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 2011-2012 and/or 2012-2013 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 2012 or 2013 Easter Revision Course as well as the 2012 or 2013 Pre-Exam Revision Workshop.

Course Details

Teacher: Eoin Mulvany
Length: 29 weeks x 1 1/4 hours, plus Easter Revision Course and Pre-Exam Revision Workshop, 2012 or 2013
(schedule of classes/holidays to be given at start of term)
Prerequisite: Junior Cert. Music, Preliminary Course or equivalent
Calendar: September 28, 2011 – May 23, 2012
SCHEDULE
Year One (2013 exam): Wednesdays 4.30 – 5.45 pm
Year Two (2012 exam): Wednesdays 6 – 7.15 pm
Tuition Fee: €410 per year
Payment Plan: €142 deposit; two payments (November 1, December 1) of €142

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

• J. S. Bach: Cantata No. 78, Jesu, der du meine Seele, Eulenburg
• P. I. Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture, Eulenburg
• Gerald Barry: Piano Quartet No.1, Oxford University Press
• Freddie Mercury/Queen: ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, Oxford University Press

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

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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