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The Global ConservatoryOpening soon

School of Languages.

Live, one-to-one language lessons with reviewed teachers, in every time zone. Learn for study, for work, for the stage, or for the joy of it.

Every languageAll levelsChildren, teens and adults

Choose your language Tell us what you need

Ways to learn

Five tracks. One school.

Languages are their own department at The Global Conservatory, open to everyone and not only to musicians. Every track is taught live, by one teacher who stays with you.

i.

General language lessons

Any language, one-to-one, shaped around your level, your goals and your week. Levels follow the European scale from A1 to C2.

Adults, teens, childrenChoose a language ii.

Exam preparation

Preparation for the recognised external exams: IELTS, TOEFL, the Duolingo English Test, Goethe-Zertifikat, DELF and DALF, DELE, CILS, HSK and JLPT.

Applicants and people moving abroadTell us your exam iii.

Languages for musicians

Lyric diction, language for singers, English for conservatory applicants, and the German and Italian of the rehearsal room.

Singers, players, conductorsSee the pathways iv.

Young learners

Short, lively lessons for children, designed to sit alongside their music study.

FamiliesAsk about a child v.

For schools and organisations

Language teaching for partner schools and community organisations, offered together with our music teaching.

Schools, universities, community groupsPartner with us

Every course includes

  • A level check. You start at your real level, from A1 to C2, and you always know the next one.
  • One teacher. The same person every week, who knows what you did last time.
  • A written note. After every lesson: what you covered, what to practise, what comes next.
  • A goal you can name. A recognised external exam, an audition, a move abroad, or simply a conversation you want to have.

Only at a conservatory

Where language and music meet.

Three pathways for musicians on their way to the world’s stages and conservatories, coached on the repertoire and the auditions they are preparing.

Voice

Lyric diction

Italian, German, French, English and Latin diction for singers, worked on your own repertoire.

Diction coaching Admissions

English for conservatory applicants

The vocabulary of the interview, the audition and the theory paper, and orientation to the English tests conservatories ask for.

Ask about this pathway Orchestra

Rehearsal German and Italian

The working language of the rehearsal room, for orchestral players and conductors.

Ask about this pathway

Find your language

Explore by language.

Choose a language. Where a teacher has joined you will see their lessons, prices and free times. Where we are still appointing, tell us and we will write to you.

RegisterHello

English

For study, work and auditions abroad.

IELTS, TOEFL, Duolingo English TestRegister for EnglishRegisterHola

Spanish

Spoken on four continents.

DELERegister for SpanishRegisterBonjour

French

The language of mélodie and of French opera.

DELF and DALFRegister for FrenchRegisterHallo

German

The language of Lieder and of the rehearsal room.

Goethe-ZertifikatRegister for GermanRegisterCiao

Italian

The language of opera and of the score.

CILSRegister for ItalianRegisterNǐ hǎo

Mandarin

The most spoken first language in the world.

HSKRegister for MandarinRegisterNéih hóu

Cantonese

The language of Hong Kong and Guangdong.

Conversation and readingRegister for CantoneseRegisterKonnichiwa

Japanese

From first words to the JLPT.

JLPTRegister for JapaneseRegisterAnnyeong

Korean

From Hangul to conversation.

All levelsRegister for Korean+

Any other language

Tell us the language. We will look for the right teacher and write to you.

Why learn here

Between the app and the classroom.

Apps and marketplaces are open to anyone, but offer no structure. Language schools offer structure, in one city, at fixed times. We built the third option.

Apps and marketplaces

Open, unstructured

  • Anyone can sign up to teach
  • A different tutor each time, if you like
  • No stated level or goal
  • Low prices
The School of Languages

Open, with a standard

  • Every teacher is reviewed before joining
  • One teacher, the same every week
  • Levels from A1 to C2, with a named exam as the goal
  • A written note after every lesson
  • Diction, audition English and rehearsal language for musicians
  • Music and languages in one school
Language schools

Structured, fixed

  • Qualified teachers, set classes
  • Fixed terms and timetables
  • One city, one time zone
  • The same course for everyone

Formats

How you can study.

Each teacher sets their own price, and it is shown on their page before you book. There are no joining fees.

Private lessonOne-to-one

You and one teacher, at a time you choose from their calendar. The most direct route to speaking with confidence.

Opens first
Small-group classThree to six learners

A small group at one level, with one teacher, at a fixed weekly time.

Open
Exam preparationTowards a named exam

A planned course of lessons with practice papers, aimed at the exam and the date you give us.

By arrangement

The language faculty

The founding teachers are joining now.

Every teacher at The Global Conservatory is reviewed before joining. The first language teachers are being appointed language by language.

Learning a language?

Tell us the language, your level and what you want it for. We will write to you as soon as a teacher for your language is ready to meet you.

Tell us what you need

Teaching a language?

Join the founding language faculty. You set your price, your hours and your formats, and you teach from wherever you live.

Apply to teach

How it works

Four steps to your first lesson.

  1. i.

    Tell us your goals

    Your language, your level, and what you want to do with it.

  2. ii.

    Find your level

    A short check places you on the scale from A1 to C2, so you start in the right place.

  3. iii.

    Meet your teacher

    Choose a teacher, then a time from their calendar, shown in your own time zone.

  4. iv.

    Learn every week

    The same teacher each week, live, with a written note after every lesson.

Questions

Before you begin.

Do I need to be a musician?

No. The School of Languages is open to everyone. Musicians can also choose the pathways for diction, auditions and the rehearsal room.

Which languages can I study?

Any language. The most requested are listed above; for any other, tell us and we will look for the right teacher.

Will I receive a certificate?

We prepare you for recognised external exams such as IELTS, DELF, the Goethe-Zertifikat and HSK. The Global Conservatory does not issue its own language qualification.

How are lessons given?

Live and online, one teacher and one student, at times shown in your own time zone.

What does it cost?

Each teacher sets their own price and it is shown on their page before you book. There are no joining fees.

Begin

Tell us your language.

Tell us the language, your level and what you want it for. We will write to you with a teacher, or as soon as a teacher for your language has joined.

  • Any language, any level
  • For yourself, your child or your school
  • No fee and no commitment

No fee. No commitment.