Music Generation Kerry is a new performance music education service for children and young people in County Kerry that will provide opportunities for children and young people to access a range of high quality, subsidised vocal, instrumental and music technology tuition in their local community.
Music Generation is Ireland’s national music education programme, initiated by Music Network and co-funded by U2, The Ireland Funds, the Department of Education and Skills and Local Music Education Partnerships. Locally, Music Generation Kerry is led by Kerry Education and Training Board in partnership with Kerry County Council, Kerry Group and the IT Tralee. Music Generation Kerry is one of 22 areas of the country now participating in Ireland’s national music education programme, which creates more than 42,500 opportunities each year for children and young people to engage in 150 transformative music education programmes across all musical genres and styles – from trad to jazz, rock, pop and hip hop, samba drumming, brass band, choral and orchestral initiatives, composers clubs and much more.
To find out more about music Music Generation, click on www.musicgeneration.ie
If you are considering joining the pool of musician educators, contact Deirdre Johnson, Music Development Officer: djohnson@kerryetb.ie
