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Instrument Discovery Course

What is the Instrument Discovery Course? 

We are often asked, “what instrument should my child play?” 

There is no straightforward answer to this question and so we thought: why not design a 1-1 bespoke course to help children discover the instrument that they’ll love and enjoy playing?

And so the Instrument Discovery Course was born, where Prelude Education will arrange for two instruments or more to be delivered to your home for a trial period and for specialist beginner teachers to deliver lessons in those instruments. We handle all the administration involved in scheduling lessons and the logistics for the rental, delivery and collection of each instrument.

How does the course work?

  1. Choose 2 or more instruments that you would like your child to trial 

  2. We arrange for the instruments to be delivered to you – or a venue in which to trial the instruments – and for specialist teachers to deliver a minimum of two introductory classes per instrument 

  3. The teachers then conduct a friendly interview with the student to gauge their enjoyment of the instrument and assess the child’s aptitude. The teachers then write up a report and these reports are compiled and reviewed by a senior member of our team, who then shares them with the family. 

Deciding what instrument to play is an incredibly personal decision and our aim is to support students and parents to make this decision

Why?

The course was founded to allow young people an active role in choosing their instrument. This level of agency is important because it instils a level of commitment to their instrument from a young age, ensuring that practising is something they can enjoy. 

Equally, we have heard from families how sometimes after two years of their children picking up an instrument, their children come home begging to change instruments because ‘Timothy’ at school plays a different instrument.. 

Changing instruments at this stage not only loses years of progress but also years of paying the cost for private lessons. Through your children completing the Instrument Discovery Course and gaining a sense of ownership over their own musical development, this makes sudden urges to change instruments significantly less likely.

Book your instrument discovery course with Prelude Education today

We’re excited to support your child in choosing an instrument they’ll love and enjoy playing. And so get in touch with one of our experts today to start their music education journey today.