MINdDS

MINdDS: Music as an Intervention in the Neurological Development of children with Down Syndrome is an ongoing project in collaboration between Dr Eva McMullan (Department of Music), Dr Jason Chan and Dr Annalisa Setti (School of Applied Psychology), and Prof. Yvonne Nolan (Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience).  

In association with Down Syndrome Cork, ongoing voluntary music workshops with 3–5-year-olds with Down Syndrome take place every Thursday in the Department of Music UCC under the direction of Dr Eva McMullan and assisted by Megan Collins a final-year undergraduate student. 

MiniMINdDS 

MiniMINdDS is a study that involves speech development though song and sign in collaboration with Dr Pauline Frizelle (Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences)

Brain Awareness Week

Music and the Brain collaboration between Dr Eva McMullan (Department Music) and Dr Rebecca Henry (Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience). Presentations in various Primary Schools around the City. 

The id+ Project  

The Department of Music are delighted to participate in the id+ Project which promotes the fundamental rights of people with intellectual disabilities to attend third-level education and to progress to paid employment. 

As part of the project, students have the opportunity to participate in a range of "co-learning" modules for meaningful inclusion as part of their Certificate in Social Citizenship course. 

MU2112 Music Education 

In this co-learning module, CSC students and Music students work together to explore different musical instruments, as well as music sounds in the environment. They learn about how music is part of people’s lives, and create a musical piece together as a group. 

This module is taught by id+ Project Fellow Dr Michelle Finnerty of UCC’s Department of Music. 

MU3034 Choral Studies 

In this co-learning module, CSC students and Music students learn about different ways people can sing together, and how singing can be a way of celebrating inclusion. Together they help to plan and organise a concert with the UCC choir and a special guest. 

This module is taught by id+ Project Fellow Dr Eva McMullan of UCC’s Department of Music.