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in partnership with

DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama

The Department of Keyboard Studies at DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama is delighted to be in partnership withPianos Plus School. This alliance will ensure that high-qualitypiano teaching is available to students in the Greater Dublin Area. The teachers in Pianos Plus School are all graduates of the Conservatory and as such, are well placed to ensure that the student experience is defined by best practice, in a positiveand encouraging environment. For the student, the Pianos Plus School experience is enhanced by access to qualityinstruments and opportunities for performance.

I am confident that the young pianists who study at Pianos Plus School will gain skills which will serve them well not just in music, but in life.

Dr. David MooneyHead of Keyboard Studies

DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama

Official feeder school to DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama

Pianos Plus School offers:

Piano Lessons for all ages, levels, and abilities

Music Theory classes

Junior and Leaving Certificate Music classes

Preparation for practical aspects of the state examinations

Annual recitals for all students

Masterclasses and workshops in associationwith DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama

Exclusive access to DIT Conservatory of Musicand Drama piano syllabus and their examinations

All lessons on high quality pianos from Pianos Plus

Pianos Plus, in partnership with DIT Conservatory of Musicand Drama, established Pianos Plus School as an outreach project to extend the teaching principles of the conservatory to the Greater Dublin Area. The newest addition to this school is conveniently located beside the Pianos Plus showrooms in Centrepoint Business Park. The school operates a high quality structured teaching programme with the possibility of future study in DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama to outstanding students. Pianos Plus School also caters for adult students who may be beginners or wishing to return to their piano studies.

Official feeder school to DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama

Sifan Chen has a Masters in Composition from Trinity CollegeDublin and a BA in Performance from Tianjin Conservatoryof China, graduating with first class honours. Sifan has beenteaching and performing for over 15 years. Her teachingmethodology has benefited from her educational andteaching experience in both China and Ireland.

Ana Talmaci graduated from State University of Arts, Chisinau, Moldova, having specialised in music education. She continuedher studies with Siobhán Kilkelly in DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama. Ana holds Associate and Licentiate Diplomas in Performance from the London College of Music.

Official feeder school to DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama

Aoife Fox studied from the age of seven with Claire Flynn in DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama. She received her BMus from DIT after specialising in Pedagogy. She also has two perfomance diplomas from the London College of Music, DipLCM and ALCM.

Patrice Keegan studied organ and piano in DIT Conservatory ofMusic and Drama with Una Russell and Evelyn Healy, graduatingwith a first class honours in 2006. In 2009 Patrice completed her Masters in organ performance with honours, studying with Una Russell and Margaret Phillips. Patrice also holds diplomasfrom London college of Music and Trinity College London.

Carole O’Connor studied piano with Siobhán Kilkelly and Mary Lennon, and organ with Una Russell in DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama, graduating with a first-class honours degree in performance in 2006. In 2007, she completed a Masters in Musicology with first-class honours in UCD. She holds diplomas from Trinity Guildhall and ABRSM.

Pianos Plus School

8H Centrepoint Business ParkOak RoadDublin 12

GPS Co-ordinates (Latitude: 53.32261251 Longitude: -6.37085841)

Additional teaching locations:

St Brigid’s GNS Cabinteely

Presentation Primary School Terenure

www.pianosplus.ieschool@pianosplus.ie01 409 7373

@pianosplussch

Official feeder school to DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama

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