Sheffield Music Hub
BEST FOR
Ages 4-13
WHERE
Sheffield
What it’s like
Free instrumental lessons and music group taster sessions for kids aged 4 to 13, from recorder club to samba drumming.
This is a place to try an instrument before you commit to buying one, or find out if your seven-year-old actually wants to stick with the violin past week three. The lessons are bespoke and one to one with expert teachers, and the list of instruments on offer is long: guitar, cello, clarinet, cornet, electric guitar, euphonium, flute, French horn, piano, recorder, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba, violin. That's a proper spread for a free offer, and it's worth taking seriously if your child has been going on about learning drums for months.
For younger kids there's Mini Music Makers, aimed at 4 to 7 year olds, built around games, songs and percussion rather than sitting still and reading notation. Mini Voices Choir picks up for Years 1 and 2 if singing is more their thing. Samba Music runs right across the age range, Years 3 to 13, with different types of drums, and it's the one that'll get talked about at the dinner table. Beginner Recorder Club covers Years 2 to 6 and takes in Tudor music alongside jazz, pop and rock, which is a more interesting angle than the recorder usually gets.
Everything here is free, both the taster sessions and the bespoke lessons, which is unusual for this kind of thing and worth acting on before the taster slots fill up. There's no booking required, so it's a case of getting in touch during office hours. Those are a bit fiddly to work around: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 10am to 4pm, Friday just 10am to 12pm. Instrument drop-offs run longer, 8am to 4pm on those same days, if you need to hand something back or collect a loan instrument.
Need to know
- Best for
- 4 to 13, with separate groups for younger and older kids
- Everything on offer, lessons and tasters, is free
- No booking system, just contact them in office hours
- Friday office hours are short, just 10am to 12pm
- Samba Music is open to a big age range, Years 3 up to 13
Plan your visit
Do we need to book?
No booking required. Just get in touch during office hours to sort a lesson or taster session.
How much does it cost?
The instrumental lessons and taster sessions are free.
What ages are the sessions for?
Mini Music Makers is for 4 to 7 year olds, Mini Voices Choir is Years 1 to 2, Beginner Recorder Club is Years 2 to 6, and Samba Music spans Years 3 right through school, up to 13.
What instruments can kids try?
A long list: guitar, cello, clarinet, cornet, electric guitar, euphonium, flute, French horn, piano, recorder, saxophone, trombone, trumpet, tuba and violin.
What are the office hours?
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 10am to 4pm, Friday 10am to 12pm. Instrument drop-offs run 8am to 4pm on those same days.
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