Visiting Artists · For schools and ensembles

Bring a professional musician into your rehearsal room.

Request an in-person masterclass or clinic for your students. Tell us the instrument, your dates and anyone you have in mind. We find the artist, agree the time and handle the arrangements.

Request a class How it works
In person or live online
An artist coaching a student ensemble in a rehearsal room
Your room. Your students. One afternoon with a professional.
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What you can ask for

Tell us who you want. We do the finding.

  • By instrument

    An artist near you

    Give us the instrument and your city. We look for a professional who lives within reach, or who is passing through on tour.

  • By name

    Someone you have in mind

    A player in the orchestra visiting your city, a soloist, a teacher you admire. Give us the name and we approach them for you.

  • By season

    A whole school year

    Ask for several classes across the year in one request. One proposal, one point of contact, one set of paperwork.

  • By screen

    Live online

    If nobody suitable can reach you in person, the same class runs live on the screen in your rehearsal room.

For regular lessons, sectionals and audition preparation by live video, see Music for Schools.

How it works

Four steps from request to class

  1. Tell us what you want

    The instrument, the format and your dates. Name a particular artist if you have one in mind.

  2. We find and ask the artist

    We agree a time with the artist and send you one written proposal with the full price.

  3. You confirm and pay

    By card or bank transfer, or with a purchase order and an invoice. Nothing is owed before you accept.

  4. The class happens

    In your own room, with your students and a member of your staff present throughout.

Formats

Three ways to use the visit

60 minutes

Clinic

One artist with one section or studio. Sound, technique and the passages your students are rehearsing now.

  • Up to 15 players
  • Fits inside one class period
90 minutes · Suggested first visit

Masterclass

Three or four students perform and are coached in front of the room. Everyone else listens, takes notes and asks questions.

  • 3 to 4 performers, any number of listeners
  • Works for one instrument or a mixed studio
3 hours

Half-day residency

A masterclass, a sectional and an open hour on practice, auditions and working life. For departments and youth orchestras.

  • Three sessions in one visit
  • Can be shared between two nearby schools

Each artist sets a fee, so your proposal shows the exact price, including travel, before you commit to anything.

Request a class

Tell us what you would like.

Three short parts. It takes about two minutes, and you can leave anything you are unsure of to us.

1 The class
Leave this empty and we will suggest someone.
Format
Where
2 When and where
3 Your school
No payment is taken. We reply by email with an artist, a time and a price.
For your business office

One point of contact. One proposal. One invoice.

You deal with one organisation for every artist you bring in.

  • One point of contactOne person arranges the artist, the date and the paperwork with you.
  • One written proposalThe artist, the time, the room set-up and the full price, before you commit.
  • Pay the way your school paysCard, bank transfer, or a purchase order and an invoice.
  • Staff in the roomEvery class is a group session with a member of your staff present throughout.

Questions schools ask

Can we ask for a particular musician?

Yes. Name anyone: a player in an orchestra visiting your city, a soloist, a teacher you admire. We approach them and tell you whether they can come. If they cannot, we suggest someone of the same standing.

What does it cost?

Each artist sets a fee. Your proposal shows the exact price, including travel, before you commit to anything.

When and how do we pay?

Only after you accept the proposal. You can pay by card or bank transfer, or send a purchase order and receive an invoice.

Who is in the room?

The artist, your students and at least one member of your staff for the whole class. Artists do not teach students one to one in schools.

What if plans change?

Tell us as early as you can and we find a new date with the artist. If an artist has to withdraw, we offer a replacement, a new date or a full refund. Your proposal states the cancellation terms.

Can the class be online?

Yes. If nobody suitable can reach you in person, the artist joins live on the screen in your rehearsal room and works with your students in the same way.

No artist near you this term? Ask for the same class live online.

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