Music service
Hammersmith and Fulham music service offers a wide range of progressive music making opportunities for children and young people, including instrumental tuition on a full range of orchestral and rock and pop instruments, and progressive ensembles, bands and choirs.
Beginner students can loan an instrument free for the first year of tuition, after which we offer an assisted instrument purchase scheme, to enable the purchase of instruments at considerable discount.
Tuition available for beginners at after school music centres:
| Day | Group tuition for beginners available on the following instruments (minimum age: year 3) | Host venue |
| Monday | Clarinet, flute, guitar, keyboard | Queen's Manor primary |
| Tuesday |
Clarinet, saxophone, guitar, keyboard |
Wendell Park Primary |
| Wednesday |
Guitar, violin, cello |
Canberra Primary |
| Thursday |
Violin/viola. cello, guitar, keyboard |
Fulham Primary |
After school music centre pupils receive a ten- week term of half hour group lessons with a maximum of five children per group. The pupils perform an end of term concert every term, and there is the opportunity to work towards ABRSM Music Medal tests, eventual membership of one of our ensembles, and "graduation" to our Saturday music centre.
Saturday music centre aims to further develop a student's musicianship and playing skills to an advanced standard through lessons and ensembles. Opportunities for Saturday music centre members from 2010- 2012 have included: successful examination sessions, partnered performance with Hammersmith and Fulham Youth Orchestra, Practice-a-Thon, competitive Music Festival, concert visits to Royal College of Music and Fulham Symphony Orchestra, partnered projects with professional musicians from BBC Symphony Orchestra, summer residential weekend.
Students at Saturday music centre receive a lesson package* which includes: lesson option/ musicianship option/ ensemble option. * A student may attend for the musicianship option or the ensemble sessions only, if they are receiving instrumental lessons elsewhere.
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Day |
Group and individual tuition available on the following instruments for intermediate and advanced players : up to year 13
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Host venue |
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Saturday |
Violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, euphonium, French horn, guitar, keyboard, piano. |
Latymer Upper School |
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Saturday |
Progressive bands, chamber ensembles and orchestras. Practical musicianship, theory, studio music classes |
Latymer Upper School |
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Day |
Ensemble |
Host venue |
Rehearsal time |
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Monday |
Steel pan ensemble |
Wendell Park Primary |
4.00- 5.30pm |
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Tuesday |
Junior orchestra. Minimum playing standard required: bronze music medal |
Wendell Park Primary |
5.00 – 6.00pm |
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Tuesday |
Hammersmith and Fulham Youth Orchestra. Minimum playing standard required: approx grade 5 |
Lady Margaret School |
5.00- 6.30pm |
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Wednesday |
Childrens’ choir (years 2 – 4) |
Latymer Upper School |
5.00- 5.45pm |
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Youth choir (years 5 - 6) |
Latymer Upper School |
5.45 – 6.30pm |
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Glee choir (yrs 7+) |
Latymer Upper School |
6.30pm – 7.15pm |
For more information on current fees and for application forms, please contact:
Hammersmith and Fulham Music Service
Tel: 020 7386 5428
Email: musicservice@lbhf.gov.uk
Page last updated: 13/01/2012
