Castleknock School of Music was formally established in 1995. The School's founder and current director Eileen Brogan has provided music education in Castleknock since 1981. The school's philosophy is to provide excellent music tuition and to provide stimulating music classes that will develop in our students an enduring and livelong love and appreciation of music. Our excellent team of highly qualified teachers provide quality music education for all ages and levels from beginners up to and including Diploma standard. The school has three music education centres located at Castleknock Community College (1998), a purpose-built music school at 4-5, The Mall, Ongar Village, Dublin 15 (2009) and our centre located at Saint Brigid's National School, Beech Park Lawn, Castleknock (2013). CSM specialize in Early Childhood Music Education and our very young students in our Mini Music Academy can begin an instrument from as early as 4 years in our Stairway to Music Programme. Our teaching is based on the teaching methods of Hungarian composer and music educator Zoltan Kodály (1882-1967. We also embrace the pedagogical philosophies of Emile Dalcroze and Carl Orff. CSM are affiliated with the Fingal Youth Orchestra (http://www.fingalorchestra.ie), the Dublin Youth Orchesta (http://dyo.ie) and the Hibernian Orchestra http (//www.thehibernianorchestra.ie). It is our mission that all our students studying an orchestral instrument work towards becoming a member of one of our affiliated orchestras. Ensemble experience and being a member of an orchestra is a structured and educational way to develop as a musician and make lots of new friends.