The Music Scholarship at Wellington College is a music scholarship.
Who can apply for the Music Scholarship?
16+ applicants should be performing at Grade 8 level in their main study.
What is the Music Scholarship worth?
- Free music tuition in two instruments, plus free composition and Alexander Technique lessons
- choral award holders get free singing tuition
How do you apply for the Music Scholarship?
- At 13+ awarded through audition and interview at the end of January in Year 8
- 16+ applicants send an application form by the end of September in Year 11.
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 Wellington College's own terms.
Frequently asked questions
How much is the Music Scholarship at Wellington College worth?
Free music tuition in two instruments, plus free composition and Alexander Technique lessons; choral award holders get free singing tuition.
Who can apply for the Music Scholarship?
16+ applicants should be performing at Grade 8 level in their main study.
How do you apply for the Music Scholarship?
At 13+ awarded through audition and interview at the end of January in Year 8; 16+ applicants send an application form by the end of September in Year 11.
Source: wellingtoncollege.org.uk, checked 4 Nov 2026