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• Music lesson fees

  Lessons fees for 2024-2025 are:

  • £21.25 for 30 minutes
  • £42.50 for one hour.

  Everyone taking lessons must also be a Music Centre member and pay the appropriate membership fee. The Music Centre offers a lessons-only membership fee for those who do not use any of the other facilities or services. 

  The first lesson is an opportunity for student and teacher to meet and decide whether they wish to continue. Payment is due after the first lesson, either for just one lesson if you don't want to continue, or for the whole semester if you do. Pay for lessons online.

  You can pay for membership online. If you can't pay online, please email music@st-andrews.ac.uk. 

  In 2024-2025, there are 9 music tuition weeks in Semester 1 and 11 music tuition weeks in Semester 2. Some lessons may continue after the end of Semester 2 (such as for schoolchildren and people who live in St Andrews all year). If you are interested in this, please speak to your teacher.

• Music scholarships

  A number of scholarships and awards are available to students.

• Semester dates

  Dates for music teaching in 2024-2025 are as follows:

  Semester 1 (9 tuition weeks)

  Monday 23 September to Friday 18 October 2024 (4 weeks)

  (No lessons during Independent Learning Week unless specifically arranged with your teacher)

  Monday 28 October to Friday 29 November 2024 (5 weeks)

  Semester 2 (11 tuition weeks)

  Monday 27 January to Friday 28 February 2025 (5 weeks)

  (No lessons during February vacation unless specifically arranged with your teacher)

  Monday 10 March to Friday 4 April 2025 (4 weeks)

  (No lessons during Independent Learning Week unless specifically arranged with your teacher)

  Monday 14 April to Friday 25 April 2025 (2 weeks)

  Post-semester

  In many cases, it is possible to continue lessons after the end of the standard teaching block, for example for schoolchildren or people who live in St Andrews year-round. Please speak to your teacher in the first instance if you are interested.

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• Bagpipe class

  Would you like to learn the bagpipes? The Music Centre offers group tuition to beginners with the Associate Teacher of Piping.

  Please contact the office by emailing music@st-andrews.ac.uk if you are interested. Classes will only run if there is sufficient interest, and pricing will be dependent on the number of students.

• Conducting Clinic

  Workshops in conducting and directing for beginners are held regularly.  See Conducting Clinic for details.  

  For those with some skills already and who may be conducting an ensemble or choir, one-on-one sessions are available.

  Anyone interested in developing conducting skills should contact Bede Williams by emailing bw23@st-andrews.ac.uk. 

  Sian Edwards, Honorary Professor of Conducting, directs conducting short courses in St Andrews each year.

• Guitar classes

  Subject to demand, the Music Centre offers beginner's classes in guitar for children, students and adults. Please register your interest by emailing music@st-andrews.ac.uk. Prices will be dependent on student numbers.