Workshop Description

Taking place on the Saturday before the June exam, the New School’s one-day Leaving Cert. Music Pre-Exam Revision Workshop has provided intensive final preparation for hundreds of students studying for the Leaving Cert. Music exam. It includes a comprehensive revision of all the Listening and Composing elements of the exam, including the Prescribed Works, Irish Music, and melody writing and harmony in major and minor keys. This online workshop can be taken by Leaving Cert. Music students anywhere in Ireland.

The workshop also provides students with strategies for exam preparation and technique, as well as a variety of sample questions from past exam papers. And workshop handouts, in pdf format, will be provided for further study and revision.

While there is a fee for students booking the workshop on its own, it is offered free of charge as part of both our Two-Year Course and Easter Revision Course.

Requirements

Participants in this workshop will need:

1. An internet-connected laptop, computer, tablet or smartphone. (A laptop or computer with webcam and microphone is strongly recommended, as it will have the largest picture.)
2. Headphones or earbuds, if possible.
3. Ideally, internet speed at least 1.5Mb per second. (You can test your speed using Measurement Lab’s Speed Test.)
4. Copies of the Prescribed Works and music manuscript paper. If you don’t have manuscript paper, you can download printable manuscript paper here.

*   If you haven’t learned music with Zoom before, please see our printable Zoom for Students information sheet for information on how to download and use Zoom for music tuition.

Before the workshop begins, the teacher will email you a Zoom meeting invitation that includes a meeting ID and password to join.

Nicole Slattery

Nicole is a passionate and dedicated musician and teacher. She began learning a range of instruments at a young age, focusing particularly on piano and singing, and she went on to complete Grade 8 Piano with both the Royal Irish Academy of Music and Trinity College London and Grade 8 Musical Theatre Singing with the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Nicole began her third level studies at University College Dublin, graduating with a First Class Honours BA in Music and Irish, and then went on to complete a Professional Masters of Education at Trinity College Dublin. She has since taught both piano and voice privately for nearly a decade. And she has taught the Leaving Cert. Music syllabus, both individually and in group settings, for over eight years. Nicole has also worked in a variety of different secondary school settings, with a range of abilities, and has developed a flexible approach to teaching based on her experiences. She prides herself in above all encouraging a love and appreciation for music, while also offering comprehensive and clear directions on how to tackle the exam.

Reviews • Testimonials

‘It’s a really enjoyable workshop and very beneficial. The notes are excellent and very useful.’
– M. Branagan

‘Learned more in the one day than I have in school all year.’
– G. Curran

‘Excellent teacher. Excellent revision.’
– A. Fogarty

‘Great quick revision.’
– O. Hickey

‘The notes are excellent, and you really get a sense of what the examiners are looking for.’
– C. Maher

‘Great teacher with lots of good tips and helpful notes.’
– C. McCafferty

‘The Revision Workshop really helped calm the nerves coming up to the exam! I’d advise anyone feeling a bit anxious before the exam to do it.’
– S. McConway

‘Really good layout. It made everything seem easier and gave me more confidence.’
– M. O’Brien

‘Even though it’s a quick review of the course, it goes over everything and you learn some things you didn’t know before.’
– E. O’Connor

‘Left the workshop feeling relaxed and prepared to take my exam!’
– S. O’Connor

‘Very good notes. Easy to understand. Well explained.’
– A. Traynor

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Workshop Schedule & Fee

DATE
Saturday, 15 June 2024

SCHEDULE
10 am – 12 pm: Composing
12 – 1, 1.45 – 2.45 pm: Four Prescribed Works
2.45 – 4 pm: Irish Music and the Unprescribed Question Six

Tuition Fee: €60

Enrolment

Enrolment for this workshop requires a completed Leaving Cert. Music Enrolment Form and full payment of the tuition fee. Places on the workshop are available on a first-come, first-served basis, based on the date of enrolment. Early enrolment is recommended, as places are limited.

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