Leaving Cert. Music Two-Year Course

Online Resources for Leaving Cert. Music Students

Comments from Students
Course Details
Teacher
Enrolment
Self-Assessment

The Leaving Cert. Music Two-Year Course aims to accommodate, in particular, fifth and sixth year students unable to study music as a Leaving Cert. subject at their own school, as well as external and mature students. It covers all Core Listening and Composing activities. The course is offered at Higher level only and does not include preparation for the Performing activity; students are responsible for their own work in this area, either at the New School or with a private teacher. (Students enrolled in the Two-Year Course are entitled to a 10% reduction in fees for 30-minute private lessons taken at the New School during the 2013-2014 and/or 2014-2015 school years.) Students taking a Higher Elective in Composing or Listening are responsible for their own preparation of this elective, with some guidance from the course teacher. For extra preparation, students may also attend, at no cost, the 2014 or 2015 Easter Revision Course as well as the 2014 or 2015 Pre-Exam Revision Workshop.

Comments from Students

'Well explained, well organised, comprehensive and interesting course.'
– M. Gilligan

'The teacher had a very solid understanding of the course.'
– B. Marsh

'Concise, easy-to-study information. I feel confident about the exam.'
– P. O'Donohoe

'The small class made it easier to learn and interact. Everyone could answer (or ask) questions in class.'
– H. Phillips

'I liked the one-to-one attention and had a more rounded understanding of music after I did the course.'
– S. Melvin

Course Details

Length: 29 weeks x 1 1/4 hours, plus Easter Revision Course and Pre-Exam Revision Workshop, 2014 or 2015
(schedule of classes/holidays to be given at start of term)
Prerequisite: Junior Cert. Music, Preliminary Course or equivalent
Calendar: 25 September 2013 – 28 May 2014
SCHEDULE
Year One (2015 exam): Wednesdays 4.30 – 5.45 pm
Year Two (2014 exam): Wednesdays 6 – 7.15 pm
Tuition Fee: €410 per year
Payment Plan: €142 deposit; two payments (1 November, 1 December) of €142

Students in Year One should equip themselves with scores and recordings of the four Prescribed Works (Group B), as well as copies of Soundscapes: The Prescribed Works, Group B and Soundscapes: Irish Music & Aural Awareness (Waltons Publishing) before the start of the course.

Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique, Parts II and IV
Deane - Seachanges (with Danse Macabre)
The Beatles - Songs from Sgt. Pepper

Go to main page for an outline of the syllabus, course content and requirements.

Eoin Mulvany, Teacher

Eoin Mulvany Eoin received a first class honours degree from the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama in both music composition and guitar performance, coming top of his class with an upper division merit in the teaching diploma course he also completed. He has also obtained a Masters degree in composition from Dublin City University. In addition to guitar, Eoin has extensive experience teaching music theory, musicianship and composition to students from beginner to teaching diploma level. He also has experience in – and has performed – a wide range of music, having played and sung with groups ranging from jazz ensembles to classical choirs, traditional Irish music groups to rock bands. Eoin has taught guitar, music theory and Leaving Cert. Music at the New School since 2004.

Enrolment

Enrolment for this course requires a completed enrolment form and tuition fees. (Go to Enrolment & Booking Form Downloads for a Leaving Cert. Music Enrolment Form.) Places on this course are available on a first-come, first-served basis, based on the date of enrolment. Early enrolment is recommended, as places in each class are limited.

Self-Assessment

Prospective students who have not completed Junior Cert. Music should download, print and complete our Leaving Cert. Music Self-Assessment together with the enrolment form. If you have difficulty answering any of the questions, the school may recommend that you take our Leaving Cert. Music Preliminary Course in September and/or additional theory tuition before the Two-Year Course begins.

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