2. Music Generation National Seminar

Tuesday September 13^th 2011 9.30 am - 4.30 pm.

St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra, Dublin 9.

To book your place now, contact Artscope. T: 01 505 9582 E: [email protected]

Come along to the seminar to:

• Find out more about Round 2 funding
• Share information and learning from Round 1
• Find out about developments in Louth, Mayo and Sligo
• Network with a wide range of individuals and organisations
• Engage in discussion
• Get energised about music education in Ireland!

This conference is open to anyone interested in music education or simply finding out more about Music Generation - cost €25 (lunch included). For more information about the conference schedule here.

3. Co-ordinators Music Generation Louth, Sligo and Mayo Announced 

Music Generation is delighted to announce the appointment of Co-ordinators for Music Generation Louth, Mayo and Sligo: Gemma Murray (Louth), Kate Mc Keon (Mayo) and Jessica Fuller (Sligo). All three Co-ordinators will take up their positions at the beginning of September.

Gemma Murray is a music graduate from Queens University Belfast, and holds a Masters degree in Business Administration and a Post Graduate Diploma in Cultural Management, both from the University of Ulster. Gemma joins the staff of Co. Louth VEC as Co-ordinator for Music Generation Louth from the National Chamber Choir of Ireland where she has been working as Acting CEO.

She has worked in the area of arts administration and management for nearly 20 years, previously holding several key positions within the music sector in Ireland, both north and south. Gemma also is qualified in the area of early-years music and in recent years has combined music teaching alongside her freelance work in arts management and consultancy.

Kate McKeon is a native of Co. Mayo. She holds an M.Phil in Music & Media Technologies from Trinity College Dublin as well as a National Diploma in Film & Television Studies. Having begun her career in Sound Production for animation and TV, she has since worked and developed skills in the areas of photography, video editing and music performance. She has extensive teaching experience and joins the Music Generation network from her current post at the Linenhall Arts Centre where she has spent the past two years facilitating educational workshops as part of the Visual Arts Programme for schools.

Jessica Fuller has worked in music education and management in the arts sector, the music industry, new media, film and television sectors for over twenty years. As Director of the IRMA Trust, she established a range of national music education programmes and a national instrument library. She has worked directly, and in partnership, with The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) Trust, The Arts Council, The Music Board of Ireland, Music Network, the Department of Arts, Heritage & the Gaeltacht, Culture Ireland, and a range of Local Authority arts services and arts agents. She is founding director of still point, which established platformireland.ie, an online arts channel and in 2010 she produced the first ever live webcast of opera in Ireland. Jessica is co-director of music publishing company Artunity Ltd. and is also a qualified and experienced piano teacher. 

4. Society for Music Education in Ireland: Annual Conference & Call for Papers

11 - 13 November, 2011 SMEI Inaugural Annual Conference

Music Department, University College Cork

Keynote Speaker: Phil Mullen, Goldsmiths University London

Call for papers, poster and workshop proposals which address one or more of the following general areas:

• Music learning and teaching
• Music development
• Music, community, culture
• Music education policy
• Music, education, society
• Music education and theory

Individual, joint and group submissions welcome. Proposals should be submitted electronically on or before September 15^th, 2011 to Michelle Finnerty at [email protected] - full details available on www.smei.ie. 

5. Conference for Singing Teachers 

Saturday September 24^th 2011 9.30am - 5pm, Grand Opera House, Belfast

Northern Ireland Opera's 'The Festival of Voice', in association with TOSINI (Teachers of Singing in Ireland), presents a conference for singing teachers entitled Exploring the Art, Science and Mystery of Vocal Teaching at all Levels. This event will take place on Saturday September 24^th, 9.30am-5pm, in the Grand Opera House Belfast, and will be of tremendous use to voice teachers, department heads, choir directors, speech and language therapists, and singers.  The programme for the day offers a wide and varied look at the job of a singing teacher from student profiles, the first lesson, repertoire, complimentary disciplines and vocal style to setting up a private teaching studio. Registration is free but spaces are limited so email [email protected]  and check out the NI Opera website for more details www.niopera.com.

6. RIAM Diploma in Group & Community Teaching - Call for Expressions of Interest 

In response to Music Generation, the Royal Irish Academy of Music is proud to present its first Diploma in Group and Community Teaching. This programme is set to begin in September 2012 and will be taught over 6 weekends throughout the year.

7. Kod�ly Society of Ireland One-Day Course 

Saturday 10^th September 2011 10am - 5.45pm

Church of Ireland College of Education, Rathmines Road Upper, Dublin 6.

Strategies for Active Learning: A one-day course for teachers, students, singers, musicians and conductors

Cost €50 (Students €30; KSI members -20%)

The Kod�ly Society of Ireland presents an exciting one-day event with an array of educational workshops led by internationally renowned guest presenters including one of the worlds leading Kod�ly and choral conducting professors, Lilla G�bor, and Irish music education specialists Dr. Albert Bradshaw, Ms. Mary Nugent and Dr. John O' Flynn for a day of learning packed with music and not to be missed.

Hungarian guest teacher Lilla G�bor leads two sessions on 'Musicianship Development through Musical Style: Renaissance to Contemporary', with an emphasis on ear-training and learning music musically. Albert Bradshaw explores fresh ideas for music teaching in 'Classroom Materials and Methods'. John O' Flynn discusses paths to Irish music in education, and Mary Nugent approaches musicianship development through the rich medium of Irish traditional music. To broaden your musical horizons, energise your teaching and hear these wonderful speakers, book your place now. To reserve a place, please email  [email protected].

8. Music Educators Orchestra - Free Open Day  

The new Music Educators Orchestra is holding a free Open Day from 1-4pm on Sunday 11^th September in St. Patrick's College Drumcondra. The Open Day is an opportunity for musicians and music educators to experience orchestral playing in a relaxed and creative environment. It will involve playing pieces to suit all instruments and all abilities as well as composing your own piece of music with the full orchestra. A short performance at the end of the day will be recorded and a copy will be sent to each player.

The Music Educators Orchestra is new group that is open to people from all musical backgrounds, of all abilities, and on any instrument. The goal of the orchestra is to provide a creative outlet for people working in music education and related fields. It offers members the opportunity to keep up their musical skills, develop new ones and to bring new ideas to their work. For more information visit www.irishmusiceducation.ie  or email [email protected].

9. National Choral Singing Week/World Mental Health Week/RT�'s Big Music Week  8-16 October   

The 2011 National Choral Singing Week will take place between 8 - 16 October and the Association of Irish Choirs invites all choirs to join in by organising your own very unique event to promote and recognise the positive health benefits of choral singing.        

This year, National Choral Singing Week coincides with RT�'s Big Music Week.  As part of Big Music Week, the RT� Philharmonic Choir and RT� C�r na n�g will be taking part in Carmina Burana in the National Concert Hall on Friday 14th October with the RT� NSO, conducted by Gerhard Markson.  Look out for interviews on RT� lyric fm's Lunchtime Classics during which members of RT� Philharmonic Choir will talk about the physical and emotional benefits of choral singing. The closing date for expression of interest to participate in RT�'s grand finale to Big Music Week / National Choral Singing Week has been extended to Friday 9 September.   Simply contact [email protected]  to participate an amazing one-off choral music event in which choirs from all over Ireland are invited to join forces at a secret location in Dublin to raise the roofs and rattle the rafters, singing a well known piece of choral music lasting about six minutes.  The performance will cost you nothing except a little of your time and RT� Music on Radio 1 guarantees maximum exposure and publicity of the event which will feature heavily both on RT� Radio 1 and on RT� online. For more information about National Choral Singing Week visit www.aoic.ie.