Courses

 Academic Year 2024/2025

TERM 1

2nd September – 14th December

Duration: 14 weeks (8+6)
Midterm Break: 27th October – 3rd November
Halloween Camp: 29th October – 1st November, 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM

TERM 2

6th January – 27th April

Duration: 13 weeks
February Midterm Break: 18th – 24th February
Spring break: 15th April-27th April
Enrolments for Term 2: Open in December/January

Please FIRST book your place by email, and if there is availability in the specific group or individual class, please fill in the

👉 KIDS enrolment form.

👉ADULTS ENROLMENT 👉 https://forms.gle/NNJufhhnqiVLgcTQ9

For adult lessons, we offer two payment options:

Non-Fixed Schedule: Pay for 4 lessons at a time. This option allows flexibility, enabling you to schedule lessons at your convenience
without being tied to a specific day and time each week.

Fixed Schedule: Pay by term for a consistent schedule. With this option, you commit to a to a set day and time each week for the duration of the term, ensuring regular and consistent progress.
These options cater to both those who prefer flexibility and those who thrive on routine.

Drop-In Class: 30 Minutes for €30

OUR CLASSES

Piano

The River Nore Music Academy offers tuition to girls and boys all skill levels aged 5-18 years. Students come to us to develop their instrumental skills, as well as to prepare for grade examinations (Royal Irish Academy of Music-Dublin, and Leinster School of Music and Drama-Griffith College) if they wish.

Most kids take piano lessons because they are fun. However, little do they know that playing an instrument is a lot more than just a hobby. When you play the piano, your brain runs at full speed.

Kids who take regular piano lessons have amazing concentration skills. This is because a pianist must manage multiple things all at once. They must use both hands, pay attention to the notes, play the pedal, and most importantly, read music at the same time. Once you master your skills of splitting concentration at the instrument, you will notice that your multitasking skills have improved immensely. Before the child enrols in the piano subject course, it is necessary to pass an audition for rhythm and musicality. No prior knowledge is required.

 

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Guitar

GUITAR- ACOUSTIC, ELECTRIC AND BASS

This program offers tuition in a wide range of genres and styles, for students of all ages and skill levels. Whether you’re a child, teenager, adult or older person, learning guitar will help improve mental clarity and keep your mind sharp. You may not notice a change at first, but your mental clarity will gradually improve the more you practice.  Being able to pick up your guitar, play with your friends, perform a song or writing your own music are all great experiences.

When to start lessons depends on the child’s coordination and attention span – and sometimes hand size. It is best for children to start when they are around 10, 11 years old.

Bass

The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is a plucked, string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and scale length, and typically four to six strings .

Since the mid-1950s, the bass guitar has largely replaced the double bass in popular music.  If you’re a newbie to music, you might not even know the difference between bass and guitar.

In general, bass guitars are bigger than guitars, however, the guitar has more strings than the standard bass.

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river nore music academy

Flute

This program is offered to girls and boys between 9-18 years old. Learning a woodwind instrument and particularly the flute opens many doors for playing with jazz bands, ensembles, and orchestras. It allows students to learn the art of breath control, good posture and finger dexterity.
The flute is extremly versatile and will blend well with most instruments allowing you to make friends and play music together at ease! Whilst playing the flute, only one note can be played at a time which allows beginners to play great sounding songs very quickly.
When you master the flute, your ability to concentrate on beat and rhythm, music theory and tone ( note clarity and sound quality) will all improve.

Violin

The violin is the smallest and highest-pitched of the string instrument family.

Violins are important instruments in a wide variety of musical genres – they are most prominent in the Western classical tradition and in many varieties of folk music, however they are also frequently used in country music, jazz, and even rock music.

Violins come in many different sizes. Typically, students will start learning violin at a young age with a 1/32 or 1/16 size violin. As the student ages they will graduate up to a full-sized violin

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river nore music academy

Viola

The Viola is slightly larger than the Violin, see it as the Violin’s older brother or sister.
The Viola measures in at just over two feet and its strings are thicker than the Violin, meaning the Viola produces a richer and warmer sound.

You play the Viola the same way as you do the Violin, resting the instrument between your chin and shoulder.

Pressing down on the strings with your left hand changes the notes and pitch of the instrument and your right hand moves the bow or plucks the strings.

Drums 

Percussion Programme offers individual and group tuition in percussion instrumentsfor students of all ages and skill levels. Our drum musician educator teaches a wide range of music genres/styles including: Rock, Pop, Jazz, Metal, R&B , Funk etc.
Students will experience a range of elements, including Rhythms, Techniques, Musicianship, time keeping, drum playing and skill development.
Drumming is powerful. To be successful, drummers must learn to play dynamically. The act of playing a loud beat takes guts and confidence.
You can be a drummer at any age. Once you start, you can keep drumming as long as you want. Learning drums will enhance your life well beyond your first few lessons, and as long as you never stop learning, you will have endless opportunities to improve, perform, and be the best musician you can be.
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Pre-instrumental Music programme

Designed for children between the ages of 4-6 who wish to explore different styles of music and instruments through fun.  It’s a unique introduction to music and music-making, in a creative environment.

Pre – instrumental programme is created for groups. It can also be a great starting point for children with no previous classroom music experience. Classes focused on musical storytelling and movement, rhythmic and melodic notation, pitch matching and improvisation on the instruments.

Children will also explore the music of different cultures and different styles. If they want to have fun, relax, and enjoy music, this is the right program for them.

Keyboard group classes

If your child is interested to play different music styles and popular songs while implementing basic concepts of notes, rhythm and skills like fingering placement and scales, this is the perfect group.

Classes are conducted to help develop confidence, aural skills and musicality. Group keyboard classes offer a fun and unique approach to learning music and prepares students for one-to-one piano classes, more serious private study as well as playing in a band/ensemble.

Drum and percussion group classes

Percussion Programme offers individual and group tuition in percussion instruments for students of all ages and skill levels.

Our drum musician educator teaches a wide range of music genres / styles including: Rock, Pop, Jazz, Metal, R&B , Funk etc.

Students will experience a range of elements, including Rhythms, Techniques, Musicianship, time keeping, drum playing and skill development.

We want children to have FUN through drumming together and get all the benefits of friendship through music.

Drumming together  improves social life and increases overall feelings of happiness. we offer a fun and unique approach to learning music and prepare students for one-to-one DRUM classes, AND  playing in a band/ensemble. 

Guitar Group class

If you think playing duets with your friend, sibling or parents is more fun, this is the right choice for you.

Share a lesson with them and experience jamming.

The importance of this goes beyond improving one’s own playing. It also helps you to play better in groups.

Playing in a guitar duet will give you the opportunity to play all roles; you get the chance to play melody, to phrase it just the way you like, or play a harmony or some type of counter melody, to be the soloist or accompanist.

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Keyboard Theory and Solfeggio group classes

Solfeggio, sometimes called sight-singing, is the ability to read and sing music at sight. This is an incredibly important skill for all musicians. Theory of music is intended to help one understand the structure of music, the function of and the relations between its constituents.

Solfeggio is a discipline, which helps us develop and extend our musical hearing capabilities and the sense for rhythm.

Regardless of whether you are a professional or an amateur, the solfeggio and theory of music will contribute to your personal development.

This program is designed for students who attend any instrument in our school. It helps them to understand the music sheets and giving them confidence reading them.

Singing lessons

Taught by expert,  Singing lessons are designed for experienced singers and complete beginners of all age groups.

When you learn to sing, you learn to breathe well, use your diaphragm and increase your oxygen intake and lung capacity.

Through the journey of learning a new skill, engaging with others and performing , you begin to believe in yourself more and in your power to succeed having long-term impacts in other aspects of your life. 

Whether you struggle with vocal confidence or think your voice is lost forever, we are here to help you free your true voice. 

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Fees and terms

Fees and terms

River Nore Music Academy’s account IBAN: IE78AIBK93319865215081

 Revolut Lilian Giber Opacak 0851230344, IBAN LT873250031455709075

Payment at the Academy, Checks or payment links.

PRE-INSTRUMENTAL CLASSES

TERM 1/ 2024, 14 weeks

45 minutes = € 210

SOLFEGGIO /THEORY CLASSES

TERM 1/ 2024,  14 weeks
45 minutes lesson = € 238

KEYBOARD, GUITAR AND DRUM GROUP CLASSES

TERM 1/ 2024, 14 weeks (14 classes)

60 minutes lesson= € 322

ONE TO ONE (INDIVIDUAL) PIANO, GUITAR, SINGING LESSONS

TERM 1 / 2024, 14 weeks
30 minutes lesson=
€ 392
45 minutes lesson = € 574

ONE TO ONE (INDIVIDUAL) VIOLIN, FLUTE, SAXOPHONE, DRUM LESSONS

TERM 1/ 2024, 14 weeks
30 minutes lesson=
€ 378
45 minutes lesson = € 560

GUITAR DUETS

TERM 1/ 2024, 14 weeks

30 minutes lesson= € 238

YAMAHA KEYBOARD AND DRUM GROUP CLASSES

TERM 1 / 2024, 14 weeks (14 classes)
60 minutes lessons –
€ 364

Required Yamaha book
€ 23

TIMETABLE FOR GROUP CLASSES

 

YAMAHA KEYBOARD GROUP CLASSES:

Friday 3.30-4.30 pm
Saturday 12.30-13.30 pm

YAMAHA DRUM GROUP CLASSES

Thursday 6.15-7.15pm
Friday 6.30-7.30pm

KEYBOARD GROUP CLASSES:

Tuesday 3.40-4.40pm
Friday 7.30-8.30pm

PRE-INSTRUMENTAL CLASSES

Saturday 10.15-11.00am
Thursday 4.15-5.00pm

DRUM AND PERCUSSION GROUP CLASSES

Saturday 11.30-12.30

GUITAR  GROUP CLASSES

Friday 6.30-7.30pm

SOLFEGGIO / THEORY GROUP CLASSES

Thursday 5.00-5.45pm