South Derry/Londonderry Piping and Drumming Project
‘Young People Piping and Drumming in Harmony’
Today an ‘Open Afternoon’ was held at Ampertaine Primary School, Upperlands as part of the project. The Objective of the programme is to teach piping and drumming to boys and girls in controlled, maintained and integrated schools, primary and secondary, within the South Derry/Londonderry Area.
The ‘Open Afternoon’ enabled students from all participating schools involved in the project to meet together for a piping and drumming workshop. Council Officers Oliver Morgan and Deidre McCann were in attendance representing Mid Ulster District Council. The Project is funded by Mid Ulster District Council under Peace IV funding.
During the past year pupils from the Primary and Secondary sector have had the opportunity to receive teaching in the practice and theory of music in the art of piping and drumming. Pupils have already enjoyed the experience of participating in their respective school concerts and local festivals.
The ‘Open Afternoon took the form of a workshop where pupils worked in groups relative to their standard and followed the programme as outlined.
- Essential piping and drumming skills.
- Monotones – Foundation for reading music.
- Separate groups:
- Piping – Tune preparation.
- Drumming – Tune preparation.
- Combined group piping and drumming.
A fifteen-minute programme based on the above activities concluded the workshop. Individual and group work was demonstrated for their parents who took the opportunity to view this part of the event.
