Important Dates

'Without music to decorate it, time is just a bunch of boring production deadlines
or dates by which bills must be paid.'
– Frank Zappa

Friday Casual Concerts
End-of-Year Concert
Bluegrass Slow Jams
Trad Slow Sessions
Waltons Drum Circles
Scholarship Competition
Exam Dates & Registration Deadlines
Feis Ceoil Dates & Deadlines

2012-2013 Calendar

Download a printable 2012-2013 School Calendar.

Terms
First Term (12 weeks): 17 September – 15 December
Second Term (11 weeks): 7 January – 23 March
Third Term (11 weeks): 8 April – 22 June
Summer Term
• Part One (5 weeks): 1 July – 3 August
• Part Two (4 weeks): 6 – 31 August

Holidays
Mid-Term Break (First Term): 28 October – 4 November
Christmas Holiday: 16 December – 6 January
St. Patrick’s Day Holiday: Monday, 18 March
Easter Holiday: 24 March – 7 April
Bank Holiday Mondays: 6 May, 3 June, 5 August

2012-2013 Friday Casual Concert Dates

30 November (ages 19 and over)
14 December (Christmas concert, all ages
22 February (ages 18 and under)
22 March (ages 19 and over)
3 May (ages 18 and under)
31 May (ages 19 and over

See School Concerts for more information.

End-of-Year Concert

When Monday, 24 June 2013, 8 pm
Where National Concert Hall, John Field Room

See photos of our June 2012 Concert.

See photos of our June 2011 Concert.

See photos of our June 2010 Concert.

See photos of our June 2009 Concert.

2012-2013 Bluegrass Slow Jam Dates

19 October
16 November
18 January
8 February
8 March
19 April
17 May
14 June

Go to more information on Bluegrass Slow Jams.

2012-2013 Trad Slow Session Dates

12 October
9 November
7 December
11 January
1 February
1 March
12 April
10 May
7 June

Find more information on Trad Slow Sessions.

2012-2013 Waltons Drum Circle Dates

26 October
23 November
25 January
15 February
15 March
26 April
24 May
21 June

Find more information on Waltons Drum Circles.

Scholarship Competition

When Sunday, 9 June 2013
Where Waltons New School of Music

Find more information on our Scholarship Competition.

Exam Dates & Registration Deadlines (2013)

ABRSM

Waltons New School of Music will be hosting practical and jazz ABRSM exams in late May 2013 (date to be confirmed). See below for standard exam dates.

Practical
Dates: 25 February - 28 March 2013 | Deadline: Monday, 7 January
Dates: 3 - 29 June 2013 | Deadline: Monday, 22 April
Dates: 4 November - 7 December 2013 | Deadline: Monday, 16 September

Jazz
Dates: 25 February - 9 March 2013 | Deadline: Monday, 7 January
Dates: 3 - 14 June 2013 | Deadline: Monday, 22 April
Dates: 4 - 16 November 2013 | Deadline: Monday, 16 September

Theory
Date: Tuesday, 26 February (5 pm) | Deadline: Monday, 7 January
Date: Saturday, 15 June (10 am) | Deadline: Monday, 22 April
Date: Wednesday, 6 November (5 pm) | Deadline: Monday, 16 September

Diplomas
Dates: 1 - 6 July 2013 | Deadline: Monday, 22 April

Find more information on ABRSM exams.

Download These Music Exams - A guide to ABRSM exams for candidates, teachers and parents.

RIAM

Practical
Dates: 13 February - 9 March 2013 | Deadlines: Friday, 11 January (postal) or Monday, 21 January at 4 pm (online)
Dates: 15 April - 4 June 2013 | Deadlines: Monday, 4 March (postal) or Wednesday, 13 March at 4 pm (online)

Theory
Dates: Saturday, 25 May and Saturday, 23 November

Find more information on RIAM exams.

Download Exam Regulations and Information pdf.

Feis Ceoil Dates & Deadlines

Dates: 11 - 22 March 2013

Deadlines: Friday, 7 December (postal) or Friday, 14 December (online)

Composers Competition Deadline: Friday, 25 January

Find more information on the ESB Feis Ceoil Music Festival.

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