Beginner to advanced classes for all ages

Class Timetable

Traditional Singing

Seniors: 7.30pm

Juniors: 8.30pm

Button Accordion

Beginners: 7.30pm

Intermediate: 8.30pm

Fiddle - Adults

Beginners: 8.30pm

Harp

Beginners: 7.30pm

Intermediate: 8.30pm

Uilleann Pipes

Beginners: 7.30pm

Intermediate: 8.30pm

Bodhran

Beginners: 8.30pm

Intermediate: 7.30pm

Concertina

Beginners: 7.30pm

Intermediate: 8.30pm

Flute

Beginners: 7.30pm

Intermediate: 8.30pm

Tin Whistle

Beginners: 7.30pm

Intermediate: 7.30pm

Advanced: 8.30pm

Piano Accompaniment

All: 7.30pm

Banjo / Mandolin

Beginners: 7.30pm

Intermediate: 8.30pm

Fiddle

Beginners: 7.30pm

Intermediate: 7.30pm

Advanced: 8.30pm

Guitar

Beginners: 7.30pm
Intermediate: 8.30pm

Tin Whistle - Adults

Beginners: 8.30pm

Pupils have the opportunity to do exams in Traditional Music

Pupils have the opportunity to study grades 1-8 in Traditional Irish Music through our school programme with support from both GSOTM teachers and staff. For more information email us at: gsotm.co.uk@gmail.com

All classes get together to share tunes and play together

As well as individual instrument classes, each week classes of similar levels are brought together to give them the chance of playing as a group. This develops their music ability and forms the basis for playing in seisiúns outside the school.

We also form Grupa Cheoil (music groups) for the younger students who meet weekly to play together and form musical arrangements for concerts and competitions.

A monthly seisiún takes place 2 Royal Avenue, Belfast. Details are posted monthly to our social media pages.
This seisiun brings together all young Traditional Irish musicians across Belfast from 2pm to 4pm on a Sunday.

Our adult students also have the opportunity to play together in The Crown & Shamrock, Mallusk, every Sunday night from 8pm.

This seisiún welcomes all levels of players and singers from across the region.

Yearly Program

For 2022/2023, tuition is available in the following instruments: Fiddle, Flute, Tin Whistle, Harp, Bodhran, Guitar (standard tuning), Banjo/Mandolin, Button Accordian, Concertina, Uilleann Pipes and Ballad Singing.

Beginner Tin Whistle and beginner Fiddle classes for adults are also be available.

Our 15-week Term 1 begins on 15 September, with a 12 week Term 2 starting 2 February 2023.

Residential Programs

Each summer we offer older students the opportunity to travel to Gortahork in Co Donegal where students attend daily workshops and play in daily seisiúns and culminates in a trip to Tory Island.