The Sound and Music Summer School is a residential course that gives you the opportunity to explore your musical creativity over six days at The Purcell School.

Whether you create in a DAW, with a band, use notation, improvise or are curious about experimenting with creating music, we will support you to bring your creative ideas to life with the guidance of expert tutors from a range of musical genres.

On this page, you can learn more about that support and what making music in each group is like, in these quickfire interviews with our key tutors.

Aidan Goetzee: Film Group

Meet Aidan Goetzee, lead tutor for the Film Group at the Summer School. Hear him talk about the unique resources available to young people on the course and how we approach scoring for film in his group.

Alison Cox: Cross-Cultural Group

Meet Alison Cox, lead tutor for the Cross-Cultural group at the Summer School. Hear her talk about how we make music in the Cross-Cultural Group and the incredible impact the Summer School can have.

David Horne: Instrumental Group

Meet David Horne, lead tutor for the Instrumental group at the Summer School. Hear his thoughts on the unique interaction with professional musicians the Summer School offers and the creative freedom you'll find here.

Tony Nwachukwu: Electronic Group

Meet Tony Nwachukwu, lead tutor for the Electronic Group at the Summer School. Hear his thoughts on the scope of electronic music and how diverse musical backgrounds come together in this group.

Laura Bowler: Vocal Group

Meet Laura Bowler, lead tutor for the Vocal Group at the Summer School. Hear about the diverse array of music created during the course, why it's a great course for any young musician and even some singing from Laura herself!

Sound and Music Summer School

The Sound and Music Summer School is a residential course that gives you the opportunity to explore your musical creativity over six days at The Purcell School. Whether you create in a DAW, with a band, use notation, improvise or are curious about experimenting with creating music, we will support you to bring your creative ideas to life with the guidance of expert tutors from a range of genres.

Be inspired by professional composers in group and 1:1 tuition, meet like-minded young music-makers from across the country and experience music-making without bounds, with access to resources including recording studios, industry standard equipment and computers. The week culminates in the performance of an original piece of music you have composed and a high-quality, professionally mixed and mastered recording of your piece. 

Learn more about our Summer School