Patricia Flynn
Dr
Dr Patricia Flynn is Associate Professor of Music and External Engagement Convenor in the School of Theology, Philosophy, and Music
A member of the Faculty of Humanities, Dr Flynn is a graduate of U.C.D and The University of Huddersfield where she gained her PhD. Her interest in the development of music in Ireland is reflected in her research and teaching. She leads courses in European Music in the long 18th Century and Irish Art Music in the BA and BEd programmes. She also leads Music Human Engagement and Culture which draws on perspectives from philosophy, psychology and sociology at undergraduate level and Music Aesthetics and Criticism at post graduate level. She was Principal Investigator of the Irish Composers Project in partnership with DKIT, NUIM, the Contemporary Music Centre(CMC) and An Foras Feasa which sought to digitise the considerable archives of scores recordings and other media held by the Contemporary Music Centre and make these available in ways useful to music research. She is now the domain expert with CMC, DRI and InsightNUIG on a project to create a digital discovery platform for contemporary music. She is the editor of Teaching the Unteachable Proceedings of the Symposium on Composing in Higher Education held by the Council of Heads of Music in Higher Education (CHMIE). Her research also engages with music development in wider society, in performance education and in areas of national cultural importance. She was the lead investigator and Director of the project Knowing the Score: the Contribution of Local Authorities to Music Development in Ireland and is currently the principal investigator of a research partnership with Music Generation: Developing Diversities in Performance Music Education. She is the author of Art Alongside: sustainable and authentic arts practice in Co Wexford and joint author of The Right Note a music programme for first and second class. She is Chair of the Borad of Directors of the Contemporary Music Centre, is the founder of the Music Educators’ Orchestra (MEO) and chair and founding member of the Northside based arts programming organisation GlasDrum. www.glasdrum.ie
A member of the Faculty of Humanities, Dr Flynn is a graduate of U.C.D and The University of Huddersfield where she gained her PhD. Her interest in the development of music in Ireland is reflected in her research and teaching. She leads courses in European Music in the long 18th Century and Irish Art Music in the BA and BEd programmes. She also leads Music Human Engagement and Culture which draws on perspectives from philosophy, psychology and sociology at undergraduate level and Music Aesthetics and Criticism at post graduate level. She was Principal Investigator of the Irish Composers Project in partnership with DKIT, NUIM, the Contemporary Music Centre(CMC) and An Foras Feasa which sought to digitise the considerable archives of scores recordings and other media held by the Contemporary Music Centre and make these available in ways useful to music research. She is now the domain expert with CMC, DRI and InsightNUIG on a project to create a digital discovery platform for contemporary music. She is the editor of Teaching the Unteachable Proceedings of the Symposium on Composing in Higher Education held by the Council of Heads of Music in Higher Education (CHMIE). Her research also engages with music development in wider society, in performance education and in areas of national cultural importance. She was the lead investigator and Director of the project Knowing the Score: the Contribution of Local Authorities to Music Development in Ireland and is currently the principal investigator of a research partnership with Music Generation: Developing Diversities in Performance Music Education. She is the author of Art Alongside: sustainable and authentic arts practice in Co Wexford and joint author of The Right Note a music programme for first and second class. She is Chair of the Borad of Directors of the Contemporary Music Centre, is the founder of the Music Educators’ Orchestra (MEO) and chair and founding member of the Northside based arts programming organisation GlasDrum. www.glasdrum.ie
Book
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | (2023) Music Education for the 21st Century: Legacies, Conversations, Aspirations. | |
| 2016 | Flynn, P. and Johnston, T. (2016) Possible Selves in Music: Summary of a Research Partnership. National Concert Hall, Dublin: Music Generation. [Link] | |
| 2009 | Patricia Flynn with Ailbhe Kenny (2009) Knowing the Score: Local Authorities and Music Development. Dublin: St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra, DCU. | |
| 2008 | Patricia Flynn (2008) Teaching the Unteachable: Composition in Higher Education. Waterford Institute of Technology: Orpheus Press. | |
| 2006 | Patricia Flynn (2006) The Right Note A music programme for primary music 1st and 2nd class including workbook and CD. Dublin: Folens. | |
| 2005 | Patricia Flynn (2005) Art Alongside: sustainable and authentic arts practice in County Wexford. Wexford: Courtney Press. | |
| 2005 | Flynn, P. (2005) Art Alongside: Sustainable and Authentic Arts Practice in Co Wexford. Wexford: Courtney Press. |
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | O'Flynn, J. & Flynn, P. (2023) 'Introduction: Music Education for the 21st Century: Legacies, Conversations, Aspirations' In: Studies in Irish Music Education 1: Legacies, Conversations, Aspirations. Cork : Cork University Press. | |
| 2023 | Flynn, P. & O'Flynn, J. (2023) 'Introduction: Music Education for the 21st Century: Legacies, Conversations, Aspirations' In: Studies in Irish Music Education 1: Legacies, Conversations, Aspirations. Cork : Cork University Press. | |
| 2019 | (2019) 'Music By the Book: Swift, Telleman, Joyce, Cage' In: It's All About Books. | |
| 2019 | Flynn, P.;O'Flynn, J. (2019) 'Music in education and humanities' In: Ceol Phádraig: Music at St Patrick's College Drumcondra, 1875-2016. [Link] | |
| 2013 | Patricia Flynn (2013) 'From the Ground Up: creating a national infrastructure for Performance Music Education in Ireland' In: Foundations for Excellence 2013 Conference Proceedings. United Kingdom : Dartington Hall, Devon. | |
| 2013 | Patricia Flynn (2013) 'Education' In: The Encyclopaedia of Music in Ireland. Dublin : UCD Press. | |
| 2008 | Patricia Flynn (2008) 'Words and music: a dialogue of maker and materials' In: The Fire i’ the Flint: essays on the creative imagination. Dublin : Four Courts Press. | |
| 1998 | Patricia Flynn (1998) 'Music in the Classroom' In: The Artist in the Classroom Report. Wexford : Wexford County Council. |
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