Developing Your Own Junior Ensemble
Description
Developing Your Own Junior Ensemble
Sunday 4th of May – Room 100
Sunday 11th of May – Room 100
Sunday 18th of May – Room 208
Sunday 25th of May – Room 100
Tutors
Ciara Cavanagh
Ciara is a freelance violinist and music teacher. She plays violin with a number of orchestras and chamber music groups in the Dublin area. She is a member of the Botanic String Quartet and regularly performs with quartets and bands at events and festivals across Ireland.
Ciara is a member of the teaching staff on the Royal Irish Academy of Music’s Diploma in Community and Group Music Teaching. She has many years experience teaching violin and piano in both individual and group settings and has tutored the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland, Royal Irish Academy of Music performing groups and Dublin Youth Orchestras as well as worked with the Young Irish Strings. In 2012, she worked with Dublin City Council to lead a music workshop aimed at Primary School children. Ciara co-founded the Offbeat Ensemble, a late-starters orchestra based on the north side of Dublin in 2013, and is co-director of the group. She currently teaches in a number of primary school strings projects in the Dublin area.
Ciara is also a creative producer and project manager and has worked with an extensive range of musicians, artists and organisations. As well as her teaching and performance qualifications, Ciara also holds a BA hons in The History of Art from Trinity College Dublin and an MA in Cultural Management from The University of Catalonia, Spain.