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Donegal Harp Teacher Course

Donegal Harp Teacher Course

Donegal,

Donegal,

Ireland,

Lever

Both overnight and commuting options are available

Harps are provided by the program

No scholarships are available

Janet Harbison

August 8 – 14 2027

College, Adult

Course: €1,100. Accom: €650.

Overview

A teacher training course in traditional Irish harping held alongside the Donegal Harp Summer School. Includes 14 hours of training, 10 hours of supervised teaching practice within summer school classes, and participation in concerts, lectures, and sessions. Options for residential accommodation in shared cottages or non-residential attendance. Focus on pedagogy, oral teaching methods, and practical classroom experience.

Program details

June

1 week

Maghery Beach Cottages are a little village complex of six traditional cottages

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• 14 hours of Teacher Training, 10 hours of Teaching Practise with inclusion in the regular summer-school classes

• Training materials and sample books

• All evening activities, concerts, lectures, sessions

• Lunches (for all dietary options) and supper on Sunday evening (August 8th). All other evenings we eat out or cook in (this cost not included)

• An optional mid-week trip out to Glenveigh National Park, Arranmore Island or Mount Errigal. (Extra cost: €30)

• Optional 7 days of accommodation (from Saturday to Saturday) in twin or double ensuite bedrooms in homely, fully equipped adjacent holiday cottages. Kitchens are set up with breakfast supplies, and all-day teas and coffees

Course Location: Maghery Beach Cottages (F94F883) are a little village complex of six traditional cottages, just a few steps from the magnificent beach of Maghery with a village pub, coffee shop, ice-cream parlour, camping ground and community centre (with a café and fish‘n’chip shop in the summer months)

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