Music as a Tool for Social Inclusion (PDF) - Cork City Council
Music as a Tool for Social Inclusion (PDF) - Cork City Council
Music as a Tool for Social Inclusion (PDF) - Cork City Council
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The Use of <strong>Music</strong> <strong>as</strong> a <strong>Tool</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Social</strong> <strong>Inclusion</strong><br />
Section 4: Inclusiveness and sustainability of Services<br />
quality of local music education courses. The focus of this training is on exams and<br />
similarly the outreach programmes, targeted mainly at primary schools, are accredited<br />
through The Royal Irish Academy of <strong>Music</strong>. An interesting difference is that the outreach<br />
programmes tend to concentrate on music theory while the parttime programmes focus<br />
more on instrument tuition. Success rates are positive with all students from Barrack<br />
Street Band enjoying success at Grade 1 theory and an 80% success rate at Preparatory<br />
Grade level and 60% at Grade 1 at the Academy.<br />
In terms of the target of incre<strong>as</strong>ing employment participation among marginalised<br />
groups, six young ‘graduates’ of the Barrack St. Band have taken up music careers<br />
with the Army band, a remarkable achievement <strong>for</strong> a voluntary group. As the outreach<br />
programme is targeted at schools it is possible to further <strong>as</strong>sert the social inclusion<br />
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