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Welcome to the National Music CATs

Professional training for young people

National Music Centres for Advanced Training (CATs) indentify young people with exceptional potential in music and develop their talent through pioneering programmes; creating and inspiring future generations of world class musicians and composers. Through the national provision of highly specialised training for young people, we cultivate musicians at a critical stage in their development, in order to prepare them for entry into the world's leading post 18 educational institutions and onto successful and rewarding careers in the arts.

Aldeburgh Young Musicians

Snape Maltings, Snape, Suffolk, IP17 1SP


tel: 01728 687115

email: cvirr@aldeburgh.co.uk

www: http://www.aldeburgh.co.uk/aym

Junior Conservatoire, Birmingham

Birmingham Conservatoire, Paradise Place, Birmingham, B3 3HG


tel: 0121 331 5905

email: conservatoire.juniors@bcu.ac.uk

www: http://www.bcu.ac.uk/pme/conservatoire/juniors

Centre for Young Musicians

Morley College, 61 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HT


tel: 020 7928 3844

email: info@cym.org.uk

www: http://www.cym.org.uk/

Guildhall School of Music and Drama Junior Guildhall

Silk Street, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DT


tel: 020 7382 7160

email: junior@gsmd.ac.uk

www: http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/juniors/

Royal Academy of Music Junior Academy

Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5HT


tel: 020 7873 7380

email: juniors@ram.ac.uk

www: http://www.ram.ac.uk/

Royal College of Music Junior Department

Prince Consort Road, London, SW7 2BQ


tel: 020 7591 4334

email: jd@rcm.ac.uk

www: http://www.rcm.ac.uk/junior

Junior RNCM

Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9RD


tel: 0161 907 5264

email: juniors@rncm.ac.uk

www: http://www.rncm.ac.uk/component/content/article/333/85.html

Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Junior Department

100 Renfrew Street, Glasgow, G2 3DB


tel: 0141 332 4101

email: e.scott@rsamd.ac.uk

www: http://www.rsamd.ac.uk/academy/jr/

Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama Junior Department

Castle Grounds, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3ER


tel: 029 2039 1365

email: jmas@rwcmd.ac.uk

www: http://www.rwcmd.ac.uk/other/jmas.aspx

The Sage Gateshead Weekend School

St Mary’s Square, Gateshead Quays, Gateshead, NE8 2JR


tel: 0191 443 4628

email: Edward.Milner@thesagegateshead.org

www: http://www.thesagegateshead.org/l_and_p/youngmusicians/weekendschool.aspx

Sheffield Music Academy

Bartolomé House, Winter Street, Sheffield S3 7ND


tel: 0114 222 4901

email: john@sheffieldmusicacademy.co.uk

www: http://www.sheffieldmusicacademy.co.uk

South West Music School

PO BOX 730, Exeter, EX1 9RA


tel: 01392 460770

facebook: Southwest-musicschool Swms

email: admin@swms.org.uk

www: www.swms.org.uk

Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, Junior Trinity

Kings Charles Court, Old Naval College, Greenwich, London, SE10 9JF


tel: 020 8305 4326/28

email: junior@trinitylaban.ac.uk

www: http://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/juniortrinity

Yorkshire Young Musicians

PO Box 127, Thirsk, North Yorkshire YO7 2WX


tel: 01845 597627

email: info@yorkshireyoungmusicians.org.uk

www: http://www.yorkshireyoungmusicians.org.uk

Being given the opportunity to perform on the same stage as some of this country’s top musicians is awe-inspiring.Music CAT student