Music for schools

Information about the Music for Schools offer including classroom learning, specialist teaching, the music curriculum and instrument hire.

Support and funding for music

The Cumberland Music Service offers a wide range of musical experiences based upon modern teaching strategies.

Some support we provide are free.

Class set of instruments

Free with CIL/FA bookings free hire for the duration of tuition.

Music resources

Charanga subscription

Primary Schools booking a Classroom Instrumental Learning (CIL) First Access programme.

We expect to provide a free annual subscription to Charanga Music School.

To be confirmed once DfE Grant funding is confirmed.

30% off Sparkyard

Sparkyard is a subscription service from Out of the Ark. It gives primary school teachers over 1000 songs, and countless resources to allow those songs to be used in every part of a school's life, including:

  • curriculum lessons to support learning
  • assemblies to develop community
  • classrooms and playgrounds to enhance wellbeing

It also features an innovative, flexible, skills-based primary music curriculum designed to enable every primary teacher to feel confident teaching music, whatever their experience level.

Sparkyard was named as the “Outstanding Music Education Resource” at the 2023 Music and Drama Education Awards.

Email us for a 30% discount code on new or existing subscriptions. Then sign up on the Sparkyard website.

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