Music Generation South Dublin offers the following instrumental classes:
Violin
Keyboard
Ukulele
Guitar
Bass Guitar
Drums
Instrumental Classes
Locations
Monday
- Citywest Community Hub
Tuesday
- Kingswood Community Hub
Wednesday
- Rathcoole Community Hub
Thursday
- Clondalkin Community Hub
Cost
- Instrumental Group Classes: 30 minute classes at €130 per term
- Keyboard Classes: 30 minute classes at €190 per term (available as duo classes only)
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Violin Classes
- Learning how to tune your violin
- Learning general technique
- Learning how to read sheet music
- Learning new songs and pieces
- Learning how to improvise and be creative
- Opportunities to play and jam with the other students in the Hubs who are learning different instruments
Violin Students will be put into a class with similarly aged students at a similar level.
Examples of pieces students may learn in their first year: Twinkle Twinkle, Happy Birthday, and playing along to songs by current artists such as Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo, etc
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Keyboard Classes
- Learning scales and technique
- Learning new chords
- Learning new songs
- Learning how to read some sheet music
- Playing and jamming with other instruments
Examples of songs keyboard students may learn in their first year: Let It Be, Hallelujah, Lean On me, and songs by current artists such as Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo ETC
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Ukulele Classes
- Learning new chords
- Learning new songs
- Learning how to read some tabs/sheet music
- Playing and jamming with other instruments
Examples of songs ukulele students may learn in their first year: Let It Be, Hallelujah, Lean On me, and songs by current artists such as Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo, etc
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Guitar Classes
Guitar classes complement more advanced groups like Sub Sounds, the Hangout Sessions, and Noise, with great room for progression for both hobby musicians and professionals.
- Learning chords
- Learning new songs
- Learning how to read tabs and chord charts
Examples of songs guitar students may learn in their first year: Let It Be, Hallelujah, Lean On me, and songs by current artists such as Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo, etc
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Bass Guitar
- Learning how to read music and rhythms
- Learning songs
- Learning to play different techniques including fingerstyle, picking, and slap
- Playing and jamming with other musicians and instruments
Examples of songs bass guitar students might learn in their first year: Let It Be - The Beatles, Lean On Me - Bill Withers, Another Brick in The Wall - Pink Floyd, Billie Jean - Michael Jackson, Elephant - Tame Impala, etc
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Drum Classes
- Learning rudiments
- Learning stick technique, rhythms, counting, dynamics, articulation,drum fills, and improvising
- Learning drum beats from different genres including funk, rock, hip-hop, Latin/Afro-Cuban
- Play and jam with the other students in the Hubs who are learning different instruments
Examples of songs drum students may learn in their first year: We Will Rock You, Let It Be, Hallelujah, Lean On me, and songs by current artists such as Billie Eilish, Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo, etc