PREPARATORY:
Hyper Diapers: Music entrainment for babies 6 months to 4 years old
(with a parent/guardian): Aisling O’Gorman
Quaver’s Music Club: Music entrainment for 4 – 7 year olds: Janet Harbison
CLASSICAL:
Piano: Malcolm Gullis, Katie O’Sullivan
Organ: Malcolm Gullis
Violin: Imogen Gunner
Voice: Sarah O’Kennedy, Denise Broderick, Aisling O’Gorman
Theory: Malcolm Gullis
Junior & Leaving Cert Music: Malcolm Gullis
TRADITIONAL:
Harp: Janet Harbison, Malcolm Gullis
Fiddle: Mary Murphy, Imogen Gunner, Katie O’Sullivan,
Denis Liddy, Denise Kelleher, Ged Foley
Flute: Colman Connolly, Eamonn Moloney, Katie O Sullivan, Mary Murphy
Concertina: Katie O’Sullivan, Aoife Neville
Accordion: Claire Ryan, Katie O’Sullivan
Uilleann Pipes: Colman Connolly
Bagpipes: Colman Connolly
Banjo: Ged Foley
Mandolin: Brendan Hearty
Guitar: Paul Mulligan, Brendan Hearty, Ged Foley, Patrick Olsen
Voice: Deirdre Scanlon, Sarah O’Kennedy
Piano: Janet Harbison
Bodhran: Robert Hogg
POP / JAZZ:
Saxaphone: Patrick Olsen
Guitar: Paul Mulligan, Brendan Hearty, Ged Foley: Patrick Olsen
Voice: Sarah O’Kennedy, Denise Broderick, Aisling O’Gorman
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The Teaching
APPROACH TO TEACHING
The Irish Harp Centre & Music School
is a co-operative of experienced and dedicated teachers committed to communicating
the living language of music to students. It is a life skill that we as teachers
are privileged to share with our students in the unique community centred environment
of the Harp Centre. We believe that everyone, without exception, is capable of voicing
themselves in music and it has often been shown that music has a significant role in
the development of intelligence, mental discipline and emotional health. Our teaching
methods are primarily aural/oral so while cultivating accomplished solo performers, our
students will also develop the capability of relating their music to any aspect of their
personal lives.
Click here for more information on the teachers.
AGE RANGES and ABILITY LEVELS:
All ages
(our students range from 4 to 80!) and ability levels (from the toddler to
the adult beginner) are catered to at the Irish Harp Centre and Music School.
The majority of our lessons are on a one to one basis but there are some weekly
group sessions and social activities at weekends throughout the year. We also offer
shared lessons for relatives or friends at a similar level to learn together. And,
during student’s lesson times, chauffeur parents are invited to relax with a cup of
tea in the very social kitchen of the Centre, to feed the ducks from the car park or
take a river walk from just outside our door! Parents are also welcome to sit in on
lessons provided the teacher doesn’t consider you too distracting for the student!
Where families/students take lessons on more than one instrument we endeavour to arrange
this on the same day/time as desired.
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2007/8 Term Dates
We follow the National
School year of September to June divided into three terms:
1:
3 September – 21 December (Half-Term Week of 29 October.)
2:
7 January – 15 March (Half-Term week of 11
February)
3:
31 March to 28 June. National holidays are
observed.
This equates to 37 lessons
per annum except for students of Dr. Harbison who have 31.
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Examinations and Fees
EXAMINATIONS
The Irish Harp Centre is an examination centre for:
The Irish Harp College (link) and
The London College of Music - Thames Valley University (Regional Centre)
Students are prepared for examinations of other examination boards including the
The Royal Irish Academy and Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann SCT.
Some of our students take music examinations but
because they want to rather than we as teachers telling them to! The Irish Harp Centre
& Music School is an examination centre for The Irish Harp College,
and The London College of Music, Thames Valley University. Students
are also prepared for the other examination boards.
STATISTICS for
examinations since 2002:
| 2002 |
2003 |
| Pass: 100% |
Pass: 100% |
| Merit: 30 |
Merit: 34 |
| Distinction: 26 |
Distinction: 26 |
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| 2004 |
2005 |
| Pass: 100% |
Pass: 100% |
| Merit: 35% |
Merit: 38% |
| Distinction: 30% |
Distinction: 32% |
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| 2006 |
2007 |
| Pass: 100% |
Pass: 100% |
| Merit: 39% |
Merit: 30% |
| Distinction: 55% |
Distinction: 65% |
FEES
All Teachers
(except Dr Harbison): Individual lessons: €18: Group Lessons €15
Dr. Harbison: Individual
lessons €25 Group lessons €15
In
order to minimise administration we ask that fees are paid during
the first two weeks of each term in September, February & April.
However, if this presents difficulties please do not hesitate to
speak in confidence with either the administrator or Malcolm
the School Principal.
Fees are charged according
to the actual length of each term all fees must be paid on the
first week of every term.
September:
Individual lessons €270: Group Lessons €225 (Dr Harbison:
Individual €300 Group €180)
February:
Individual lessons €162: Group Lessons €135(Dr Harbison:
Individual €225 Group €135
May:
Individual lessons €234 Group Lessons €195 (Dr Harbison:
Individual €250 Group €150)
Quavers Group -
fees are €150 payable in September and February only (lessons
finish 31st May).
Cancellations Policy:
In the event that a teacher needs to cancel or rearrange a student’s
lesson time, it will be rearranged to another mutually convenient
time for that student; fully refunded or credited to next term (at
the choice of the student). If a student cannot make their usual
lesson time and another mutually convenient time can not be arranged
in that week, the lesson is nevertheless charged.
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