DMD Music School
Where Music Matters
ABOUT US
GUITAR and piano TUITION based in The CRAIGAVON/Lurgan and Portadown AREA!
DMD Music School opened in 2019, based in unit 68 CIDO business complex in Carn, (which is easily accessed from Craigavon, Lurgan and Portadown directions). We specialise in music tuition and are an official Yamaha Music School. We currently offer guitar and piano lessons. Our aim is to make lessons as fun and informative as possible while also keeping the lessons costs affordable so everyone can benefit from lessons. We aim to give a more modern approach to teaching through our qualified and experienced tutors. All lessons are tailored to students' individual goals on the instrument. All our tutors are actively involved in the music industry giving them an understanding on what it takes to get started as a musician (if that's your goal). So if you would like to learn your favourite song, improve upon what you already know or would like to start your grade then please get in contact and get booked in for your 1st lesson with us.
YAMAHA MUSIC School
DMD Music School is proud to announce we are an official Yamaha Music School. We are excited to be offering the "Guitar Encounters" Course. This is a course for electric guitar and is specifically designed for group lessons bit can be taught in 1-1 lessons if you prefer. Students will work their way through the "Guitar Encounters" books (which are exclusive to Yamaha Music Schools). "Guitar Encounters" is a contemporary Rock/pop course for electric guitar. Classes will typically contain 4-5 students. Group lessons typically last for 1 hr and 1-1 classes are 30minutes long. Lessons will be broken up until a range of activities that will cover all the essential skills of being a modern day guitarist including learning repertoire (this will include popular artists such as AC/DC , Oasis, Metallica, Artic Monkeys to name a few), Improvising, theory, technique, composing, sight reading, ear training, rhythm etc..... You will get the opportunity to play solo as well as part of a group and all songs will contain backing tracks to jam along to. There will be a Yamaha guitar and amp for each student to use during their lesson. "Guitar Encounters" is also certified by Rockschool giving you the unique opportunity to achieve your guitar grades through the "Guitar Encounters" course. Each book will expand upon what you previously learnt in a progressive manner (book 1 starts from a complete beginner level eventually working your way up until book 8 which is for the advanced guitarist) This course is suitable for children ages 8 upwards, teenagers and adults. Please get in contact for more info and to enrol now.
We are proud to announce we were named Best Piano Company in the Craigavon area by DistinguishedTeaching.co.uk in 2023.
We are a registered guitar tutor with the London College of Music and have a 100% exam pass rate.
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Declan McDaid
Declan is our guitar tutor and owner of DMD Music School. Declan is a registered guitar tutor with the London College of Music. He has both a distinction in his grade 8 guitar and a distinction in his HND diploma in Music. Declan delivers the Yamaha Music Point "Guitar Encounters" course and has extensive training in teaching including attending and completing an advanced training course with Yamaha. He is extremely passionate about music and teaching. He has a 100% pass rate with students who have entered exams. Different exams boards he uses include London college of Music and Rockschool. He teaches both acoustic and electric guitar. When Declan isnt teaching or practising guitar he enjoys playing in bands and writing music. Some of his awards include being a finalist in Young guitarist NI, winning the "black flame band" competition held by sony music and winning music skills ni with his band. If you'd like to learn guitar send us a message. We can work towards grades (optional) or just learn your favourite songs. We look forward to hearing from you.
Mackenzie
Mackenzie is our piano tutor here at DMD Music School. She has her grade 8 on Piano. Mackenzie has a distinction in her HND diploma in music and has a music degree from Queens university. Mackenzie is a keen composer specialising in film soundtracks. She won "best overall film score" in Music Skills NI 2019. Mackenzie's film scores have also been featured during the adverts in the "movie house cinema" franchise. Mackenzie also enjoys playing live when possible and is always looking to network with other musicians/composers in the industry often attending workshops and music events to do this. Mackenzie has a modern approach to teaching piano, aiming to make each lesson fun and informative for her pupils. If you would like to get started playing piano or perhaps need a more current approach to learning the instrument then Mackenzie is the tutor for you.
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