The Transition Year Work Experience Programmes at MTU Cork School of Music provide young people from across the country with the unique opportunity of developing their own professional practice in the creative and performing arts.

It is a great opportunity for students to get a feel for what it is like to study at MTU Cork School of Music and to work on a professional standard performance with people of their own ages. We offer placements in five different strands and on different dates.

Information for the January 2026 TY Work Experience Programmes will be announced early October 2025.

Please note that there are fees for these programmes: €80 (Symphony Orchestra) and €40 (all other programmes).

For further information, please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions and dedicated discipline-specific pages:

Drama & Theatre 
Irish Traditional Music 
Musical Theatre
Popular Music 
Symphony Orchestra