This course is aimed at bodhrán players who seek to advance their playing skills beyond the basics of simply keeping a beat. Irish bodhrán master Steáfán Hannigan will visit the class. To benefit from the class students must be able to comfortably play a few patterns supporting reels and jigs at moderate tempos. Each day the class will cover sticking patterns, internal hand techniques, tipper styles and turn-around patterns. The goal of the class is to provide students with a bank of sticking patterns and internal hand techniques that can be used to “spice up” performances. Because the class will cover so much information during only five class periods, videos explaining and demonstrating each technique will be available on line for viewing after Traditions Weeks have concluded.