This week as part of The Civic Education programme (2025) and partnering with The Mobile Music School, St Bernadette’s SNS & St Talbot’s NS in Clondalkin were visited by The School Yard Band. This schools mini-tour features live performances from a terrific Quintet- playing together, entertaining and introducing Brass and woodwind instruments- saxophone, trumpet, tuba, french horn and trombone.
A total of 448 primary school children from 3rd-6th Class enjoyed every second of the experience!
Here are the quotes from students & teachers that attended the school concerts.
FEEDBACK:
St Talbot’s NS,
Bawnogue
Clondalkin
‘It was cool. The band played good songs that we could sing along to’ – Pupil HD, 6th class
‘It was really great. I enjoyed the music. Nice tunes guys!’ – Pupil GE, 6th class
‘It was really interesting and fun. I liked how they taught us about the different types of instruments and how they work’ – Pupil ZH, 6th class
‘It was a great morning which the children and staff thoroughly enjoyed. The musicians were excellent and engaged well with the children. They pitched the information at just the right level for the children to understand. It was a very interactive session and kept the children entertained throughout. Would highly recommend to all schools.’ – Mr Carty, support teacher
‘The performance was very engaging and child-friendly. There was a great mix of genres and it catered for all levels of students in the room’ – Ms McEvoy, class teacher
‘The performance of The Schoolyard Band was a great experience and opportunity for our school. The musicians did a great job of explaining their instruments, how they work and how they relate to each other musically. There was a great balance of theory and music, all whilst being fun and engaging for the students. The classes all spoke very highly of it afterwards’ – Ms Jones, class teacher
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FEEDBACK:
St. Bernadette’s
Clondalkin
Nevaeh – Yes it was so good.
Sophia – I really liked it because I love music. I really liked the trumpet and saxophone and I hope they come back soon.
Katie – I loved all the songs they made. I really love the trumpet and saxophone.
Asya – I liked the saxophone the most. I liked guessing the song game. Overall, it was really good.
Emma – I liked when we had to guess the song and my favourite was the Bluey theme song.
Dexter – My favourite part was guessing the songs. I love the Sponge Bob tune.
Jake – My favourite part was guessing the songs.
4th class
Sadie ” I liked the different instruments, I had never seen or heard some of them before.”
Parker “I loved all of it.”
Lily “I liked all of it, it made me feel relaxed.”
Preston “I learned about the different types of instruments, wood and brass instruments. The french horn was my favourite!”
James “I liked the french horn because it was big and he told us that it would be very long if he could stretch it out.”
Lacey “I learnt that the bigger the instrument is, the lower the pitch is.”
Nico “When people went to war, they used the french horn for communicating, it’s like an early I-phone.”
“The school yard band was entertaining for both students and teachers alike. The quintet played a variety of familiar songs for the students while also educating us about their individual instruments. It was truly wonderful to have live brass and woodwind music performed in our school.”
This programme is sponsored by Arts Council of Ireland
