About Us

About Warren Music Academy

Warren Music Academy is a home-based music school in Wexford town, run by professional musicians James and Rebecca Warren. Since 2014, the academy has been a central part of our household and professional life, providing high-quality music education to children, teenagers and adults in a supportive and encouraging environment.

We believe that good teaching combines clear structure, musical understanding and enjoyment. As actively working musicians, we understand the realities of practice, performance nerves and balancing music with everyday life, and we aim to pass this experience on to our students in a positive and sustainable way.

Our Teaching Approach

At Warren Music Academy, students are supported as individuals. We place strong emphasis on: solid technical foundations, music literacy from the very beginning, steady, achievable progress, confidence through performance and collaboration and the importance of nurturing a lifelong love of music.

We are happy to prepare students for graded music examinations and competitions, while also recognising that not every student’s goals are exam-based. Whether a student is learning for personal enjoyment or working towards ambitious musical aims, our focus is on long-term musical development.

Alongside individual lessons, we encourage ensemble music-making wherever possible through chamber groups, workshops and student concerts, helping students experience music as something shared rather than solitary.

Our Studio

Lessons take place in our studio in Wexford town, offering a calm and focused learning environment. We also provide online lessons where appropriate. Teaching is organised on a term basis, with consistent weekly lesson times agreed at the start of the academic year.

We welcome students of all ages and abilities and are always happy to discuss whether Warren Music Academy is the right fit for a prospective student or family.

James Warren

James Warren is a violinist, violist, conductor and music educator. He holds a Master of Arts in Classical String Performance from the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, where he studied violin with Mariana Sîrbu and viola with Bruno Giuranna. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Music from Waterford Institute of Technology, with specialisations in performance and critical music editing, and an Associate Diploma in violin performance from Trinity College London.

James has performed widely as an orchestral and chamber musician throughout Ireland and internationally, including performances in Italy, France, Austria, Finland, Denmark, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Kazakhstan, where he appeared as soloist with The State Orchestra for Chamber Music Camerata Kazakhstan.

Alongside his performing career, James maintains a strong commitment to music education. He directs instrumental programmes in primary and secondary schools across the South East of Ireland, both independently and in partnership with Music Generation Wexford. As co-founder and director of Warren Music Academy, he is passionate about nurturing musical confidence and curiosity in students of all ages. He is also conductor of the Gateway Orchestra, a community orchestra based in Wexford.

Rebecca Warren

Rebecca Warren is an Irish répétiteur, collaborative pianist and choral conductor working extensively with singers, opera companies and festivals across Ireland and the UK. She has worked regularly with Buxton International Festival since 2023 and with Wexford Festival Opera, where she was a Wexford Factory répétiteur in 2022/23 and has since worked professionally.

Her work as a répétiteur includes productions with Irish National Opera, Buxton International Festival and Wexford Festival Opera, encompassing standard operatic repertoire, lesser-known works and contemporary opera. She has also directed reduced productions from the piano, serving as Musical Director for condensed productions at Wexford Festival Opera and Buxton International Festival.

Rebecca is a graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (MMus Répétiteurship) and was répétiteur with the inaugural Irish National Opera Studio. She is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Arts Council of Ireland Next Generation Artist Award, the James H. Geddes Award for Répétiteurs, the Bridget Doolan Memorial Award and first prize in the Fintan O’Carroll Feis Senior Piano Competition. She will be Artist-in-Residence at the Centre Culturel Irlandais in Paris in Spring 2026.

Alongside her festival work, Rebecca teaches piano, violin, theory and aural skills at Warren Music Academy and works closely with students on performance preparation, musical understanding and confidence-building. She brings particular expertise in collaborative music-making and supports students who wish to explore ensemble playing, accompaniment and performance skills.

Further information about Rebecca’s performance career can be found at www.rebeccawarrenpiano.com 

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