Now Enrolling for Our 2025-2026 School Year
Waltons New School of Music
We are now enrolling for our 2025-2026 school year, which begins the week of 15 – 20 September. (Most of our First Term group courses begin the week of 29 September – 4 October.)
2025-2026 Calendar & Hours
TERMS
First Term (12 Weeks)
15 September – 13 December
Second Term (12 Weeks)
5 January – 28 March
Third Term (10 Weeks)
13 April – 20 June
TUITION HOURS
Monday – Thursday
10 am – 10 pm
Friday
10 am – 8 pm
Saturday
10 am – 6 pm
See our Academic Calendar • Hours page for more information.
Download a printable 2025-2026 Calendar (pdf format).
Last Year’s Students
We have sent enrolment information for the new school year to adult students and parents/guardians of younger students enrolled in the 2024-2025 school year. If you haven’t received this information and you would like to enrol yourself or your child this year, please contact the school office as soon as possible, either through our Contact Form or by phone on (01) 478 1884.
Tuition Offered
Both in-school and online tuition are available this year. In-school tuition takes place in the New School itself, and online tuition is suitable for students living anywhere in Ireland or around the world. (See our Online Tuition page for more information about online tuition with the New School.)
As always, we offer music tuition for all ages and skill levels, and in the widest range of instruments and subjects of any music school in Ireland. And our group course offerings, listed below, include:
Courses for Beginners
Courses for Intermediate Students
Theory • Musicianship Courses
Leaving Cert. Music Courses
Music Technology Course
Pre-Instrumental (Early Years) Music Courses
New School Ensembles
Instrumental • Vocal Departments
See our Departments pages for more information on the many instruments and subjects that we teach.
Drums • Percussion
Guitar • Bass • Ukulele
Piano • Keyboard
String Instruments
Traditional • Folk • World Instruments
Voice (Singing)
Wind Instruments
First Term Group Courses
for Beginners
Our Introducing group courses have provided foundation tuition in a range of instruments, as well as singing, to thousands of absolute beginners over the years.
IS: In-School
OL: Online
Introducing 5-String Banjo
One IS Class
Introducing Bodhrán
One IS Class, One OL Class
Introducing Guitar for Adults
Two IS Classes
Introducing Guitar for Children
One IS Class
Introducing Guitar for Teens
One IS Class
Introducing Irish Fiddle
One IS Class
Introducing Piano/Keyboard for Adults
Three IS Classes
Introducing Piano/Keyboard for Children
One IS Class
Introducing Singing for Adults
Four IS Classes
Introducing Tin Whistle
One IS Class, One OL Class
Introducing Ukulele for Adults
One IS Class
Introducing Ukulele for Children
One IS Class
Introducing Violin for Adults
Two IS Classes
Introducing Violin for Children
One IS Class
First Term Group Courses
for Intermediate Students
Under the expert guidance of our experienced teachers, our intermediate courses are designed both to complement regular music study and to focus on specific genres. And our new Introduction to Song Performance course allows participants to explore singing in different music genres, learn additional vocal techniques and develop their group singing skills, including harmonisation.
All Courses In-School
Acoustic Blues Guitar Basics
Introduction to Song Performance
Jazz Piano Basics
Jazz Vocal Workshop
Musical Theatre Workshop
Trad Guitar Basics
First Term Theory • Musicianship
Courses
The development of a complete musician requires far more than simply learning to play an instrument or sing. Tuition in theory, musicianship and/or songwriting is recommended for students of all ages, whether they are studying classical, traditional, jazz, popular or world music instruments.
All Courses Online
Music Fundamentals
Sight Singing Made Easy
The New School has one of the most comprehensive Leaving Certificate Music programmes of any school in Ireland. As all of our courses are online, they can be taken by Leaving Cert. Music students living anywhere in Ireland.
All Courses Online
Preliminary Course
Two-Year Course
Easter Revision Course
Pre-Exam Revision Workshop
Leaving Cert. Music Technology
First Term Music
Technology Course
Introducing Music Technology is an inexpensive and practical in-school course designed to teach beginners how a laptop and free music production software can be used to produce professional-quality recordings at home.
First Term Pre-Instrumental
(Early Years) Music Courses
Designed for children aged 3-4, 4-5 and 5-6, the New School’s Music for Me pre-instrumental (early years) music courses provide unique introductions to music and music-making, all in a nurturing and creative environment.
All Courses In-School
Making Music (Ages 3-4)
Musical Adventures (Ages 4-5)
Musical Explorations (Ages 5-6)
New School ensemble and choir members, under the direction of dedicated directors/teachers, enjoy the unique pleasures of group music-making through weekly practice session and regular performances of a varied repertoire. We aim not only to make some great music but to have a lot of fun in doing so! And our new Traditional & Folk Song Circle is an opportunity to connect with a great community of singers and to learn and explore the huge of range of great songs and ballads in the traditional and folk song repertoire.
All Ensembles In-School
Jazz Ensembles I, II & III
Sing Your Heart Out Choir
Traditional & Folk Song Circle
a comprehensive music centre in the heart of Dublin.