Ages 5-6

Part of the New School's Music for Me pre-instrumental programme, Musical Explorations is designed as a follow-up to Musical Adventures (ages 4-5) but can also be a great starting point for a child with no previous classroom music experience. The course provides children with a range of partner activities and games through which they can work with more advanced concepts such as music reading, tempo, dynamics and timbre. In addition to working with a range of classroom percussion instruments, children develop their music reading skills with unison and duet recorder playing. Visiting New School teachers will demonstrate different instruments and instrument groups (strings, wind, keyboard, guitar, traditional, etc.) throughout the course.

2011-2012 Class Schedule & Fee

22 weeks, October 1, 2011 – March 31, 2012 FULLY BOOKED
Saturdays 12.15 – 1 pm

Tuition Fee: €270

Payment Plan: €96 deposit; two payments (November 1, December 1) of €95

Sian Murray, Teacher

Sian completed a BA in Languages and Cultural Studies at the University of Limerick and went on to complete a Cert. in Professional Musicianship at Newpark Music Centre and a Masters in Community Music at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance. Her BA afforded her the opportunity to work as a researcher and assistant to composer Bill Whelan, exposing her to a spectrum of musical cultures, especially the Afro-Brazilian and Afro-Cuban traditions. Sian worked as a Special Needs Assistant, Language Support teacher and regular classroom teacher in primary schools in Limerick and Dublin, which led her to pursue a Masters in Community Music as a way to marry her interest in music, children’s education and special needs. Since graduating, she has continued her work with special needs children, while also working with the Irish Chamber Orchestra’s Music Factory camp for children. Sian also has a keen interest in how dance and movement can benefit the musicality, confidence and general health of children and is an active member of the Latin dance community in Dublin. In addition to her teaching work, she has sung professionally with the band Nick Carswell and the Elective Orchestra for eight years, and provided backing vocals in the National Concert Hall and on The Late Late show for Liam Ó Maonlal.

Enrolment

Enrolment for this course requires a completed enrolment form and full payment of tuition fees. (Go to Enrolment & Booking Form Downloads for a 2011-2012 General Enrolment Form.) Places are available on a first-come, first-served basis, based on the date of enrolment. Early enrolment is recommended, as places are limited to twelve.

Purchasing this course as a gift? Go to Enrolment & Booking Form Downloads for a Gift Certificate Booking Form.

See Music for Me FAQs for further information.

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