Junior Department

Fees and Bursaries for the RCM Junior Department

Fees for the 2012-13 academic year will be as stated below. Please note that it is our intention that students who are successful at audition should not be unreasonably prevented from coming to RCMJD through financial hardship. Those needing support may apply for a bursary from RCMJD. For more information about how to do so please click here. 

Fees are set for each academic year and are subject to increase as required. Students are expected to take part in as much of the core curriculum as possible. Each term has 9 teaching weeks.

Core Curriculum £1,115 per term
First study (45 minutes per week), Musicianship studies (1 hour per week), Choral training (1 hour per week), Orchestra (between 1 and 2 hours per week), Ensemble (1 hour per week)

Additional Individual Study Supplement £282 per term
Additional individual study lesson (30 minutes per week)

Individual Study Extension £141 per term
Extra 15 minutes per week individual tuition (where agreed by teacher and parent and at the discretion of the JD Director)

Mini Bass Course £448 per term
Individual Mini-Bass lesson (30 minutes per week), Mini-Bass group (1 hour per week), Choral training (1 hour per week), Orchestra (up to 1 hour and 15 mins) for more advanced students where agreed by teacher and parent and at the discretion of the JD Director

At the start of the Mini Bass course fully-insured instruments up to quarter-size are provided free of charge by the RCMJD. As a student progresses there is a possibility that they may outgrow the instruments in our collection and require one of a size and/or level that we cannot provide. We regret that we cannot cover the hire cost of Mini Basses in these circumstances.