Continuous Professional Development: (CPD) 2015¨ Strategies that scaffold composing tasks
¨ Vocal arrangements that enable students to experiment with harmonic progressions and melodic patterns
¨ Aural activities that involve composition and improvisation tools
A variety of teaching approaches will be used including pentatonic scale and the 12 bar blues. Particular reference will be made to best practice in melody writing.
| Date | Time | Venue |
| Sat, 28th February | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | St. Angela’s Secondary School, Waterford |
| Sat, 7th March | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | St. Brendan’s College, Killarney |
| Sat, 21st March | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Dominican College, Taylor’s Hill, Galway |
| Sat, 9th May | 10:00 am to 1:00 pm | Belvedere College, Dublin |
The online application form is to register: please click here
News:
Resources are currently being uploaded to the PDST Workshop Resources section of our website which you may find useful in your school.
For School Based Support:
All schools can apply for subject based support. To avail of school based support for business: Follow this link to our online form
For additional Support:
The Post-Primary Music Teachers’ Association (PPMTA) also provide Continuing Professional Development courses, seminars and an annual conference to support post-primary Music teachers in Ireland. PDST collaborate with PPMTA and regularly facilitate workshops at the PPMTA Annual conference. For further information go to www.ppmta.ie.
PDST Support:
Cathernine Begley is the Administrator for Music and is based in Dublin West Education Centre, Old Blessington Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
E-mail address: catherinebegley@pdst.ie