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MUSIC IN OUR SCHOOL

Our music department is run by the school’s music teacher, guitars, a drum kit, bongos, music stands and marching
Ms. Kavanagh. In this new school year we have become drums. Due to our schools ever growing music department,
well known around Cavan due to our Carols by Candlelight we have also purchased several licences for Sibelius which
performance by the choir. Our various talented musicians is the world’s bestselling music notation software. We have
and soloists have been broadcast on Northern Sound. also bought 10 professional Kingsman studio headphones
But our success did not come without help from various to use with the software. This is a great help to all music
different fundraising events with the school such as students especially junior and leaving cert pupils. Music is a
generous donations from the public from our carol service. big part of our school and continues to grow in popularity.
We have also been awarded a generous grant by The Ulster There is no doubt that the future is bright for the music
Scots Agency. The grants and fundraising events enabled department of The Royal School Cavan.
us to get lots of new instruments such as hand bells, boom Michael McKeon-Boyle
whackers, an electric piano, trumpet, violins, flutes, ukuleles,

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