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The Use of Music as a Tool for Social Inclusion Section 2: Local Music Education Services in Cork City In 2005 almost 290 people throughout the city played with a band or sang in a choir, and just over 700 people were enrolled on a community music education programme fulltime, parttime or as part of an outreach class. The distribution between these categories is summarised in Table 2.1. Fulltime programmes offered by the Cork Academy of Music and the Togher Music Project and School between them provided places for 36 people in 2005. Outreach services, mainly in schools, were provided by the Cork Academy of Music and the Barrack Street Band to 284 pupils. 27I7!;('$,&!'#!;+(9*%*6+.90 =
The Use of Music as a Tool for Social Inclusion Section 2: Local Music Education Services in Cork City 2.5. Membershipbased Groups Participation in the membershipbased bands and choirs is clearly voluntary in nature. Many voluntary music groups in the city have existed for over 25 years: the Barrack Street Band (formed in 1837) and the Butter Exchange Band (formed in 1878) are city institutions. Voices of Cork and the Cork Children’s Chorus are recent arrivals. The Children’s Chorus developed from a youth choir in Togher. It is the largest of the groups in this category with 110 members. The Barrack Street Band with 55 members has the highest membership amongst the instrumental groups. The three pipe bands, in Ballyphehane, Togher and Blackpool, have almost 70 members between them. At one time the membership catchments for the groups, and in particular the oldest bands, corresponded with their local geographical area, but that has widened over the years. Another change with the passing of time is a reduction in intergenerational membership; the tradition of a father passing on his involvement to a son or daughter is dying out. Most of the groups have an application process, with some combination of a written application form and an interview and/or a test of ability. Entry into Voices of Cork in 2005, for example, involved an application, an interview and an audition with the Musical Director. A similar procedure is in place for the Barrack Street Band, where prospective members are expected to have passed the Grade 3 examination of the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. An alternative pathway to membership is through one of the parttime or outreach music education programmes operated by, for example, the Barrack Street Band. Groups which do not offer music education programmes, like the Voices of Cork, have tried using less formal methods of attracting members such as hosting workshops to entice prospective members. Groups with members typically train together twice weekly, two hours on a weekday evening and two at the weekend, in addition to the time individual members spend practicing alone. In most cases musical direction is provided by volunteers, though there are instances where the director is paid. Performances are the goal of member groups and the key indicator for quality control. Although membership catchment areas might have broadened, performance venues often remain local to the band/choir, connected to a local parish church or community event. For example, the Ballyphehane and District Pipe Band play at the Ballyphehane Park Summer Festival annually and conduct piping and drumming marches on the roads of Ballyphehane and surrounding .,8.*) *&Y) ",) *8P8%) '&#8*) .) (8.,9) 5'
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