Music with no prior experience?

Chuchoter

My brother dropped art for music at october last year because he hated the art teacher (grow a set, I know). He's now just gone into second year and wants to take up art again because he's really good. Thing is it doesn't look like there will be room. He can't sing and has never played an instrument. How much is the practical worth at JC honours and ordinary, and is it possible to do it starting an instrument now without having to work insanely hard (taking away time from subjects like Irish and maths) for the next two years?

whistlin_boy

I really do not think do:(. Practical is worth 25% and you still need to have a wide knowledge of musical instruments to be able to have a good shot at even getting at B at ordinary level IMHO. Also it is very frustrating for the other students having a student in the class how is a year behind and also has little interest in music. Now it would be possible to catch up with alot of hard work and grinds but it would be alot of work and possibly for naught. So is there any sort of chance of him getting back into art (even externally?):D:D

Luno

If he takes a simple instrument such as tin whistle or recorder then it is very possible!

You don't need a very high standard of it, nothing compared to what the leaving cert is at.

But seriously there was three people in my class last year and they only started recorder a few weeks before the practical and they seem to have got on pretty good.

For example a girl in my school played When The Saints Go Marching In on recorder for her music practical and got an A in the subject.

It's very doable!

Hurler29

He could even take up the guitar and if he works a bit at it he should have it at a high enough standard in two years. Its a fun and cool instrument and not too hard to play.