Music Award at Highgate School.

Highgate School has not published its process here, so check with admissions.

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 Highgate School's own terms.