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Welcome to Waltons New School of Music


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

‘At Waltons, you will receive the most professional level of tuition I believe possible.’
– J. Kavanagh

About the School

Founded in 1994 and located in Dublin city centre, the New School is a comprehensive music centre, combining expert tuition for students of all ages and skill levels – and in the widest range of instruments and subjects of any school in Ireland – with innovative approaches to music education.

OUR 2025-2026 SCHOOL YEAR

We are now enrolling both new and returning students for our 2025-2026 school year, and our First Term starts the week of 15 – 20 September. (See our 2025-2026 Calendar for more information.)

As always, a wide range of tuition options are available, including:

We have sent out 2025-2026 enrolment information to adult students and parents of younger students enrolled in our 2024-2025 school year. If you haven’t received this information, please contact us as soon as possible.

We look forward to welcoming you – or welcoming you back – to the New School!

(See our Reviews • Testimonials page for hundreds of additional reviews and testimonials about the New School and our programmes.)

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About Our Website

Our main website is divided into the following sections:

  • About Us includes general information about the New School, our mission statement, calendar and location pages, faculty and administration biographies, testimonials about the school and our teachers, New School regulations and policies, etc.
  • Tuition Catalogue includes all of the music tuition that we offer, both in-school (in person at the New School itself) and online, taught by our diverse faculty of sixty expert music educators. (For our external programmes, see the section below.)
  • Enrolment • Fees includes all of our enrolment and booking forms, as well as tuition fees for lessons and ensembles. (Tuition fees for group courses and workshops are listed on their individual web pages.)
  • Other Information • Activities includes information on our annual Scholarship Competition, school concerts, practice facilities, student benefits, etc.
  • FAQs includes pages with a variety of frequently asked questions about the New School, music education, grade examinations, etc.
External Programmes

In addition, our external activities include:

Questions?

Since no website can answer all possible questions, we are happy to answer yours. You can get in touch with us through our Contact Form, by phone on (01) 478 1884 or in person by dropping by the school.

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