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Too cool for school? Musicians as partners in education (Pre-published version)
(Taylor & Francis [Routledge], 2010)
Music at the margins research briefing: Exploring the musical lives of children living under direct provision
(2017)
This research briefing provides a summary of a participatory music research project with children of asylum seekers living in direct provision in the Mid-West of Ireland. The project explores the musical lives of children ...
All together now: A review of the Mary Immaculate College children’s choir
(Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, 2016)
The Mary Immaculate College (MIC) Children’s Choir is a university-school-community initiative aimed at complementing and enhancing existing music education provision in primary schools. From the outset, a research and ...
“The next level”: Investigating teaching and learning within an Irish traditional music online community (Pre-published version)
(Sage, 2013)
Online music communities offer a new context and culture for musical participation globally. This article, employing a socio-cultural theoretical lens, examines how the Online Academy of Irish Music (OAIM) functions as a ...
Mapping the context: Insights and issues from local government development of music communities
(Cambridge University Press, 2011)
Recent years have revealed local government to be a fundamental stakeholder in the
development of arts and music communities. This article provides a context for an
exploration and study of the issues, themes and dilemmas ...
Exploring student learning and leadership through a university-community choral initiative (Pre-published version)
(Cambridge University Press, 2018)
Within a rapidly changing higher education landscape, there is an increased need for universities to look beyond their ‘ivory towers’ and into their surrounding communities in preparing students for the ‘real world’. ...
Scene and heard: Exploring a jazz ensemble as a community of musical practice
(ISME [International Society for Music Education], 2012)
This paper explores a jazz ensemble as it formed a “community of musical practice” (CoMP). Underpinned by a constructionist worldview, the study focused on the concept of “situated learning” within an adult jazz music ...
Arts in education within Irish cultural policy: the “ins” and “outs” (Pre-published version)
(Taylor & Francis [Routledge], 2017)
Other voices: the power of music for children in direct provision (Pre-published version)
(RTÉ [Raidió Teilifís Éireann] Brainstorm, 2018)
Opinion: a series of music workshops and interviews with children in a direct provision centre has shown how making music can foster a sense of belonging and community.
Exploring teacher-artist partnership as a model of CPD for supporting and enhancing arts education in Ireland: A research report
(Department of Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, 2016)
We are at a crossroads in Ireland with regard to teacher-artist partnerships. This joint governmental approach to these partnerships represents a crucial move towards a cohesive arts education strategy for schools. This ...