[3] Jessie was taught first by her father, and later by other tutors including August Wilhelmj, Henry Holmes, and Richard Gompertz at the Royal College of Music.

[1] In 1888, Jessie Grimson took part in the final examination for Open Scholarships at the Royal College of Music, and was later listed among the “proximè accesserunt" (closest to winning).

[1] In February 1891, Grimson won one of the eleven Open Free Scholarships to the Royal College of Music, whose concerts she took part in up to seven times a year, solo and in ensembles.

[1] Jessie Grimson also performed as a soloist, including at the South Place Sunday Concerts, and other venues across London.

[1][4] Alongside her, it included Frank Bridge on violin, Ernest Tomlinson on viola, and Edward Mason on cello.

[1] In 1913, Jessie Grimson became one of the first women accepted by conductor Henry Wood to join the Queen's Hall Orchestra.