song
  • flute
  • whistle
  • recorder
  • ear training/theory/musicianship
  • music for children - general
  • music for children - *specialty class based on traditional Irish children's songs*

voice and song

Norah takes both a technical and artistic approach to singing instruction encouraging her students to find their own voice through solid technique and exploring new repertoire.

Lessons include vocal warmups, breathing exercises, and instruction/coaching on ornamentation, phrasing and delivery through learning new songs.

wooden flute

Norah’s flute and whistle lessons focus on breathing, fingerwork and personal style through teaching Irish tunes that sit well on the the flute.

whistle

Norah’s whistle lessons focus on breathing, fingerwork and personal style through teaching Irish tunes that sit well on the the whistle.

recorder

beginner to advanced.  Norah’s instruction on how to play recorder includes breath support, tone production, posture and finger technique.  Norah’s experience is with Renaissance, Baroque and contemporary recorder repertoire.  She can help prepare students for Royal Conservatory of Toronto exams or auditions into University or College.