Discounts and subsidies

Groups and lessons are free for Children in Care – via Coventry Virtual School funding.  

The following terms and conditions will apply:

  • The pupil will receive an individual 20-minute music lesson on an instrument in the school the child attends with a specialist tutor from the Coventry Music Team.
  • As these lessons are subsidised by the Virtual School under pupil premium plus, a member of Coventry Music must deliver and they cannot be delivered with a private tutor.
  • Where appropriate, Children in Care pupils will receive an instrument from Coventry Music to use within their weekly lesson.
  • Those in care of Coventry authority in KS2-3 (years 3-9) and those in 10 and 11 taking GCSE music. In addition, we will honour this provision for the first 12 months after leaving the care of Coventry local authority.
  • Lessons will be delivered across 33 weeks of the academic year.
  • Children in Care will have free access to Coventry Music's evening Music Centre ensembles, choirs and bands held at venue in the city. See link for more information: https://www.coventrymusichub.co.uk/groups-choirs 

Discounts are available for anyone with an active GoCV membership

  • Groups are FREE for all GoCV and CoCV+ members (except for Live on Stage Project)  
  • GoCV+ members are eligible for 25% discount on lessons

 

  • There is a family cap of £80 for anyone without a a GoCV membership for groups
  • Applications can be made once per year to the Sir Charles Barrett Fund to cover the cost of other lessons or groups.  

Please note

  • you must provide your current active CoCV/GoCV+ membership number to be eligable for any discount
  • Exact days, dates and times will be agreed by individual tutors and schools where lessons take place. 
  • Any requests outside of these dates will be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on tutor availability. 
  • Exact days, dates and times will be agreed by individual tutors and schools where lessons take place. Any requests outside of these dates will be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on tutor availability.