Traditional Music Lessons
Traditional music lessons will commence on Friday September 10th 2010.
Open to pupils from 1st Class upwards. Classes held after 4:30pm.
Phone Joan on 086-6088371 for more information.
Music Club
Music Club takes place every 2nd wednesday at lunchtime in Mrs McNamara's room. Open to musicians from 3rd class upwards. Full commitment is important. Music club will begin on Wednesday September 15th 2010.
Up the Tempo Music Programme
We have been chosen to participate in Ulster Bank’s Up the Tempo Programme as the main school in the Munster area. Four musicians from the National Concert Hall 'Learn and Explore Programme' will provide daily workshops in the school during the week of 18th -22nd of May. A grand finale in the National Concert Hall involving each main school from the 7 residencies nationwide will take place on 4th June.
Bands Spectacular
This year’s Bands Spectacular took place in Bunratty Folk Park. It was open air event - thankfully the weather held up. The schools participating in this year’s event were Monaleen National School from Limerick, Ennis National School and ourselves. In all there were over 70 children from Knockanean School playing. Thank you to Claire Cremin for the photos below. Hopefully we will have more to add soon.
Bands Spectacular
Realtog
We had a talent competition as gaeilge in the school early in 2009. Take a guess as to which of the judges was our very own Simon Cowell!
Realtog 2009
What is the music Club ?
The music club is something that happens every 2nd wednesday lunchtime at our school. As the name sugests we play music!!! We go to one classroom with our favourite instrument and we play music together for our lunchtime. Some of the instruments we play are flute, tin whistle, accordian, concertina, guitar, fiddle, keyboard and drums!!
Instruments we play
Here are some pictures of the instruments we play in the music club.
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