‘Cuisle na Cheoil’ – Contemporary Irish music school
July 1, 2013
Irish language umbrella group, POBAL are organising the first week-long school in contemporary Irish music for secondary school pupils.
‘Cuisle an Cheoil’ or ‘Pulse of the Music’ will run from 1 -5 July 2013 in Coláiste Feirste, at Beechmount Park in Belfast.
Throughout the week a series of master classes and Irish language workshops will take place with experienced musicians which focus on different aspects of music. The workshops will offer basic information for those starting off in a career in music including social media marketing, basic sound engineering and also offering practical tips and pointers on starting a career in the music industry.
This school is aimed at all Irish speaking secondary school pupils between the ages of 11 – 18 years. The cost for the week is £10 per person, £15 for a family of two, or £20 for a family of three.
Micheál Mac Giolla Gunna, principal of the school also welcomed the project and said ‘Coláiste Feirste aims to encourage our young people to become enthusiastic members of the Irish-speaking community in all its aspects. We are delighted that they will have this wonderful opportunity to develop their skills in and appreciation of music which they can then bring to our community as audience and as practitioners in the Arts’.
Places for ‘Cuisle an Cheoil’ will be limited and students are advised to register early. Students can register with Cormac in POBAL by sending an email to the following address: ofe@pobal.org. or calling : (0044) – (0)28-90438132.
