Junior

Terms of Reference

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The UK’s Junior Conservatoires hold a unique position in the pre-tertiary music education landscape, providing a high quality, distinctive experience for gifted and talented young musicians complementing and supporting the musical experience gained in their schools, Music Education Hubs, equivalent local networks in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the UK’s national orchestras, choirs and ensembles. Under the aegis of Conservatoire UK, Junior Conservatoires reach out to young musicians, irrespective of their backgrounds, raising aspiration, fostering a life-long engagement with music and providing progression routes for those who wish to pursue their studies at a higher level.

Mission

To offer specialist musical education to school-age musicians complementing and supporting their experiences in schools and local communities
To identify and nurture musical potential
To work in harmony with other pre-tertiary music education providers to ensure that all young musicians have access to viable progression routes that can enable them to fulfil their goals
To provide a stimulating environment and a varied and relevant curriculum in which musical creativity and imagination can flourish
To enable young musicians with similar talents and aspirations to come together and share their passion for music and the performing arts
To widen access to conservatoire training through the provision of high quality tuition appropriate to a student’s ability and potential
To raise aspiration and offer the intensive technical and musical preparation required for further study at tertiary level
To foster a life-long engagement with music and the performing arts To create a friendly, safe and supportive atmosphere that respects individual learning needs and aspirations
To keep abreast of developments in pre-tertiary music education in the UK and overseas ensuring that the UK Junior Conservatoires continue to provide a high quality, distinctive and relevant experience

Note: A number of the UK’s conservatoires offer an equivalent pre-tertiary education experience in dance and drama, details available online.

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