Junior Conservatoire: Tuition for Young Musicians
Junior Royal Birmingham Conservatoire provides specialist musical tuition for talented and enthusiastic young musicians.
Our junior courses include:
- Classical music
- Jazz
- Chamber music
- The Young Strings Project (offers tuition to beginners as young as four years old)
- The Primary Winds Programme (offers tuition to beginners from age eight)
You can also, where the timetable allows, combine elements from different courses to suit your individual needs.
A strong emphasis is put on performance through weekly platforms and termly chamber music recitals, as well as regular concerts for the larger ensembles in the Bradshaw Hall. Informal sharing events are also organised within departments and occasionally, tutors may organise or promote opportunities to perform externally.
Junior Royal Birmingham Conservatoire
Our Junior Conservatoire offers specialist training to young musicians between the ages of eight and 18 with exceptional potential, and the ability to achieve that potential. We train young musicians to a level where they could gain a place at a senior conservatoire or music college, and offer preparation for the Associated Board exams to grade eight and diploma levels.
Our tutors
Our tutors are engaging, fun, and committed to nurturing the next generation of musicians. Whether young people wish to learn for fun or to take their musical studies to the very highest level, Junior RBC offers a well-rounded musical education.
Our tutors are of the highest calibre. They include senior RBC staff, orchestral players (including members of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra), professional opera and choral singers, jazz musicians, composers and music technologists. We operate on 30 Saturdays each year during school term using the Conservatoire's full facilities.
The Junior Conservatoire day
Your day will typically start at 9am and finishes at around 5pm. They are enjoyable days that demand a lot of enthusiasm and commitment, and which offer opportunities to meet other like-minded musicians. The make-up and length of each timetable will vary according to which course(s) you choose, and the level you've reached. Younger students will usually begin with a shorter day.
If you have any questions for the Junior Conservatoire you can contact us by email (Mia.Walters@bcu.ac.uk) or by phone on 0121 331 5905.
Junior courses
Find out more about the beginner, intermediate and advanced courses we offer at the Junior Conservatoire.
Junior coursesHow to apply
Please use our online application form to apply for a Junior Conservatoire course, and find out more about auditions.
How to applyPerformance opportunities
Performance is central to all of our courses. Find out more about what opportunities there are to perform as a soloist.
Performance opportunitiesOur students
Take a look at some of our inspiring stories from previous Junior Conservatoire students.
Our students