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Kindergarten Course

  • About our Kindergarten Course
  • Entry requirements 
  • Kindergarten Course at Brentwood School, Essex
  • Course regulations 

About our Kindergarten Course

The Kindergarten Course for children in Reception and Year 1 (fifth birthday between 1 September – 31 August), is a self-standing course in its own right, which sits under the umbrella of the Brass and String Training Programmes. The Course consists of classes in Kodály and Rhythmics.

Our Kindergarten Course is designed to be fun and is regarded as an adventure by children and parents alike allowing children to enjoy their first musical experience through class work, encourage the desire to be involved in music making. The games and exercises employed are designed to make learning fun within a structured environment.

We also hope that the classes inspire the desire to be  involved in music-making and the course provides a highly effective platform from which children move onto the study of an instrument.

Entry requirements

There is no audition procedure and no prior musical training is necessary to start the Kindergarten Course. However, there are a limited number of places available for each year group. Please head to our 'How to apply' section for detailed information on entry requirements.

Junior Guildhall Kindergarten Course at Brentwood School, Essex

In addition to Junior Guildhall’s highly successful Kindergarten Course in London, a similar programme has been established at Brentwood School in Essex that allows children to follow the same course within the excellent facilities of the Brentwood School music department. 

Please go to our Junior Guildhall at Brentwood School page for more information and to apply. 

Course regulations

These notes are taken from the Agreement parents sign when accepting a Junior Guildhall place. If you would like a copy of the Agreement please contact the Junior Guildhall office.

  • Junior Guildhall students are not permitted to participate in masterclasses or take instrumental lessons outside the School (unless with the student’s Junior Guildhall teacher) on instruments studied at the School unless permission is granted by the Head of Junior Guildhall.

  • The full annual fee will vary according to any timetable requests made and the first instalment of fees must be paid prior to the commencement of tuition.

  • Students are expected to remain at Junior Guildhall for a full academic year (or remainder of the academic year if tuition commenced after the start of the year). If a student is withdrawn from the course at any time during the year, the full annual fee (or proportion of annual fees if the student started after the commencement of the academic year) will still be payable unless dispensation has been granted by the Head of Junior Guildhall. If a parent wishes to withdraw a student at the end of the academic year, notice must be given in writing to the Head of Junior Guildhall no later than 1 April.

  • Students are accepted into Junior Guildhall on the understanding that they make satisfactory progress and that they attend regularly. When students wish to be absent, permission must be requested in writing the Head of Junior Guildhall. Students should not arrange other activities on a term time Saturday or concert day until permission for absence has been granted by the School.

  • Please note that we do not give students permission to miss concerts/performances or important rehearsals.

  • Leave of absence will normally be granted for days when a student is not involved in a concert/performance, an important rehearsal, an internal assessment or other important event. Repeated absence can be detrimental to a student’s musical progress and very disruptive to ensemble work. For this reason, the Head of Junior Guildhall will normally only grant a student one absence per term. Absence from Saturdays may reduce a student’s chances of participation in Chamber Music. Written requests for absence should be made as early as possible.

  • In the interest of all students, Junior Guildhall concerts and performances must have priority over any outside engagements that students may be offered. Principal concert dates are available from the Administrator more than a year in advance.

  • The Office should be informed as soon as possible if a student is ill so that relevant teachers can be notified.

  • The School occasionally arranges for photographs to be taken of the students. This is carried out in an unobtrusive manner and may be used for record and archival purposes. Junior Guildhall will seek separate permission if the images are to be used in the prospectus or in other published material and/or multi-media relating to the School.

These notes and conditions are subject to change from time to time. Parents will be notified in writing in advance of any such changes. On accepting a place, parents will receive a Handbook which details Junior Guildhall’s procedures and policies.

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