Admissions

Admissions

ELIGIBILITY

All students from the age of 12 months are eligible to join HMDT Music’s Saturday Programme. The following age groupings provide a general guideline, although the individual circumstances of each student (school year, prior musical knowledge, etc.) have an impact upon their eligibility for a particular programme:

12 months – 4 years
The Music Box

Reception
Fledglings Foundation Course

 School Years 1–2
I Can Sing! Minis

School Years 3–5
I Can Sing! Juniors, CYMH Yellow

School Years 6–10
I Can Sing! Seniors, CYMH Green, CYMH Blue, JJJA

School Years 11+
JJJA

The Saturday Programme welcomes students of varying ability regardless of where they live or attend school. Financial Aid is available for students who are in need of additional financial support in order to attend.

ADMISSIONS PROCESS

You can apply YEAR ROUND. You must submit a completed online application form (which you can access through the ‘apply now’ button below), to be considered for entry to the Saturday Programme. If you require a paper application, please contact us. Once you have applied you are automatically transferred onto a waiting list should there be no available place. You will not receive notification until we have a place available at which time you will be sent an Offer of Acceptance Form. You will be required to accept your place within two (2) weeks of the offer being made. Full details regarding the Acceptance materials will accompany your emailed acceptance.

The Fledglings Foundation Course is the introductory course to the Saturday Programme – both for I Can Sing! and CYMH. Students enrolled in this programme are automatically transferred onto either CYMH Red 1 Course or I Can Sing! Minis, the following Academic Year. Dependent on the number in the programme, participants may not get their first choice. The remaining places in I Can Sing! Minis and CYMH Red Programme are selected in their own lottery draw at the beginning of July for the following Autumn (selection schedule subject to change). Students who are successful at this time will be notified in August via email. All other students are placed on the Saturday Programme CYMH waiting list and given places on the Programme as, and if, they become available.

Students applying for CYMH Yellow and Green Programmes are selected by lottery twice each year in August and December. Students may also be offered places throughout the year, depending on availability.

Some programmes are by audition only – currently these are The Julian Joseph Jazz Academy and the CYMH Blue Programme. Auditions are arranged at different times of the year for these Programmes and both existing students and, JJJA potential new students will be notified of audition arrangements.

ACCEPTANCE

Those students offered a place at the Saturday Programme will receive an Offer Letter and online Acceptance Form, which they will be expected to complete and submit. Our Handbook is available via the menu on the right hand side of this page.

Students will be required to complete the Acceptance Form and pay their fee before their place on the programme is confirmed.

TIMETABLES

A typical programme ranges from 1-11/2 hours for a new student to as much as 4+ hours for more advanced students. Students must be available to attend at any time (between 9.00am and 2.00pm for CYMH and ICS! or between 12.00pm and 5.00pm for JJJA), however, most students do not attend for the whole day. The timetable is a complex one and individual requests for specific times unfortunately cannot be taken into account. In addition, students’ timetables may vary significantly from year to year.

INSTRUMENTS

The Saturday Programme operates an Instrument Loan Scheme as well as an Assisted Purchase Scheme, so that ALL students may participate regardless of their financial circumstances. Details may be found in the Saturday Programme Handbook.

ASSESSMENT

All of our coaches are leading professional musicians who combine active teaching and performing careers with their commitment to music education. Every student is expected to practice and perform to the best of their ability and is assessed on a regular basis by their coach, the Music Manager and other HMDT Music artists and staff. This culminates in a year end report to students and parents.

CODE OF CONDUCT

Each student attending the Saturday Programme has a responsibility to uphold the Code of Conduct, attend and be fully engaged in all lessons and ensure exemplary conduct, thus setting high standards for all students.

THE SATURDAY COMMUNITY

The Saturday Programme is much more than just a weekly music lesson. Sessions include activities and volunteering opportunities for parents including the Parents’ Choir and Study Courses. We also operate a Tuck Shop, termly Bake Sales and Lunchtime Concerts for which we need parent volunteers. Ask about our Parent Programme and volunteering needs when you apply. GET INVOLVED!

SATURDAY PROGRAMME HANDBOOK

The Handbook may be found via the menu at the right hand side of this page, and contains a comprehensive outline of the current Saturday Programme, details on Financial Aid applications, the coaching staff, the Code of Conduct, Terms and Conditions and all other policies related to attendance at the Saturday Programme.

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