Matinée Concert Presentation Strings 2015

SCHOOL CONCERT The Presto Ensembles

Anne Marie O'Mara, the principal at the Presentation Primary School, launched the celebratory concert of an inclusive  curricular violin project run over a second successive school year, where four classes got hands-on experience with the violin, under the  tutelage of Cathy Desmond, a past pupil of the school.

The Presto Strings Violin Programme was launched in September 2013, and is one of a small, but developing number of inclusive class-based string tuition projects running in Irish schools, with the wonderful aim of introducing every child to playing an instrument and participating as a team in a musical activity with their classmates. Over the course of the year, students have made progress in music literacy and to delve into the world of music through creating, listening and responding to music in the classroom.

The range of styles featured in today's programme ranged from classical, dance, blues, marches, sea-shanties, and ceili dancing, with added rhythm and dramatic use of sound to tell stories.


The School Hall echoed with excitement and lots of happy faces. The 50 strong School choir who sang recently in the Theatre Royal with The Three Tenors and at the National Childrens' Choir, entertained with the Sé do Maimio , and a stirring Soldier's Chorus from Guonod's Faust and a brilliant finale, The Battle Hymn of the Republic.

Mrs Wilmott's group kicked off the proceedings with a splendid Latin American set with a special tango version of the Twinke theme. There was bluesy interlude  and  finally a samba with added percussion to close.

The After School Play On Ensemble of 5th class students lent their support.
Ms Freyne's class delighted with pizzicato rhythms from March of the Toreador's from Carmen, and a brilliant telling of the Three Little Pigs with Beatrice on percussion.


Ms McKeown's class kicked off with a Foxtrot and shone with a vivid telling of the Three Billy Goats's Gruff. Holly danced a reel to the tutti Kilfenora riff.


Ms O Sullivan class rounded off the concert with an Irish blas , as the young violinists delivered a set of polkas with dance steps from a duo led by Aleesha.

Music continues to be central to life and enjoyment at Presentation. Bravo violin Presto Ensembles of 2015.

Presto Team 2015 Principal: Mrs O Mara  Violin Tutor Cathy Desmond,
Teachers Mrs Wilmott, Ms Freyne, Ms McKeown, Ms O Sullivan
Accompanist:Ms Tobin Coordinator: Mrs. McKenna. 

Bravo tutti!

Updates on the Presto Violin programme and follow on classes will be posted on school website .

'I love that connectivity and inspiration.The happy faces on the children told their own story
 ' Liam Murphy Munster Express

' most enjoyable- a wonderful oppoortunity for my grand daughter' Mrs Power

Check out the full programme of our matinée concert in the link here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8tZsiLja6jURk1qTWMxd3U4RUU/view?usp=sharing

5th  class After School Ensemble

Preview Concert

Presentation School proudly presents…

The Presto Ensembles 2015

  With Special Guests –                       The Amazing Presentation School School Choir

A matinée recital at the Hall on Tuesday 28^th  April at 1.15pm  The Wilmott, McKeown. Freyne and O’Sullivan ensembles present some of the repertoire we have worked during the term

Wilmott Ensemble 
Scaley Monkey D and A

Tango to Trinidad

Twinkle Tango Style

One Down Blues   

Beguine Sambo

McKeown Ensemble

 A Story: The Three Billy Goats Gruff with special string sound effects

  featuring

Foxtrot

Sea Shanty

March

Reel   

The Freyne Ensemble

A story : The Three Little Pigs

 Featuring

Ballybricken Pullpost

Toreador’s March

Ireland’s Call

The O’Sullivan Ensemble

Aon Do Muc is Bo  

Twinkle a pizz,   b open string rhythm ,c fingers down

Three Polkas

      John Ryans , Scartaglen Polka; Terry Teehan’s

Trasna na dtonnta with chords

Countdown to Concert

Ms O Sullivan 

Draft programme

Leaders Caitlin Julia
Aon Dó Muc is Bó  Call and Response

Violins on floor
Sing  Call and response  Aon Deag Na big caint,
 Violins Up
Play scale Call and response

Twinkle Twinkle   Intro last  2 bars

1Rhythm only on open string
2Pizz
3Arco middle bit Jane et al

3 Polkas  Arco  John Ryans   ti ti sh sh sh
                pizz Terry Teahans tititi'    4 bar ostinato to start  This one to start
                arco Scartaglen  Get scale ostinato.

Ms McKeown
Three Little pigsThe Treble Islanders who lived in the South loved dancing and telling stories

Every day they began with a Foxtrot

Foxtrot

Then they liked to tell stories . Here is the story of the Three Billy Goat’s Gruff with special sound effects

They liked  singing and dancing especially Irish Dancing and they liked marches . Here is a March , a sea shanty and a reel .

Ms Freyne

The treble islanders who lived in the North  liked to begin with a dance around the Ballybricken Bull Post

Wintertime in Russia

They liked to tell stories too Here is their version of the Three Little Pigs

Toreadors March.

Ireland's Call

Ms Wilmott

Trouble at Treble Island                             

The Islanders on the Western side of Treble Island loved sport and music.  They started every day with the  Treble Island Rap.

Music has a Steady Beat

On the island there were monkees who liked to climb  trees a little bit at a time 

Scale on D to D'

The Islanders on the Western side were known as the Tango tribe . No 1 (  Track No1) .  

They liked to play follow the leader  call and response D and A tango

No Matter how hard they tried, all their songs ended in a tango rhythm Twinkle Twinkle  x 2 Pizz Arco 

Sometimes they got a bit sad and then they played the blues  One Down Blues

1 Pizz 

2 Pizz plus movement Dipping 

3 Bows up  Count 

4 Arco 

There was a ballroom on Treble Island and the islanders liked to dance the samba in the evening  

Beguine .