Thinking Outside The Box: The 21st Century Music Teacher’s Toolkit

The 4th Annual RIAM Teaching Network Conference will take place on the 29 and 30 June 2017 in the Royal Irish Academy of Music. This year, the conference will focus on new approaches and resources available to teachers, and on the importance of working with the needs of each individual student. The closing address will be given by RIAM Director, Deborah Kelleher, where she will reflect on the conference and the necessary skills of the 21st century music teacher. 

Conference Programme

Thursday, 29 June 2017

10.00am - Jonathan Nangle - Composing with Technology

11.00am - Coffee Break

11.30am - Kathleen Tynan - Staging an Opera

12.30pm - The 2019 RIAM Syllabi: Information session with the Senior Examiners Lorna Horan and Majella Boland

1.00pm - Lunch Break

2.00pm - Dabbledoo Music Workshop with Shane McKenna

3.00pm - Coffee Break

3.30pm - Ailbhe McDonagh - Creative Composing for Children and Writing for the Local Centre

Friday, 30 June 2017

10.00am - Geraldine McHugh - Barnardos and Child Protection

11.00am - Coffee Break

11.30am - DipRIAM Information Session with Grainne Deery and Reamonn Keary

12.00pm - Reamonn Keary - Pedalling Technique and Preparing Scales

1.00pm - Lunch Break

2.00pm - Jessica Harris - Working with Special Needs Students

3.00pm - Coffee Break

4.00pm - Closing Address: Deborah Kelleher - Outside The Box: The Modern Teacher’s Toolkit