Courses

Music Network provides support for Irish and ireland based musicians through professional development courses as follows:

  • Continuing Professional Development
  • Making Overtures
  • European Healthcare Project

Continuing Professional Development

Continuing Professional Development is an 8-month programme for professional musicians and composers working in or aiming to work in community and outreach settings.

Elaine Agnew, Artistic Advisor to the course is joined by a team of specialists from Ireland and the UK in delivering the course in a workshop style, and creating an interactive and engaging learning environment.

The course is delivered in a series of four weekends focusing on a number of different community settings including:

  • schools (primary and post-primary)
  • community groups (e.g. active retirement groups or youth groups)
  • healthcare settings (e.g. mental healthcare or older people in residential care)
  • early years music (working with children from 18 months)

Each course participant must be supported by a bursary from a relevant support body such as a Local Authority Arts Office, Professional Performing Group or other relevant body.

To find out more contact Aisling Roche, Development Programmes Manager, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

Making Overtures

Making Overtures is an intensive, 5-day course for professional performing musicians and composers. The course is delivered by Irish and international professionals and specialists in:

  • Finance & Taxation
  • E-Marketing
  • Marketing
  • Concert promotion and programming
  • Accessing the media in Ireland

As well as representatives from

  • The Arts Council
  • Local Authority Arts Offices
  • Culture Ireland

The course takes place annually during the month of July. There are a limited number of course places available and booking early is advised.

Past Participants have said of this course:

There was so music ‘nuts and bolts’ information that we could put into practice immediately – funding, planning, tours, taxes!, different facets of self-promotion……thank you.

I got a lot out of this course. The expert advice was specifically noted and there was lots of that in the courses selection of speakers.

To find out more contact Aisling Roche, Development Programmes Manager .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

EU Healthcare Project

In 2008, Musique et Santé (France); Royal Northern College of Music (UK), the Academy of Music, Krakow (Poland) and Music Network (Ireland) were awarded funding by the Leonardo da Vinci – Lifelong Learning Fund of the European Union to initiate a pilot European Music in Healthcare Setting Training Programme.

Four Irish Musicians were selected to join twelve other musicians from France, the UK and Poland in this Programme.  The Programme will be delivered in a series of 5 course weeks hosted by each of the partner countries between October 2009 and May 2010.

If you would liker more information on Music Network’s work in healthcare settings in Ireland, please see the Publications section of this website.

We are no long seeking applications for this Programme, however, if you would like to know more about the European Music in Healthcare Settings Training Programme, please contact Aisling Roche, Development Programmes Manager .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)