Music Maker: David celebrates launch of Music Textbook
OLD Bawn Community School alumni and current Trinity College student David Kennedy is proud to celebrate the publication of his new music textbook!
This new textbook, which is called ‘Music Maker’ and teaches junior cycle music, came to fruition because David wanted to write a music textbook that “allows students to learn through creative music-making.”
This book achieves this by providing real hands-on experience composing and performing music in real contexts, giving them real skills that prepare them for music-making in the contemporary world.
The work involved in ‘Music Maker’s writing involved Gill Education approaching David in 2023 and packing the book with resources and tools to make the delivery of engaging lessons easier for teachers.
According to David, the publication is down to the “incredible work” of commissioning editors, designers, proofreaders, marketing teams, copyright clearance experts, and sales teams at Gill Education.
After spending a year working on ‘Music Maker’, David currently plans to continue his teaching career as well as working on his music education YouTube channel.
For ‘Music Maker’, David would like to thank his wife Lisa for having the “patience of a saint” taking their four sons out by herself when he needed time to write, Gill Education for trusting him to write a book and providing him with guidance and expertise, and particularly Emily from Gill, who worked closely with him to help in the writing.