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 deadline below.

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 deadline below.

Deadline to apply

Performance Pathway 2024-25 (for years 9-13)

January 7th for a January 11th start

February 23rd for a March 1st start

April 22nd for a April 26th start

2025-26 programme, ages 8-18 should apply between April 1st and May 23rd 2025.

Industry Pathway 2024-25

ASAP and before January 7th 2025.

Entry to the Industry Pathway “mid-year” is possible, but will require a submission of songwriting/production work to assess for suitability and BMA members new to production will be given an induction. Please contact us for more information.

2025-26 programme, ages 14-18 should apply between April 1st and May 23rd 2025.

What happens next

  • 1. Saturday taster session

    BMA will contact you to book you in for a Saturday 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 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.

    Bursary funding is available to support those who would otherwise be unable to access the programme.

  • 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.