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Baby & Toddler | After-School Piano

Baby & Toddler

    • Baby Boppers: 0-12 Months

    • Rhythm Rascals: 1-2 Years

    • Mini Maestros: 2-4 Years

    If you are booking an online baby class and have other older children at home with you they are more than welcome to take part, however please note that these classes are designed for babies under 10 months and some time will be allowed for breakout room chats.

  • Feel free to reach out by emailing musicmaestrosinfo@gmail.com or send a message on Instagram / Facebook to ask for an opinion. In general, go with your gut! You know your little one better than anyone. If you join a class and feel it’s not advaned enough or too advanced you can always ask to change class - as long as the class you want still has places available this will be no problem.

  • Below is a list of venues where baby & toddler classes are held. Scroll to the bottom of this page for links to google maps.

    • Adamstown (Tuesdays) - Adamstown Community Centre

    • Kilcock (Wednesdays) - Kilcock Community Centre

    • Celbridge (Thursdays) - The Slip Hall

    • Chapelizod (Fridays) - Knock Riada Community Hall

    Please note that due to summer camps, classes will be held in the following venues for the summer term starting in July 2025:

    • Adamstown (Tuesdays) - Adamstown Castle Educate Together National School

    • Celbridge (Thursdays) - The Mill Community Centre

    • Rhythm Rascals: 9:30am

    • Baby Boppers: 10:30am

    • MIni Meastros: 11:30am

    Online classes will take place on Thursday afternoons for the summer term.

  • In-person classes are 45 minutes long.

    Online classes are 1 hour long. This allows time for breakout sessions for socialising with other parents / caregivers, along with time for Q&A, which would both naturally happen before and after an in-person class!

  • Terms vary in length. In general, terms follows the primary school calendar. For example, in 2024 the September term was 8 weeks long, the November term was 7 weeks long, etc.

    When a term is available to book it will appear here for in-person classes and here for online classes. You can see the start dates and end dates of each term by clicking on that term.

  • Each term is priced based on individual classes costing €15 each for in-person classes and €10 each for online classes.

    Promotional discount codes can sometimes apply. Twins or siblings will also be able to receive special discounts. To avail of a twin / sibling discount, please email musicmaestrosinfo@gmail.com or send a message on Instagram / Facebook for further details.

    Please note there are no discounts available for online classes (anyone with twins / another siblings at home are automatically able to join the class with you).

  • Unfortunately due to class capacity, non-participating siblings won’t be able to attend.

    Of course, unplanned circumstances happen (e.g. playschool closure) and you may want to bring a second child along to participate. If something like this happens, get in touch. If the term has not sold out, this can be arranged.

  • In-person classes will have a maximum of 10 adults and their little ones.

    Online classes will have a maximum of 15 participants.

  • Music Maestros aims to keep each class to a consistent group for customers and their little ones to get the most out of each term. There is also a maximum capacity allowable for each class. For these reasons, unfortunately drop-in and pay-as-you-go classes cannot be offered.

    From time to time however, Music Maestros will offer a week of trial classes. Any upcoming trial weeks will be available to book at www.musicmaestros.ie/classes.

  • Payments are non-refundable, except in the case of cancellation by Music Maestros. However, you can offer your place for the term to a friend or family member provided you inform Music Maestros in advance. If the baby or toddler is not of a similar age for the term you have booked, they can be given a place in a different class as long as there is availability.

  • Please feel free to get in touch by emailing musicmaestrosinfo@gmail.com or by sending a message on Instagram / Facebook.

    The full Terms & Conditions are available to read here, which might also answer your question.

Piano Lessons

  • Piano lessons are not necessarily only for pupils within the school they are happening in. However, the piano lesson that starts directly after school can only feasibly be for pupils within that particular school. There may be a later class your child could attend if they are travelling from another school. For example, in Esker ETNS there is a class available at 4:15pm for 4th / 5th / 6th Class pupils.

    A summer term is also currently available to book in Chapelizod which is open to anyone to book.

  • Classes are grouped by appropriate age ranges. Junior & Senior Infants would attend lessons together, as would 1st/2nd/3rd Class or 4th/5th/6th Class. Age ranges are never mixed beyond this to ensure children get the most value out of the piano lesson, e.g. a 1st Class pupil would never be in a lesson with a 5th Class pupil.

  • Classes take place in Esker Educate Together National School in Lucan. Classes take place after-school on Tuesdays.

    Over summer, classes will take place on Fridays in Knock Riada Community Hall in Chapelizod for a 6-week starting in July.

    Further schools will be announced for September in the coming weeks and months.

  • During summer, classes will take place on Fridays at 2pm and 3pm.

    From September, class times will be dependent on school finishing times. Times will all displayed in the dropdowns of the booking page for that term, when available to book.

  • 1 hour

  • Terms vary in length but in general follow the primary school calendar. For example, the Post-Easter term for 2025 will be 8 weeks long.

    When a term is available to book it will appear here. You can see the start dates and end dates of each term by clicking on that term.

  • Each term is priced based on individual classes costing €17.50 each. This price includes all practice materials. Students will not be asked to purchase any books or additional sheet music.

    Twins or siblings will be able to receive special discounts. To avail of a twin / sibling discount, please email musicmaestrosinfo@gmail.com or send a message on Instagram / Facebook for further details.

  • Classes will have a max of 8 children.

  • Music Maestros aims to keep each class to a consistent group for customers to get the most out of each term. There is also a maximum capacity allowable for each class. For these reasons, unfortunately trial classes and pay-as-you-go classes cannot be offered.

  • Payments are non-refundable, except in the case of cancellation by Music Maestros. However, you can offer your place for the term to someone else in the school provided you inform Music Maestros in advance. If the child is not of a similar age for the term you have booked, they can be given a place in a different class as long as there is availability.

  • Piano strudents will not sit an exam as part of this programme. Music Maestros aims to foster a love of the piano in a group setting for beginners, prior to considering sitting exams. It is recommended that students wishing to sit exams seek out private tuition.

  • Please feel free to get in touch by emailing musicmaestrosinfo@gmail.com or by sending a message on Instagram / Facebook.

    The full Terms & Conditions are available to read here, which might also answer your question.