M.D Rafferty Music School

M.D Rafferty Music School We don't just teach people to play instruments and songs, instead we teach them how to perform the s This is what makes M.D Rafferty's Guitar School unique.

Established in 2011, M.D Rafferty Guitar School was set up, with the guiding principle of teaching students both young and old, how to play all of their very own favourite songs/styles on guitar in a relaxed and friendly environment. From the start, M.D Rafferty Guitar School's commitment has been to provide the best facilities and recruit the best teachers in the business. Our aim is to teach peo

ple of all ages what they want to learn at a price which makes our guitar lessons affordable accessible to all. Play:

At M.D Rafferty Guitar School our expert tutors have a vast interest in great music. We teach students in a wide range of musical genres such as Pop, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Folk, Metal, Hip Hop and Reggae. We currently have students as young as 5 years old as well as their grandparents benefitting from our teaching. Even as a beginner you can come along and use one of our "in house" instruments before you're completely convinced you want to be a musician. At that stage our tutors will help you with advice about which instrument will suit your desired style of playing. After that, you tell us what songs/style you want to learn and we will dedicate your lessons to that goal. Play and Sing:

It soon became evident that learning to play the guitar was just part of what many of our students desired. Yes they were keen to learn the chord sequences and rhythms of the songs they chose. But in fact, they wanted to take it one stage further, they wanted to play and sing their chosen song, they wanted to perform. We will teach you:
•How to play your chosen song
•How to sing and play
•How to combine the two into a performance

Performance:

It may be to entertain friends at a party or family wedding, perform at a school assembly or concert, or take part in a talent contest or busking festival. We will teach you how to sing and play - and not just in front of your bedroom mirror. Last year alone some of our guitar students gave performances at the Giro D'Italia, Armagh City's Food Fair, Georgian Day, Culture Night and to a packed out Market Place Theatre for our annual showcase. After the experience gained of performing ‘Live’ you can see each student’s confidence and self esteem grow. Call 07979481500 and book your lesson now

25/03/2025

Sarah's lesson was straight after Faith's on Thursday night, so we took the opportunity to record a wee duet with both students. 🎶 Nothing rehearsed, nothing planned and just pretty much hit record 🎥

Can't believe how well this turned out. Here's Sarah Valleley and Faith Vaughn performing "I Need You Now."
Massive big well done girls 👏 😎

21/03/2025

** The Twins Are Back **

Check out our wee uke/vocal students Lily and Grace performing "Stick Season" by Noah Kahn

Absolutely fantastic girls 😎 👏 🎶

☘️ St. Patrick's Day Parade Album 3 ☘️ We were absolutely delighted to be invited to take part in the Armagh St. Patrick...
18/03/2025

☘️ St. Patrick's Day Parade Album 3 ☘️

We were absolutely delighted to be invited to take part in the Armagh St. Patrick's Day parade once again and loved every single minute of it 🎶

Big shout out to our tutors, students and manager Dolan for making sure everything ran as smooth as possible throughout the parade 💪

Big shout out also to Conor Ross Photography who got called in last minute to take some snaps. He was a proper pro and we can't thank him enough 🙏

(P.S Don't be afraid to tag anyone that you may recognise in the crowd) 😎

☘️ St. Patrick's Day Parade Album 2 ☘️ We were absolutely delighted to be invited to take part in the Armagh St. Patrick...
18/03/2025

☘️ St. Patrick's Day Parade Album 2 ☘️

We were absolutely delighted to be invited to take part in the Armagh St. Patrick's Day parade once again and loved every single minute of it 🎶

Big shout out to our tutors, students and manager Dolan for making sure everything ran as smooth as possible throughout the parade 💪

Big shout out also to Conor Ross Photography who got called in last minute to take some snaps. He was a proper pro and we can't thank him enough 🙏

(P.S Don't be afraid to tag anyone that you may recognise in the crowd) 😎

☘️ St. Patrick's Day Parade Album 1 ☘️ We were absolutely delighted to be invited to take part in the Armagh St. Patrick...
18/03/2025

☘️ St. Patrick's Day Parade Album 1 ☘️

We were absolutely delighted to be invited to take part in the Armagh St. Patrick's Day parade once again and loved every single minute of it 🎶

Big shout out to our tutors, students and manager Dolan for making sure everything ran as smooth as possible throughout the parade 💪

Big shout out also to Conor Ross Photography who got called in last minute to take some snaps. He was a proper pro and we can't thank him enough 🙏

(P.S Don't be afraid to tag anyone that you may recognise in the crowd) 😎

**Reminder**☘️ 🍀 To help kick off the St. Patrick's Day celebrations, we are hosting our very own Irish themed showcase ...
15/03/2025

**Reminder**

☘️ 🍀
To help kick off the St. Patrick's Day celebrations, we are hosting our very own Irish themed showcase in Devlins Bar this Sun 16th March from 1pm-3pm 🎶

Expect to see our students perform a mixture of classic songs from some of the biggest acts in Ireland from U2, Snow Patrol, The Pogues and The Cranberries 🎶

Everyone is welcome to this family friendly event and it's FREE entry 😎

See you all there ☘️

14/03/2025

Our fantastic student Tilly Mackin rehearsing "The Black Velvet Band" in prep for performing it at her school ☘️

We're very excited to announce that we've been invited to take part in two parades on St. Patrick's Day this year ☘️ We'...
11/03/2025

We're very excited to announce that we've been invited to take part in two parades on St. Patrick's Day this year ☘️

We'll be providing the music for the Armagh Scouts parade starting at 10.30am that morning, followed by rocking out some tunes on our own float in the main parade that afternoon from 2pm 😎

We're so excited to be taking part in all of the celebrations once again and look forward to seeing you all there ☘️

☘️ 🍀 To help kick off the St. Patrick's Day celebrations, we are hosting our very own Irish themed showcase in Devlins B...
10/03/2025

☘️ 🍀
To help kick off the St. Patrick's Day celebrations, we are hosting our very own Irish themed showcase in Devlins Bar this Sun 16th March from 1pm-3pm 🎶

Expect to see our students perform a mixture of classic songs from some of the biggest acts in Ireland from U2, Snow Patrol, The Pogues and The Cranberries 🎶

Everyone is welcome to this family friendly event and it's FREE entry 😎

See you all there ☘️

07/03/2025

Just want to say a massive big thank you to the The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh for inviting us to perform at their 25th Birthday celebrations on Saturday night. 🥳 🎉

Check out this clip of our school performing "Run" by Snow Patrol

** We teach guitar, bass, banjo, ukulele, vocals, piano, drums and mandolin. To book your slot message us HERE or call us on 07840377344 **

06/03/2025

Absolutely fantastic performance of "The Night We Met" by our student Saoirse O'Hare, at the Armagh Theatre Groupatg "Open Mic" last Friday night. Big well done Saoirse 😎 🎶

05/03/2025

Just want to say a massive big well done to our students Gary and Jake, who performed at the Armagh Theatre Groupatg open mic on Friday night. Well done lads 😎

From the Thirsty Goat last night to playing nursery rhymes to the kids of Grove Nursery Armagh this morning. Thanks for ...
03/03/2025

From the Thirsty Goat last night to playing nursery rhymes to the kids of Grove Nursery Armagh this morning. Thanks for the invite everyone at Grove Nursery 😎

02/03/2025

Our tutor band sound checking "Run" before the big concert to celebrate 25 years of The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh yesterday 🥳 🎉

Just want to wish our two students (father and Son) Gary and Jake a big good luck, for their headline slot at the Armagh...
27/02/2025

Just want to wish our two students (father and Son) Gary and Jake a big good luck, for their headline slot at the Armagh Theatre Groupatg February open mic night tomorrow. The show kicks off at 8pm 😎

We are extremely delighted to announce that our school has been invited to perform at The Market Place Theatre & Arts Ce...
26/02/2025

We are extremely delighted to announce that our school has been invited to perform at The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh big 25th Birthday concert this Saturday 1st March 😎

🎉 Join us for our big 25th Birthday Concert on Saturday 1st March as we host a special performance to celebrate a quarter of a century of bringing the best in entertainment to Armagh.

✨ We’re delighted to welcome a host of local and national performers to our main stage to celebrate their part in our 25-year history:

🎸 Market Place favourites and rock royalty,The Pat McManus Band will showcase their own brand of blues rock with favourites old and new.

💃 Get ready to shake, rattle and roll with The Soda Popz 50s/60s band

🎼 Marvel at the music of Armagh's own, Brian Finnegan one of the most unique and progressive voices in Irish music. Brian will perform alongside members of the renowned Armagh Pipers Club (Píobairí Ard Mhacha)

🎹 Relax to the sounds of one of Northern Ireland’s leading internationally acclaimed classical musicians, pianist, Ruth McGinley

🎭 Armagh Theatre Groupatg take to their hometown stage with a showcase of their acting talent.

⭐️ The Dynamos ABBA Tribute Show TRIO will light up the stage with your favourite ABBA hits, choreography, costumes and even some audience participation!

🎶 Singing sensations Eoin Mallon and Claudia Clendinning will hit the high notes with a medley of musical favourites

💫 Many more special performances from local and national artists, and watch out for a special finale!

🎟 Don’t miss the show of the year! 👉 Book now bit.ly/3WuLbIY

21/02/2025

We are delighted to confirm our headline act for our February Open Mic Night.

We will be entertained by the musical talents of father and son, Gary & Jake McGurk of M.D Rafferty Music School, based in Armagh.

28th of February at 8pm. 🎤
Doors open at 7.45pm 🚪
Entry is £5 and is BYOB.🎉
5-minute slots are available for you to own the stage!
Singers, musicians, poets, writers, storytellers, young and not so - all very welcome and a raffle not to be missed!

M.D Rafferty Music School

Address

5 To 7 Lower English Street
Armagh
BT617LJ

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 10pm
Tuesday 9am - 10pm
Wednesday 9am - 10pm
Thursday 9am - 10pm
Friday 9am - 10pm
Saturday 9am - 4pm

Telephone

+447840377344

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Sarah's lesson was straight after Faith's on Thursday night, so we took the opportunity to record a wee duet with both students. 🎶 Nothing rehearsed, nothing planned and just pretty much hit record 🎥 Can't believe how well this turned out. Here's Sarah Valleley and Faith Vaughn performing "I Need You Now." Massive big well done girls 👏 😎

** The Twins Are Back ** Check out our wee uke/vocal students Lily and Grace performing "Stick Season" by Noah Kahn Absolutely fantastic girls 😎 👏 🎶

Our fantastic student Tilly Mackin rehearsing "The Black Velvet Band" in prep for performing it at her school ☘️

Just want to say a massive big thank you to the The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh for inviting us to perform at their 25th Birthday celebrations on Saturday night. 🥳 🎉 Check out this clip of our school performing "Run" by Snow Patrol ** We teach guitar, bass, banjo, ukulele, vocals, piano, drums and mandolin. To book your slot message us HERE or call us on 07840377344 **

Absolutely fantastic performance of "The Night We Met" by our student Saoirse O'Hare, at the Armagh Theatre Groupatg "Open Mic" last Friday night. Big well done Saoirse 😎 🎶

Just want to say a massive big well done to our students Gary and Jake, who performed at the Armagh Theatre Groupatg open mic on Friday night. Well done lads 😎

Our tutor band sound checking "Run" before the big concert to celebrate 25 years of The Market Place Theatre & Arts Centre, Armagh yesterday 🥳 🎉

Absolutely fantastic 👏 Check out this amazing vocal performance by our vocal student Hannah McDonnell 😎 🎶 🎤

Check out our fantastic vocal student Faye Hughes performing "Sky Full Of Stars" by Coldplay. 👏 It's been amazing to see this young girl's confidence grow these past few months. She just keeps getting better and better 😎 🎤 🎶

Check out our fantastic student Faith Vaughn performing "Do I Wanna Know" by the Arctic Monkeys 👏 😎

Our fantastic student James Carroll, rocking out "Don't Look Back In Anger" at his lesson on Thursday 😎 🎶 👏

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