The range of activities provided by the Moving Image Arts Department in 2014-15 includes:
Professional Masterclasses in Editing with Final Cut Pro x, Camera & Lighting Workshop, Special Effects with FCPX, Sound & Design Workshop/Production Sound & Editing delivered by the Nerve Centre, Belfast; and
Documentary and News Production delivered St Mary’s staff and Mr Thomas Niblock (BBC).
4.16 MUSIC DEPARTMENT
GCSE
Entries
Grades
Outcome (%)
8
A*
62.5
A*/A
87.5
A*/B
100
A*/C
100
AS
Entries
Grades
Outcome (%)
2
A
0
A/B
50
A/C
100
A2
Entries
Grades
Outcome (%)
4
A*
0
A*/A
50
A*/B
75
A*/C
100
Music Department achievements in 2014-15 include:
Over forty students were successful in ABRSM, Trinity Guildhall and London College of Music examinations ranging from Grade One to Performance Diploma;
Stage Music Group: 2nd place in Ballymena Festival. This involved a group of students from Years 8 – 11 and was organised and directed by Year 14 students Shannon Donnelly, Enya Loughlin and Catherine Devlin.
Four students – Jack Warnock, Mairead Mitchell, Eimhear Mulholland and Brigeen Mitchell performed at the School Prom in the Albert Hall, London in November 2014;
Staff and a group of students from Years 9 – 14 involved in school musical ‘Meet Me In St Louis’
School Carol services;
Easter Concert – the invited audience enjoyed all ensembles and instrumentalists in the school performance;
GCSE and AS recital – Both classes performed for family and friends in an informal music recital in the Music Department;
Thirteen Junior Traditional Players attended the Music for Youth’s ‘National Festival’ =, Birmingham in July 2015. The group who were directed by Miss McKillop and upper sixth mentors, Jack Warnock, Eimhear Mulholland, Mairead Mitchell and Fintan Darragh, were accompanied to the festival by Miss Donnelly and Mr Quinn; and
Students from Holy Family Primary School were facilitated in order to take their brass examinations in the school.
