Waltons New School of Music

‘...a centre for all sorts of musical activity...and all this while promoting excellence...’
– Irish Times

MUSIC WITHOUT BORDERS

Founded in 1994, the New School 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 music, jazz, world music, popular music or innovative technology, there are many different paths by which you may enter the New School. Inside, our rooms are filled with 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 study music for enjoyment (and offer a variety of instrumental, singing, theory and music technology courses for beginners), we are also committed to providing training for those who want to make a career of music. We offer tuition in most instruments and theory to performance or teaching diploma level and beyond, as well as training in a number of specialised styles and techniques. Professional musicians and singers from all over the world have used our practice facilities, and the school has even hosted a unique site-specific art installation.

EXTERNAL PROGRAMMES

In addition to the music tuition offered in our city centre facilities, the New School has four programmes bringing music to the broader community:

• The Waltons World Masters Series, which since 2003 has brought a number of world-renowned musicians and groups to Ireland for performances, workshops, masterclasses and concerts for schools. See www.newschool.ie/worldmasters for more information.
• An extensive Outreach Programme of interactive music and cultural workshops and 'In-School' music courses that have taken place at several hundred schools, youth centres and other organisations in Dublin and around the country. See www.newschool.ie/outreach for more information.
• Music at Work, a programme designed to bring group music tuition right into Dublin-area workplaces. See www.newschool.ie/musicatwork for more information.
• The Waltons Music for Schools Competition, a national competition and celebration of music in Irish schools, presented by Waltons Music and the New School in association with RTÉ lyric fm and the National Concert Hall, that each year awards a total of €10,000 worth of vouchers for musical instruments and equipment to three primary and three post-primary schools. See www.newschool.ie/musicforschools for more information.

COLLABORATIONS

Collaboration with leading music and arts organisations in Ireland is an important aspect of our work. The New School has collaborated – both in its Outreach Programme and Waltons World Masters series – on a number of projects with such organisations as:

• The Ark
• Big Bang Festival of Rhythm
• Central Remedial Clinic
• City of Dublin Youth Services Board
• Dublin City Council
• Dublin Flamenco Festival
• Guitar Festival of Ireland
• Improvised Music Company
• Irish World Academy of Music and Dance
• IRMA Trust
• Music Network
• Musical Youth Foundation
• The National Concert Hall
• Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin
• RTÉ lyric fm
• RTÉ Radio 1
• Temple Bar Cultural Trust

THE MARTIN A. WALTON MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIPS

Musical promise and achievement are rewarded at the New School through substantial annual scholarships and prizes. Two of our scholarships are offered specifically to mature students and beginners, groups most in need of the confidence-boost that comes from winning a music competition.

A SCHOOL FOR YOU

If you want to prepare for a career in music; if you want to learn to play an instrument (or to become more proficient on an instrument); if you want to understand and appreciate music, in all its varieties and forms, more deeply; or if you simply want to participate in the joy of music-making, the New School of Music is here to serve you.