Junior Guildhall
Unleash your creativity and develop skills in music and drama with Junior Guildhall, a specialist Saturday School offering advanced training for ages 4–18.
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About Junior Guildhall
About Junior Guildhall
Guildhall Young Artists is Guildhall School’s network of centres across the country, providing inspiring performing arts training for children and young people.
Junior Guildhall students come together to experience and learn about music and drama under the guidance of staff drawn from London’s orchestras and freelance professionals, and senior professors of Guildhall School.
Students often go on to study their chosen discipline full-time at undergraduate level, eventually making careers in the profession, though others can, and do, move into totally different fields.
Regardless of a student’s ultimate direction, the professional artistic environment of Guildhall School provides valuable life skills and the means to develop individual talents to the full. Whilst students will be expected to work hard and will be encouraged to fulfil their potential, they can expect to have plenty of fun with like-minded friends in a nurturing and safe environment.
Guildhall School of Music and Drama is ranked number one in Arts, Drama & Music by the Complete University Guide 2024, one of the top ten performing arts institutions in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2023, as well as the number one higher education institution in the Guardian University Guide music league table.
Applications for entry in September 2024 have now closed.
Late applications will only be considered for Tuba applicants.
If you would like to enquire about a late application for entry in September 2024 for Tuba, please contact Junior@gsmd.ac.uk at your earliest convenience.
Our Prospectus will give you a flavour of life at the School, and features student and alumni profiles as well as a summary of our programmes on offer.
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We offer advanced training in music and drama for children and young people aged 18 and under.
Wellbeing and Support
Guildhall Young Artists has many years’ experience of working with children and young people from all backgrounds. It is our priority to create an inclusive, safe and happy environment for every child or young person that spends time with us.
Junior Guildhall Alumni
Leia performing with Simon Rattle and the LSO for BMW Classics, 2021 (c) Jeff Gilbert
Junior Guildhall is a big institution but not a large, faceless one. Instead, they are friendly and approachable. They offer me much needed flexibility for my career development, for which I am extremely grateful.
Leia Zhu, Music Course
My time at Junior Guildhall made a huge impact on my life. For the first time, I found my tribe. I have nothing but fond memories of the friends I made and the teachers who guided me. They helped me find my confidence and establish where I could belong. What an experience to immerse myself in. It was the first time I felt music could be a career for me.
Myleene Klass, Music Course
(c) Veronika Kotkova
The time I spent at Junior Guildhall was invaluable to my development as a musician and as a person. Such incredible teachers, people and experiences. I simply loved it and benefitted so much from it.
Ashok Klouda, Music Course
I loved my time at Junior Guildhall. Spending my Saturdays with a group of young people that shared my passion for drama gave me the confidence to pursue a professional career in acting.
Douglas Booth, Drama Course
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Benefit from Guildhall Young Artists membership
As a member of Junior Guildhall, you can expect exclusive opportunities, performances and workshops, including competitions, invites to concerts and gigs, and performances from students at Guildhall School.
