Turn potential into a career

Make a referral

If 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.

If 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.

Referrals Now Open

Performance Pathway
Group 1: Students currently in years 4-6
Group 2: Students currently in years 7-10

Industry Pathway
Students currently in years 7-10

*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.

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 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.