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For over thirty years, Skip Healy has been a renowned, Grammy-nominated performer of Irish flute and American fife music. For details on Skip Healy, his work and his music, just click here.
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I will be performing with Irish bodhran legend Seamus O'Kane in the Salle Paroissale, Rue de Porrentruy, 2916 Fahy, CH. It looks like our concert in Basel will be sold out so this is another great chance to hear some fantastic traditional Irish music!
Concert begins at 17:00 (5:00pm) for more information contact mail@basicshape.com
Ort: Grottegyggser Fasnachtskeller, Kohlenberg 7, beim Barfüsserplatz (siehe Plan).
Lektionsangebot und Preise:
Ab sofort biete ich Flötenstunden in Basel an. Ich unterrichte american Fife und irish Flute, die in verschiednen
Lektionsangeboten gewählt werden können.
1. Privatlektion: 1 Person für 100.- SFr pro Stunde
2. Privatlektion "Sharing": 2 oder mehr Personen für 80.- SFr pro Person pro Stunde
Um einen Termin abmachen zu können, melden sie sich bitte per e-mail an skip@skiphealy.com
Good Breathing Techniques for Playing Wooden / Irish Flute and Fife
We all get a bit "dry" when playing from time to time, when that happens, we reach for a glass of whatever and take a good pull off it to quench our thirst. Do the same thing when you breathe. Make sure you actually have an intake of air that is sufficient to play the next passage.
Try to fill your lungs and not just your throat with air. You should hear a deep "whoosh" sound when you inhale, not just a brief gasp.
I will be performing with the LEGENDARY Irish bodhran maker and player Seamus O'Kane in my new teaching location in Basel, the GROTTEGYGGSER KELLER, Kohlberg 7, 4051 BASEL. Door opens at 19:00 (7:00pm) concert starts at 19:30. Contact Skip for more information. Don't miss this GREAT accoustic concert in an intimate setting!
Hi Everybody!
I have just had the great honor of having a cover story published about me in the BASLERSTAB newspaper in Basel, Switzerland which is one of the 2 largest circulation newspapers in the city. Here is a link to the article if you would like to read it. www.baslerstab.ch You can use Google translator on your computer if your German is't up to it! It's a cool article about the various twists in the road that have led me here... Hope you enjoy it!
Hi Everybody,
After far too much thinking, I have added a revised fingering chart for my 10 hole Chromatic system instruments to the site. It may be a bit confusing but it's the best I could come up with, any suggestions for future editions of it are welcome. You will see this "For a 10 hole fingering chart, see this link; http://www.skiphealy.com/chart/" in all sections pertaining to 10 hole instruments. I hope it helps!!
"Healy Fife and Flute Friends" site on Facebook
Submitted by Skip on Mon, 04/26/2010 - 2:48am.
Hi Everybody!
I would like to let you all know that I have created a Facebook site called "Healy Fife and Flute Friends" and would like you all to join up if you care to. It's a way to get in direct contact with me and also hear from other people who have similar taste in the quality of their instruments and music... There are already a couple of hundered people signed in and the site has only been up a couple of days. Check it out!!
Click the play button (>) to listen - 1:25 minutes (1.3 MB)
Hi Everybody,
Welcome to Skips Tips Express, the 60 second flute lesson for those of you who don't have time for a flute lesson. Here is the long awaited (sorry...) Express Tips #2, this one focusing on high notes. I hope it's helpful!
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October 5,6,7 2012 -- "Wind On The Bay" provides an atmosphere where players, makers, teachers, and students of traditional music can get together to learn, share, and socialize in a relaxed and comfortable setting. Visit www.windonthebay.com for information on clinicians, classes, and concerts! |
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