Music Education Royal Irish Academy of Music

Overview

Music Education from Royal Irish Academy of Music is taught in partnership between the RIAM, Trinity College Dublin and TU Dublin Conservatory of Music and Drama.  

Quick Facts:

• If you love sharing music, already have a competent standard of music performance, and wish to combine these qualities with a teaching career, then this course is ideally suited to you. Whether your interests are primarily academic or practical, your experience of this vast and rich discipline will be greatly advanced. As an academic study, music fosters independence of thought, creativity and critical and analytical skills. 
• This course offers opportunities to perform music, to share music with others via teaching and performing, and to conduct a number of different ensembles.

• Trinity College Dublin is the only university in Ireland which offers the Bachelor in Music Education degree. Students study both music and education to Honours degree level leading to a professional qualification in post-primary teaching which is accredited by the Teaching Council of Ireland. 
• One of the strengths of the Music Education course at Trinity is the commitment to individual and small group teaching. The facilities in the Associated Colleges include recital rooms, practice rooms with pianos, music studios, excellent listening equipment, and a substantial lending collection of print and audio resources.