Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 May 2015
899. Deputy Jonathan O'Brien asked the Minister for Education and Skills the funding streams available to primary and post-primary schools to support the teaching of music within schools, including the purchase of instruments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20602/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraIt would be normal for a school to fund its music education from its general allocation. However, if a school is setting up a music department for the first time to include music within its programme, then that school can apply to the Department for a grant to assist it with such an introduction.
Many teachers use information and communication technologies to access resources which support teaching and learning in Music. To this end, the interactive white board (for which funding was provided) is useful for example to play excerpts of music in different genres, to explore the sounds and features of musical instruments, and to display information relating to composers/bands/orchestra/various performers. Many schools make good use of the interactive white board to build a repository of resources over time which can be shared as appropriate throughout the school.
