St. Giles Junior Organ Conservatoire (JOC)
We invite all students up to the age of 19 to consider applying for JOC. JOC students undertake the following minimum annual commitments:
Level 1: (no minimum standard)
Eleven individual 60-minute lessons with one of our teachers, and completion of a folio.
or
Level 2: (normal minimum standard Grade 5 organ ABRSM)
Eleven individual 60-minute lessons with one of our teachers, attending 7 Saturday events (almost always in central London), completion of a folio, and performance in the Rachel Chaplin concert. Level 2 applicants may choose to specialise in training for a university organ scholarship, for which we provide special classes.
Students’ folios should include notes on repertoire completed, CDs and live music heard, and musical activities experienced during the year.
Fees for JOC students for the academic year 2007-2008:
Individual lessons: £38 per hour
Class fees for Level 2: £115 per term
Class fees for Level 1: variable, max. £35 per class.
Classes are arranged in consultation with students at the start of the academic year; lessons are arranged at the mutual convenience of teacher and student.
Entrance to JOC is by audition or recommendation by an Organ School teacher; places are limited. Please apply to Ann Elise Smoot aes@aesmoot.com, or 07956 682959 by 1st September. Late applications for Level 2 will be considered only up to mid-October; however, late Level 1 applications can be accepted at any time during the year.
Other opportunities which are open to you as a Junior Organ Conservatoire student
- You may apply to the excellent Junior programme of Guildhall School of Music and Drama, which runs on Saturdays in term time, studying organ with us as part of that programme.
- You can attend main Organ School classes (please see the Events or Workshops pages), usually at reduced prices.
- We will encourage you to attend specific events and courses run by our colleagues at Oundle for Organists and The Royal College of Organists.