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‘Songs of Ourselves’ Live Performance at The Dock The Dock ‘Songs of Ourselves’ was one of the recipient projects of the 2021 Arts in Education Portal Documentation Award, the aim of which is to support the development of documented outcomes from arts in education initiatives in Ireland. The award is part of the Arts in Education Portal Editorial Committee’s commitment to supporting and recognising the value of documentation and reflection as a key component within arts in education initiatives. From November 2020 to June 2021, George Higgs was The Dock Composer in Residence at Scoil Mhuire, Carrick on Shannon for the project ‘Songs of Ourselves’, exploring communal song forms – e.g., work songs, anthems, canons, and call and response – with the ultimate aim of creating a new composition. Based on his earlier investigations into multisensory composition (The Sense Ensemble, 2017), George asked the students to think of a song not only as sound, but as a participatory activity for all the senses. Students were encouraged to invent gestures to accompany the performance of each song and draw pictures to reflect on the various themes. A Song Scrapbook was amassed from all the sessions, featuring the finished multisensory lyric ‘The Dream of the Knockabock’. ‘The Dream of the Knockabock’ was performed at The Dock in early June, 2022 by the Scoil Mhuire Choir and the Millennium Choir. The song was a twelve-minute ‘mobile composition for multisensory voices’ created was a rich pageant of sound, movement and was a spatial performance to remember. It was a special event for all involved and a great achievement. View the performance below View here the Documentation Award Series Discussion ‘Songs of Ourselves’ with composer George Higgs, teacher Noelle Igoe and The Dock’s Visual Arts and Education Manager, Laura Mahon as part of the 2021 National Arts in Education Portal Virtual Conference. Job: Education Officer for The Playhouse Derry-Londonderry The Playhouse Deadline: 5pm, Thursday 3 February 2022 The Playhouse is seeking an Education Officer. The Education Officer will work with the Head of Engagement and the wider Engagement Team to support learning and participation work in formal and informal settings and in the organisation’s role as an Open College Network Centre. This is a part time role (2.5 days per week) in which you will help to ensure that The Playhouse develop pathways for people of all ages and abilities to engage in creative learning and participation. The ideal candidate will be someone passionate about the value of education and motivated by engaging people in the learning that matters to them. You will understand and believe in a cultural democracy, in the value of the arts as part of our everyday lives and as a force for good in the world. Deadline: 5pm, Thursday 3 February 2022 For more information on how to apply for the role of Education Officer, please see www.derryplayhouse.co.uk/vacancies Opportunity: Music Generation Development Officer (Fingal) Music Generation Deadline: 23 April 2021 Dublin and Dun Laoghaire Education and Training Board (DDLETB) invites applications for the position of Music Generation Development Officer (Fingal). They will be responsible for managing a programme of performance music education on behalf of Fingal Local Music Education Partnership. This is a five-year fixed term contract. The successful candidate will have a broad understanding of the diversity of effective, contemporary approaches across the diversity of performance music education – and will have the skills and experience to develop a programme that responds to the specific needs of young people in disadvantaged communities. Music Generation is Ireland’s National Music Education Programme that gives children and young people access to high-quality, subsidised performance music education. Initiated by Music Network, Music Generation is co-funded by U2, The Ireland Funds, the Department of Education and Local Music Education Partnerships. Deadline: 4pm Friday 23rd April 2021 For more information on how to apply, see: www.musicgeneration.ie/news/job-opportunity-music-generation-development-officer-fingal Opportunity: Music Generation Callout for Musicians Music Generation Deadline: 30 April 2021 Music Generation invites individual or groups of professional musicians to tender to lead and develop distinct Communities of Practice with musicians that deliver Music Generation programmes; and to lead, develop and create new work for children and young people with musicians involved in Music Generation Communities of Practice. Music Generation is Ireland’s National Music Education Programme that gives children and young people access to high-quality, subsidised performance music education. Initiated by Music Network, Music Generation is co-funded by U2, The Ireland Funds, the Department of Education and Local Music Education Partnerships. Deadline: 5pm Friday 30th April 2021 For more information on how to apply, see: www.musicgeneration.ie/news/request-for-tenders-professional-musicians-provision-of-services Teacher-Artist Partnership (TAP) Project – The Lonely Traveller In 2020 ‘The Lonely Traveller’ Project was one of the recipient’s of the Portal Documentation Award. View the project documentation video here. Tell us the story of your project – What was the impetus? What was it about? Who was involved? How did you begin? Jacintha Mullins, Teacher The initial aim of the project was simple: increase the access that deaf children have to the music and find new ways of delivering and differentiating the music curriculum for this cohort of pupils. I enrolled on the Teacher-Artist Partnership (TAP) CPD summer course at Limerick Education Centre with the specific purpose of gaining a residency with a musician in order to achieve what I set out to do. After being paired with Limerick composer Fiona Linnane we got the opportunity to get to know one another and discuss our project ideas at length during the TAP lead facilitator training which we were both chosen to attend. With an initial very loose plan/structure in place we kicked off the school based part of our project with a trip to University Concert Hall, Limerick to attend a “Music in the classroom” performance with the pupils. A lot of background work was undertaken in the classroom prior to our engagement with Fiona. As my pupils had differing levels of hearing loss from mild and moderate to severe and profound it was important to explore with them how sound travels and how we can all experience sound in different ways ie some with ears and hearing some with hands and touch. It was important also to make the children aware that being deaf was not a barrier to experiencing, enjoying and producing music. In our english lesson we wrote to Dame Evelyn Glennie, a world famous percussion artist from Scotland who herself is deaf. The children were thrilled when Evelyn wrote back to them offering words of encouragement and praise. Glennie proved to be a very positive role model for all the pupils throughout the course of this project and her composition “The Lonely Traveller” became the central point around which our project evolved. Fiona Linnane, Composer Much of my preparation for this project involved meeting the students and gaining perspective on their experience of sound and music; the mix of abilities within the group; and how I would need to refine my practice to maximise the impact of the workshops for the group. This ranged from managing my communication style to allow for the use of ISL within the classroom to leaving more space in each session for students to move at a pace that worked best for them. I joined the teachers and students as they attended a “Music in the Classroom” performance at the University Concert Hall, Limerick and this provided me with great insight into how these children would respond to musical ideas. How were the ideas developed and how did the young people, artist and teacher work together? Jacintha Mullins, Teacher Fiona took the lead by facilitating engaging and experimental weekly workshops which were loads of fun. Both myself and the class SNA’s were on hand to assist with ISL and the provision of additional support to any pupil that needed it. After the first couple of sessions the pupils became very familiar and at ease with Fiona and after this point we all very much worked as a unit and in partnership with one another developing ideas and expanding on themes. Much of my curriculum planning for other curricular areas was influenced by the enjoyment that the children were experiencing in Fiona’s workshops. We chatted at length about “The Lonely Traveller” who it might be and where they might be travelling to/from in our oral language sessions. In history we explored the voyages of St. Brendan and the Imram tradition and in SPHE we spoke lots about how being deaf is no barrier to achieving one’s dreams as Dame Evelyn Glennie had illustrated. Our workshops with Fiona influenced our class work and equally our class work across other curricular areas influenced the direction of our workshops with Fiona. Fiona Linnane, Composer I first designed and facilitated a series of workshops on experimental composition starting with simple rhythm exercises and graphic notation. Once I had established where the students were in their musical development, we began to plan a theme for our project. By linking in with the student’s interest in the work of Evelyn Glennie I introduced a simple piece (by Glennie) which I felt we could work within the framework of the project. Using chime bars and the graphic notation learned in the first phase of the project, we began writing songs and improvisation using The Lonely Traveller as a starting point. The students immediately responded enthusiastically to songwriting and so I began to look at ways to expand on this. What was your personal experience of the project in terms of successes and challenges? Jacintha Mullins, Teacher This was an incredibly successful project on so many different levels. Fiona was a joy to work with. She was always so patient, kind and enthusiastic. She brought an open mind, in depth knowledge and a great sense of fun to the project. She engaged with learning ISL from the pupils and always followed their lead no matter where it went. We very quickly established a three way partnership between pupils, artist and teacher which worked for everyone. This project started out as something quite simple and small but very quickly grew to become a fairly ambitious project. We had secured funding from Limerick Education Centre for a follow on workshop with local Puppeteer Emma Fisher to develop the visual aspect to our project. Unfortunately with the arrival of the covid 19 pandemic, extended school closures and no visitors policies we were unable to go ahead with this. However a promise is a promise and when schools reopened I took what little knowledge of shadow puppetry I had gained from my conversation with Emma and made this the focus of our art classes to complete the visual aspect of our project. The film was made with a mix of live acting and shadow puppetry. Working with deaf pupils in near darkness wearing visors and masks whilst maintaining social distance and pod groupings was challenging indeed but we got there in the end and we all agreed on seeing the final piece it was worth it. Fiona Linnane, Composer This project’s success was driven by the investment by the teacher, Jacintha Mullins. It is difficult, as an artist to attempt to link in the topic your are covering with the subjects in the classroom as we are only physically in the classroom for the sessions. Jacintha immersed the class in the project by linking it with other aspects of her teaching. The usual challenge of engaging all students, even reluctant ones, was present but not to the same extent as other projects. Again, I feel this was thanks to Jacintha’s leadership. Obviously the big challenge arrived in the form of schools being closed in March. We had just enough material already recorded to put the film together but plans to continue our work together had to be put on hold. What was significant for you about the project that is worth sharing? Jacintha Mullins, Teacher The increased levels of self esteem and confidence that our pupils displayed both during and after this project were incredible. They were immensely proud of the work they had done and what they had achieved. Singing was something that these children had always done primarily with their hands through ISL. Hearing them spontaneously burst into song with their own compositions on a regular basis in our classroom and around our school is something really special indeed. Fiona Linnane, Composer I listened to the announcement of school closures in my car just before what would be our final session. It was an especially poignant session – I remember feeling a sense of calm in the classroom, while chaos ensued in the world around us. It would be my last engagement with a school for the rest of the year and, most likely, until September 2021. Has anything changed in your work as a result of the project? Jacintha Mullins, Teacher Working in partnership with a professional in the area of the curriculum that I found challenging was a very valuable experience. It showed me the value of arts in education and how bringing someone into the classroom can open up endless possibilities and new ways of teaching and learning for all involved. I will be seeking out opportunities to engage in further partnerships in the future. Fiona Linnane, Composer I recognise the importance of real engagement by the teacher. Also not to feel like everything about the project is my responsibility, allow others to cover their areas of expertise. On the flip side in future I will allow myself to be more involved in the artistic outcome. Before this I had always allowed the students complete control over the final work, however, as I finished editing the sounds we had recorded it occurred to me that if I take on the more technical work myself it allows more time for the students to explore the more creative aspects of the projects. Opportunity for Schools: Ennis Book Club Festival Workshops for Schools Ennis Book Club Festival Dates: 2 – 5 March Ennis Book Club Festival invites post-primary school students and teachers in County Clare to a series of online workshops scheduled as part of their wider book club festival taking place from 2 – 7 March. The workshops include: - Fighting Words Creative Writing Workshop, Tues 2 March, 10am-12 noon or 1.45pm-3.45pm - Songwriting and Music Production Workshop with Music Generation Clare, Wed 3 March, 9.30am-12pm or 1.30pm-4pm - Secondary School Audience with author Louise O’Neill, Thurs 4 March, 10am-11am or 2.10pm-3.10pm - Louise O’Neill in conversation with Sarah Moore Fitzgerald, 5 March, 11.30am For more information on how to book, see https://www.ennisbookclubfestival.com/ebcf-2021-events Artists & Teachers invited to the International Conference in Intercultural Education for Primary Schools Grow from Seeds Programme Date: 17 January 2020 The Grow from Seeds project intends to provide a programme designed to foster intercultural dialogue in Primary Schools recognising European Parliament priorities to address anti-social behaviour through social cohesion and inclusion, active citizenship and the empowerment and participation of pupils. The methodology used to deliver this education programme adopts multiple strands of Creative Drama, storytelling and performing arts which are proven to be highly motivating, multi-sensory and active learning tools. The Grow from Seeds project engages partners from Ireland, Germany and France, and is supported by Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership. Teachers, policy makers, researchers, artists, drama practitioners and academics are invited to attend the International Conference in Intercultural Education for Primary Schools to explore new ways of understanding Intercultural Education in Primary Schools and the use of the creative arts as a tool to foster intercultural dialogue in primary schools.. Keynote Address The conference event will include a keynote talk from Joe Little, RTÉ Religious and Social Affairs correspondent. The event will also showcase the work from the Grow from Seeds project as well as presentations and contributions from practitioners and educators through a panel discussion. Venue: Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin Date: 17th January 2020, 9.30am registration RSVP by January 6th to educate@gaietyschool.com Artist Opportunity with the Improvised Music Company in partnership with The Ark Improvised Music Company & The Ark Deadline: Thursday 29th March Fun Size Jazz – Performance and development opportunity for jazz and improvising musicians and ensembles from IMC in partnership with The Ark Improvised Music Company in partnership with The Ark are looking for applications from professional artists and ensembles in jazz and improvised music for short ‘scratch’ performances aimed at young audiences. The chosen artists will have an opportunity to devise, create and deliver their short live performances for audiences of children at The Ark this summer 2018. This new initiative, jointly presented by Improvised Music Company and The Ark, stems from an original production developed between 2014 & 2016, called Monster Music Improv, which toured across Ireland and the UK in 2016. Applications should present considered, innovative and engaging approaches to creating memorable and enjoyable performances of between 15-20 minutes duration designed to specifically appeal to young audiences aged between 4 and 12 years. Fun Size Jazz will result in 2 performances taking place on the May and August Bank Holiday Mondays respectively (7th May & 6th August 2018). Further Information go to www.improvisedmusic.ie/news/fun-size-jazz-performance-and-development-opportunity-for-jazz-and-improvis
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Caolaigh de réir réigiúin Caolaigh le Foirm Ealaíne Caolaigh le leibhéal na Scoile ‘The Lonely Traveller’: An Tionscadal Comhpháirtíochta Múinteora-Ealaíontóra In 2020 bhí an Tionscadal ‘The Lonely Traveller’ mar cheann de bhuaiteoirí Dhámhachtain Doiciméadaithe na Tairsí. Féach ar fhíseán doiciméadaithe an tionscadail anseo. Inis scéal do thionscadail dúinn – Céard a spreag é? Cad faoi é? Cé a bhí páirteach ann? Cén chaoi ar thosaigh tú? Jacintha Mullins, Múinteoir Aidhm shimplí a bhí i gceist leis an tionscadal i dtosach: cur leis an rochtain a bhíonn ag leanaí bodhra ar an gceol agus bealaí nua a aimsiú chun an curaclam ceoil a sheachadadh agus a idirdhealú don chohórt daltaí seo. Chláraigh mé ar chúrsa um fhorbairt ghairmiúil leantach de chuid na Comhpháirtíochta idir Múinteoirí agus Ealaíontóirí (TAP) in Ionad Oideachais Luimnigh agus é mar chuspóir sonrach agam cónaitheacht a fháil le ceoltóir chun an méid a bhí le déanamh agam a bhaint amach. Tar éis dom a bheith péireáilte leis an gcumadóir as Luimneach Fiona Linnane fuaireamar an deis aithne a chur ar a chéile agus ár smaointe tionscadail a phlé go mion le linn oiliúna do phríomhéascaitheoir TAP ar roghnaíodh an bheirt againn chun freastal uirthi. Le plean/struchtúr tosaigh an-scaoilte i bhfeidhm chuireamar tús leis an gcuid scoilbhunaithe dár dtionscadal le turas go Ceoláras na hOllscoile, Luimneach chun freastal ar thaibhiú "Ceol sa seomra ranga" leis na daltaí. Tugadh faoi go leor obair chúlra sa seomra ranga roimh ár rannpháirtíocht le Fiona. Ós rud é go raibh leibhéil éagsúla caillteanais éisteachta ag mo dhaltaí ó éadrom agus measartha go géar agus trom bhí sé tábhachtach iniúchadh a dhéanamh leo ar an gcaoi a dtaistealaíonn fuaim agus conas is féidir linn go léir taithí a fháil ar fhuaim ar bhealaí éagsúla i.e cuid acu le cluasa agus le héisteacht agus cuid acu le lámha agus le tadhall. Bhí sé tábhachtach chomh maith cur in iúl do na leanaí nach raibh bheith bodhar ar thaithí a bheith ar an gceol, taitneamh a bhaint as agus é a tháirgeadh. Inár gceacht Béarla scríobhamar chuig Dame Evelyn Glennie, ealaíontóir cnaguirlisí cáiliúil as Albain atá bodhar í féin. Bhí áthas ar na leanaí nuair a scríobh Evelyn ar ais chucu agus focail spreagtha agus molta á gcur in iúl aici. Bhí Ms.Glennie ina eiseamláir an-dearfach do na daltaí go léir le linn an tionscadail seo agus bhí a píosa ceoil "The Lonely Traveller" ina lárphointe inar tháinig ár dtionscadal chun cinn. Fiona Linnane, Cumadóir Is éard a bhí i gceist le cuid mhór den ullmhúchán a rinne mé don tionscadal seo ná bualadh leis na scoláirí agus dearcadh a fháil ar a dtaithí ar fhuaim agus ar cheol; ar an meascán cumais laistigh den ghrúpa; agus ar an gcaoi a bheadh orm mo chleachtas a bheachtú chun tionchar na gceardlann don ghrúpa a uasmhéadú. Chuimsigh sé sin mo stíl chumarsáide a bhainistiú chun go bhféadfaí ISL a úsáid laistigh den seomra ranga agus níos mó spáis a fhágáil i ngach seisiún do scoláirí chun bogadh ar an luas ab fhearr a d'oibrigh dóibh. Chuaigh mé leis na múinteoirí agus leis na scoláirí agus iad ag freastal ar thaibhiú "Ceol sa Seomra Ranga" i gCeoláras na hOllscoile, Luimneach agus thug sé seo léargas iontach dom ar an gcaoi a bhfreagródh na leanaí seo do smaointe ceoil. Cén chaoi ar forbraíodh na smaointe agus cén chaoi ar oibrigh na daoine óga, an t-ealaíontóir agus an múinteoir le chéile? Jacintha Mullins, Múinteoir Bhí Fiona ar thús cadhnaíochta trí cheardlanna seachtainiúla tarraingteacha agus turgnamhacha a éascú a bhí thar a bheith spraíúil. Bhí mé féin agus cúntóirí riachtanas speisialta an ranga ar fáil chun cabhrú le ISL agus le tacaíocht bhreise a thabhairt d'aon dalta a raibh gá acu léi. Tar éis an chéad chúpla seisiún chuir na daltaí aithne mhaith ar agus bhí siad ar a suaimhneas le Fiona agus tar éis an phointe sin d'oibríomar go léir mar aonad agus i gcomhpháirtíocht lena chéile chun smaointe a fhorbairt agus téamaí a leathnú. Bhí tionchar ag an taitneamh a bhain na leanaí as ceardlanna Fhiona ar chuid mhaith den phleanáil churaclaim a rinne mé do réimsí curaclaim eile. Rinneamar comhrá mion faoi “The Lonely Traveller” cé a d'fhéadfadh a bheith ann agus cá háit a mbeidís ag taisteal chuici/aisti inár seisiúin teanga bhéil. Sa stair rinneamar fiosrú ar aistear Naomh Breandán agus traidisiún Imram agus in OSPS labhair muid go leor faoin gcaoi nach bac é bheith bodhar roimh aisling duine a fhíorú mar a léirigh Dame Evelyn Glennie. Bhí tionchar ag ár gceardlanna le Fiona ar ár gcuid oibre ranga agus ar an gcaoi chéanna bhí tionchar ag ár gcuid oibre ranga ar fud réimsí curaclaim eile ar threo ár gceardlann le Fiona. Fiona Linnane, Cumadóir Dhear mé agus d'éascaigh mé sraith ceardlann ar chumadóireacht thurgnamhach den chéad uair agus mé ag tosú le cleachtaí simplí rithime agus nodaireacht ghrafach. Nuair ba léir dom go raibh na scoláirí i mbun forbartha ceoil, thosaíomar ag pleanáil téama dár dtionscadal. Trí nasc a dhéanamh le spéis an scoláire in obair Evelyn Glennie thug mé píosa simplí isteach (le Glennie) a mheas mé go bhféadfaimis a oibriú laistigh de chreat an tionscadail. Agus muid ag baint úsáide as barraí clinge agus an nodaireacht ghrafach a foghlaimíodh sa chéad chéim den tionscadal, thosaigh muid ag scríobh amhrán agus le tobsmaointeoireacht agus The Lonely Traveller á úsáid mar phointe tosaigh. D'fhreagair na scoláirí go díograiseach láithreach do scríbhneoireacht amhrán agus mar sin thosaigh mé ag féachaint ar bhealaí chun é seo a leathnú. Cén taithí phearsanta a bhí agat ar an tionscadal i dtéarmaí ratha agus dúshlán? Jacintha Mullins, Múinteoir Ba thionscadal thar a bheith rathúil é seo ar an oiread sin leibhéil éagsúla. Bhí áthas orainn a bheith ag obair le Fiona. Bhí sí i gcónaí chomh foighneach, cineálta agus díograiseach. Thug sí aigne oscailte, eolas domhain agus an-spraoi don tionscadal. Chuaigh sí i ngleic le ISL a fhoghlaim ó na daltaí agus lean sí a sampla i gcónaí is cuma cá ndeachaigh sé. Bhunaíomar comhpháirtíocht trí bhealaigh go han-tapa idir daltaí, ealaíontóir agus múinteoir a d’fheil do gach duine. Thosaigh an tionscadal seo mar rud simplí agus beag go leor ach d'fhás sé go han-tapa le bheith ina thionscadal measartha uaillmhianach. Bhí maoiniú faighte againn ó Ionad Oideachais Luimnigh le haghaidh ceardlann leantach le Puipéadóir áitiúil Emma Fisher chun an ghné amhairc dár dtionscadal a fhorbairt. Ar an drochuair, nuair a tháinig paindéim Covid-19, dúnadh sínte na scoile agus cosc ar chuairteoirí ní raibh muid in ann dul ar aghaidh leis seo. Is gealltanas é gealltanas, áfach, agus nuair a osclaíodh na scoileanna ghlac mé an méid beag eolais a bhí agam ar scáth-phuipéadóireacht a fuair mé ó mo chomhrá le Emma agus rinne mé é seo mar fhócas ár ranganna ealaíne chun gné amhairc ár dtionscadal a chur i gcrích. Rinneadh an scannán le meascán d'aisteoireacht bheo agus de scáth-phuipéadóireacht. Ba dhúshlán é go deimhin bheith ag obair le daltaí bodhra agus é beagnach dorcha agus muid ag caitheamh scáthláin agus maisc agus ag an am céanna scaradh sóisialta agus grúpálacha meithle a choinneáil ach d’éirigh linn sa deireadh thiar agus tar éis dúinn an píosa deiridh a fheiceáil d’aontaíomar go léir gurbh fhiú an iarracht. Fiona Linnane, Cumadóir Ba é an múinteoir, Jacintha Mullins, a spreag rath an tionscadail seo. Bíonn sé deacair, mar ealaíontóir iarracht a dhéanamh an t-ábhar a bhfuil tú ag clúdach a nascadh leis na hábhair sa seomra ranga mar nach mbímid i láthair i bpearsa sa seomra ranga ach le haghaidh na seisiún. Thum Jacintha an rang sa tionscadal trína nascadh le gnéithe eile dá teagasc. Bhí an gnáthdhúshlán i gceist ó thaobh gach scoláire a spreagadh, fiú na scoláirí drogallacha, ach ní a mhéid céanna le tionscadail eile. Arís, mothaím gurbh í ceannaireacht Jacintha ba chúis leis sin. Ar ndóigh tháinig an dúshlán mór chun cinn nuair a dúnadh na scoileanna i mí an Mhárta. Bhí dóthain ábhair taifeadta againn cheana féin chun an scannán a chur le chéile ach b'éigean pleananna chun leanúint lenár gcuid oibre le chéile a chur siar. Cén tábhacht a bhain leis an tionscadal duit ar fiú a roinnt? Jacintha Mullins, Múinteoir Bhí na leibhéil mhéadaithe féinmheasa agus muiníne a léirigh ár ndaltaí le linn agus i ndiaidh an tionscadail seo dochreidte. Bhí siad thar a bheith bródúil as an obair a bhí déanta acu agus as an méid a bhí bainte amach acu. Ba rud é an amhránaíocht a dhéanadh na leanaí seo i gcónaí go príomha lena lámha trí ISL. Is rud an-speisialta é iad a chloisteáil nuair a thosaíonn siad go tobann ag canadh na bpíosaí a chum siad féin, rud a tharlaíonn go minic inár seomra ranga agus timpeall ár scoile. Fiona Linnane, Cumadóir D'éist mé leis an bhfógra maidir le dúnadh scoile i mo charr díreach roimh an seisiún deiridh a bheadh againn. Seisiún thar a bheith tochtmhar a bhí ann - is cuimhin liom socracht a mhothú sa seomra ranga, fad is a bhí an domhan mórthimpeall orainn ina chíor thuathail. Ba é an teagmháil dheireanach a bheadh agam le scoil ar feadh an chuid eile den bhliain agus, is dóichí, go dtí Meán Fómhair 2021. Ar athraigh aon rud i do chuid oibre mar gheall ar an tionscadal? Jacintha Mullins, Múinteoir Ba thaithí an-luachmhar é a bheith ag obair i gcomhpháirtíocht le gairmí i réimse an churaclaim a fuair mé go raibh sé dúshlánach. Léirigh sé dom an luach a bhaineann leis na healaíona san oideachas agus conas is féidir féidearthachtaí gan stad agus bealaí nua teagaisc agus foghlama a oscailt do gach duine a bhfuil páirteach nuair a thógtar duine éigin isteach sa seomra ranga. Beidh mé ag lorg deiseanna chun páirt a ghlacadh i gcomhpháirtíochtaí breise amach anseo. Fiona Linnane, Cumadóir Aithním an tábhacht a bhaineann le fíor-rannpháirtíocht an mhúinteora. Chomh maith leis sin gan a mhothú gur mé fein atá freagrach as gach gné den tionscadal, ligean do dhaoine eile a réimsí saineolais a chlúdach. Ar an taobh eile sa todhchaí ligfidh mé dom féin a bheith níos rannpháirtí sa toradh ealaíonta. Roimhe seo ligeadh mé do na scoláirí smacht a bheith acu ar an obair dheiridh i gcónaí, ach agus mé ag cur in eagar na bhfuaimeanna a bhí taifeadta againn, rith sé liom dá dtógfainn an obair níos teicniúla mé féin go gcuirfeadh sé níos mó ama ar fáil do na scoláirí chun gnéithe níos cruthaithí den tionscadal a fhiosrú. Spotsolas Ealaíontóir(í): Cumadóir Fiona Linnane Is é príomhchuspóir mo chuid oibre i scoileanna ná béim a chur ar cé chomh inrochtana agus gur féidir le ceol comhaimseartha a bheith. Bíonn dearcthaí leanúnacha ann go mbíonn cumadóirí sean, gur fir iad agus go mbíonn siad marbh! I measc daoine fásta fiú, bíonn mistéir ag baint le healaín na cumadóireachta - ní haon mhistéir í. Níl ann ach fuaim amháin i ndiaidh fuaim eile. Tá iniúchadh fuaime tábhachtach dom chleachtas chomh maith - bíonn íomhánna os ár gcomhair de shíor i ndomhain na linne seo. I mo Thionscadal Pobail Chomhairle Ealaíon ‘Bells across the Burren’, spreag mé cuairteoirí chun seasamh agus éisteacht (ar thaobh cnoic). Bhí suntas ag baint le daoine a fheiceáil ag tabhairt faoin tasc simplí seo le hiontas agus iad ag glaoch amach na fuaimeanna éagsúla a chualadar go sceitimíneach: ‘préachán’, ‘tarracóir’, ‘daoine ag caint sa chlós’. Shíolraigh sé seo ó ghníomh shimplí, comhartha a chuir in airde agus ‘Just listen’ scríofa air. Cuid mhór de mo chleachtas is ea an comhoibriú. An príomhshaothar a bhíonn agam, faoi láthair, ná opera agus ceol gutha. I measc na dtionscadal atá idir lámha agam tá saothar a fhreagraíonn don suíomh a choimisiúnaigh comhlacht opera ó Luimneach, Opera Workshop (Dámhachtain Coimisiún Ceoldráma na Comhairle Ealaíon). Tigh Seoirseach Uimh.2 Cearnóg an Pheirigh a bhí mar ionsparáid don saothar agus tháinig smaointe tosaigh ó cheardlanna leis an bhfoireann (Dámhachtain do Thaighde agus d’Fhorbairt Tionscadal Ceoldráma na Comhairle Ealaíon). Tá an saothar seo á fhorbairt anois mar cheoldráma ar fhad iomlán a bheidh le léiriú i 2022/2023. Múinteoir(í): Jacintha Mullins Cháiligh Jacintha ó Scoil Ealaíne agus Dearaidh Luimnigh agus céim aici sa Mhínealaín. Chuaigh sí ar aghaidh agus chuir sí Máistreacht sna hEalaíona sna Meáin Idirghníomhacha i gcrích, cháiligh sí mar mhúinteoir bunscoile ina dhiaidh sin agus rinne sí traenáil agus oiliúint speisialaithe mar mhúinteoir do dhaoine bodhra. Múineann Jacintha páistí 8-12 bhliain d’aois faoi láthair ag Mid-West School For the Deaf i Luimneach. Agus í ina múinteoir ag páistí a bhfuil réimse fairsing laguithe éisteachta agus riachtanais speisialta acu, bíonn a cuid scileanna ealaíne á chur i bhfeidhm ag Jacintha ar mhaithe leis an gcuraclam a sheachadadh i slí ghníomhach, tharraingteach agus ábhartha le haghaidh na bpáistí ina ranganna. Tuigeann Jacintha an tábhacht a bhaineann leis an timpeallacht fhísiúil le haghaidh páistí bodhra. Tá sí feasach go maith ar an ngá atá ag na páistí seo slite ar féidir leo iad féin a chur in iúl a aimsiú chomh maith. Déanann Jacintha dianiarracht cur chuige, a bhfuil saibhreas ealaíne a baint leis, a chur ar fáil maidir le teagasc agus foghlaim ag scoil na mbodhar. Sa mbliain 2019 thug sí faoi chúrsa samhraidh TAP agus thraenáil sí mar éascaitheoir TAP níos déanaí an samhradh céanna. Tá sí ag obair mar chomhpháirtí cruthaitheach mar chuid de thionscnaíocht na scoileanna ildánacha faoi láthair chomh maith. Eile: (Coimeádaí, gníomhaireacht): An Chomhpháirtíocht idir Múinteoirí agus Ealaíontóirí (TAP) Forbairt Ghairmiúil Leantach Ealaíontóir(í) Fiona Linnane Múinteoir(í) Jacintha Mullins Foirmeacha Ealaíne Leibhéal Scoil/Grúpa Mid West School for the Deaf Rannpháirtithe Réigiún Aois/Rang 7 - 12 bhliain d’aois Dátaí Meán Fómhair 2019 - Nollaig 2020 Ceannaireacht Ghníomhaireacht Teacher-Artist Partnership (TAP) CPD Comhpháirtithe eile Limerick Education Centre Príomhthéamaí / línte fiosrúcháin Gan ord ar leith: fuaimdhreacha, cumadóireacht, teanga chomharthaíochta na hÉireann, luail, scáth-phuipéadóireacht, taibhiú, scóir ghrafacha, féiniúlacht na mbodhar, ceol, drámaíocht, scéalaíocht, scríbhneoireacht, eagarthóireacht fuaime agus físe. Snáitheanna Curaclaim Ceol, na hamharc ealaíona, drámaíocht, OSIE, OSPS, ICT Is rud an-speisialta é iad a chloisteáil nuair a thosaíonn siad go tobann ag canadh na bpíosaí a chum siad féin, rud a tharlaíonn go minic inár seomra ranga agus timpeall ár scoile.Jacintha Mullins, Múinteoir