Piping and drumming school visits Beechlawn

REPRESENTATIVES from the Northern Ireland Piping and Drumming School visited Beechlawn School this week.
By The Newsroom
Published 24th Apr 2013, 08:25 BST
Some of the pupils from Beechlawn School who had a visit from members of the Northern Ireland Piping and Drumming School, funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, with the prospect of setting up classes in piping and drumming. Included are Sam Bailie, Mervyn Hempton and Cecil Jones. INUS1613-BEECHSome of the pupils from Beechlawn School who had a visit from members of the Northern Ireland Piping and Drumming School, funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, with the prospect of setting up classes in piping and drumming. Included are Sam Bailie, Mervyn Hempton and Cecil Jones. INUS1613-BEECH
Some of the pupils from Beechlawn School who had a visit from members of the Northern Ireland Piping and Drumming School, funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, with the prospect of setting up classes in piping and drumming. Included are Sam Bailie, Mervyn Hempton and Cecil Jones. INUS1613-BEECH

The school provides master classes in advanced drumming, piobaireachd and canntaireachd and has organised Development Programmes within the University of Ulster’s Institute of Ulster Scots Studies.

The school’s certificated programme also prepares students to gain recognition for Duke of Edinburgh Awards and CEA performance Skills as well as PDQB qualifications within the Scottish Qualifications Authority.

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The programme runs every Saturday morning in Laurelhill Community School, Lisburn and Portora Royal School, Enniskillen.

Now the school is using its experience gained over years of teaching to instigate a Pilot Programme of teaching piping and drumming to young people with learning difficulties.

The school is aware of the special skills needed with this project and will be seeking to recruit possibly two tutors to carry this project forward.

Anyone interested should contact Alan Martin at City East Business Park, 67/72 Newtownards Road, Belfast BT4 1GW, telephone 028 9094 1659 or email www.pipinganddrummingschool.com

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The school has other innovative plans in hand including an Instructor’s Course, Advanced Percussion, Basic Rudimental Drumming for kit drummers and a full programme of Master Classes.

For further information contact Alan Martin at the above address or go to the school website at nipds.org