Music College

Music Colleges were introduced in 2004 as part of the Specialist Schools Programme in England.

The system enables secondary schools to specialise in certain fields, in this case, music.

Schools that successfully applied to the Specialist Schools Trust and became Music Colleges would receive extra funding from this joint private sector and government scheme.

[1][2] In Russia, the words “music college” were incorporated into the titles of some educational institutions earlier called “specialized music schools” for gifted children.

Such schools were established in the USSR by the major conservatories (entrance at the age 6–7, study duration 10–11 years) and exist also now.