NCCA are holding a public consultation on the draft primary curriculum specifications in the coming months. Schools that would like to take part in a Schools Network exploring Arts Education (or any of the other curriculum areas) can submit this form online before 9th Feb (3pm).

Looking forward to the #brigid1500 Brigid, Lady of Light production next week in An Táin Arts Centre which involves staff, students and graduates of the music programmes at DkIT.dkit.ie/events/brigid-…

Lá Idirnáisiúnta an Oideachais 2024 sona daoibh! Happy International Day of Education 2024 to all! PPMTA Ireland Oide Schools' Support Service, Ireland Department of Education NCCA UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 NAPD Society for Music Ed in Ireland (SMEI) ESCI Drumcondra Education Support Centre IMRO Sing Ireland CRC COGG Oideachas Gael Linn

The Choral Leadership Day featured presentations by DCU staff and members of the Erasmus+ IN-Voice4MPowerment team. Thanks to all who attended and supported the event

Dates for your diary... PPMTA Ireland Society for Music Ed in Ireland (SMEI)

Nominations are open for ISME Honorary Life Member. Due date is February 29th! buff.ly/3OAsBuX

Excited to share that registration has just opened for a special SMI Musicology symposium on funding opps. for music research in Ireland Dublin City University on 8 March Music @ DCU Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences @ DCU IrishResearch eventbrite.ie/e/symposium-on…

Dear members,  Enclosed please find information in relation to OIDE Spring Sessions.  These have been designed in direct response to teacher feedback.  All details and the registration link can be found in the attached flyer.  Oide Music Post-primary 🎵

Just over a week to our special symposium on funding opportunities for music research in Ireland. Register here: eventbrite.ie/e/symposium-on… FRIDAY 8 MARCH!!! SMI Musicology Dublin City University SMI News Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences @ DCU DCU Research Music @ DCU ICTM Ireland Society for Music Ed in Ireland (SMEI)

Best wishes to all our Leaving Certificate music students completing their Practical exams over the next two weeks! PPMTA Ireland Oide Schools' Support Service, Ireland Society for Music Ed in Ireland (SMEI) Drumcondra Education Support Centre

📢Calling all teachers and school leaders! 📚As part of the consultation on the redeveloped primary curriculum, the focus group series organised by @NCCA will continue this week: 🗓️9th April, Sligo Education Centre (3:45 – 5:15pm) 🗓️10th April, Cork Education Centre (3:45 –

The Music Capital Scheme 2024 is open 🚀 Thank you to Bunscoil Loreto, Chris Comhaill & Saint Patricks Brass & Reed Band Kilkenny for helping us launch the scheme at the beautiful Russborough House & Park House🎵 More info & apply 👉 loom.ly/iE1ZZpY Supported Tourism-Culture-Arts-Gaeltacht-Sport-Media

IYC Conductor-In-Training✨ Sing Ireland is inviting applications for a Conductor-in-Training during the Irish Youth Choir Summer Residential Course, in University Of Limerick from 5-13 July 2024, under Artistic Director Bernie Sherlock 🎶 eu1.hubs.ly/H093GT70

For colleagues engaging with Level 1 Learning Programmes in the junior cycle music classroom, might this poster be of help? Visit oide.ie/wp-content/upl… to download the poster. Visit oide.ie/post-primary/h… for more Level 1 Music materials. Oide Schools' Support Service, Ireland PPMTA Ireland NCSE

A Oideoirí Ceoil! Ar mhaith libh go mbeadh an t-eolas is deireanaí agaibh faoi gach rud a bhaineann le hOideachas an Cheoil? To get regular updates like the one below from the Oide Music team, join our mailing list at bit.ly/OideMailingList PPMTA Ireland Department of Education Society for Music Ed in Ireland (SMEI)

Post-primary music teachers - have your voices heard! Be part of a national study on music provision & participation in schools. Anonymous online survey takes only 8-10 mins to complete micquality.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_e5… PPMTA Ireland Society for Music Ed in Ireland (SMEI)

Great response to this survey so far! Still time to respond if you are teaching music in a post-primary school in Ireland! Please RT PPMTA Ireland Society for Music Ed in Ireland (SMEI) The Journal of Music IPPN NAPD

Post-primary music teachers! With LC Music over today and a break finally on the horizon, if you haven’t yet had a chance to respond to this survey, please consider participating! PPMTA Ireland Society for Music Ed in Ireland (SMEI)

Honoured to be among film music/sound scholars featured in alphavillejournal.com/Issue27.html dossier celebrating Danijela Kulezic-Wilson legacy, ed Liz Greene Department of Music, UCC Music @ DCU Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences @ DCU Dublin City University SMI Musicology Jessica Shine DCU Research Irish Film Institute Screen Ireland Screen Composers Guild of Ireland

We advocate for raising The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon's funding to €160m in #Budget2025 Our resources simply can't keep up with the demand for our programmes, so a higher level of investment would enable us to bring the many life-enhancing benefits that singing offers to more people in 🇮🇪