Orchestral Percussion and Strings
Orchestra
Performing as part of an orchestra is an excellent way to improve a student’s standard of performance, and is also a fantastic social opportunity for students to play music with other young people and learn from experienced tutors.
Due to the generosity of Laois Partnership Company, our Orchestral Percussion and Strings lessons are heavily subsidised, to encourage inclusion and accessibility. Our aim is to invite and include as many students as possible in order to give them every opportunity to show their musical talents.
Orchestral Percussion
Orchestral Percussion classes are available on Tuesday evenings. The aim of these classes is to sustain an orchestral percussion section for the Laois School of Music Orchestras.
Orchestral percussion instruments include tuned and unturned percussion such as the glockenspiel, the xylophone, timpani, bass drum, snare drum, cymbals and handheld percussion. Piano and keyboard students should be able to adapt to both the glockenspiel and xylophone.
This programme was initiated by funding from Laois Partnerships
Classes take place on Tuesday evenings in the Portlaoise Youth Education Centre, Railway Street, Portlaoise at a cost of €2.50 per class.
Strings Programme
This programme was developed under the guidance of Dorothy Conaghan who has worked extensively with local tutors, creating classes with large group string tuition.
Large groups of students participate together in order to learn correct technique in a fun-filled, group environment, where they learn to play some of their favourite tunes while at school.
As with orchestral percussion, orchestral strings also wishes to harbor an interest for students to eventually join the Laois School of Music Orchestras.
School currently participating in the Music Generation Laois Strings Programme:
- Scoil Bhríde, Rathdowney
- Scoil Bhríde, Knockmay, Portlaoise
- Scoil Mhuire, Abbeyleix
