Manchester MIDI School is a music production school delivering the finest online and on-site courses in music production, DJing, sound engineering and individual training available in the UK today. Our music production courses are designed for anyone wishing to learn and master sound engineering, music production, and remixing techniques from a DJ making beats and tunes for their set on the part-time DJ course through to an aspiring music producer learning remixing tricks and sound engineering on our Industry recognised Steinberg Diploma Course.

Music Production & Sound Engineering Courses:

- 12 Month Diploma
- 9 Month Diploma
- Free Production Taster
- Dance Music Production
- Logic 101
- Bassment DJ Course
- Taster DJ Course
- Ableton Live
- Dance Music Business
- Scratch Lab
- 1 on 1 Training

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2. Flute School London

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The London Flute School is an exciting 5-day non-residential holiday Flute Course in London for players of all standards and ages. It is held once a year in the October half term. It is held at The Hall School in Swiss Cottage, London NW3 4NU. Book for the whole 5-day course or book for any individual day.

Past tutors have included Rachel Brown, Mike Mower, Wissam Boustany, Andy Findon, Camilla Hoitenga, Simon Gilliver, Abigail Burrows, Jean-Paul Wright and Jaqueline Vann. The course is organised and run by flautists Janna Hüneke and Kate Grace.

There will be parallel classes for different standards. We feel that all standards of flute-player can benefit from the masterclasses and talks, but some younger children will benefit more from taking classes tailored to their age-group and standard.

• Masterclasses
• Individual lessons
• Mock Audition Classes - (especially useful for those applying for music college auditions this year)
• Warm-up / technical sessions
• Improvisation Workshop
• Chamber groups for all
• Dalcroze/ Feldenkrais workshops and talk on performance nerves
• Just Flutes music shop stand; try flutes, buy music etc
• Specialist repair person on site to do minor repairs

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3. Language and Music For Life, Summer Music Camps in UK 2026

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• Founded in 1997, Language and Music for Life (LMFL) offers a unique 2-week summer music and language courses for British & international students in North Yorkshire, England.

• LMFL provides quality one-to-one training in a wide range of instruments & voice tuition to enthusiastic musicians of all levels & ages (children aged 5+, teenagers & adults). In addition, we offer English and foreign language classes in private lessons or small groups.

• Designed primarily for highly motivated musicians with a willingness to learn; enabling them to derive maximum benefit from high quality tuition, the course is open to musicians preparing for national, international exams or competitions, skilled amateurs and "tourist musicians".

• Our Summer Course 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).

• During the course, students can take world-recognized Trinity College London exams.

• Trinity College London provides exams & qualifications in over 60 countries, and LMFL provides our students with the opportunity to take Trinity College music qualifications.

2 Week Summer Music Camp UK 2026:

• Musical Tuition / Masterclasses:
Individual tuition in Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano including jazz piano, Harp, Flute & Piccolo; Saxophone, Clarinet, Oboe, Brass, Guitar (acoustic & electric), & Drums. Orchestra conducting; Composition; Choir; Chamber music; Musicianship (new), Jazz ensemble.

• Singing / Vocals: Classical Singing - Vocal technique & interpretation of classical songs & arias. Opera workshop.
Jazz Singing (individual classes), Songwriting (individual lessons).

• Languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian & German. IELTS test preparation option (1 -1 or in group tuition).

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4. The Ingenium Academy International Music Summer School - Online for Summer 2022

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• The Ingenium Academy is going online this summer! Virtual Ingenium Summer Music Academy Summer 2022: 19 July to 9 August for high school students & young adults aged 13 to 21. Choose from 6 exceptional week-long programmes and experience online one-to-one lessons with top musicians.

• Located just one hour south-west of London, The Ingenium Academy provides annual residential summer music courses for young musicians from all over the world.

• Our 1, 2 and 3-week programmes in summer 2024 will again take place in the beautiful and historic city of Winchester, and aim to provide a specialised musical education of the highest calibre combined with an immersive cultural experience for talented teenage instrumentalists and singers.

• Seven exceptional musical programmes are offered at our international summer music camp: Orchestral, Piano, Saxophone, Vocal, Composition, Chamber Music, and Conducting programmes.

• The heart of The Ingenium Academy lies within our distinguished faculty, which comprises some of the UK's finest teachers and musicians with extremely high standards of musicianship and expertise.

• Within our environment of creative excellence, you will experience exclusive tuition from world-renowned musicians, performances in top British venues and the opportunity to meet like-minded friends from all over the world.

Student Review / Testimonial:
"The Ingenium Academy was amazing, unforgettable and incredible - the happiest three weeks of my life!"
- Anna, Cello Student, UK

Online Summer School 2022:
Piano, Saxophone, Composition, Conducting, Vocal, Orchestral.

International Summer Music Camp 2022:
1 week, 2 week or 3 week residential programmes

• Piano: Improve all aspects of piano playing

• Saxophone: Improve all aspects of playing and gain ensemble experience

• Conducting: Gain hands-on experience & tuition in conducting

• Orchestral: Form orchestral & chamber ensembles

• Chamber Music: For musicians with a passion for small ensemble playing

• Composition: For those with a passion for writing new music

• Vocal: Sing with the Ingenium Youth Choir

Specific contact pages

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5. Britannia Row Productions Training, South London

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Britannia Row Productions Training is a quality music production school in South London that provides a 12-week intensive Live Sound Technology programme, as well as a range of 4-week specialized music production courses. Gain practical, industry-based qualifications in professional live sound from Britain’s leading audio hire specialists. Courses are conducted at dedicated premises in London in which Britannia Row Productions operated for many years and built its history.

Our intensive courses, packed with industry knowledge, thorough practice on audio equipment and delivered by experienced, well-credited sound engineers give trainees the opportunity to reach a level of readiness for audio production work in a short space of time. Britannia Row Productions has decided to make its expertise and equipment available to anyone aspiring to be a live sound professional.

Formed in 1975, Britannia Row Productions has become one of the world’s leading audio rental companies, providing state of the art equipment and highly skilled technicians for a wide variety of events and tours throughout the world. We have worked with bands, artists and events such as Pink Floyd, Frank Sinatra, Peter Gabriel, The Cure, Depeche Mode, Oasis, Robbie Williams and Live 8.

12-week Intensive Live Sound Technology Course:

Modules include:
- Acoustics
- Stagecraft
- Analogue Consoles & Signal Processing
- Loudspeaker systems
- Monitor systems
- System design & optimisation
- Line arrays, analysis & prediction
- Sound mixing for music, theatre and classical
- Audio for events, corporate and broadcast
- Festival & multi-band production, and more...

Intensive 4-week Specialist Music Courses:
- Wireless
- Live Sound Mixing
- Systems & Digital Networking

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6. SAE Institute Oxford

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Delivering creative media courses since 1976. SAE Institute is where a career in Sound / Audio Engineering, Music Production, Digital Filmmaking, Web Development, 3D / Interactive Animation and Games Programming begins.

With 54 campuses in 26 countries, in the United Kingdom SAE Institute has 4 campuses in London, Liverpool, Glasgow, and the world headquarters in Oxford.

Our approach to creative media education recognises the importance of the practical and technological ability of our graduates together with the need to be familiar with the high-octane nature of the creative industries. This is reflected by our programmes not following the traditional academic year, in essence we don’t have the long holidays.

It allows a 3 year degree to be completed in 2 years with a focus on practical skills that enables our graduates to have the familiarity, drive, confidence and ‘can do’ attitude that sets them apart.

The Oxford Campus offers:

Undergraduate Programmes:

> BA/BSc (Hons) Audio Production
> BA/BSc (Hons) Digital Film Making

Certificate Level (Part Time) Courses
> Electronic Music Production Certificate

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7. The Contemporary Music Course

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‘The Contemporary Music Course’ is an attractively presented high quality online music course for beginners, songwriters and arrangers. No previous qualifications are required. You'll have instant access for a year, to 130 lessons that stream instantly from the net to your computer, iPad or iPhone.

Free two day trial!!! If you are interested let us know via the form on our Contact Page.

I haven't seen anything like this style of presentation on the internet. Apart from private students globally it is being used as a college teaching resource in NZ and Australia.

Student Testimonials:

"I think your website is awesome. It really gives you the feeling of being in a music school" Valerie Crawford, student - USA

"When I discovered your course - Geronimo!!!!!! Perfect timing and perfect content!!!!!! I spent four hours on it last night immediately and it is completely brilliant. The guitar and drum sections are a complete gift. Thank you so much. But it is all explained so clearly and simply. The best thing is the boost finding your course has given me and I am moving from the fear into the enjoyment which I have been searching for." Kris Yarborough, Student - U.K.

‘The Language of Music (theory)’, ‘Chords and Harmony’, ‘Voicings / Arranging 1’, ‘Basic Counterpoint’, ‘Writing for Drums’ and 'Writing for Guitar' - in production is 'Writing with a computer' (Sibelius software and Logic sequencing softwares).

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8. Southampton Solent University

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Southampton Solent University located one hour from London in the South of England is one of the UK's newest universities offering a Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honours Degree Course in Sound Engineering to UK and International Students. Our Sound Engineering course aims to blend production and performance creativity with sound business knowledge, giving you a skill set that few other Music degrees offer. This will give you a much-needed edge in an industry that is notoriously hard to break in to.

Over the last decade graduates from our Sound Engineering Degree course have secured employment in a wide range of sound engineering appointments in almost every area of the media and entertainment industry. Big name employers include Abbey Road Studios, Dolby Laboratories, Pinewood Studios, G-Cap Media, BBC, ITV, Formula 1, SSL Audio and Twickenham Film Studios.

Southampton Solent University is located in the heart of Southampton, on the South Coast of England, just over an hour by train to London and within easy distance of Bournemouth, Portsmouth and Winchester. Its location makes it easy to travel to Europe either by ferry or from the city's airport at Eastleigh.

BSc (Hons) Degree in Sound Engineering - Course Content:

- Audio Studio Recording
- Video Production
- Media Electronics
- Digital Audio
- Light and Sound
- Audio and Video Technology
- Sound Design
- Project Preparation
- Electronic Applications
- Media Computing
- Media Formats
- Audio Systems
- Audio Post Production
- Technology Project
- Transmission and Networking
- Outside Broadcasting
- Digital Broadcasting
- Film And Video Technology
- Audio Systems Design
- Communication Signal Processing

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9. Institute Of Contemporary Music Performance, London

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The Institute of Contemporary Music Performance is internationally recognised as one of Europe’s leading independent schools of modern music.

Located in London and established over a quarter of a century ago, we have been developing and delivering cutting-edge courses to students of contemporary music for longer than any other UK-based school. Our reputation has been built on developing and providing world-class education and training using the very best tutors and state-of-the-art facilities.

We offer a range of professional courses including a Masters degree, Bachelors degrees in Popular Music Performance, Creative Musicianship, Songwriting, and Music Business, a fully-funded one-year Diploma, a specialist one-year Higher Diploma, plus a wide portfolio of part-time courses and summer schools designed to meet a variety of training needs for guitarists, bass players, drummers, vocalists, songwriters and aspiring music business executives and entrepreneurs.

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10. Brighton Institute of Modern Music

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Situated just two minutes from the beach in Brighton, East Sussex on the south coast of England, Brighton Institute of Modern Music (BIMM) provides a range of fully-accredited, intensive music courses in for students who are committed to a career in music or the music industry.

We offer a range of music degrees and diplomas, music production classes and music business courses, as well as music teacher training courses for Higher and Further Education. Specializations include guitar, bass, drums, vocals and songwriting. We also provide two dedicated summer school courses for developing musicians ages 11+.

BIMM provides a springboard into the world of contemporary music through an education experience that explores technique, music culture, artistry, technology and business, thoroughly and creatively, to enable every student to define realistic career goals in order to achieve excellence and reward in their chosen path.

All BIMM tutors are music industry professionals, who are also dedicated teachers. They teach at BIMM because of their commitment to music education. In addition to our Brighton music school, we also run schools in Manchester, Bristol, and Dublin.

Musicianship / Performance Courses:
- BA / Foundation Degree in Professional Musicianship
- Artist Development Diploma in Modern Music
(available in Guitar, Bass, Drums, Vocals & Songwriting specializations)

Degree Courses:
- BA in Music Production
- BA in Music Business
- BA in Event Management

Diploma & Certificate Courses:
- Diploma in Music Business
- Diploma in Live Sound & Tour Production
- Diploma in Live Sound Engineering & Tour Management
- Post-grad Certificate in Further & Higher Music Education