The Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) has launched a new Adult Division offering instrumental and singing lessons, performance opportunities, music appreciation, and professional development for adult musicians at all levels, from beginner and improver to seasoned professionals.
 
For the first time in RIAM’s 175-year history, adult musicians and appreciators will have full access to the Academy’s Faculty of professional musicians, teachers, and doctoral students, many of whom perform in Ireland’s national orchestras.
 
Classes from eight to 12-week durations will run twice per year, culminating in a celebratory concert each term. Lessons for beginner, intermediate and advanced learners will be available in various disciplines, including clarinet, classical piano, flute, french horn, guitar, jazz piano, low brass, singing, percussion, saxophone, trumpet and violin. 
 
Professional musicians and teachers can sign up for a range of short Continuing Professional Development courses designed to upskill performance and teaching, including RIAM Key Skills for piano teachers, Kodaly Method and conducting for choral practitioners, and historical performance for professional string players.
 
Each term of the RIAM Adult Division will feature a new Music Appreciation Series on Friday mornings. RIAM piano Professor Anthony Byrne leads the way with an introduction to the great piano repertoire and pianists of the 20th and 21st century, with guest performances from the Academy’s most promising third-level pianists. Future talks will see the return of RIAM Director Deborah Kelleher’s ‘History of’ series and Discovering Opera with Head of Vocal Studies Kathleen Tynan.
 
For furth information on courses see below, or visit www.riam.ie/adultdivision.

• Beginner Classical Piano Lessons
• Beginner Jazz Piano Lessons
• Beginner Singing Lessons
• Clarinet/Saxophone Lessons
• Drum&Beatz: Drumming for Beginners
• Flute Lessons
• French Horn Lessons
• Guitar Lessons
• Intermediate Classical Piano Lessons
• Intermediate Jazz Piano Lessons
• Low Brass Lessons
• Trumpet Lessons
• Violin Lessons
• Historical Performance for String Players
• Well Sing Choir
• For the Love of Piano
• Choral Conducting Today
• GuitaRIAM