The Music Scholarship at Downe House is a music scholarship for 16+ entry.
Who can apply for the Music Scholarship?
Girls with exceptional potential in Music at all years of entry including 16+ for Organ Scholarship.
What is the Music Scholarship worth?
- Music Award Holders perform leadership roles in musical life
- range of awards including Music Scholarship, Exhibition and Organ Scholarship.
- Awards do not carry fee remission.
How do you apply for the Music Scholarship?
- Candidates sit an examination
- must be registered before sitting for award.
How music scholarships usually work
Schools usually hold an audition: prepared pieces on one or two instruments or voice, often with scales, sight-reading and aural tests.
- Check the standard each school expects at your entry point, since many state a grade.
- Choose pieces your child can play confidently, ideally contrasting ones.
- Ask the instrumental teacher for a reference early, as many schools ask for one.
General guidance across schools, not Downe House's own terms.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the Music Scholarship at Downe House worth?
Music Award Holders perform leadership roles in musical life; range of awards including Music Scholarship, Exhibition and Organ Scholarship. Awards do not carry fee remission.
Who can apply for the Music Scholarship?
Girls with exceptional potential in Music at all years of entry including 16+ for Organ Scholarship.
How do you apply for the Music Scholarship?
Candidates sit an examination; must be registered before sitting for award.
Source: downehouse.net, checked 4 Nov 2026