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Foundation & Step Up

Fun and friendly classes that’ll get your young one learning and playing to develop their early skills as a musician.

Pick from a range of musical styles with lessons or ensembles where they’ll get to play with other young musicians.

The application deadline to join Foundation & Step Up this year has passed, but you are still welcome to apply for one of our ensembles. Please email youngmusicians@theglasshouseicm.org for support with late applications.

Meet the Foundation and Step Up Tutors

 

Singing

Musical games and rhymes, movement activities and singing together as a choir – it’s all about building those important musical skills for young singers. And a perfect way to get them ready to learn to play an instrument or progress with their singing in future.

 

Foundation Singing

  • School Years Reception – Year 3
  • Saturdays, 9am – 10am
  • Yearly fee £285
  • Full and partial bursaries available

 

Step Up Singing

  • School Years Year 4 – 9
  • Saturdays, 10.15am – 11.45am
    Yearly fee £315
  • Full and partial bursaries available

 

Strings

Young string players can learn all about their new instruments including violin, viola, cello and bass, and build skills in musical notation, playing in a group and even performing in one of our youth ensembles.

 

Foundation Strings: Pre-Instrumental

  • Reception Age Children
  • Saturdays, 10am – 10.45am
  • Yearly Fee £285
  • Full and partial bursaries available

 

Foundation & Step Up

Foundation Strings

  • School Years 1 – 3
  • Saturdays, 8.45am – 2.30pm (individual timetables)
  • Yearly Fee £840 (years 1 and 2), £1200 (year 3)
  • Full and partial bursaries available

 

Step Up Strings

  • School Years 4 – 9
  • Saturdays, 8.45am – 2.30pm (individual timetables)
  • Yearly fee £1,320
  • Full and partial bursaries available

 

Wind and Brass

Get to know the world of wind and brass with introductions to flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, tuba and French horn, while developing your young player’s musical skills from individual lessons up to performing in one of our youth ensembles.

 

Foundation Wind and Brass

  • School Year 3
  • Saturday, 9am – 11am
  • Yearly fee £1,320
  • Full and partial bursaries available

 

Step Up Wind and Brass

  • School Years 4 – 9
  • Saturday, 8.45am – 2.30pm (individual timetables)
  • Yearly fee £1375
  • Full and partial bursaries available

 

Percussion

Perfect for young drummers and percussionists who want to take their rhythm skills to the next level.

 

Step Up Percussion

  • School years 4 – 9
  • Saturday, 11am – 4.15pm (depending class chosen)
  • Yearly fee £435
  • Full and partial bursaries available

 

Term Dates 26/27

 

 

Autumn Term

Saturday 12 September
Saturday 19 September
Saturday 26 September
Saturday 3 October
Saturday 10 October
Saturday 17 October

HALF TERM

Saturday 7 November

Saturday 21 November
Saturday 28 November
Saturday 5 December
Saturday 12 December – Winter Wonders

 

 

Spring Term

Saturday 9 January
Saturday 16 January
Saturday 23 January
Saturday 30 January
Saturday 6 February

HALF TERM

Saturday 27 February
Saturday 6 March
Saturday 13 March
Saturday 20 March

 

Summer Term

Saturday 17 April
Saturday 24 April
Saturday 1 May
Saturday 8 May
Saturday 15 May
Saturday 22 May

HALF TERM

Saturday 12 June
Saturday 19 June
Saturday 26 June
Saturday 3 July
Saturday 10 July
Sunday 11 July – Summer Celebration