South Gloucestershire Music

South Gloucestershire Music provides a wealth of inspirational music-making opportunities to children and young people across the region, and we work with schools to support music in the curriculum through specialist advice and training packages.

We also work in partnership with leading professional music organisations and associates to provide schools and young musicians with a progression pathway in music. This starts with whole class instrumental lessons, leading on to individual and small group lessons. Young musicians are then encouraged to join one of the development music centres and eventually the senior music centre to play and socialise with other young musicians.

Our range of services includes delivery of lessons in schools, targeted curriculum support and advice, continuing professional development courses, as well as conferences and briefings for governing boards on the role and potential of music in school.

We also provide out of school young musician activities in our two development centres at Warmley and Little Stoke on a Saturday morning and our senior music centre at Little Stoke primary School on a Monday evening. Ensembles offered include wind, jazz, string and full orchestras, guitar and ukulele groups.

  • Music Explorer whole class instrumental programmes aimed at pupils in KS2
  • Individual and small group instrumental/vocal tuition
  • Loan of instruments
  • Five week singing programmes
  • Curriculum delivery (PPA)
  • A range of singing events throughout the year for all key stages
  • Music therapy
  • Support for choirs and ensembles in schools
  • We offer a free one-hour consultation for schools to create a bespoke school music education plan as required.

Why choose us?

  • We provide the resources and infrastructure to provide high quality music education and music opportunities to 6,000+ children and young people each week
  • Our experienced team of professionally qualified, DBS checked music teachers offer lessons across a broad range of instruments and voice
  • Our music associates are regularly quality assured, both by schools and our senior management team to ensure the highest quality teaching
  • We are the Arts Council England’s preferred provider of music activities in South Gloucestershire
  • We have long-standing relationships with our schools, working in consultation with them each year to provide a best-fit timetable that suits their needs
  • We provide professional development to all music associates up to five times a year as part of our programme of continuous improvement
  • We have a remissions policy in place for young musicians whose families are in receipt of financial support.

For more information visit our website, or contact the hub administration team at: musicservice@southglos.gov.uk