Ukulele Ensemble
Waltons New School of Music
Designed for ukulele players at all levels, the Ukulele Ensemble works on and performs a huge range of music, arranged to be accessible for near-beginners but also including elements that are challenging for more experienced players.
Ensemble Description
Do you love playing ukulele? Then join the New School’s Ukulele Ensemble! Designed for ukulele players at all levels, the group works on and performs a huge range of music, arranged to be accessible for near-beginners but also including elements that are challenging for more experienced players. While the emphasis is on playing great music together and having a lot of fun in the process, members will also develop their playing skills, ensemble skills and overall confidence.
At the end of each term, the Ensemble performs a concert for friends and families that showcases some of what they’ve been working on.
The Ukulele Ensemble is open to all players who are familiar with basic chords and/or reading tablature. Graduates of our Introducing Ukulele for Adults course are very welcome!
Colin Power, the Ukulele Ensemble director, is available to speak by phone with those interested in joining. Please let us know via our Contact Form or by phone if you would like him to get in touch.
Questions about this ensemble?
or call us on (01) 478 1884.
Fee Discount
Students concurrently enrolled for private or group tuition at the New School receive a 20% discount off the fee for this ensemble.
Safety & COVID-19
The health and safety of both students and staff at the New School is of the utmost importance to us, and we have made a number of changes to the school, its equipment and our policies to make in-school tuition (tuition taking place on the New School premises) safe during the time of COVID-19. These include:
- Perspex screens in every classroom.
- Installation of HEPA air filtration/purification units where necessary.
- Antiseptic dispensers available throughout the school.
- Cleaning and disinfection of both classroom instruments and furniture between lessons and classes.
- Regular cleaning of public spaces.
See our COVID-19 Safety Policy page for more information on what we have done, as well as the protocols we expect all in-school students and visitors to follow.
Colin Power
Colin has been an active professional musician, guitarist and audio engineer for the last fifteen years. His performance experience extends to theatrical productions, music festivals, radio performances and recording sessions. He has also produced audio and engineered recording sessions for a wide range of artists and projects. After receiving a Diploma in Multimedia Engineering from the Waterford College of Further Education and an Honours BA in Commercial Modern Music from the British and Irish Modern Music Institute (BIMM Dublin), Colin further validated his range of skills and competencies by completing an MPhil in Music and Media Technologies at Trinity College, Dublin, as well as a postgraduate Diploma in Arts in Educational Practice in Teaching for Further Education, with distinction, with the National College of Ireland. In addition to his teaching with the New School, he has taught guitar, ukulele and music technology to a wide range of students privately, in different music schools and for Music Generation. In addition to directing our Ukulele Ensemble, he also teaches our Introducing Ukulele for Adults, Introducing Ukulele for Children, Introducing Guitar for Adults, Introducing Guitar for Children, Introducing Music Technology and Summer Music Technology Essentials courses, as well as teaching guitar, ukulele and music technology for our Outreach Programme and Music at Work Programme.
2022-2023 Ensemble Schedule
Our Ukulele Ensemble is not currently offered. Please contact us (providing your name) if you would like to be notified when it becomes available again.
Enrolment
Enrolment in the Ukulele Ensemble requires a completed Enrolment Form and full payment of the ensemble fee or payment plan arrangement, if applicable.
Late Enrolment
New members can join the Ukulele Ensemble, subject to places being available, up to two weeks after it starts each term. Tuition fees for late-enrolling students are pro-rated and depend on the number of classes remaining in the term or year. See our First Term Late Enrolment Fees, Second Term Late Enrolment Fees or Third Term Late Enrolment Fees pages for more information.
Purchasing an ensemble enrolment as a gift?
Please complete a Gift Certificate Booking Form.
Questions about the Ukulele Ensemble?
or call us on (01) 478 1884.
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