Music News

  • 13th Music Research Colloquium

    DkIT's Section of Music will host its 13th Music Research Colloquium on Friday 9th December commencing at 9am in P1078, Carroll Building.

  • The Rose Blooms at DkIT

    The 40th Anniversary of Dundalk Institute of Technology will be celebrated by DkIT choir and Orchestra with a special performance of The Rose.

  • Musica Nova

    Musica Nova, the semesterly series of contemporary music in the Department of Music and Creative Media at DkIT, takes place on 30th November and Thursday 1st December 2011.

  • Steven Cooney Lecture/Masterclass

    Traditional guitarist Steve Cooney will present his latest research on methods for teaching early learning. The master class will take place at 2.30 pm in the Fr McNally Recital Room.

  • Karin Leitner: recital and master class (flute)

    Viennese flautist Karin Leitner will give a recital and master class this Thursday (17th) in the Fr McNally Recital Room at 2.30 pm.

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Music Studies in the Department of Music & Creative Media

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.

For more news and information about the Music Department visit here

Courses on offer in the Department of Music & Creative Media

Music Studies News from the Department of Music & Creative Media

List of lecturing staff who teach music in the the Department of Music & Creative Media.

Documents released by Department of Music & Creative Media for music staff and students

Audio files for listening and download.

Photos released by the Music Department.

Research has been a key feature of the Department since its foundation and underpins the academic work of the Department. Several of the personnel are leading figures in their fieldls nationally, and their association with DkIT places the Institute in the mainstream of initiative and investigation of music in Ireland. The Department of Music offers postgraduate courses to MA and PhD level.

DkIT provides a state-of-the-art teaching, learning and research environment dedicated to musical learning. This page details our Facilities and Studio Booking Guidelines.

If you are interested in applying for one of our many degree programmes you will find all the information you need by following the relevant links below.

Ceol Oirghialla has established a reputation for ensemble music-making and the department have a number of ensembles which enrich the musical life of both the department and the Institute. The ensembles perform at a range of events both within the Institute and externally.

Music events throughout the year.