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Music |
Music-for-All is a vital element within our school. We believe that all children have a love of music and we endeavour to find their area of strength. All classes follow the Music Express scheme which allows the children to explore the many facets of music making. We also involve all children in the seasonal musical productions: 1. Christmas Carol Service 2. Christmas Nativity Musical 3. Easter Passion Play 4. End of Year Summer Show |
We take all of our shows out of school to maximise the children's experience; we use our local Church of the Immaculate Conception, the superb Waterside Theatre and most recently the Millennium Forum, thus making each show a more memorable event for parents and children. Recent theatre productions have included the popular Joseph and The Technicolor Dreamcoat and three successiveVariety Shows, with over 300 children on stage in the various theatres used. |
In addition to some children receiving tuition through the WELB Music Service, we also give more of our pupils the opportunity to learn an orchestral instrument via the Extended Schools Initiative. Tuition is now offered on saxophone, flute and clarinet and this may be extended to include brass and strings. The aim is to have a school orchestra so that those children involved can experience the excitment of making music as part of a large group. |
The school is now well-known for its end-of-year shows and in June 2009 weonce again hired Derry's Millennium Forum for a night. Every seat was sold - an audience of over 1000 - and every child got to perform on one of Ireland's largest stages. This was another mammoth undertaking for us but one that was really worthwhile - the children loved being on stage and the memories of that night will last for a long time for all those present. |