Welcome To the Swinging Strings Blog

The Swinging Strings Project would like to welcome pupils, parents and all interested parties to our website. This blog tracks the progress of 80+ children (and their teachers!) as they learn the violin. It is intended to act as a resource for the pupils as they progress and act as an information point for parents, teachers etc.

The project is delivered on an inclusive basis and links to the Irish Primary Music Curriculum. This means that ALL students particpate irrespective of musical backgrounds. It is believed that it is the one of biggest inclusive projects of its kind in the country. Have a look around and learn all about our violin project. Our cover photo was taken by award winning press photographer, John Kelly.
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Cathy Desmond

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Aims of the Primary School Curriculum

Looking ahead to next term , I post the aims of the music curriculum
Aims of the music curriculum
To enable the child to enjoy and understand music and to appreciate it critically


  • To develop the child’s openness to, awareness of and response to a wide range of musical genres, including Irish music
  • To develop the child’s capacity to express ideas, feelings and experiences through music as an individual and in collaboration with others
  • To enable the child to develop his/her musical potential and to experience the excitement and satisfaction of being actively engaged in musical creativity
  • To nurture the child’s self-esteem and self-confidence through participation in musical performance
  • To foster higher-order thinking and lifelong learning through the acquisition of musical knowledge, skills, concepts and values
  • To enhance the quality of the child’s life through aesthetic musical experience
Posted by Cathy Desmond at 3:29 AM
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