What is it?
A chance for schools who take part in our EPIC! programme to come together to play some traditional tunes and dance. All resources will be available on the website in September (with a full 6 week teaching unit). Instrumental tutors will be responsible or teaching the music and leading the children on the day. (Please note that the performance will either be taken from the 30 lessons of EPIC! or we can add an extra hour to your school order form and this will be paid through your invoice).
Who is it for?
Any school who takes part in EPIC! (your school is also welcome to take part if you run whole class as part of your curriculum provision), we will also have a relaxed session this year specifically for children with additional and SENDs. Please discuss with me what would be suitable for your school.
What do we need to know now?
- How many children you would like to bring
- Which instruments you will be playing
- Whether you have discussed this with the tutor leading the music
Please complete this form if you would like to take part
Confirmation of which session will be sent in January 2027
Resources and Planning
Dances and Music
Here are the tunes and dances for the Camden Music EPIC Ceilidh. There are written parts for lots of different instruments – click on the buttons at the bottom of the page.
The sections of the tunes are all eight bars long.
There are two sections in each tune, A and B.
Each section is repeated, so you get four sections in total – A1, A2, B1 and B2.
Each section fits with one part of the dance. The dances are done with a partner, sometimes with groups of people dancing with their partners. These groups are called “sets”.
There are five tunes and five dances. Click on the tune name at the bottom to find audio recordings, sheet music and dance descriptions.