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Schools Singing Programme completes Northern Ireland pilot

The pilot scheme provided 600 children in Northern Ireland with free weekly singing tuition schemes, and a finale performance in St Patrick's Cathedral.
Students performing in the finale of the National Ireland pilot
Students performing in the finale of the National Ireland pilot - Schools Singing Programme

Tackling declining engagement with music in state schools across the UK, the Schools Singing Programme has completed a pilot programme in Northern Ireland. 

Funded by UK charity, the Hamish Ogston Foundation, the Northern Ireland branch of the project united 600 children from the selected schools in the Archdiocese of Armagh and the Diocese of Dromore to celebrate their participation in the eight-week singing pilot. 

The scheme saw the children benefiting from free weekly, professional singing tuition schemes. Following the completion of the pilot, the charity's intention is to maintain and grow this provision further. 

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