Thank you so much! This input is invaluable. It's so instructive that I want to respond to each of you.

Mooman, you teach one-on-one and then integrate them into the group. That sound good. Particularly if you are team teaching. Your doing the strings and the other person on wind is a good idea. Once they are comfortable with one-on-one then bring them into the session. Do you ever work with them all together in the session or does it kind of run by itself?


Glad you are able to find a group that is so cooperative.

You teach then primarilly by ear. Do you encourage the use of tape recorders?

Do you integrate any of the jazz and other styles into the Irish session? Or does it stay pretty much traditional?

Have you worked with singers as singer/musicians?

About improvisation, what I meant is have you tried to teach it to the students?

Thanks.