Become an AYM
If you are enthusiastic about music, are highly motivated and eager to learn how to work creatively with others we want to hear from you!
Auditions are in person and are designed to be accessible and enjoyable for everyone. We’ll want to learn more about you as well as assess your musical skills. Please remember that we are looking for potential and a genuine love of music!
Submissions for the 2025-26 programme are now live! Please fill in the application form here to be considered.
All auditions are free to attend.
Find out more about the application process.
AYM quotes
I would never have had the confidence to go into the professional music world without AYM, it’s been the best possible thing for my musical development.
AYM made me the musician and person I am today. I owe almost all of my development across four years to the programme, which facilitates all sorts of ideas and plans in a totally non-judgemental space
Cost and funding
Fees are applicable for AYM, but we are proud that a large majority of our AYM community benefits from some form of financial support.
The fee per student for the academic year 2025/26 is ÂŁ3500. Fees can either be paid in a lump sum at the start of the academic year, in three termly instalments or over ten months, by a monthly standing order.
It is important that financial barriers don’t stand in the way of young artists joining Aldeburgh Young Musicians. Students who are offered a place at AYM can apply for means-tested grants from the Department for Education’s Music and Dance scheme to support the cost of the programme. Anyone can apply to be a part of AYM, regardless of their financial circumstances. The grant covers all aspects of the programme.
To give an indication of the financial support available through the MDS Scheme, the below financial thresholds can act as a guide. The threshold figures for the academic year 2025/26 will not be confirmed until Summer 2025.
MDS Full Grant covering all fees (Combined household income below ÂŁ34,037)
MDS Part Grant (Combined household income of £34,037 – £72,003)
To qualify for a National Grant the applicant must have been resident in the British Islands for three years prior to application, be a member of the European Economic Area or Switzerland or be a refugee or the child of a refugee (conditions apply).
Applicants who require further financial assistance may be eligible for help from our supporters at the Leverhulme Trust. If successful, awards will be granted at the manager’s discretion up to the amount of £2500. We would also be happy to signpost those interested to additional financial aid.
