Open Sky Ensemble celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2022! We have a great variety of instruments right now but are always happy to add more. If you know many tunes and have a fair amount of CIM instruction under your belt, come join this fun Monday evening adult ensemble!

New and interested students, please contact Brian Miller at dadgadguy@gmail.com before enrolling.

Reminder: All ensemble students need to take regular private lessons from a CIM instructor to be in a CIM ensemble.

A continuation of Spring Term's "Introduction to Tin Whistle for Adults" class, Kate will teach a lovely new whistle tune each week and introduce basic (optional) ornaments such as cuts and rolls. At the end of this course, you'll know a tune from every rhythm family! Each class will include some review of previously-learned tunes, so you will see your repertoire build each week.

All budding whistle players who know at least 3 tunes are welcome to join Kate this summer!

Are you a little intimidated by the idea of going out to a session, even a learner session? You are not alone! Even slow sessions can move too fast, or can be intimidating if you don't have a buddy to bring you along, introduce you, and play the tunes you know. This class is a great, safe way to experience a session and build your confidence around showing up to other sessions in the future.

We will build on your existing repertoire of tunes by learning from each other, while also working on some Twin Cities session classics you can bring to any session around town!

This class will focus on melody players, but accompanists are welcome as well!

An Luan has been together for many years, and is always on the lookout for new members - especially melody players on fiddle, concertina or accordion! This experienced group of musicians has a history of performing regularly around the Twin Cities with a large repertoire of session tunes and not-so-well-known tunes since 2010. They strive to play great music together and have fun while they are at it.

New and interested students, please contact Brian Miller at dadgadguy@gmail.com before enrolling.

Reminder: All ensemble students need to take regular private lessons from a CIM instructor to be in a CIM ensemble.

This Summer, we will offer two sections of this class so students can participate remotely and in person at CIM. Please check the location ("Online" or "MULT" for in person) before registering.

Pub songs are raucous, tuneful, and above all, fun! But like the most intricate reel, you need skill and a concentrated approach to play and sing them well. Todd will teach the vocal techniques and rhythmic strategies needed to help you stand and deliver these wonderful ballads and drinking songs. All instruments encouraged.

A musical ramble through the north of Ireland, taking in Donegal, Fermanagh, Tyrone, up the Glens of Antrim and down the shores of Strangford Lough. Sharing archival resources, stories, and quirky tunes with an emphasis on strathspeys, highlands marches, quadrilles, polkas and other tunes beyond the usual fare of jigs and reels. The class will be lead by Belfast-born CIM fiddle tutor, performer and researcher, Danny Diamond.

Dáithí Sproule looks forward to this new in-person gathering in which he will share and teach some favourite, great traditional songs in English and Irish with an emphasis on singing them together and making up simple arrangements. It’s sure to be fun!