Meadowsound Music School

What Meadowsound Music School does

Meadowsound Music School is a single-location, founder-owned private music education business operating from Seaview House, 192 Clontarf Road, Dublin 3, Ireland. The school delivers one-to-one and group music instruction across piano, violin, singing, saxophone, guitar, cello, and clarinet, supplemented by pre-instrumental classes for children aged 5–6, music theory, and wind/string ensemble participation. Its teaching staff of approximately seven instructors is led by founder Shay O'Connor (saxophone/clarinet, MA World Music Studies, UCD Smurfit MBA), and includes graduates of Trinity College Dublin, the DIT Conservatory, the Royal Irish Academy of Music, and the London College of Music, plus a Feis Ceoil prize winner and a former National Youth Orchestra of Ireland member. The school prepares students for RIAM examinations and supports performance outcomes such as public concerts.

The business model is a term-based subscription sold direct-to-consumer. Fees are €342 per 12-week term for 30-minute 1-to-1 lessons and €495 for 45-minute lessons, payable in advance at the start of each term, with three terms aligned to the Irish academic calendar. Group offerings (pre-instrumental, theory, ensembles) are priced based on enrollment numbers. There is no contract lock-in, no refund for missed student lessons, and group courses may be cancelled if enrollment is insufficient. GTM is community-led: the school relies on word-of-mouth, open days for specific instruments, the website (meadowsound.ie), and direct phone/email inquiries. Customers are local Clontarf households — children from age 5, adolescents, and mature adult learners — with no enterprise or institutional clients.

The company is privately held by its founder, employs a small team (firmographic count of 5, with 7 named teachers in the headcount data), and operates with no disclosed funding, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no M&A activity. Geographic reach is limited to Dublin, with no expansion or franchise signals in the input. The product portfolio is differentiated primarily through teacher credentials, pedagogical philosophy (lifelong music enjoyment rather than exam pressure), and personal instructor–student relationships, with no proprietary technology or digital product layer.

Name

Meadowsound Music School

Legal name

Meadowsound Music School

Website

https://meadowsound.ie

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Meadowsound Music School is a founder-owned, single-location music school in Clontarf, Dublin 3, Ireland, offering one-to-one and group lessons across piano, violin, singing, saxophone, guitar, cello, clarinet, and pre-instrumental classes for children and adult learners, billed by 12-week term.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Education Services

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Music Schools & Conservatory Prep (Pre-College) (EDAMANAE)

Keywords

• Music lessons
• Music education
• Instrumental instruction
• Music theory classes
• Exam preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Dublin

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Music Lessons - 1-to-1 instruction: The primary revenue stream is from 1-to-1 music lessons charged per 12-week term. Fees are €342 for 30-minute lessons and €495 for 45-minute lessons. Payment is required at the beginning of each term for the full term. The school also offers pre-instrumental classes, theory lessons, and ensemble participation with fees based on enrollment numbers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Meadowsound Music School is a private music education institution that delivers in-person one-to-one and group music lessons across piano, violin, singing, saxophone, guitar, cello, and clarinet. It also offers pre-instrumental classes for children aged 5-6, music theory instruction, and wind and string ensemble participation, with preparation for Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM) examinations. Lessons are sold as 12-week terms at €342 for 30-minute sessions and €495 for 45-minute sessions, delivered at the school's single Clontarf, Dublin location.

Product overview

Meadowsound Music School is a single-location music education institution located in Clontarf, Dublin 3, Ireland. The school offers individual one-to-one music lessons and group classes across multiple instruments including piano, violin, singing, saxophone, guitar, cello, and clarinet. Additional services include pre-instrumental classes for young children (ages 5-6), music theory instruction, and a wind and string ensemble. Lessons are priced at €342 per 12-week term for 30-minute sessions and €495 for 45-minute sessions. The school operates on a three-term academic calendar aligned with the Irish school year, resuming each September.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Students can progress from no musical knowledge to performing publicly (mature student testimonial)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Clontarf Business AssociationminorOthers · 1 January 2013The school participates in community events organized by the Clontarf Business Association, including the Summer Concert 2013 held on the seafront.
• RIAM (Royal Irish Academy of Music)minorOthersThe school prepares students for RIAM (Royal Irish Academy of Music) examinations. News posts mention waiting for RIAM exam results with 4-5 week turnaround times.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sutton Park School of Music: North Dublin private music school referenced in connection with Meadowsound's Daniel Tobin and Luke Tobin. Closely comparable in offering individual instrument lessons to students in the Clontarf/Sutton/coastal Dublin catchment.
• Newpark Music Centre: Dublin private music school where Meadowsound's Daniel Tobin won piano competitions. Comparable in delivering individual instrumental instruction to students across the Dublin area, including exam preparation.
• Dublin School of Guitar: Dublin-based private music school co-directed by Meadowsound teacher Mark Collins. Operates as a small private music school offering individual instruction, directly comparable in scale, model, and geography.
• Dun Laoghaire School of Music: Greater Dublin area music school where Meadowsound teacher Mark Collins previously taught. Offers individual and group instrumental lessons with a comparable target audience of children and adult learners in the Dublin commuter belt.

Regional players

• Kilkenny Music School: Regional Irish music school offering individual and group instrumental tuition to children and adults. Comparable in being a community-focused, multi-instrument private music school, but operating outside Dublin's catchment.
• Cork School of Music: Major music school based in Cork offering individual lessons across all major instruments, pre-college programs, and ensemble opportunities. Highly comparable in operating model but serves the southern region of Ireland rather than Dublin.

Broad incumbents

• Royal Irish Academy of Music (RIAM): Ireland's oldest and largest music conservatory, headquartered in Dublin. While Meadowsound prepares students for RIAM exams, RIAM itself offers a much broader curriculum, junior and pre-college programs, and is a well-resourced incumbent competitor in the same Dublin music education market.
• TU Dublin Conservatory of Music: Former DIT Conservatory of Music and Drama — Ireland's largest music conservatory. Meadowsound's faculty are drawn from its alumni (Jillian Saunders, Katerina Chrysopoulou) and it competes for the same advanced Dublin music students with a far larger institutional footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/meadowsound-music-school

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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