Bagpipe News

Dear friends,
I will teach a free tin whistle workshop for absolute beginners from 12:30 to 1:30 on Sunday, March 16 at the Irish Arts Center, 553 W. 51st St. in Manhattan. Bring your own whistle in the key of D or purchase one for $10 at the workshop. Reservations are recommended as space is limited.

To reserve a spot in the workshop, please email me at billochs@pennywhistle.com or call me at 212-247-3231.The workshop is part of the Irish Art Center’s annual pre-St. Patrick’s Day Open House. A full schedule of events will be posted at www.irishartscenter.org by early next week.My group tin whistle classes at the Irish Arts Center start on Tuesday, April 1. I will offer Absolute Beginner, Advanced Beginner and Intermediate classes this spring. For a description of my IAC classes, please see:http://pennywhistle.com/iacclassinfo.html

To register for these spring classes, contact Rachael at the IAC: 212-757-3318, ext. 209 (10 AM to 6 PM, M - F).I also offer individual private lessons on the tin whistle, uilleann pipes, Irish flute and low whistle at my studio in mid-Manhattan. I teach all levels, from absolute beginners through advanced. My teaching hours are Monday through Thursday from 4:00 to 10:00 PM. My fee is $45 for a 45-minute private session.If you can’t travel into Manhattan at those times, I also give online private lessons using Skype, the free phone and video chat software (www.skype.com). For video lessons you need a webcam, a fast broadband connection and a fairly recent computer.

Students with older computers can usually take audio-only lessons with Skype. I can also give lessons via speakerphone if your current hardware is not Skype-compatible. Please contact me if you have questions about this.Sincerely,Bill Ochs

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