'There are two kinds of music. Good music, and the other kind.'
– Duke Ellington

Instruments/Subjects Taught - Alphabetical
Instruments/Subjects Taught - By Music Genre

The New School celebrates musical diversity with a wide range of lessons and courses. Tuition options include private (one-to-one) lessons for students at all levels, 'partner' or small-group lessons for students at the same level who enroll together, single 'intensive' lessons for individuals or small groups, and group courses in a variety of instruments and subjects. (See Tuition Options for more information.)

Instruments/Subjects Taught - Alphabetical

• Audio Recording | also Introducing Music Technology
• Banjo | also Introducing 5-String Banjo and Introducing Irish Tenor Banjo
• Bass Guitar (Electric Bass)
• Blues Guitar | also Acoustic Blues Guitar Basics and Electric Blues Guitar Basics
• Bluegrass (5-String) Banjo | also Introducing 5-String Banjo
• Bluegrass Fiddle
• Bodhrán | also Introducing Bodhrán
• Cello (Violoncello)
• Choir
• Clarinet
• Classical Singing (Voice) | also Classical Vocal Workshop
• Classroom Music (for Primary Teachers)
• Composition
• Concertina
• Double Bass
• Drums/Drum Kit
• Drum Circle
• Ear Training
• Ensembles
• Fiddle | also Introducing Fiddle
• Flamenco Guitar | also Flamenco Guitar Basics
• Flute (Concert and Traditional) | also Flute Ensemble
• Folk Music
• Gospel Choir
• Guitar (Classical, Acoustic, Electric, Jazz, Traditional, Spanish and Flamenco) | also Introducing Guitar for Adults, Introducing Guitar for Teens and Introducing Guitar for Children
• Harmonica (Diatonic and Chromatic) | also Introducing Harmonica
• Home Recording | also Introducing Music Technology
• Irish (Tenor) Banjo | also Introducing Irish Tenor Banjo
• Irish Fiddle | also Introducing Fiddle
• Fingerstyle Guitar | also Fingerstyle Guitar Basics
• Irish Harp
• Irish Music
• Keyboard | also Introducing Piano/Keyboard for Adults and Introducing Piano/Keyboard for Children
• Jazz Improvisation
• Jazz Piano | also Jazz Piano Basics
• Jazz Singing (Voice) | also Jazz Vocal Workshop
• Junior Certificate Music
• Leaving Certificate Music
• Low Whistle
• Mandolin
• Music Technology | also Introducing Music Technology
• Music Theory | also Music Fundamentals
• Musical Theatre
• Musicianship
• Percussion | also Introducing Samba Drumming, Introducing World Drumming and Waltons Drum Circle
• Performance Preparation
• Piano | also Introducing Piano/Keyboard for Adults and Introducing Piano/Keyboard for Children
• Piano Accordion
• Popular Singing (Voice) | also Contemporary Vocal Workshop
• Pre-Instrumental (Early Childhood) Music
• Teacher Training
• Recorder
• Recording | also Introducing Music Technology
• Samba Drumming
• Saxophone
• Sibelius Software
• Sight Singing
• Singing (Voice) | also Introducing Singing for Adults, Introducing Singing for Children and Intermediate-Advanced Vocal Workshops
• Songwriting
• Theory | also Music Fundamentals
• Tin Whistle | also Introducing Tin Whistle
• Trad Guitar (Irish Guitar) | also Trad Guitar Basics
• Traditional Music
• Uilleann Pipes
• Viola
• Violin | also Introducing Violin for Adults and Introducing Violin for Children
• Violoncello (Cello)
• Voice (Singing) | also Introducing Singing for Adults and Intermediate-Advanced Vocal Workshops
• Whistle (Tin Whistle and Low Whistle) | also Introducing Tin Whistle
• World Drumming

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Instruments/Subjects Taught - By Music Genre

Classical

Adult String Ensemble • Cello (Violoncello) • Clarinet • Classical Vocal Workshop • Composition • Concert Flute • Flute Ensemble • Ear Training • Guitar • Intensive Vocal Workshop • Music Technology • Music Fundamentals • Piano • Piano Accordion • Recorder • Saxophone • Sight Singing Made Easy • Theory • Viola • Violin • Voice (Singing)

Jazz

Bass Guitar (Electric Bass) • Clarinet • Double Bass • Drums/Drum Kit • Guitar • Harmonica • Intensive Vocal Workshop • Jazz Blues Ensemble Workshop • Jazz Ensembles • Jazz Improvisation Basics • Jazz Piano Basics • Jazz Vocal Workshop • Music Fundamentals • Music Technology • Piano • Saxophone • Sight Singing Made Easy • Theory • Voice (Singing)

Popular/Rock

Bass Guitar (Electric Bass) • Contemporary Vocal Workshop • Drums/Drum Kit • Electric Blues Guitar Basics • Gospel Choir • Guitar (Acoustic and Electric) • Harmonica • Inside Rock outreach workshop • Intensive Vocal Workshop • Music Fundamentals • Music Technology • Musical Theatre Workshop • Piano/Keyboard • Saxophone • Songwriting • Theory • Voice (Singing)

Traditional/Folk/Roots

Acoustic Blues Guitar Basics • Banjo (5-String and 4-String) • Bluegrass Fiddle • Bluegrass Slow Jams • Bodhrán • Button Accordion • Concertina • Flute • Irish Fiddle • Fingerstyle Guitar Basics • Gospel Choir • Guitar • Harmonica • Intensive Vocal Workshop • Irish Harp • Low Whistle • Mandolin • Music Fundamentals • Music Technology • Piano Accordion • Songwriting • Sounds Irish outreach workshop • Tin Whistle • Trad Guitar Basics • Trad Slow Sessions • Uilleann Pipes • Voice (Singing)

World

Capoeira in the Classroom outreach workshop • Drum Circle • Drumming Around the World outreach workshop • Flamenco Guitar Basics • Introducing Samba Drumming • Introducing World Drumming • Music Technology • Sounds African outreach workshop • Sounds Indian outreach workshop • Sounds Samba outreach workshop

Located in Dublin city centre, Waltons New School of Music is a comprehensive music centre, combining music tuition of the highest standard with innovative approaches to music education. The New School offers tuition in the broadest range of instruments and subjects of any music school in Ireland, for students of all ages, levels and abilities.

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