Turn potential into a career

Make a referral

You are a teacher or community leader working with young people:

Contact the parent/carer of the young person to gain permission to make a referral, making sure you have included an instruction to fill in the BMA parent/carer consent form. A handy template is available here. Submit the referral form by the dates below:

Performance Pathway 2024-25

October 27th for November 2nd start

January 5th for a January 11th start

February 23rd for a March 1st start

for Performance Pathway Taster in May/June

Industry Pathway 2024-25*

ASAP, by September 19th for a September 14th or 21st start

*Entry to the Industry Pathway “mid-year” (after September 21st) is possible, but will require a submission of songwriting/production work to assess for suitability. Please contact us for more information.

All pathways, 2024-25 programme, age 8-18 apply by May 23rd 2025.

You are a young person or parent/carer:

Fill in the BMA Parent/Carer consent form

Send the referral link to your young person’s music teacher, school teacher, youth worker or worship leader and ask them to fill this out by the deadlines above.

What happens next

  • 1. Taster session

    BMA will contact you to book you in for a taster session

    Performance pathway: 9.00am - 12.00pm, Lycée International de Londres Winston Churchill, 54 Forty Lane, Wembley HA9 9LY

    Industry pathway: (1.00pm - 4.00pm, ICMP 1B Dyne Road, London, NW6 7XG.

    Taster sessions are designed to assess current ability, POTENTIAL and character. Gaps in knowledge are not a negative thing; they will help inform our programme.

  • 2. Registration for 2024/25 programme

    Young people who have had success in their taster sessions will be sent invitations to sign up for the 2024-25 programme

    We take a limited number of students per cohort, per year - 30 for the performance pathway, 20 for industry pathway - so early applications are encouraged.

  • 3. What if I am unsuccesful?

    We understand it may be disappointing if you do not receive a place the first time you apply. However we encourage you to keep trying! We will give constructive feedback, including when might be a good time to try again and also connect you up with somewhere local to receive additional training if that is appropriate.