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