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Language and Music For Life, Summer Music Camps in UK 2026 - all levels & backgrounds:
Is your child or teenager a skilled viola player? If you are searching for a quality viola summer camp in the UK, the international music and language camp offered by Language and Music for Life (LMFL) North Yorkshire, England may be an excellent choice for you. This is a specialised, intensive music course, ideal for young musicians from around the world who are preparing for exams, auditions and competitions. Designed for highly motivated musicians of all ages (children aged 5+, teenagers & adults), our 2-week course provides training in classical music, jazz, and foreign languages. LMFL also offers a music summer camp in Florence, Italy for adults & teenagers (aged 16+ years old).

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Our viola summer camp in UK in 2026 will be hosted by Giggleswick School, a co-educational day and boarding school in a beautiful part of North Yorkshire, England. It is accessible from all parts of the UK through excellent road, rail and air links (Approximately 380km from London, 57 km from Leeds, and 100km from Manchester). The closest international airport is Manchester International Airport, just 70 miles away, with direct flights from major cities in UK, USA & Europe).

International Music (Viola) & Language Summer Course 2026: 
Our July course is 2 weeks in duration. Residential & non-residential options are available.

- Precourse:
Our pre-course runs for one week directly before the beginning of the main course, and students who attend the pre-course then proceed to the main course.

The pre-course is designed for students who require either intensive linguistic tuition, or who wish to benefit from extra tuition from the world-class teachers who are present during the pre-course or both.

- Main Course:
Viola players will have 10 hours of viola classes over the 2-week course - 1 hour of private tuition per day.

LMFL also offers tuition in a wide range of strings, wind, brass and percussion instruments, including violin, cello, guitar & bass (electric & acoustic), harp, piano, clarinet, oboe, saxophone and more.

Very young students can be beginners in their second instrument as long as they are not beginners in the first instrument.

Our young musicians can also choose to study Orchestra Conducting, Chamber Music, Music Theory, Music Composition, Choir and more.

Our students also have the opportunity to improve their language skills in English, French, German, Spanish, Italian. They will learn either in small groups, or one to one with our qualified and experienced language tutors. The IELTS English test preparation course can be studied either 1 -1 or in group tuition & will be for 17+ year olds.

LMFL provides our students with opportunities to take renowned Trinity College London exams in both music and/or English language.

- Young Musicians:
Group teaching for children is by age and level.

Young musicians under 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. However, we will accept unaccompanied children from the age of 11 who are at an advanced level and known to us from attending a previous LMFL course.

Updated: 2025-12-13