BMT Secondary Membership Package

 BMT offers a Membership Package for Secondary Schools to benefit schools using our services and seeking to create a musical community of schools across the county. 

The table below shows the member discounts for regular services in addition to some member-only benefits. The membership fee is held again for 25/26 at £200 and allows you to select from the following reductions and benefits. 

Contact director@bucksmusic.org to order. 

In addition, member schools will be given priority for any new opportunities and events that arise during the year as we develop new relationships with providers and other organisations. 

Service	Member rate	Non-member rate
Charanga / Music First	£350	£600
'Virtuoso' Discount	20%	10%
'I Can Compose' Discount	30%	15%
Bucks Orchestra for All (BOFA)	FREE	£200
Discount code for BMT instrumental lessons	FREE	Not available
Discount code for BMT Music Centres	FREE	Not available
Choir, Band, Ensemble leaders	£52ph	£55ph
Music Improvement consultancy (per day)	£260	£360
Music Mark School Membership	FREE	Not available
Briefings for Heads and HoDs	FREE	Not available

 

Additional Member Benefits:

• Free member-only briefings for Heads & Music Coordinators with a focus on Ofsted, Curriculum, Cultural Education and updates from DfE Arts team, MusicMark and Artswork
• Automatic school membership of Music Mark providing access to all their resources, events and training
• Preferential access to new offers and major events arising during the year

 

Music Education offer for Parents

Subsidies to promote opportunity for all children

• Subsidies can be applied to all fees, including Music Centre memberships and BMT is absolutely committed to ensuring that all children can have the opportunity to access lessons.

Students eligible for Free School Meals (FSM)*		50% reduction
Students eligible for BMT Support Subsidy**		50% reduction
Siblings	2nd child	20% reduction
	3rd child	40% reduction
	Each subsequent child	60% reduction

*   BMT will arrange for the school to support families eligible for FSM by subsidizing the remaining 50% of lessons fees using Pupil Premium so that lessons are 100% subsidised.

** If your financial situation is such that you are not eligible for FSM but your family income is not greater than £25,600 including benefits, then you are eligible for a BMT support subsidy.

 

Instrumental & Vocal teaching – all instruments (subject to availability)

• 33 lessons per academic year and all fees are payable per term in advance
• Parents are billed directly whether lessons are in music centres or schools, except where a school has agreed to subsidise pupils using pupil premium.

Individual lessons				Group lessons
Length	Tuition only rate	Music Centre members	50% subsidy rate	All group lessons are 30 mins
20 mins	£180	£155	£90	Small Group	£120
30 mins	£270	£240	£135	Large Group	£90

• Small Group is for 2/3 pupils – up to Grade 2 when it is recommended to move to an individual lesson
• Large Group is for 4 – 6 pupils – up to Grade 1 and is intended to follow on from Whole Class Provision in schools for those pupils who want to continue learning or start learning an instrument
• Longer lessons are available for senior students - please enquire at musicservice@bucksmusic.org
• Individual lessons have discounted rates for Music Centre members to recognise the value of playing in ensembles to the development of instrumental skills. The discounted rate shown above is for lessons and does not include the Music Centre membership – this is charged at the normal rate below

Music Centre membership    £88 per term

• Membership gives access to all ensembles at all our Music Centres, including Hi-Gain
• Details of all Music Centre timetables are on our website: bucksmusic.org
• Music Centre members receive a discount on individual instrumental/vocal lessons

Instrument hire

• All instruments from our stock (subject to availability) can be hired at a cost of £30 per term
• Loans are available to all young musicians in Buckinghamshire, but priority is given to BMT Music Centre members