St Canices Instrumental Music Programme

The 2016/17 music programme timetable is now available to view here

Music lessons resume in the school from Monday 12th September, for all with the exception of Junior Infants who will start their music lessons on week beginning Monday 19th September when their full school days begin. Please note that Senior Orchestra starts back Monday 19th September from 2.45pm-4.00pm, with Junior Orchestra resuming on Wednesday 21st September (2.45-4pm).

Please note that the music programme uses email to correspond with parents.  We ask parents to regularly check our upcoming events and news sections of the website. These areas will contain all the most up to date information regarding events and other developments within the programme. It will also have downloadable permission forms (where appropriate) and vital details of upcoming events etc.

The organisation of the music programme’s huge array of lessons for all the varied instruments and multiple groups within years is a huge task. We try our very best for all families involved to make lesson days and times as suitable as possible. This year’s timetable has been particularly difficult to organise due to the increasing number of children participating and the number of instrument choices available.  It has taken 2 months of intensive work to compile.  We regret therefore, that if your child’s music class clashes with any other extra-curricular activity, that it may be very difficult to accommodate any timetable changes.

If you have any urgent queries regarding the timetable, please contact the Music Programme Administrator by email only @ stcanicesimp@gmail.com and your query will be dealt with as soon as possible.

Dear Parent/Guardian,

The following dates and times have been arranged for you to register your child for the music programme for next year. Registration will take place in the school lobby on;

Tues 31st May 1.30-3.30pm and 7-8pm
Wed 1st June 1.30-3.30pm and 7-8pm
Thurs 2nd June 1.30-3.30pm and 7-8pm

The form for registration was included as an insert in the Maytime Melodies Concert programme and is also available to download here. You can access more information regarding instrument choices and relevant fees on the music programme website by clicking here. If you wish your child to be part of the music programme next year, please register your child and pay the appropriate fees due at one of these registration sessions. These will be the only music registration sessions for 2016/17. It is vital that you pay the relevant fees at the time of registration. As you can appreciate there are over 400 children currently involved in the music programme and the time tabling of music lessons for all of these children is a huge task for the administrator. Late applications cause considerable disruption to this time- tabling, which is unfair on the programme administrator.

If you do not register at one of these sessions, we cannot guarantee that the instrument of choice will be available for your child for next year and a late application fee may also be applied. Details of fees and instrument choices for next year are also available on the website. (If you are experiencing financial difficulties, you can speak in the strictest of confidence with Ruth Walsh, Programme Administrator).

Many thanks for your co-operation,

The Music Committee