Community Music
at
The Hedge School
During the pandemic, a weekly family Zoom meeting gave us a chance to play, to hear each other but we couldn’t play together. Our event at Carlow’s Fringe Festival, brought musicians together. Many played that day, for the first time, with other musicians. It had a profound impact on me and I determined to create more opportunities for people to play together. It was one of a series of events that inspired me to study Community Music at the World Academy of Music and Dance, University of Limerick.
If you’re interested in learning and developing musical skills in a group on individual setting. The Hedge School Music would be delighted to be part of your creative adventure. Feel free to get in touch.
Meet the tutors
Angela Keogh graduated from Drumshanbo’s ETB Traditional Irish Music Course in 2024. She plays the whistle and concertina and has a particular interest in community music. Angela is currently studying for an MA in Community Music at the University of Limerick. She facilitates the music project, the Ceoltóirí Bianconi, at the Royal Oak, Co Carlow as part of Creative Places, Bagenalstown, Co Carlow.
Music breathes life into places and people. In a world that has such darkness, making music together gives voice to our emotions, creates laughter, friendships and possibilities.
Katie Jacques is a singer and music teacher based in Carlow and Cork. She graduated from the Cork School of Music with a BA in Popular Music in Voice in 2021. Subsequently, she completed her Diploma in Community Group Music Teaching with the Royal Irish Academy of Music in 2022 and has been teaching and mentoring a variety of groups both under her own practice and with organisations such as Music Generation Carlow, Carlow College of Music and Cork City Libraries.
“The easiest way to avoid wrong notes is to never open your mouth and sing. What a mistake that would be.”
Get in touch.
If you are interested in learning more about music at the Hedge School, or to register your interest please get in touch.