We are now closed for the Summer Holidays!
After a brilliant 2025-26 academic year, we have now closed our offices until September 2nd 2026.
Thanks to you all for your support!
For all enquiries, email musicschool@havering.gov.uk. We will get back to you upon our return.
See below some highlights of the academic year!
- Junior Music Festival (Approximately 1000 children from 39 schools)
- Infant Music Festival (Approximately 1000 children from 13 schools)
- Orchestral Development Project (75 children from 5 schools in partnership with LSO)
- Taster Sessions (250 pupils in 10 schools received instrumental trials free of charge)
- New NHS Partnership (Performances from HMS teachers, NHS Choir and Anyone Can Sing Choir, 3 x YMCA charity concerts raising money for Cancer Rehab
- New Dementia Choir at Tapestry for Age UK (32 sessions at Hopwa House)
- New Adult Music School (now running extended hours on a Tuesday 4.30-7pm)
- Over 1,000 pupils learning with HMS teachers, with over 100 more joining us in 2026-27
- 187 pupils joined us for Summer School, with a massed performance of Carmina Burana alongside LSO musicians!
Havering Music School
The Community Music School for all ages and standards
It has been an opportunity to watch my children thrive and grow in their confidence. Watching them perform, and they are passionate about it. It has been a real joy.
Mrs Speller - Parent
What separates Havering Music School from other music lessons is the fact that children have the opportunity to get together and play in a group which is an important thing for them to do.
Mrs Islam - Parent
We are extremely happy to be part of this community. What this Music School does for us is just amazing. Every Saturday we are having a piece of heaven. Everywhere my daughter goes now the music follows. We listen to music at home every day, it is part of our life now. Mrs Adamowicz - Parent
Music School has been a great opportunity for us to see the talent in our child. It means the world to him, it's the love of his life and he would do anything not to miss a Saturday.
Mrs Ellis - Parent
My children are being inspired by music and they are developing as musicians and are now becoming very confident young adults who are enjoying it. It also gives them something to really look forward to. Mr Elonge - Parent
Music School gave me something to do on Saturdays. It's a lovely experience and its just amazing overall and I love the teachers.
Moosa - Student.
Get Into Music
Havering Music School believes instrumental lessons are only part of giving your child a rounded musical education. The additional skills learnt by regularly playing and performing in an ensemble, accompanied by theory/musicianship lessons, are proven to be the most effective method of speeding your child’s musical progress and development.
Music Centre
Weekday Music Centre is open at Havering Sixth Form College on Tuesday evenings during termtime for adults. A range of instrumental teaching and ensembles are on offer... along with free tea and coffee!
We are open Wednesday evenings in term-time for school age pupils. A variety of instrumental lessons are available which are complimented by ensemble playing under the guidance of specialist tutors. Applications are welcome from Year 3 and above.
Saturday morning music school runs 8.25am-12.35pm and caters for infants to sixth formers. A varied range of lessons and ensembles are available and students work to a timetable tailored to their individual needs, helping them reach the highest possible standard but with an emphasis on learning to play with other musicians.
