Leaving Cert. Music Technology
Workshop & Intensive Lessons
‘This workshop covers everything you need to know about the Leaving Cert. music technology option.’
– F. Dunne
‘My Intensive Lesson on the music technology element took me through the whole process, and I feel a lot more comfortable with it now.’
– B. Flanagan
Workshop
Designed for post-primary school groups and taking place in schools or online, Waltons New School of Music’s three-hour Leaving Cert. Music Technology Workshop covers all of the requirements of the Music Technology core activity at Higher Level (25% of total marks) and is a useful and enjoyable introduction to music technology for for the Leaving Cert.
Through a combination of demonstrations and hands-on activities either in the classroom or on their own computers (if the workshop takes place online), students will learn all of the requirements of the Music Technology activity, including:
- Stating the medium/system/software the student will use to input lines/parts/tracks and describing the edits he/she intends to make.
- Inputting, saving and retrieving a two-part score. For the exam, students will be asked to input all or part of each line/part/track, at the discretion of the examiner.
- Performing six edits. Edits should make musical sense.
- Producing a recorded or score version of the music. While the recording or score may be produced in advance on the day of the examination, the candidate will be required to demonstrate the procedure involved to the examiner.
- Playing two pieces from the standard electronic repertoire or compiling and playing to own backing track (at least 32 bars long).
The Leaving Cert. Music Technology Workshop is available by school or group enrolment only, with a maximum of 25 students in each workshop (depending on how many computers/workstations are available for students to use – with no more than two students per computer/workstation).
An online version of the workshop is also available. Please contact us if you are interested.
If individual students are interested in learning about the Leaving Cert. Music Technology option, they can take an online Intensive Lesson in the subject. See the Intensive Lessons tab.
Workshop Details
- Day/Date By arrangement
- Duration 3 hours
- Location Your school music classroom or computer lab
- Class size up to 25 students
- Fee €395 • €356 * (DEIS schools)
- Fee Per Student (16) €15.80 • €14.22 (DEIS schools)
- Equipment Required PCs or laptops with sound cards • MuseScore notation software • Keyboards & other MIDI controllers are very useful but not required.
- Materials Provided Instructional handouts
* DEIS schools and registered charities receive a 10% discount off the fee for this workshop.
Intensive Lessons
Online Intensive Lessons covering all of the requirements for the Music Technology activity are also available for individual students. The lessons, which are divided into a 2-hour initial lesson and a 30-minute lesson 2 weeks later (to give the student time to practice and then run through the exam ‘live’ with the teacher in the follow-up lesson), include the elements as the workshop:
- Stating the medium/system/software the student will use to input lines/parts/tracks and describing the edits he/she intends to make.
- Inputting, saving and retrieving a two-part score. For the exam, students will be asked to input all or part of each line/part/track, at the discretion of the examiner.
- Performing six edits. Edits should make musical sense.
- Producing a recorded or score version of the music. While the recording or score may be produced in advance on the day of the examination, the candidate will be required to demonstrate the procedure involved to the examiner.
- Playing two pieces from the standard electronic repertoire or compiling and playing to own backing track (at least 32 bars long).
Intensive Lesson Details
- Day/Date By arrangement
- Duration 2.5 hours, divided into a 2-hour lesson and a 30-minute lesson 2 weeks later
- Location Online
- Fee €150
- Materials Provided Instructional handouts
Requirements
Intensive Lesson participants will need:
- An internet-connected laptop or PC with sound card.
- Headphones or earbuds, if possible.
- Ideally, internet speed at least 1.5Mb per second. (You can test your speed using Measurement Lab’s Speed Test.)
- MuseScore notation software
- Free Zoom software or app.*
- An electronic keyboard or other MIDI controller is useful but not required..
* If you haven’t learned music with Zoom before, please see our printable Zoom for Students information sheet for information on how to set up Zoom for music tuition.
Before the course begins, the teacher will email you a Zoom meeting invitation that includes a meeting ID and password to join it.
Aodh Quigley
An experienced post-primary music teacher, choir director and singer, Aodh (he/him) holds a BMusEd degree from Trinity College Dublin and TU Dublin Conservatoire, where he specialised in flute performance and composition, as well as an MA in Choral Studies from Dublin City University. He has a great interest in singing, conducting and composing for choirs of all ages and abilities. In addition to his work as a music teacher, Aodh currently sits on the committee of Kodály Ireland as both Inclusion Officer and Public Relations Officer. And he is currently the Marketing Officer with Pipeworks International Organ and Choral Festival. Aodh is committed to inclusive musical excellence in education, and he is passionate about helping Leaving Certificate students reach their full potential in the examinations and beyond.
‘I believe that learning to perform and appreciate music is a hugely life-affirming thing, at any age or stage. That has been my experience, and it is an absolute honour to find myself in the position where I can pass this joy and this love on to others through music education in lots of different settings. Teaching Leaving Cert. Music is an opportunity to do this in a unique way, as many of my students over the years have told me that even if school is difficult, coming to music class is something they look forward to in their week. It’s a privilege to guide students through this uniquely creative subject that is so close to my heart!’
Reviews • Testimonials
‘I feel much more comfortable doing music technology for the Leaving Cert. now, and the teaching was great.’
– E. Cooper
‘Gave me everything I needed to know and a lot of fun as well. Thanks!’
– D. Murphy
‘A great workshop and very helpful.’
– S. O’Connell
Have you (or your students) taken this workshop? We would appreciate it if you could take a few moments to give us your feedback in a brief online questionnaire about it.
Booking
To book the workshop, please complete our Outreach Booking Form.
To book an Intensive Lesson, please complete our Intensive Lesson Booking Form.
Questions about the workshop or Intensive Lessons?
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