Waltons New School of Music Information

MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS Founded in 1994, Waltons New School of Music is a comprehensive music centre, combining music tuition of the highest standard with innovative approaches to music education. Whether your interest is in classical music, Irish traditional & folk music, jazz, popular music, world music or innovative technology, there are many different paths by which you may enter the New School. Inside the school and online, you will find people of all ages, skill levels and backgrounds who have come together to explore the universal language of music. A SCHOOL FOR EVERYONE Our students range in age from three to eighty-something. While we welcome those who wish to study music purely for enjoyment (and offer a variety of instrumental, singing, theory and music technology courses for beginners), we are also committed to provide training for those who want to make a career of music. We offer tuition in a wide range of instruments, voice and music theory to performance or teaching diploma level and beyond, as well as training in a number of specialised styles and instrumental techniques. EXTERNAL PROGRAMMES In addition to the teaching offered in our Dublin city centre facilities, the New School has developed programmes designed to bring music to the broader community. These include: • The Waltons World Masters Series, which has, since 2003, brought to Ireland some of the world’s most extraordinary musicians and performing groups, many for the first time. • An extensive Outreach Programme of interactive music and cultural workshops and 'In-School' music courses that since 2001 have taken place at several hundred schools, youth centres and other organisations in Dublin and around the country. • Music at Work, a unique programme that provides convenient and affordable music courses taking place in Dublin-area workplaces. • The annual Waltons Music for Schools Competition, a national competition and celebration of music in Irish schools.