Exams and Fees
Lesson Plans
At Play Piano we prepare students to sit our own in house exams and external exams operated by the Royal Irish Academy of Music. Play Piano practical exams may be conducted on the students own in person lesson or recorded and uploaded to our website. A student will self enter for an RIAM exam and these take place three times yearly. If you have any questions please ask you teacher or contact the office.
* Regarding the entry fees, Play Piano exam fees may be paid online or in cash to the school. Fees for an RIAM exam are paid by the student directly to the Academy.

Ele / Pre | €25.00 |
Primary | €27.50 |
Grade 1 | €30.00 |
Grade 2 | €32.50 |
Grade 3 | €35.00 |
Junior Recital | €36.25 |
Grade 4 | €37.50 |
Grade 5 | €40.00 |
Grade 6 | €42.50 |
Grade 7 | €45.00 |
Grade 8 | €50.00 |
Elementary + Preliminary | €25.00 |
Primary | €27.50 |
Grade 1 | €30.00 |
Grade 2 | €32.50 |
Grade 3 | €35.00 |
Junior Recital | €36.25 |
Grade 4 | €37.50 |
Grade 5 | €40.00 |
Grade 6 | €42.50 |
Grade 7 | €45.00 |
Grade 8 | €50.00 |
Payment Terms and Conditions
Please note that fees are charged by the term and not on a weekly basis. Term 3 encorporates a booking deposit for the 1st lesson of term 1. This deposit which is non transferable must be paid in order for the school to automatically hold a students specific slot over the summer break for return in September. For any student not returning after the summer break this deposit will not be charged and acknowledgement of this must be made to your teacher / office by mail at the commencement of term 3. All fees must be cleared by the end of a term
Fees for the relevant types of lessons for the academic year of 2022 / 2023 will be as advertised above.
Enrolment Deposit
At Home Tuition
Discount Rate
Retention Fee
The retention fee is a courtesy discount from the normal lesson fee and is applied solely if a student wishes to leave a term early / will miss three or more consecutive weeks of a term and requests that his / her specific time slot be held. The retention fee is payable directly to the office and is set at 15.00 euro per week for every week the time slot is being held
Masterclasses
Masterclasses are charged at the rate of 50.00 euro per hour. This rate also applies to on demand / lessons outside core hours and not taught on a weekly consecutive basis
Photo Copy Fee
Past Theory Papers may be printed in the office for students who do not have access to a printer at home. A fee of 2.00 euro per paper will apply
Accompanist Fee
Upon being given adequate notice Play Piano will provide an accompanist for a student of the school who needs accompaniment for either Junior / Leaving Cert performance. The fee is 50.00 per hour or part there of per student and must be paid in advance. If any in house rehearsals are required prior to the exam this may incur an extra charge. For further information please mail the office [email protected]