Music @ Dundalk Institute of Technology
Former Riverdance & Lord of the Dance star & judge on ‘An Jig Gig’ Dearbhla Lennon in DkIT offiically launching our Irish scheme this evening & checked out our new dance studio during her visit. Congrats to 2nd year students Áine, Seán, Gillian and Deirdre for their fantastic accompaniment.
Students performing in Rock Square as part of Rockfest 2011
BA in Music and Audio Production
In 2010 the Department of Music and Creative Media moved into the newly refurbished Carrolls Building on the DkIT Campus. This €38 million state-of-the-art music and multimedia creative centre includes dedicated facilities for students in the department. Students in the department now avail of new, purpose-built performance spaces and practice rooms and fully equipped labs and recording studios. The building also houses a recital room, dance movement room, radio studio, a TV studio, a screening room, an Avid teaching lab and numerous editing and animation suites. Also in the building, students have access to new Mac Pro and iMac labs with a wide range of professional multimedia, audio and editing software. Students will have convenient access within the building to all cameras, scanners, and portable recording equipment they require and a range of musical instruments including harpsichord, concert harp, traditional harp, viols and classical guitars.
In addition to these physical facilities, a number of top industry professionals teach classes within the department. All programmes also feature regular master classes from guest speakers and guest performers working within the industry in Ireland and internationally. These classes provide invaluable information and networking opportunities for students. The department also participates in the Socrates programme, which gives all students the opportunity of transferring to our partner Universities across Europe for one or two semesters.
An added benefit of this new creative hotspot within the Institute is that it inspires students creativity and encourages networking. The building is serviced by a Starbucks Café and is adjacent to the campus canteen. This open and collaborative atmosphere leads to a creative environment that is aimed at encouraging students to produce work of the highest quality.
