Aim of Lessons:
The aim of lessons will be discussed and catered for each individual student whether that student wants to complete their grades (with RIAM or ABRSM) or if they simply want to play for enjoyment. Regardless all lessons will have learning, progress and enjoyment as the centre focus. If a student chooses not to go down the exam route that’s perfectly fine but does not mean technique
and piano syllabi’s are not covered in classes. Likewise if a student wants to complete their grades, where as the Exam Syllabus is taken with great importance throughout the year, it is not the single primary focus. Where we can, we like to include a good grounding of harmony, aural, reading, and other keyboard skills needed to become a well-rounded musician. Our overall aim for students is to be taught correctly, be able to sit down at the piano at any age and be equipped or have the know-how to approach any piece of music they wish to learn. Finally and most importantly, we wish that students enjoy music and playing as much as we do! Conor McCarthy hails from Limerick and began his piano tuition at Limerick school of Music. Conor then went on to study at DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama and graduated with a Bachelor of Music Education (B.Mus.Ed) from both Trinity College Dublin and the DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama. Conor furthered his studies by obtaining Diplomas in Piano Performance with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music (LRSM) and the London College of Music (ALCM). Conor is an experienced piano and secondary music teacher and has worked in many schools across Limerick, Dublin and Wexford. Conor originally began teaching piano in Limerick before moving to Dublin to Study. Between 2016 and 2020 Conor has been the piano tutor with Knocklyon Concert Band Society in Dublin. Now living in Gorey, Conor teaches here with North Wexford Piano Academy aswell as being a piano tutor in Dublin in St.Columbas College in Rathfarnham and St. Conor is heavily involved in Musical Theatre and is currently the Musical Director here in Gorey Musical Society since 2017. Conor has also worked with many other societies in the South-East area such as Carnew Musical Society, Oyster Lane Theatre Group, Enniscorthy Musical Society, Wexford Light Opera and Arklow Pantomime Creations. He also involves himself in school productions and has worked with Glenstall Abbey in Limerick and Lorretto Foxrock, St. Louis Highschool Rathmines and St. Columbas college Rathfarnham in Dublin. At the weekends Conor is a tutor with the Irish College of Musical Theatre (IMT) in their junior campus based in Ballycanew Gorey and the National Opera House in Wexford town where they offer classes in musical theatre for juniors and teenagers. Conor actively works as an accompanist across Dublin and the South-East for examinations, concerts, musicals, weddings, funerals and other events.
